Harry N. Walters, Managing Commissioner of the Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans, today announced that the Professional Golf Association (PGA) was pairing up with the Commission in support of today’s and tomorrow’s veterans.

The centerpiece of the Tampa visit was an open, public “town hall” meeting held on Wednesday night in which hundreds of Florida residents (some all the way from Miami) were able to speak directly to the Commission about their experiences with VA today and their hopes for its future.

The Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans is pleased to announce that the first Webcast of it's Town Hall Meeting series, "Conversation on the Future for America’s Veterans," will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, from 7 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The Town Hall meeting will originate from Tampa, Florida, where the Commission will be conducting a number of visits and meetings next week.

The Commission on the Future for America's Veterans today announced that they will be expanding the reach of their activities to a worldwide audience by broadcasting their proceedings over the Internet. The first "virtual town hall meeting" will take place on March 14 at 7:00 PM when their live town hall meeting in Tampa, Florida is opened up to web participation.

Following a presentation to the mid-winter meeting of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA), Harry N. Walters, former US Veterans’ Administrator and now Managing Commissioner of the independent Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans (www.future4vets.org), said that "State Veterans' Departments are critical to ensuring benefits and services can be provided to veterans in the future."

(Washington, D.C.) – An influential, new national panel - the Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans - will kick off a multi-state tour on Tuesday, Jan. 16 in Charleston. The two-day event will include a ‘town hall-style’ meeting on Tuesday in the West Virginia House of Delegates Chamber, as well as an open, public Working Session of the Commission to take place on Wednesday, January 17, 2007.

(October 5, 2006) – Embarking upon an historic new effort, former VA Administrator and Veterans Coalition President Harry N. Walters today announced the names of nine nationally recognized experts on veterans’ issues to serve on the new Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans. The Commission is charged with developing a long range strategic vision and series of recommendations on “how best to provide future generations of America’s veterans with the benefits and services they have earned,” said Walters.