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Veterans Freedom March
October 24, 2026 • Nationwide

Veterans Freedom March

On October 24, 2026, we rally in our communities to demand a VA system that delivers timely care, fair benefits, and real accountability – and to confront corruption and waste that harm veterans.

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Mission Statement

Peaceful • Veteran-Led

Our mission is to unite veterans across the nation to demand measurable VA reform, transparent oversight, and timely care – while peacefully confronting corruption, waste, and systemic failures that put veterans' lives at risk.

Faster care: reduce unacceptable wait times and improve access.

Clear accountability: transparency, oversight, and measurable outcomes.

Streamlined benefits: claims and appeals that move quickly and fairly.

Support for the whole veteran: mental health, housing, employment.

State-Level Talking Points

State Policy • Immediate Impact

At the state level, Veterans Freedom March advances five pillars of policy responsibility: property tax relief, healthcare access, economic opportunity, family stability, and constitutional protections. We call for full property tax exemptions for 100% disabled veterans and meaningful relief for combat veterans and surviving spouses—so no veteran is taxed out of the home they defended. States should expand veteran mental health funding and suicide prevention capacity, strengthen rural telehealth access, streamline military-to-civilian licensing, and increase veteran-owned small business opportunities through fair access to state contracts and workforce pipelines.

Why We March: The Five Pillars

Purpose • Accountability • Care

These five pillars define our demand for measurable reform, real accountability, and lasting support for America’s veterans.

  • Timely and Reliable Medical Care: Reduce unacceptable wait times and improve access to specialists and local care.
  • Accountability and Transparency: Enforce clear oversight, open reporting, and consequences for waste and negligence.
  • Fair and Efficient Benefits Processing: Claims and appeals that move quickly, clearly, and correctly.
  • Whole-Veteran Support: Mental health, housing, employment, and transition services that treat veterans as whole people.
  • Unity and National Responsibility: A peaceful, veteran-led movement uniting generations to demand change.

H.R. 1815 Implementation Delay Tracker

URGENT

H.R. 1815 (VA Home Loan Program Reform Act) was signed July 30, 2025 to help prevent avoidable VA home loan foreclosures through a Partial Claim Program. Each day of delay increases the number of households pushed closer to foreclosure—and increases homelessness risk.

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HUD’s Annual Point-in-Time Count reports 35,000+ veterans experience homelessness on a given night in the United States.

LEGAL ALERT

Effective Feb 17, 2026

VA disability ratings may now consider the beneficial effects of medication when evaluating certain conditions.

Veterans whose conditions are controlled through medication may see rating adjustments if examination performance reflects improved functioning. Dependency, cognitive side effects, or related substance use disorders must be separately documented and, when appropriate, claimed as secondary conditions.

Countdown to October 24, 2026

Rally day is synchronized nationwide. Show up where you live.

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How to Participate

  • Don't travel to D.C. due to Mall construction.
  • Go to your City Hall, State Capitol, or Courthouse.
  • Bring respectful signs and your story.
  • Vote Yes/No below so organizers can estimate turnout.
  • Invite veterans you know – bring two more.

What You Can Do

  1. The Veterans Freedom March encourages all participants to begin this movement with a grassroots approach. Even though the march is October 24, 2026, we encourage you to start early by writing, or email and phone calls and let them know that the midterms are near and their votes on legislation will be scrutinized. If you have a legislator that is not supporting veteran's rights, then vote for someone that will. Also let them know about the Veterans Freedom March website. Remember that Veterans registration is over 80% and turnout is around 73% and make up 6-7% of the total adult population so working in unison we can achieve our goals.
  2. To achieve our mission, we must be diligent and not forget our goal to make Veterans Freedom March a great success. Here are the statistics:
    • There are 15.8 to 16.2 million veterans in the United States.
    • There are over 13,000 American Legion halls in the United States.
    • There are between 5,000 and 6,000 VFW halls in the United States.
    • There are 45,000 non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States.
    The goal of Veterans Freedom March is to unite all these groups together as one voice to peacefully make our grievances heard on October 24, 2026. Please inform local veterans organizations about this website by email or phone. Click the media button for PDF downloads and share them. Don't forget to print the downloadable posters and put them up in your area. If you have the time, do this once a month so nobody forgets due to the constant bombardment of daily crises in the media.
  3. Check this website often for any new information.
  4. Start planning for the march in your area, stay in contact with your city, county, district or state coordinator or volunteer to become a coordinator yourself. The coordinator's responsibilities include organizing the march within your area, which involves securing permits, arranging speakers, and planning routes to the city, county, or state capital as appropriate.
  5. Don't forget about your neighbors that are not veterans, encourage them to join in and support us. Remember that they are affected by the same government waste, lack of transparency and corruption that veterans are facing.
  6. Always follow the Veterans Freedom March "Code of Conduct" (see below).

Code of Conduct for Organizers and Volunteers

  1. All organizers and volunteers will follow all federal, state, county and city laws in accordance with the constitution of the United States of America.
  2. All organizers and volunteers will never accept cash donations. Any cash donations must go through Veterans Freedom March official website.
  3. All organizers and volunteers of Veterans Freedom March must never miss-represent the goals or the mission of the march.
  4. Organizers must inform the next higher organizer of changes in venues, speakers, entertainment, or donated services, problems with permits, law Enforcement and EMS services that have previously been approved.
  5. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated you are required to report it immediately to an administrator.
  6. Organizers and volunteers will not interact with any counter protesters, let law enforcement do their job.
  7. Organizers and volunteers will treat everyone with dignity and respect at all times.