PRESS RELEASES

October 21, 2026

Veteran Debt Assistance Joins the 2026 Army Navy Policy Conference at Fordham University as Presenting Partner

The 2026 Army Navy Policy Conference announced Veteran Debt Assistance (VDA) as its Presenting Partner. The day-long gathering brings veterans, student veterans, cadets, investors and business leaders together around life after service on Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus.

The program opens with remarks from Secretary Patrick J. Murphy, the 32nd Under Secretary of the U.S. Army and the first Iraq War veteran elected to Congress. As Presenting Partner, VDA will host the Risk panel, moderated by Secretary Murphy.

“This conference is about the next mission,” said Secretary Murphy. “Veterans learned to lead when the stakes were high. They’re bringing that into business, finance and public life, and our job is to put them in the room with the people who can open the next door.”