The VA, Agent Orange, and You
WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent [...]
You, me, and Melvil Dewey; In Praise of Libraries!
DD 214 is delivered without charge to lots and lots of places: VFW and Legion posts, VA and other health facilities, the occasional tattoo parlor, gun shops, community colleges and universities with veteran programs, veteran organizations such as AMVETS, VVA, PVA, the Marine Corps League, and more. But the best places are libraries. Libraries give [...]
An Invitation
INVITATION IS ALSO ATTACHED FOR PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION Please note: option to place ad or congratulatory Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County Polish Legion of American Veterans Association of the U.S. Army Catholic War Veterans Reserve Officers Association Southwest Asia Veterans Jewish War Veterans Ukrainian American Veterans Korean War Veterans Association United Spanish War Veterans [...]
Got Any Horsesense? See you on the rail Saturday, February 5!
Post Time at Fairview’s American Legion Post 738! Who: Fairview Park – American Legion Post 738 What: A Night at the Races When: Saturday, February 5, 2011 Where: Fairview Park – Post 738 Hall 19311 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH Admission $10.00 Own A Horse $15.00 Additional Details: Doors open at 6:00pm. Post Time 7:00pm. [...]
War’s a Bitch. Living through one ain’t a walk in the park, either.
(Sent to us by Captain Michelle Smith, Ohio National Guard) Capt. Michelle Smith Captain Michelle Smith enlisted in the Ohio National Guard when she was 18 years old. Sixteen years later she decided to become an officer. Four months after receiving a direct commission as a 2nd Lieutenant, she was leading a Military Police platoon [...]
Love To, But I’m Hung Over From Dean Martin Day
Ray Saikus walks point for Viet Nam veterans and he posted this provocative query: AND WHY NOT VIETNAM VETERANS DAY????? From: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/gp5.228 5.228 Korean War Veterans’ day. The twenty-seventh of July is designated as “Korean War Veterans’ Day,” in honor of those who fought, died, or are still unaccounted for in the Korean war. Effective [...]
Taps: Richard Kendzierski Fades Away 1930-2010
Richard Kendzierski, 79, has died. For those who knew him, he was the tall guy with the big smile whose service to veterans was examplary. He was a vital part of the Joint Veterans Council in Bedford, and his tireless work on Memorial Day ceremonies leaves a high standard for the rest of us. The [...]
Thanks for your service; oh, by the way, no jobs here
Coming home from Iran or Afghanistan is a unique time in any veteran’s life. The pleasures are matched by the problems. Among the pleasures: The open arms of a grateful nation, peace and quiet, sleeping in, no battle dress, the absence of IEDs, snipers, mortars, or ambushes, the company of friends and family, speaking and [...]
Words of Wisdom
Before leaving to join the 198th Light Infantry Brigade in Viet Nam, I talked with my godfather, Bob Zelina. Uncle Bob had been a tanker in The Good One and gave the most succinct and best advice: “If you get a chance to drink a cold beer, kid, drink it.” He knew far better than [...]
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