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By Chris Hill
08/15/2010
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans can learn about their benefits while enjoying a day at the zoo, thanks to the Philadelphia VA Medical Center’s third annual Welcome Home event. Welcome Home 2010 will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Philadelphia Zoo. The event is one of many efforts the VA uses to reach out to this new generation of combat Veterans. A special team also attends redeployment events, Veteran fairs, and Yellow Ribbon celebrations to educate and enroll Veterans in VA services. The medical center also played host to 300 Iraq Veterans earlier this year, who were attending a post-deployment health assessment. “We know that several thousand National Guard troops returned from Iraq in 2009, so the Veteran population is growing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,” said Lori Maas, the Philadelphia VA’s program manager for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. “The emphasis is to arm them with the information they need to take advantage of the benefits they have earned.” Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans are automatically eligible for five years of free health care for conditions which may be related to their service. In addition to health care enrollment information, there will be opportunities to learn about VA home loans, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, employment, and vocational rehabilitation. “These men and women earned benefits through their service to our Nation,” said Janice M. Boss, the medical center’s Interim Director. “It is our job to help them take advantage of those benefits.” Each Veteran may bring up to three immediate family members or a significant other. The day’s activities run from 3 pm to 6 pm and will go on rain or shine. Veterans are asked to RSVP through the Welcome Home web site at www.philadelphia.va.gov <http://www.philadelphia.va. Chris Hill
By Ken Miller AP
08/12/2010
Remains in Vietnam ID’d as soldiers
By Ken Miller - The Associated Press Posted : Thursday Aug 12, 2010 8:19:58 EDT
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Blackfive
08/12/2010
A Few Hours Ago At the DFW U.S.O....[Photo shamelessly stolen from the Dallas Fort Worth USO Facebook page - hint, hit the link and be a fan. They are GREAT...
08/12/2010
Eagles!
Eagle Carolyn Van Zorge just sent this! I can't wait until this movie comes out.
Carolyn sent it because fellow Eagle "Ron" and his wife are at the 53rd second of this...
By Susan
08/04/2010
Good afternoon -
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Various sources
07/21/2010
This is in the beginning stages of study, but worth looking over.
Chicago Physician Funding PTSD Study & TreatmentCHICAGO (June 2010) - Dr. Eugene Lipov* will be conducting an IRB (InstitutionalReview Board) approved...
By Steve Murray Midweek
07/07/2010
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Washington Times
07/08/2010
Vietnam Memorial sculpture...
07/07/2010
What? No tele-prompter?Okay. So all you history buffs don't remind me about the Somme faux pas in the video below and in the second part I said Christmas Eve when I meant Christmas Day. Manchu ...
06/20/2010
Eagles! As a former SEAL, I take great pleasure in this one!
Larry ...
06/11/2010
The Philadelphia area has some great resources for our returning vets. Here's an example: http://www.gpvn.org/Greater ...
Welcome to Blue Star Museums!
Blue Star Museums is a partnership among...
02/18/2010
With all the recent storms shutting down travel, the government, schools and just about everything else in the DC area recently, keep in mind that there are still a very FEW who will never be off duty. The Old Guard. On duty...
By Chris Hill
02/18/2010
These photos were taken by one of our own Eagles, who also happens to be one of our best and brightest; an American fighting man. The major news media delights in telling us nearly every day how...
01/22/2010
Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans’ Benefit ProgramApplications being accepted: Share this information with...
1. Chris Brahs from Albuquerque, NM has setup a rally on Jan 19 outside Kirtland AFB. You can get all the details & RSVP at...
Theodores World
12/31/2009
A Legend Among Legends In Special Forces Retired Army Colonel Robert L. Howard Most Highly Decorated Hero Passes Away (links...
By George Samek
12/31/2009
First the great news
I am proud to say we will be presenting laptops to our Wounded Warriors at Fort Hood Texas in early 2010.
Master Sgt CJ Grisham, a active duty military blogger, will take...
By Robert
12/31/2009
Eagles! Just look what a single Eagle has caused to happen!
Fantastic job, Robert Gowan!
Larry Bailey Greetings and Happy New Year ! To all the wonderful participants in the Kona Coffee...
**The Travis Manion Foundation is Happy to Announce These Exciting Vacation Opportunities to Purple Heart Recipients of Afghanistan...
FedEx
11/21/2009
FedEx Office is helping collect photos of people whose names appear on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Families who lost relatives credit the project for putting a face with a name and honoring the memory of those who never came...
By By Josh Goldstein and Marie McCullough Inquirer
11/19/2009
Inquirer Staff Writers
In the first outside report on its flawed prostate-cancer program, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center was cited for eight apparent violations in using radioactive materials on nearly 100 veterans, federal inspectors have concluded.
The Nuclear...
By trooprally Free Republic
11/07/2009
PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF ARLINGTON CEMETERY, MARCH 20,2010 Nov. 06,2010
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By submitted by: Chris Hill
10/17/2009
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2009—The remote U.S. outpost near...
By Larry Bailey
10/14/2009
Eagles!
In addition to his Kona Coffee for the Troops effort, Robert Gowan, our man in...
By George Samek
10/14/2009
Gathering of...
AP
10/14/2009
The Associated PressPosted : Tuesday Oct 13, 2009 6:06:04...
By AAron Favila AP
10/11/2009
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10/09/2009
A bit late to participate, but if you're in the area, stop by and watch! Great job organizing this Lance and THANK...
(please help out if you can. These guys lost everything, including 8 of their brothers.)
The Battle for COP Keating (and how to donate to help the troops of 361 Cav)
October 7th, 2009 by...
09/18/2009
I've had a few inquires posed to me about what our troops need in Afghanistan in regards to care packages and especially since Winter months are coming up there. Since my service was on the ground in Vietnam and since times have changed so much, I wondered...
Good Afternoon,
The local carpenters and electricians were laboring over this...
09/09/2009
Fedex Office is teaming up with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation (VVMF) to help collect pictures of all 58,000 veterans listed on the VVM Wall in Washington, DC. Beginning September 16th, 2009 until May 31st, 2010, the Memorial will be asking the public to bring pictures of...
09/09/2009
September 07, 2009
UPI
BAULER, Germany - An unheralded U.S. military unit says it is trying to account for more than 84,000 Americans still listed as missing from the nation's previous wars.
The 400-member Joint POW/MIA...
By Haley Baker waaytv.com
08/18/2009
Huntsville Eyeing an Unwanted Veterans' Monument
Posted:
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08/18/2009
Ladies and gentlemen:
Please see the message below and as Don says, if you know someone who should be aware of this information, by all means, make it available to them. Share it with the people you...
By Larry Scott
08/18/2009
GROUNDBREAKING FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULING! COURT RULES FOR VETERAN IN VA BENEFITS "DUE PROCESS" CASE"We conclude that such entitlement to benefits is a property interest protected by the...
08/18/2009
FORREST GUTH
Forrest Leroy Guth
Age 88, of Hockessin...
By Richard K Kolb
08/16/2009
With the 40th anniversary of the ‘60s cherished rock concert, the so-called “Sixties Generation” remembers fondly those four days in August 1969. Instead, VFW magazine commemorates the 109 Americans killed in...
Yahoo News
08/13/2009
Speicher's remains returning to north Florida
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08/05/2009
By Rob McIlvaine FMWRC Public Affairs Respite Child Care, a program of the Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Child, Youth & School Services (CYSS), offers a temporary break or time away for parents. “For Families of deployed...
Military.com
08/02/2009
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08/02/2009
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By hat tip: Dimdave AP News
08/02/2009
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Yahoo News
08/02/2009
BATH, Maine – In a solemn ceremony punctuated by talk of courage, service and sacrifice, the mother of a Marine corporal on Saturday christened a warship honoring her son, who died after covering an exploding grenade to protect his comrades in Iraq.
After composing herself...
United States Army
07/24/2009
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2009) -- Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan June 21, 2006, will receive the Medal of Honor for his valor in combat, the White House has announced.
President Barack Obama is...
07/22/2009
New Law Allows Retirees and Vets to Salute Flag...
By DanNY NY GoE
07/17/2009
I Hate Petitions, But I Love...
Washington Post
07/08/2009
John Kelly's Washington
Using Pocket Change and Stickers, He Offers Thanks for...
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