Author: Josh Wagoner

Desert Rain ConsultingJohn Caldwell IIIPresident June 9, 2025 Dear Honorable Judge James O. Browning: My name is John Caldwell, the older brother of David Caldwell, a current resident of Veterans Independent Living Association (VILA) in Albuquerque, NM. David is an Air Force veteran, who discharged in 1980 after serving at both Lakenheath AFB in UK…

February 21, 2025 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to you as an advocate for, and sister of, a Vietnam veteran who resides in a group home operated by Veterans Independent Living of Albuquerque (VILA). Thanks to the strong leadership of…

3/25/25 Dear Members of the Board, I am writing to express my deepest gratitude and admiration for the exemplary work of Ms. Faye Janzad, the Director at the Veterans Independent Living Facility and Veterans Assisted Living Facility. My uncle, Mr. Rogers E. Brumfield, who is a Vietnam era Veteran, has been under her care at…

1/23/2023 To VILA Continuum of Care Board of Directors & Board Chairman Col. Michael La Belle (ret.) My name is Jessica Hammond and I am Norbert Hammond’s only daughter and appointed Guardian. My father is a retired Navy Sea Bee and 100% service-connected Vietnam Veteran. Before coming to Albuquerque, my father lived in a Veterans…

December 14, 2021 Dear VILA Board Secretary, Colonel Mike La Belle (Ret.), My brother, Captain Charles LeRoy Vigil, is a 78 year old veteran of the Vietnam war and has finally found a safe haven to call home. He worked in the VA Benefits office at 500 Gold Street in Albuquerque for approximately 20 years…