White House’s Veteran’s Hotline Goes Live

The White House’s promised veterans complaint line goes live today.

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By: Leo Shane III, June 1, 2017 (Photo Credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s long-promised hotline for veteran complaints officially launches on Thursday, but questions remain about the long-term plans for the new resource.

The phone line — live now at 855-948-2311 — is designed to “collect, process and respond to the complaints of individual veterans in a responsive, timely and accountable manner,” according to Department of Veterans Affairs officials.

VA Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday described the initial rollout of the line as a soft launch, with “live-answer agents” receiving and processing some of the calls. He promised that by Aug. 15, the hotline will have continuous coverage from a live operator 24 hours a day, every day of the week.

“This is something the president had talked about,” he told reporters. “We’re going to be testing that system starting tomorrow and fine-tuning it over the next several months.”

During the presidential campaign last year, Trump touted the hotline as a way for veterans to have a direct line to the commander in chief, and even suggested that he would answer it himself if the opportunity arose.

“This could keep me very busy at night, folks,” he told a crowd of supporters during a July 26 rally last summer. “This will take the place of Twitter.”

Calls to the line will be kept confidential, but information will be shared with VA officials, and in some cases veterans will be asked to give personal information for responses to specific problems.

Honor Flight – October 24th

Dear Friends,

Please join Southeast Florida Honor Flight on Saturday, October 24th as we welcome home our WWII Heroes from visiting Washington, DC for the day.

Please report to:

US/American Airlines Terminal Level 2, Concourse A/B (Across from Rooney’s restaurant). Park in short term parking. The flight lands at approximately 8:20pm. Operation Homecoming volunteers report to the airport at 6:30pm to begin setting up at the terminal. Please report to Palm Beach International at a time that best suits you and/or your group.

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Andrea
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Southeast Florida Honor Flight

Operation Homecoming Group Invite 9/19

Dear Friends,

Please join Southeast Florida Honor Flight on Saturday, September 19th as we welcome home our WWII Heroes from visiting Washington, DC for the day.

Please report to:

US/American Airlines Terminal Level 2, Concourse A/B (Across from Rooney’s restaurant). Park in short term parking. The flight lands at approximately 8:20pm. Operation Homecoming volunteers report to the airport at 6:30pm to begin setting up at the terminal. Please report to Palm Beach International at a time that best suits your group.

SE FL Honor Flight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/honorflight?fref=ts
Website: http://www.honorflightsefl.org
Operation Homecoming updates on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1608151946093418/

Southeast Florida Honor Flight truly appreciates your participation.

“We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.” – Will Rogers

Andrea Plescia
Operation Homecoming Coordinator
Southeast Florida Honor Flight