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Oct 31, 2025

Senate Hearing: VSOs & VA IG Defend Disability Benefits Amid Fraud Claims

Hand salute to the Honorable Cheryl Mason, PVA’s Jeremy Villanueva, DAV’s Jon Retzer, and VFW’s Ryan Gallucci. The original hearing is around 2 hours long, but I made a 26-minute highlight video of the VSO testimony.

Watch the full hearing below.👇

POLL Update

Hi, Team,

Slammed day at the Legal Clinic yesterday at American Legion Sauls Bridges Post 13. Our volunteer Team of 21, including 7 attorneys, hosted 23 Veterans and family walking in; several Veterans volunteered with set up, intakes, etc. even though their court-ordered community service requirements have already been completed (Shane, Charles, Khalid, Gregory) and Leonard, Darrien, John B helped to gain community service hours. Yesterday, Khalid, Charles, and Gregory drove to Quincy and, together with Eddie, Leonard and Dsrrien, delivered food to several locations around Tallahassee again. Veteran Gregory Howard was coined by Khalid and the team for volunteering nearly a dozen weeks now to TVLC events. See photo.

A group of about sixteen adults stands in a line for a group photo inside a wood‑paneled community hall. Behind them are the U.S. flag and several U.S. military service flags on stands, plus a red banner with a cross. The room has a hardwood floor, drop ceiling, speaker and small stage on the right, and wall-mounted HVAC units. The people wear casual to semi-formal clothing, including sweaters, button-down shirts, a tie, an orange vest, a red baseball cap, and a Santa hat, and they appear relaxed and smiling.

CHANGE OF DATE FOR VETERANS COURT GRADUATION: NOV 24, 3 PM. The next Leon County Veterans Treatment Court session is Monday, November 10, 3 pm in the downtown Courthouse, Courtroom 2E. Please consider coming to observe/ maybe becoming a Veteran Mentor for the Vets working their way through the program and recovery. Several Veterans are finalizing plans to graduate November 24.

Thanks Again to all who participated in the “Poker Run” Saturday, the 18^th, which was the fun fundraiser by the Tallahassee Chorale, including TVLC volunteers Shane Blodgett, Charles Robinson, Khalid Shafi, Leonard Bell, Susie Caplowe, Wayne Sprague, Kathy Glasson, Dornell Hunt, and Board members Marc Dickieson, Gordon Lightfoot, Carmen Trammell, and me., includi Marc Dickieson, on behalf of the Board, presented a TVLC Commemorative Coin (Challenge Coin) to Bartow, Fl, American Legion Post Commander Rick Bridges for inspiring the entire Poker Run event for “Jeeps vs Harleys.” See photos. Numerous volunteers from the Tallahassee Community Chorale worked countless hours before and during the event, and Thanks to American Legion Post 13 for donating in-kind to help the Poker Run’s success! (As well as the other venues who also hosted Poker Run stops around the county: Tallahassee Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership, Bradley’s Country Store, the Hub at Feather Oaks, and the Getaway Grill)

And Kudos again to Delores for helping Veterans Michael Francis and Riley Diamond to reinstate their Driver’s Licenses last Wednesday. Waytogo, Volunteer Jim Piche who retooled a bike and delivered it to a grateful community service Veteran Darrien Kelley, who then was able to come help at the last two Legal Clinics.

What else?

Thank you,

Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative www.Tallahasseeveteranslegal.com

PO Box 11091, Tallahassee, Fl 32302, 850/570-1967