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SOLICITORS
This site is meant to be a reference tool for veterans.
Our listing does not constitute endorsement, although we realize a link might seem
to
increase an entity's credibility. For this reason, we are beginning to
delist "big-buck" organizations that are not government related.
As an
example, we have never
listed mesothelioma
lawyers for vet disability or for-profit colleges looking to
help veterans with their GI Bill.
We can also understand that vets may want "vet" mortgages, "vet
loans," "vet" insurance, "vet" real-estate, vacations, shoes, pants, and at times cigarettes,
but especially for commercial, money-related items and services, we're trying
to restrict our
list to "small-buck," hard-to-find items that are of interest mostly only to
vets.
And, yes, we know that vets would like free advice on vitamins and everything
else of interest to seniors. But they can find that elsewhere. And,
yes, we know that vets would like information on useful vet-related issues, but
when they lead to advertisements (either on the website, adjacent pop-ups, or
follow-on emails to lured-in subscribers) of expensive follow-on services (such as
private colleges, financial services, legal services, and medical services, eg PTSD treatment, competing with the VA, to name just a few), we'll not knowingly be
party to or link to such.
Same for companies that look primed to collect personal information for
information aggregators wanting to produce individual profiles for sale by
follow-up marketing/sales companies. Especially, please don't send us general, non-specific emails asking to be put
in touch with the person
responsible for listings. And aunts who have orphaned nieces who want
links to their patriotic poems leading to tremendous timeshare offerings, please
don't bother; same for folks billing themselves as curious "students," just
wanting to help veterans by recommending what are ultimately for-fee
services/products. Sorry real students and pastors, we've been had before.
If your organization thinks it fits the bill,
just send us your website and a link request. If we like your link, we'll
get back to you. If not, you won't hear from us, even when you inquire
again and again.
If your
organization clearly doesn't fit the bill, please save us all some time and
don't send an email. Thanks for your understanding!
"Give Smart"
"More than 60 percent of the charities that claim to benefit
veterans earn a D or an F grade on
www.CharityWatch.org.
Others, however, capture the top mark of A. ... 'One thing I
always look for is clarity,' he [CEO of Guidestar, largest source of info about
non-profits] says. 'The organization should be clear about what they do
that leads to lasting results. If all they're talking about is the
problem, and if it's a number of sob stories about veterans' problems and not
about how the approach addresses those problems, that could be an organization
to avoid. It should be about linking what is done with results donors want
achieved.'" -- Chicago Tribune,
"Primetime Salutes Veterans" supplement, p.1. 6 Nov 2015
"Vietnam veterans charity dissolved after 'egregious fraud'"
Chicago Tribune 6 Nov 2017
Donation Deception
Charity Accountability Veterans
Charity Fraud
Vet Charity Scams
How to
Detect Fundraising Scam
Wise Giving
As well, if you don't know the "charity" well, do all you can to find out more,
especially to see if they're telling you the whole truth. Are they just a
telemarketing company passing on 10% of the proceeds? Are they taking
credit for someone else's work (perhaps even a VFW post's)? It's easy to take
photographs of other folks and organizations doing the real work! If their
response to a challenge implies that "ends justify means," run away fast! There're bound
to be other falsehoods lurking in the unexamined shadows! Watch out
for any self-dealing and self-enrichment!
"Let's be careful out there!" (to include using this "living document"
list). B4 U give, fully investigate any "vet" charity.
Hold your wallets (and your hard-earned money) tight -- except for deserving
charities, of course!
"Let your heart feel for the affliction, &
distresses of every one—and let your hand give, in proportion to your
purse—remembering always, the estimation of the Widows mite. But, that it is not
every one who asketh, that deserveth charity; all however are worthy of the
enquiry—or the deserving may suffer." George Washington, Letter to Bushrod
Washington (January 15, 1783)
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Where veterans can seek help for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
and Suicide Prevention:
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/where-to-get-help.asp
Dial 9-1-1 in case of emergencies!
PTSD Locator and Directory for specialized treatment
Army Review
Boards
www.bahrnoproducts.com/VetDiscounts.htm
"It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it."
-- Robert E. Lee, surveying the carnage at Fredericksburg,
December, 1862.
In remembrance
When using Microsoft Internet Explorer
Main Veterans Administration
Website:
www.VA.gov
New:
https://soldierforlife.army.mil/Documents/static/2020%20US%20Army%20Retired%20Soldier%20Handbook.pdf
By PHONE
Dial 988 then Press 1
to connect with caring, qualified responders for 24/7 crisis assistance. Old
number ( 1.800.273.8255 and press 1 ) remains available.
Individuals can make contact via chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat or
by texting 838255VFW Helpline 800
VFW-1899 (839-1899)
IL Dept of Vet Affairs 217
782-6641 833 S Spring St, POB 19432, Springfield,
IL 62794
www.veterans.illinois.gov
VFW Dept of IL Service Office
www.vfwilserviceoffice.com
VA Benefits:
800 827-1000 http://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/
Hines VA Hospital Map
Hines VA
Hospital Map
Veterans Home at Chicago:
https://www2.illinois.gov/veterans/services%20benefits/homes/Pages/Chicago-Veterans'-Home.aspx
Health Benefits 877 222-8387
Education Benefits 888 442-4551
Life Insurance 800 669-8477
Debt Management 800 827-0648
Mammography Hotline 888 492-7844
Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf 800 829-4833
DuPage County Vet Cntr 708 516-7529 (Readjustment
Counseling Service)
Other Vet Cntrs
708 383-2225 (155 S. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302)
847 332-1019 (565 Howard St, Evanston, IL 60202)
Chicago Standdown
Paul J. Bezazian (773 637-2469 or pbezazian at sbcglobal.net)
Illinois Warrior Assistance Program
www.illinoiswarrior.com
VA Letter of Disability Compensation
(download copy):
https://www.va.gov/records/download-va-letters/
How to Find Old Vet Buddies:
https://www.military.com/off-duty/how-find-your-old-military-buddies-after-you-get-out.html?ESRC=army_200811.nl
CHAMPVA 800 733-8387
Headstones and Markers 800 697-6947
All Flags (Flags & grave markers) 630 351-5481
Gulf War & 800 749-8387
Agent Orange Helpline
Health Eligibility Center 404 235-1257
1644 Tullie Circle
Atlanta, GA 30329-2303
Toll Free Bulletin Board 800 US1-VETS (871-8387)
(VA ONLINE)
Veterans Assistance Commission
of
DuPage County 630 407-5655 FAX: 630
407-5656
421 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
DuPagevac@dupageco.org
IL Department of Veterans' Affairs
(Free IL Hunting/Fishing Licenses for min-10%Disabled Vets)
IDVA, 421 County Farm Rd, Rm 1-800
Wheaton, IL 60187
630 690-9449 FAX: 630 690-0917
VAoffice.DUPAGE1@illinois.gov
Marcus Woodward, Veterans Service Officer (call for
appointment)
VFW IL District 19
www.vfwwebcom.org/il/dist19
State & Local Vet Resources
http://www.voice4vets.org/feds%20state%20grid.html
Veterans "ID and Discount Card":
www.honorrewards.com
VA Survivor Benefits Kit:
https://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/docs/VASurvivorsKit.pdf
Veterans Legacy Memorial (on-line remembrance):
https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/?utm_source=Veterans%20Legacy%20Memorial&utm_campaign=cem
VA's Best of 2021: Top Veteran Resources of the year:
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/98674/best-of-2021-top-veteran-resources-of-the-year/?utm_source=Feature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VetResources&utm_id=29DEC2021
VA's Forms:
https://www.va.gov/find-forms/
Veterans headstones, markers, etc:
https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items/headstones-markers-medallions/
Frequently asked questions:
https://www.cem.va.gov/faq.asp
Burial Flags:
https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items/burial-flags/
Presidential Memorial Certificate:
https://www.cem.va.gov/docs/factsheets/Presidential_Memorial_Certificate.pdf
Find a Cemetery (Map):
https://www.cem.va.gov/find-cemetery/
National Cemetery Administration:
https://www.cem.va.gov/docs/factsheets/NCA_Brochure.pdf
World Wide Web Links
VFW Find a Post
(post locator for local questions/help)
American Legion Find a Post (post
locator for local questions/help)
American Legion
www.legion.org
VFW Website www.vfw.org
VFW Email vfw@vfwdc.org
VA Home Page www.va.gov
Veterans Affairs Search Engine
www.va.gov or
www.index.va.gov/search/va/index.jsp
VA Consumer Affairs
www.va.gov/customer/conaff.asp
VA Public Affairs Events www.va.gov/opa
New VA link https://www.vets.gov
VA
Benefits & Health Care Information
Get Military Service Records:
https://www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records/
Get Veteran ID Cards:
https://www.va.gov/records/get-veteran-id-cards/ and
https://www.va.gov/records/get-veteran-id-cards/vic/
Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents
www1.va.gov/OPA/vadocs/current_benefits.asp
Veterans Information Portal
https://vip.vba.va.gov/portal/VBAH/Home
VA Compensation & Pension Benefits
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21
www.va.gov/health/eilg
Burial & Memorial Benefits
www.cem.va.gov
Army 800-350-7746
Navy 504 678-1275
Air Force 618 256-4586
Marines 816 843-3884
Coast Guard 216 902-617
Bugles Across America
www.buglesacrossamerica.org
Army Bands
www.bands.army.mil
Education Benefits & Services
www.gibill.va.gov
VA Home Loan Guarantees
www.homeloans.va.gov
VA Healthcare How to Apply
https://www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/
VA Home Loan
www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/contact.asp
Veterans’ Claim Appeals
www.bva.va.gov
www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book/benefits_chap14.asp
VFW-accredited Service Officers
www.vfwilserviceoffice.com/upload/VFW%20DSO%20Roster%2011-14-12.pdf
VFW IL Service Officer/Director
Derek Giffin
312-980-4284
www.vfwil.org/PostServices.asp
Derek.Giffin@va.gov
2122
W Taylor St, RM 105 Chicago, IL 60612 (near Damon Ave)
vfwcdigr2@vba.va.gov
David Crisp 618 997-5311 x 58230,
Josh.Crisp@va.gov
Marion VAMC, Rm 102, 2410 W. Main, Marion, IL 62959
Hines VA Hospital:
www.hines.va.gov
Suicide Prevention: 1-800-273-TALK
(8255) and then push 1 and/or just dial 988 for Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline
also
http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Veterans/Default.aspx.
Veterans Crisis Line:
www.VeteransCrisisLine.net
Fitness/Adventure for Wounded: www.mylq.org
American Women Veterans:
www.americanwomenveterans.org
Tax Return Filing and
Payment Extensions for the Military:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/General-Tax-Tips/Tax-Return-Filing-and-Payment-Extensions-for-the-Military/INF23269.html
Million Veteran Program
www.mvp.va.gov
VA Caregiver Support:
www.caregiver.va.gov
Free National Parks Pass
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/60590/disabled-veterans-eligible-free-national-park-service-lifetime-access-
pass/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VAntage?
Forms
VA Forms
www.va.gov/forms
Employment Assistance
Information for Veterans www.opm.gov/veterans/index.htm
Veterans’ Hiring Preference
www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.htm
Federal Govt Job Openings www.usajobs.gov
Construction Jobs www.helmetstohardhats.org
Vet Jobs
www.vetjobs.com
Jobs (full & part-time)
www.hirepatriots.com
Jobs by Military Networking
www.hireahero.org
Career Transition Decision Toolkit
www.turbotap.org/register.tpp
Feds Hire Vets
www.fedshirevets.gov
Vet Jobs www.beahero-hireahero.com
Vet & Military Jobs
www.job-applications.com/armed-forces-jobs
Free Resume Proofreading for Vets
www.proofreadingservices.com/pages/veterans
Vet Jobs
www.100000jobsmission.com
Vet Jobs
http://neuvoo.com/jobs/?k=veteran&l=&f=&o=&p=&r=15
Veteran's Jobs
www.vetjobs.com
Vet Jobs:
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/zipcares/veterans
Silent Professionals
https://silentprofessionals.org
Google Jobs for Veterans (by MOS)
https://www.google.com/search?q=google+jobs+for+veterans
Business Assistance
Small Business Administration www.sba.gov/vets
Veterans Information
www.bahrnoproducts.com/veteransinfo.htm
Other Useful Sites
Historical military personnel records
www.fold3.com (part of
Ancestry.com. Register for free membership or access free at many local
libraries)
Military Salute: Lots of Useful Info!
http://militarysalute.proboards.com
State (Dept) of Illinois VFW
www.vfwil.org
Washington DC VFW
www.vfwdc.org
VFW Documents/Resources
www.vfwdepartmentresources.org
Flag Information
and http://www.bahrnoproducts.com/flag.htm
Frequently Asked Questions
www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/faq.htm
Department of Defense
www.defenselink.mil
VA Benefits
www.vets.gov
Request Military Personnel Records
www.archives.gov/veterans
www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html
DD214 Records Request
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
DD214 & Funeral
www.dd214.us/funeral.html
Military Records
www.ancestry.com
http://www.amazon.com/Platoon-Leader-Memoir-Command-Combat/dp/0891418008/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315571847&sr=1-1
Veterans Radio Hour www.veteransradiohour.com
Veterans Information Portal
https://vip.vba.va.gov/portal/VBAH/Home
2 radio stations near Bloomingdale, IL 60108 broadcast on Sundays from 9pm-10pm
WBIG AM Aurora 1280
WRMN AM Elgin 1410
Armed Forces
Network
www.armedforces.net
Veterans' Association
www.veteransadvantage.com
Pritzker Military Library
www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org
Post HS Scholarships for Spouses/Dependents:
www.foldsofhonor.org/scholarships
Veterans Information for Over 50
www.50somethinginfo.com/SearchResult.aspx?search=veterans
VFW Magazine's Digital Version
www.vfwmagazine.org
Veterans Information
www.bahrnoproducts.com.org/veteransinfo.htm
Resource Search Engine
www.warriorgateway.org
Pets to Vets
http://p2v.org
Give Shelter to Vets
www.homesforourtroops.org
Offer a Vet a Ride
www.dav.org/volunteers
Care for a Vet's Pet
www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org
Donate DVDs
www.dvds4vets.org
Donate Coupons
www.coupsfortroops.com
Holiday Drive
www.operationgratitude.com/volunteer/
Post a Care Package
www.soldierpackages.org
Military Big Brothers Big Sisters
www.bbbs.org
Free Banners For Returning Troops
www.buildasign.com/Troops
Adopt A Platoon
www.adoptaplatoon.org
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Assn
www.vhpa.org
Vietnam Casualty Source
Paralyzed Veterans of America
www.pva.org
Veterans Aid & Attendance Pension Info
www.veteranaid.org
Heroes On the Water
http://heroesonthewater.org/home
Tunnels to Towers
www.tunneltotowers.org
Molly's Adopt A Sailor
http://mollysadoptasailor.com
Illinois Warrior to Warrior
www.ILWarriorToWarrior.org
Veterans Resources
www.veteransresources.org
Take a Vet Fishing
www.takeavetfishing.com
Quilts of Valor Foundation
www.qovf.org
Military One Source Wounded Warrior
www.militaryonesource.mil/wounded-warrior
National Resource Directory
www.nrd.gov
Army Sports
www.armysports.com
TV Programs
http://military.discovery.com
Dog Tag Return
www.roskamdogtag.com
Veterans Info (PTSD focus)
www.veteransinfo.org
PTSD Awareness
www.ptsd.va.gov/about/PTSD-awareness/
Help for Soldiers in Need www.soldiersangels.org
Disabled American Veterans
Charitable Service Trust
http://www.dav.org
Fisher House Foundation
www.fisherhouse.org
Send Holiday Cards to Troops
http://redcrosschat.org/2010/10/26/holiday-mail-for-heroes-2010/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
www.iava.org
Free recon plastic surgery for Iraq/Afgh Vets
www.iraqstar.org
Veterans Writing Project (PTSD)
http://veteranswriting.org/
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
www.specialops.org
Walter Reed Amputee Ward related items: "Run,
Don't Walk" "Between
War and Here" "Above
and Beyond"
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
www.helpaveteran.org
119 N West St,
Wheaton, IL 60187
tel: 630 871-8387
CHARACTER COUNTS! in Bloomingdale
www.character60108.org
"The American Veteran"
Videos: "The American Veteran" tells the stories of service and sacrifice
made
by America's men and women in uniform and discusses some of the benefits
they have
earned.
VFW Post 6156 (Greensburg, KS) website with link to "The American
Veteran"
www.vfwwebcom.org/ks/post6156
A Force for Good
www.defenselink.mil/forceforgood/index.html
Heroes in the War on Terror
www.defenselink.mil/heroes/index.html
Multi-national Force Iraq
www.mnf-iraq.com
USO (United Service
Organizations)
www.uso.org
Thank an Army Soldier
or Army Vet:
www.freedomteamsalute.com
How to Spit Shine Shoes:
www.bahrnoproducts.com/spitshineshoes.htm
Armed Forces Benefits:
www.armedforcesbenefits.org
Elite Service Disabled Veteran-Owned
Business Network
www.elitesdvob.org
Veterans' Voice
www.theveteransvoice.com
Citizen S.A.M.
www.citizensam.org
Heroes
of Freedom Memorial
www.heroesoffreedommemorial.org
Heart of a Marine
Foundation
www.heartofamarine.org
Operation Support
Our Troops Illinois www.osotil.org
Our Troops On-line
www.ourtroopsonline.com
Wounded Heroes Fund
www.woundedheroesfund.net
Beyond Orders
www.beyondorders.org
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets
www.communityofveterans.org
Military Times Hall of Valor
http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/
Ranger Memorial
www.rangermemorial.org
Center for Oral History (input welcome)
www.westpointcoh.org
Veterans History Project (input welcome)
www.loc.gov/vets
Witness To War (input welcome)
www.WitnessToWar.org
Free Blue Star Flag
www.grantham.edu/promo/freebluestar.php
Veterans Grave Markers
www.nemfg.com
Free VFW Personal Accident
Insurance
www.vfwinsurance.com/PAPP.htm
Day of Honor, Honor Flight Chicago Comcast trip video
www.cn100.tv/day_of_honor.aspx
Warriors' Watch
Welcome Home Missions
www.warriorswatch.org
Patriot Guard Riders
www.patriotguardriders.com
PTSD Sourebook
www.amazon.com/Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-Sourcebook-Schiraldi/dp/0737302658
VA Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.va.gov
Mental Health Screening
www.mentalhealthscreening.org/military
Involuntary Recall
http://vimeo.com/5296626
Veterans Center
www.vetcenter.va.gov
The Brain Line
www.brainline.org
Military One Source
www.militaryonesource.com
National Resource Directory
www.nationalresourcedirectory.org
American War Library
www.amervets.com
After Deployment
www.afterdeployment.org
Real Warriors
www.realwarriors.net
Morning Reports and Unit Rosters
www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/morning-reports-and-unit-rosters.html
Veterans Career Guide
www.jobhero.com/veteran-career-guide/
VA Crisis Hotline (Suicide Prevention)
www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/index.asp#hotlinevideo
Talk, Listen, Connect: Deploy Initiative
www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/emotion/tlc
Snowball Express (Support Families of the Fallen)
www.snowballexpress.org/
Paralyzed Veterans of America
www.supportveterans.org
Warrior's Watch Riders
www.warriorswatch.org
Wounded Heroes Fund
www.woundedheroesfund.net
Music Therapy for Wounded Warriors
www.musicorps.net
War Nurses (Click on Florence Nightingale):
www.accreditednursingcolleges.org
Homes for Our Troops (mortage-free homes for severely injured post 9-11 vets):
www.hfotusa.org/
Heraldry (Medals, Badges, Ranks,
etc)
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil
Military Equipment, Flags, Patches, and
Paraphernalia:
www.wwmeinc.com WorldWide Militaria LLC, 2000 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 200, Glendale
Heights, IL 60139 630 671-8340
www.priorservice.com
www.veteranspride.com
www.crwflags.com
www.citationexpress.com
www.flyingtigerssurplus.com
www.vetssupplyline.com
www.1armystore.com
www.gruntsmilitary.com
www.qmuniforms.com
www.flagdom.com
www.bahrnoproducts.com/flag.htm (Facts
about flying the flag)
www.national911flag.org
www.popularpatch.com
www.theveteranssite.com (Click
helps give free meals to homeless an hungry veterans)
Medal of Honor Recipients:
www.cmohs.org/recipient-archive.php
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Jack Walters:
www.jackwalters.com/
American Women in Uniform:
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/
Dog Tags Online:
www.dogtagsonline.com
Jennifer Martinez Online - Working For Truth & Freedom in the POW/MIA Issue:
www.jenmartinez.com/
NOMADS-Military Veterans Motorcycle Club -Western United States:
www.valleytraffic.com/MVMC-CA-NOMADS/
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Bloomingdale Resources
Local Seamstress
for Patch Sewing (Roselle) "Helen's [Elenica's]
Alterations & Cleaners" 630 351-2168
Kale's Uniforms (Wheaton)
(630) 665-9926
Cook's Sports (Roselle: shirts, embroidery)
(630) 980-3070
Battle
Animation
Empire: Total War - British Grenadiers Tribute
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB9nAxeOjjs
Empire Total War British Grenadiers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88WUFM8yU4&NR=1
Empire Total War_American War of Independence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SccWhoXhzBI&feature=related
2nd Virginia Regiment, NWTA www.2va.org
Revolutionary War Reenactment:
www.bahrnoproducts.com/Revolutionary_War_Reenactment.htm
Lexington
Concord
Lexington-Concord: "The Shot Heard 'Round The
World"
Minutemen, militia, and other free men defended Liberty and the Right to
Arms (self-defense; later Second Amendment), as the British (the government) sought to destroy
their weapon stores in order to control guns.
Lexington: "700 regulars vs 77 militiamen."
April 19, 1775 (Patriots' Day)
The night before, did Paul Revere shout, "The British are coming! The British
are Coming!"?
No, he quietly warned, "The regulars [our government's
soldiers, on the orders of a tyrant] are
coming out!"
Background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere
The spirit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiIFRCk1hxY The history:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saf2BBdJ4Yc and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91kOYlkLyK4
"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies." -- George Washington, 1st Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union
"Stay free, if you can!"
"George
Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key
̶
the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and
Soul"
"Character,
Culture, Constitution"
Click here to view a set of "Take Notice" Manual of Arms products.
"No taxation without representation!"
Attributed to James Otis
"The power to tax is the power to destroy"
The power to tax is the power to destroy. ATTRIBUTION from Bartleby:
"This quotation comes from the words of DANIEL WEBSTER and those of JOHN
MARSHALL in the Supreme Court case, McCulloch v. Maryland. Webster, in arguing
the case, said: 'An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to
destroy,' 17 U.S. 327 (1819)."
The colonies were defending their rights as Englishmen to set their own taxes;
the king was to be limited by Parliament's holding the power of the purse.
Veterans Organizations
The Veterans Administration - www.va.gov
Armed Forces Retirement Home -
www.defenselink.mil/specials/heroes/
Veterans of Foreign Wars - www.vfw.org
Vote Vets -
www.votevets.org
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POW/MIA Pages
Library of Congress POW/MIA Database -
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - www.dpaa.mil
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Vietnam War Veteran Specific
Vietnam Resources:
www.cc.gatech.edu/~tpilsch/Vietnam.html
The Healing Wall -
www.thehealingwall.com/
Peter Griffin -
www.angelfire.com/nc2/vietnamvet/index.html
11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia -
www.11thcavnam.com/
Marine Corps Vietnam Documents -
www.thevietnamfiles.com
View the Wall (Vietnam Veterans Memorial) -
www.viewthewall.com
Virtual Wall (Vietnam Veterans
Memorial) -
www.virtualwall.org
Vietnam Maps -
www.rjsmith.com/topo_map.html
Vietnam Era Music -
http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html
Vietnam War Resources:
www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html
Charlie Rangers: "Of Their Own
Accord - http://oftheirownaccord.com
Vietnam War Stories, Poetry, Etc
http://25thaviation.org/id22.htm
Vietnam War Resources
www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html
Agent Orange: Navy & Coast Guard ships in Vietnam
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/shiplist/index.asp
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Korean War Veteran Specific
Korean War Veterans Assn. Inc. -
www.kwva.org
The Korean War Project - www.kwp.org/
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WWII Veteran Specific
WWII US Veteran's Website - http://ww2.vet.org/
Traveling WWII Memorial Presentation -
www.pillarsofhonor.org
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Department of Defense Links
Commander in Chief -
The President of the United States - The Whitehouse -
www.whitehouse.gov
Department of Defense Link -
www.defenselink.mil/
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The Veteran Voice -
www.veteranvoice.com
Army Field Manual 7-21-13 -
www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/7-21-13/chap1.htm#sec1
Contacting Congress -
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Veterans Information
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Military Academy and Other Military Links:
www.westpoint.edu, www. usma.edu, www.west-point.org, www.westpointaog.org, www.aafes.com, www.cadetstuff.org, www.usmilitaryabout.com, www.goarmysports.com, www.academyphoto.com, www.usaa.com, www.penfed.org.
As well as the Parent Club of Illinois' website, www.west-point.org/parent/wppc-illinois/joomla , and the many links it offers (eg, www.usma.edu, aka www.westpoint.edu), you are encouraged to visit www.west-point.org, the entry- way to a number of helpful services, to include Plebe-Net (join at www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net) and Parent Forum (www.west-point.org/parent/parent-forum). For quick questions and answers, check out www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net/links.htm. www.west-point.org/academy/malo-wa/inspirations/buglenotes.html and www.combat.ws/S4/MILTERMS/WP0SLANG.HTM have very nice collections of plebe knowledge.
For www.usma.edu, the "Search/Reference" section is a very useful tool. Under another section, "Agencies," click on "USCC Commandant's Corner" for contacts at the Directorate of Cadet Activities. Please realize that many USCC (things pertaining to the Corps, and specifically training of the Corps) are not listed on the calendar. Also, the reference to WPS is “West Point School,” the elementary school on post – NOT the Academy. Also check out http://www.militarynewcomers.com/WESTPOINT/resources/yp_01.html for their Yellow Pages. For a link to valuable Parent Club information, you can also check out www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/club.htm. Parent resources at: http://www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net/links.htm Alumni support information can be found at www.westpointaog.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2705 . Vietnam Wall roster of Academy graduates: www.academybiznet.org/VietnamMemorial.html. USMA class mottos & graduation history. USMA Company names and mascots.
Click here for Academy's founding document. Please use the following site to obtain multiple reproductions of this document (especially for Founders Day place mats): www.westpointgiftstore.com Why was gray chosen for the West Point cadet uniforms? www.bahrnoproducts.com/PDF/GrayUniform1a.pdf , www.bahrnoproducts.com/PDF/GrayUniform2a.pdf , www.bahrnoproducts.com/PDF/GrayUniform3a.pdf , and www.bahrnoproducts.com/PDF/CadetGrayfor3Sep2009.pdf .
Why West Point has gray uniforms. West Point Lore.
Academy fight songs: www.bahrnoproducts.com/Bean%20Navy.htm
Academy Library: http://www.usma.edu/library/SitePages/Home.aspx Digital Collections: http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm/
https://www.zazzle.com/go_army_beat_navy_beer_bottle_cozy_bottle_cooler-256368171877600396
Pritzker Military Library: http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/home/default.aspx
West Point Engineer West Point lore
Youtube: Thumper West Point on the March
"From Washington to Palmer: 'The Story of Leaders of Character'" Alternate View
“Leader of Character” exhibit at the Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon
“Good moral character is the first essential in a man.” — George Washington
The following
sites relate to Academy sports:
www.goarmysports.com
and
www.armysports.com.
The following
sites include Academy-related gift items:
www.westpointgiftstore.com,
www.shopthepoint.com,
www.goarmysports.com,
www.thecorpshas.com,
www.loveacadet.com,
www.dusagiftshop.org,
www.usma.edu/uscc/dca/stores/stores.htm,
www.vasily.com,
and www.skyviewpictures.com.
When buying books and other items through Amazon.com, shop here and give one of
the Academy's support organizations a credit at no cost to you:
The following site pays tribute to West Point's Hard and Harder Right: http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1969/28260/
Do you know Why West Point has Gray Uniforms?
For art, check this out. Music with Internet Explorer.
The following
sites link to numerous other sites providing military information:
www.westpointaog.org ,
www.moaa.org,
www.military.com,
www.army.mil, and
www.army.mil/soldiers, and
www.vfw.org. Military items can be found
at
www.supertrooper.com,
www.uscavstore.com, and
www.aafes.com.
The Military Channel videos can be found at
http://military.discover.com. Link
to B2B service academy graduate networking service:
www.isabrd.com.
www.combat.ws/S4/MILTERMS/INDEX.HTM has a very nice glossary of military
terms. Casual web-searches on
appropriate keywords will lead you to still more official and interesting sites,
eg
the one video (click here) where Clint Eastwood branches
Signal Corps!!
:
)
Catch all the episodes: "West Point: The Television Series"
Here's an overview of the first season.
When ordering, don't forget, first click
to support west-point.org, then search using keywords
"West Point Television Series"
More
Veterans Information
Links for Veterans
(Thanks
to an anonymous source.)
Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA. Please pass this information on to every Veteran you know. Nearly 100% of this information is free and available for all veterans, the only catch is: you have to ask for it, because they won't tell you about a specific benefit unless you ask for it. You need to know what questions to ask so the right doors open for you - and then be ready to have an advocate who is willing to work with and for you, stay in the process, and press for your rights and your best interests.
CARES Draft National Plan:
Center for Minority Veterans:
http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
Center for Women Veterans:
http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page:
http://www.va.gov/
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations:
http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care:
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Environmental Agents:
Environmental Agents M10:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL
EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU):
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHandbook1303122304.DOC and
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1158
Veterans
Information
www.bahrnoproducts.com.org/veteransinfo.htm
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet:
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO
DEPLETED URANIUM (DU):
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005:
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf OR,
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/current_benefits.htm
Forms and Records Request:
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
avaGeriatrics and Extended Care:
http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health:
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf
Gulf War Subject Index:
http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7 and
http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A&template=main&letter=A
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As:
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs /GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf
Homeless Veterans:
http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
HSR&D Home:
http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/
Ionizing Radiation:
http://www1.va.gov/irad/
M10 for spouses and children:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007 -
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008
Mental Health Program Guidelines:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094
Mental Illness Research , Education and Clinical Centers:
http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/
My HealtheVet - VA Personal Health Record:
http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
Online VA Form 10-10EZ:
https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders:
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf and,
http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/
Persian Gulf
Registry:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include
Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1232
Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress:
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
Phase I PGR:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004
Phase II PGR:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005
Policy Manual Index:
http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
Project 112 (Including Project SHAD):
http://www1.va.gov/shad/
Prosthetics Eligibility:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
Public Health/SARS:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/SARS/
Publications Manuals:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
Publications and Reports:
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002:
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses:
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
VA Fact Sheet:
http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
VA Life Insurance Handbook, Chapter 3:
http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGl iSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
VA National Hepatitis C Program:
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
VA Office of Research and Development:
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/
VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War:
http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
VA WMD EMSHG:
http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service:
http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information:
http://valaw.org/
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals:
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives:
http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans(tm)
Health:
http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp
Vocational Rehabilitation:
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/
What VA Social Workers Do:
http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
Even More Veterans Information Links for Veterans
(Thanks to another unrecorded, anonymous source; apologies for repeating any website above.)
VFW Supply Catalog
http://patrioticware.com/
VFW Operation Uplink
www.operationuplink.org/
VFW Unmet Needs Program
www.unmetneeds.com/
VFW Department Resources
www.vfwdepartmentresources.org
Military Branch Sites:
US Navy
www.navy.mil/
US Army
www.army.mil/
US Marine Corps
www.usmc.mil/
US Coast Guard
www.uscg.mil/
US Air Force
www.af.mil/
US Navy Seabees
www.seabee.navy.mil/
More Government sites:
US Department of Defense
www.defenselink.mil/
DFAS & MyPay
www.dfas.mil
DD214 Requests
www.archives.gov/research/index.html
Thrift Savings Plan
http://tsp.gov/
TRICARE TOOLKIT for Wounded, Ill, and Injured
www.tricare.mil/wii
National Archives
www.archives.gov/
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov/
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
http://veterans.house.gov/
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
www.senate.gov/~veterans/
Veteran's Health Benefits
http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/
Veteran's Educational Benefits
www.gibill.va.gov/
Veteran's Vocational Rehab & Employment
www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm
Veteran's Burial & Memorial Benefits
www.cem.va.gov/
Veteran's Home Loans
www.homeloans.va.gov/
Center for Minority Veterans
www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
Center for Woman Veterans
www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Veterans in Business
www.vetbiz.gov/
VA Forms including SGLI/VGLI
www.va.gov/vaforms/
Homeless Veterans
www1.va.gov/homeless/
IL Dept of Veterans Affairs
www.nasdva.com/illinois.html
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov/
American Battle Monument Commission
www.abmc.gov/
News & other good websites:
Veterans News & Information Service
www.vnis.com/
News & much more
www.military.com/
Military News
www.militarynews.com/
News & More
www.militaryspot.com/
Stars & Stripes
www.estripes.com/
US Tribute Page
http://usaforever.org/
'We Support You' Video
www.usaforever.org/flash/WeSupportU.htm
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org/
Send a Care Package
www.anysoldier.com/
World War II Veterans
http://ww2.vet.org/
National WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorial.com/
Korean War Veterans Association
www.kwva.org/
Library of Congress Vietnam POW/MIA database
http://rs6.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html
Gulf War Veterans
www.gulfwarvets.com/
Medals of America
http://usmedals.com/
Village of Glendale Heights
www.glendaleheights.org/
The Retired Enlisted Association of America
www.trea.org/
Fleet Reserve Association
www.fra.org/
Disabled American Veterans
www.dav.org/
Veteran's Business Outreach Center
www.vboc.org/
Woman's Memorial
www.womensmemorial.org/
Non Commissioned Officer Association
www.ncoausa.org/
Navy Seabees of America
http://nsva.org/
American Legion
http://legion.org
American Veterans
www.amvets.org
Gold Star Wives of America
http://goldstarwives.org/
American Gold Star Mothers
www.goldstarmoms.com/
Veteran's Legal Info
http://valaw.org/
Association of the US Army
www.ausa.org/
Marine Corps League
www.mcleague.org/
Navy League
www.navyleague.org/
Veterans Humor:
www.bahrnoproducts.com/humorandinterestingitems.htm
Neighborhood Watch Tips:
http://bahrnoproducts.com/NeighborhoodWatchTips.htm
Still More
Veterans Information
Links for Veterans
(Thanks
to Champe Miller, USMA '74; apologies for repeating any website
above.)
CARES Draft National Plan
http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105
Center for Minority Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
Center for Women Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page
http://www.va.gov/
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations
www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care
www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Environmental Agents
www1.va.gov/environagents/
Environmental Agents M10
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL
EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)
www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHandbook1303122304.DOC
and
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1158
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet
www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO
DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)
www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC
Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005
www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Forms and Records Request
www.va.gov/vaforms/
Geriatrics and Extended Care
www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health
www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf
Gulf War Subject Index
www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As
www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf
Homeless Veterans
www1.va.gov/homeless/
HSR&D Home
http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/
Ionizing Radiation
www1.va.gov/irad/
M 10 for spouses and children
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007
M10 Part III Change 1
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008
Mental Health Program Guidelines
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers
www.mirecc.med.va.gov/
My
Health e Vet
www.myhealth.va.gov/
NASDVA.COM
http://nasdva.com/
National Association of State Directors
www.nasdva.com/
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf
and,
www1.va.gov/padrecc/
Persian Gulf Registry
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress
www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress
www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
Phase I PGR
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004
Phase II PGR
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005
Policy Manual Index
www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
Project 112 (Including Project SHAD)
www1.va.gov/shad/
Prosthetics Eligibility
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
Publications Manuals
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
Publications and Reports
www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002
www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
PTSD Foundation of
America www.ptsdusa.org
VA Fact Sheet
www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
VA Life Insurance Handbook" Chapter 3
www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
VA National Hepatitis C Program
www.hepatitis.va.gov/
VA Office of Research and Development
www1.va.gov/resdev/
VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War
www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
VA WMD EMSHG
www1.va.gov/emshg/
Veterans
Information
www.bahrnoproducts.com/veteransinfo.htm
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service
www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information
http://valaw.org/
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals
www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives
www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page
www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans Health
www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp
Vocational Rehabilitation
www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site
www.gibill.va.gov/
What VA Social Workers Do
www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
General Interest
To Our Veterans, We honor, We remember ("Mansions of the Lord"):
www.angelfire.com/ny5/ItisPeke/VDay.html
Iraq Veterans Memorial (Video Tributes):
http://iraqmemorial.org
"Let's Say Thanks!":
Send
a free printed postcard to a soldier serving overseas
World War II, J. Maxwell Edmonds, epitaph on Second Division memorial, Kohima,
Burma, 1944
"When you go home, Tell them of us, and say -- For your
tomorrow, We gave our today."
Vietnam quote from Dana L. Safford, former Sergeant, USMC:
"For those
who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know."
LTG Hal Moore and Joe Galloway,
"We Are Soldiers Still":
"What all of us know in our hearts is that we are soldiers
still. Some of us revisit the battlefield in nightmares. Some of us
wear scars, visible and invisible, that mark us as
changed men who walk unseen among our neighbors, who have never known what it is
like to hold a dying boy in their arms and watch the life fade from his
questioning eyes."
Iraq quote from Jacob B. Schick, Cpl, USMC, wounded 20 Sept 2004 (Alive
Day [anniversary of a very close escape from death] Memories):
"When you look at the American flag, what do you see?
You know most people say, "an American flag." OK. I can put you in a
setting that would make your skin crawl.
Because you've never been and
seen a national anthem with a bunch of guerneys and wheelchairs and people with
fake limbs and no limbs, burned faces, burned bodies,
and seen them salute as
good as they could to the American flag.... The fight doesn't stop when
you get home. In our cases, it's just begun."
Quote from Chaplain Gregory Todd, speaking at the
Wounded Warriers Ceremony, Camp Lejeune, NC
(Alive Day Memories):
"Today, Lord, we honor those who bear the scars of their
service that testify to their duty in the protection and defense that they have
provided us. We continue to pray for
our brothers and sisters in arms, those who stand the watch and are still in harm's way. Send your angels to
protect them and bring them back to us safely. Amen."
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row...."
-- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
"We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies."
--
Moina Michael, in response
"Rest easy, sleep well my
brothers.
Know the line has held, your job
is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you
fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell..."
'"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
Signal Corps Quotes
(Signal Sayings):
“If you ain’t got commo, you ain’t got $#i+!” –LTG Robert F. Sink of
"Band of Brothers" fame.
“Without commo, all you command is your desk.” “The winner of the next war
will be the side that has the last antenna standing."
"WIREPOWER IS FIREPOWER" -- LTG Tom Rienzi
Eulogies
More on Rienzi
"Down because you crossed a wire?
Call Signal Corps
for all you require!"
"Orange
Juice [electricity] - the official drink of the Signal Corps?" Bill
Bahr 9/4/2014
"First in, last out!"
Comrades, RIP: In St. Paul Evergreen Cemetery in
Bloomingdale, IL, lie 71 veterans with graves indicated by markers donated
by the Bloomingdale Historical Society and the Bloomingdale VFW Post. 9
veterans are from the War of 1812; 27 from
the Civil War; 10 from WWI; 17 from WWII; 5 from Korea;
and 3 from Vietnam. Civil War Union headstones are rounded; Confederate, pointed.
Legend says that the pointed top was adopted to prevent
"Yankees" from sitting on Confederate headstones.
Also here lies beloved comrade Otto Knapp, our
All-State Post Commander, 1994-95. Our ceremony honors
these veterans every year on Memorial Day. Come join us!
Cemetery Memorial for
Veterans in Bloomingdale
Bean Navy!!
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