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Veterans Affairs and Issues
Veterans Affairs and Issues have to do with anything that concerns veterans of the armed service. Many benefits are provided to the veterans of the armed services and when new legislation is proposed, questions about the effects on benefits to veterans are common. This is the place to ask those, and other questions about benefits to veterans.
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Why you celebrate Veterans Day and essays about it?
We celebrate veterans day to show honor and thanks to all those who have died in the current war and in past wars.
REMEMBER
Veterans Day
Remember those who died
Memorial Day
Remember everyone who has been in war, even if they are still alive.
Anyone from any nation, who has worn the military uniform, is a veteran.
Can you get medical disability from the army for your narcolepsy?
It would be up to an Army Medical Review Board to determine fitness for duty based on medical condition. The Veteran's Administration is responsible for determining you medical disability category and percentage of disability, if any.
Are state awarded decorations authorized to be worn on active duty service members uniforms?
No, only decorations awarded by the department of defense are allowed. What you are talking about is a civilian award and means nothing in the military world.
Here is the deal with ribbons, on your dress uniform you must wear all the ribbons you have been awarded, but only those on your service record.
You can get a printout from your admin, be aware that if you have been awarded the same ribbon more than once to apply the appropriate emblem.
Alda joined the Army Reserve after graduating from Fordham. He completed the minimum six-month tour of duty as a gunnery officer during the Korean War.
What does DVA stand for and what is the purpose?
DVA stand forThe Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) will pay for these services for Gold Card holders where the person has a clinical need for the nursing and has been referred by a Local Medical Officer. For White Card holders the condition requiring nursing must also be an accepted disability.
Do you get to keep a miltary id after a honorable discharge?
Only if you retire from the service, or are a disabled Vet, and even then you get a different type of ID than your active duty ID. As far as current ID's, they're turned in and destroyed when you process out.
Why was the Vietnam War so popular in the US?
For the first time in American History many of the American Citizens (mostly the youth) rose up against their own government and demanded the Vietnam War was stopped. There were sit-ins, riots, some students were killed or maimed badly. The assassination of JFK, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., added fuel to the fire. What was the government hiding? Marcy
Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at the veteran stadium in 1989?
The Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys on this date, but of more interest was the fact that a day or so prior to the game snow had fallen in Philadelphia. The stadium seating area was never cleared, and during the game fans took this opportunity to
throw hundreds of snowballs at the Dallas players and coaches.
The VA reserves the right to administer their programs on what they consider appropiate US military conflicts. Often times they can be VERY SPECIFIC; they will want to know, specifically, which Gulf War (which conflict/which Operation): 1. Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); the US was involved with this war: the USS Stark was struck by an Iraqi missile, killing many US Sailors. The USS Vincennes shot down an airliner. 2. Operation Desert Storm (January and February 1991). 3. Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003- )
What is the name of the psychological disorder that affects war veterans?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What was Soldiers in World War 2?
Soldiers were service men and women who enlisted or were drafted into the armed forces of the various countries involved.
What are Memorials made out of?
Memorials can take any form from stone or metal, wood or paper. Some of the most cherished and lasting memorials have been simple words. As long as it is sincere and heartfelt, anything given to commenorate another is good.
When was veteran's day first observed?
November 11, 1918 was the date all hostilities of World War I ended. In November 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919 to be the first Armistice Day. The day was to honor all Americans who had served during the war.
In 1954, after World War II and the Korean War, the day was expanded to honor all Americans who had served during all wars the United States had been involved in and the name was officially changed to Veterans Day by legislation signed by President Dwight David Eisenhower. Eisenhower had been the European Theatre's Commanding General during WWII.
No, not generally. To be eligible for militarybenefits of any type you must serve a minimum of 6 month to one year active duty. A listing on a reserve roster does not qualify.
Who do you notify if you find someone dead?
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF'S OFFICE
What is the proper way to get VA to increase a disability rating?
dont apply on jobs you know youre not qualified to do
Why should we honor American's veterans when should we?
We should honor American Veterans because Veterans 1. risked there lives for our freedom 2. have been left homeless and disabled because they fought in the wars for the United States Facts About Veterans 1. 33% of homeless people are Veterans 2. More than 4.7 million people served in World War 1. 54,000 people died in World war 1. That is why we should honor them. Honor, Respect , Remember America's Veterans they died to save us
Why is veterans' day celebrated?
veterans day is celebrated for all the veterans that risked their lives to get freedom
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