Defend Freedom Tour: Fort Lauderdale, FL on Saturday, August 1st

Concerned Veterans for America’s Defend Freedom Tour 2015 Coming to Ft. Lauderdale on August 1st at the Round Up Country Western Night Club & Restaurant located at 9020 W State Rd 84, Davie, FL 33324.

The Concerned Veterans for America Advocacy Group Will Rally Support for VA Reform and Other Issues Affecting Vets, Military Families Arlington, Va. – Concerned Veterans for America’s Defend Freedom Tour is coming to Round Up Night Club in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, August 1st, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. CVA will rally support for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care reform—among other pressing issues affecting veterans, members of the military, and their families—at this event. It’s been a little over a year since news broke that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals across the country put veterans on secret waiting lists to give the appearance of access to timely medical care. While VA administrators pocketed bonuses for fudging the numbers, veterans faced excessive wait times and in some cases even died while waiting for an appointment. A year later, problems still persist at the VA.

The VA hospitals in Jacksonville and Tampa have had their fair share of issues this year. The Jacksonville VA has extensive wait times for veterans who are potentially facing life threatening health issues, while the Tampa VA is infested with rats, rodents, cockroaches, and feces. These issues are not local to Florida. Nationwide, the New York Times reports the number of veterans on wait lists one month or more is now 50 percent higher than it was during the height of last year’s scandal.

“It’s a disgrace that over one year after the VA wait list scandal first broke that almost no progress has been made to fix the department’s problems—and instead we continue to hear of new VA failures every week,” said Sean Parnell, Senior Advisor at CVA and a featured speaker on the Defend Freedom Tour. “Veterans have earned and deserve the highest quality health care, and shouldn’t have to fight to receive it. That’s why we’re committed to bringing real reform and accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs.” Through the Defend Freedom Tour, CVA is bringing together veterans, military families, and patriotic Americans to preserve the freedom and prosperity that we and our families so proudly fought and sacrificed to defend.

Event Information Admission to the Ft. Lauderdale Defend Freedom Tour is FREE and includes a complimentary barbecue dinner. This event features an amazing lineup of inspirational speakers: Gold Star Mother Karen Vaughn; decorated Army Ranger and New York Times best-selling author Sean Parnell; and Navy SEAL and author Lieutenant Jason Redman. Madison Rising, the nation’s most patriotic rock band, and Ayla Brown, country music performer, will perform live. Register on Eventbrite. For more information, go to www.DefendFreedomTour.com.

Concerned Veterans for America is a non-partisan, non-profit, 501(c)(4) organization that advocates for policies that will preserve the freedom and prosperity we and our families so proudly fought and sacrificed to defend.

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