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" THE FINAL INSPECTION "

The soldier stood and faced God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped
his shoes were shining, Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always
turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I'm not.
Because those of us who carry guns, Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays, And at times my talk was tough. And
sometimes I've been violent, Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny, That wasn't mine to keep... Though I worked a
lot of overtime, When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear. And
sometimes, God, forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place, Among the people here. They never wanted
me around, Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord, It needn't be so grand. I never
expected or had too much, But if you don't, I'll understand.
There was a silence all around the throne, Where the saints had often
trod. As the soldier waited quietly, For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier, You've borne your burdens well. Walk
peacefully on Heaven's streets, You've done your time in Hell."
~Author Unknown~
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How to Find Attorney Representation
NOVA Referral 1-800-810-8387
The National Organization of Veteran’s Advocates (NOVA), whose members are
admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims (CAVC),
offers a free referral service for veterans or survivors. NOVA�������s
Advocate Referral Service directs callers to its members who have declared
their willingness to represent veterans on a contingency basis so that no
veteran will be denied representation because they have limited income. To
obtain a referral, call 1-800-810-8387. Veterans should be prepared to FAX
a copy of their latest BVA denial to NOVA for review. Further details are
posted at NOVA’s website: www.vetadvocates.com.
New National Toll-Free Agent Orange Helpline
Agent Orange Helpline Number 1-800-749-8387
VA has a new national toll-free Agent Orange Helpline telephone
information and referral service to assist Vietnam veterans with questions
and concerns about Agent Orange exposure and VA benefits. The Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) expanded the Helpline operation at the St.
Louis VA Regional Office that has served Gulf War veterans since 1995. The
new service for Vietnam veterans follows the Department’s decision to add
Type II diabetes to the list of presumptive diseases associated with
herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure. The new Helpline, 1-800-749-8387, is
part of VBA’s effort to improve its outreach to in-country Vietnam
veterans. In partnership with the Veterans Health Administration
Environmental Agents Service, VBA has increased the mailing list for the
Agent Orange Review newsletter by 375,000 in-country Vietnam veterans. A
special issue of the Agent Orange Review has been prepared which
summarizes VA benefits and services available to veterans exposed to Agent
Orange and the procedures to follow to obtain these benefits. The special
issue was mailed to the over 300,000 veterans currently on the VA’s Agent
Orange registry and will be sent to additional veterans added to the
mailing list through a VA-DoD computer matching project. VBA Compensation
and Pension Service has also developed an Agent Orange Web Page at
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/herbicide.
" Veterans Disability Matters "
You may be entitled to a 100% rating if you are unable to work because of
your service-connected disability.
If your rating now is 30% or more and you can’t work, you can seek a 100%
or total rating paying over $2,400 monthly.
If your claim is denied, you can contact us about an appeal to the court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
1-800-940-4557
Fenley Law Offices
1373 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
" Veterans Court Appeals "
If your claim is denied by the board of Veterans Appeals, you can appeal
to the Veteran’s Court in Washington, DC.
Our office concentrates exclusively in handling Veteran’s Court appeals.
We handle cases for veterans nationwide. There is no cost or legal fee to
the veteran for an appeal to the Veteran’s Court.
1-800-545-4950
R. Edward Bates Attorney
P.O. Box 894
Naperville, IL 60566
http://veteranlaw.com/ { If You've Recently had a Claim Denied by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, or if you have a Claim Pending Before the
VA, we can Help. The Law Offices of, Joseph R Moore 1-877-838-2889 or
e-mail: jmoore@veteranlaw.com }
http://veteranlaw.com/ { If You've Recently had a Claim Denied by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, or if you have a Claim Pending Before the
VA, we can Help. The Law Offices of, Joseph R Moore 1-877-838-2889 or
e-mail: jmoore@veteranlaw.com }
http://veteranlaw.com/ { If You've Recently had a Claim Denied by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, or if you have a Claim Pending Before the
VA, we can Help. The Law Offices of, Joseph R Moore 1-877-838-2889 or
e-mail: jmoore@veteranlaw.com }
http://veteranlaw.com/ { If You've Recently had a Claim Denied by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, or if you have a Claim Pending Before the
VA, we can Help. The Law Offices of, Joseph R Moore 1-877-838-2889 or
e-mail: jmoore@veteranlaw.com }
http://www.howtoassemblevaclaims.com
{ This site is now up and running.
Please pass this information to any or all veterans or their dependents or
others who might know Veterans.}
" The Wall On
The "
http://www.thewall-usa.com/index.html {The Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Wall
Page is a non-profit endeavor maintained by veterans of the 4th Battalion
9th Infantry Regiment for the benefit of all.}
http://www.ridetothewall.org {Ride to the Wall Foundation}
http://www.virtualwall.org {The Virtual Wall}
http://www.thevirtualwall.org/mywall/my_index.htm {The Virtual Wall
Community}
http://www.thevirtualwall.org/ {Virtual Wall a digital legacy project for
remembrance}
http://www.vietnammovingwall-nampa.org {Viet Nam Moving Wall, Nampa, ID}
http://www.nps.gov/vive/home.htm {Viet Nam Veterans Memorial}
http://www.illyria.com/vnwomen.html {Viet Nam Woman's Memorial}
http://www.www.womensmemorial.org/ {The Women In Military Service For
America Memorial is a unique, living memorial honoring all military women
- past, present & future.}
http://www.homestead.com/americanveterans/index.html {Lookup Names On Viet
Nam memorial Wall}
" Idaho State Veterans Services "
http://www.idvs.state.id.us/ {Idaho State Veterans Services}
http://www.dav.org/ {DAV ONLINE NEWSROOM}
http://www2.state.id.us/itd/dmv/VehicleServices/vs_forms.htm {Idaho
Military License Plates}
http://www.va.gov/ {Department of Veterans Affairs}
"
Government Veterans Services "
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/site.htm {Gateway to Compensation and
Pension Benefits Web Page Site Map}
http://www.purpleheart.org/ {The Only Congressionally Chartered Veterans
Organization Exclusively for Combat Wounded Veterans}
http://www.va.gov/OPA/feature/ {Federal Benefits for Veterans and
Dependents}
http://veterans.historychannel.com/default.asp {Welcome to the Veterans,
Forum! .}
http://www.military.com/ {Join 2 million members in receiving military
discounts, scholarships, VA loan help, benefits alerts and more! Free
Membership.}
http://vwr.proboards1.com/ {American Association of Veterans (AAVET) &
Vietnam War Records}
http://www.disa.mil/ {The Department of Defense}
http://www.archives.gov/ {U.S. national archives and records
administration}
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html
{National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records}
" Excellent sources for locating people "
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/bunker/3965/vietnam.html {Military
Search Bulletin Board}
http://www.switchboard.com/ {It's The Yellow Pages Electrified} Will Help
You Find Names
http://www.hopetribute.org/ {Ninety-nine and still making a difference.
That's Bob Hope. Now it's your turn to make a difference in honoring this
legendary man.}
http://www.anywho.com {2 Excellent sources for locating people}
http://www.no-quarter.org {The Viet Nam Casualty Search Page}
http://www.vfw.org {Veterans of foreign Wars} "Listen To The Short Song"
" Government, Medical Veterans Services "
http://mrgrg-ms.org/ {Click here to get acquainted with the military
retiree medical care broken promise issue, and the greatest swindle of all
time... a broken contract with America's military retirees.}
http://www.lonesailor.org/ {The U.S. Navy Memorial}
http://www.hhv.org/ {HHV supports the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
(CSAH)}
http://www.military.com/Page/0,12170,1-OO-0,00.htm {Connecting you with
your benefits for military service.}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/Herbicide/AOno2.htm {The Agent
Orange Settlement Fund}
http://veteranlaw.com/ {Washington, D.C. prior to starting private
practice in August 1999. Since that time he has helped scores of veterans
receive benefits from VA offices all over the country.}
" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association "
http://www.idahocvma.org {Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association}
http://www.idahocvma.org/boise.html {Combat Veterans Motorcycle
Association Idaho Chapter 13-2}
http://www.combatvet.org {Welcome to the CVMA Website}
" POW*MIA Events And Information "
http://www.pownetwork.org {POW*MIA Network Organization}
http://www.rollingthunder1.com/ {Please remember all those who are
presently serving, all POW*MIA’s, and those who gave their lives to keep
America Free!}
http://www.powmiarodeo.org/ {The POW*MIA Awareness Rally Corp.}
" Viet Nam Veterans Personal Websites Plus "
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1394
{This web site has
to viewed in order to be appreciated.}
http://www.standown.org/ {A non-profit organization, Providing support for
homeless veterans since May 2000}
http://www.agentorangequiltoftears.com/index.html
{Here one will find
abundant information and help not only for the Viet Nam vet but Iraq vets
also.}
http://www.vets-helping-vets.com {2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery 66 /
67}
http://www.bluewaternavy.org/ {Approximately 19 million gallons of Agent
Orange sprayed in Vietnam between 1963 and 1970
Where do you suppose they went?}
http://www.vetshelpingvetsinc.org {MISSION of the WEBSITE: Encourage,
support and offer helpful information to War Veterans}
http://www.myquiethero.com {~Never Forget &^ Never Quit~ This website is a
must see!!}
http://patriotfilesannex.org/ {Patriotic & Nostalgic Flash Movies}
http://www.military.com/HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,102139,00.html
{2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 1960s to Present}
http://www.presidentbushblog.com/ {"When a citizen answers the call,
leaves blood and body parts, or perhaps a life on the battlefield, there
should be no need to convince the leaders of a nation to keep commitments
and honor warrior sacrifices...."}
http://www.lewispublishing.com/orange.htm {This website is an attempt to
provide information about the herbicide Agent Orange used in the Viet Nam
War, and the results of exposure to this herbicide.}
http://www.proudamericans.homestead.com/proudamericans.html {Proud
Americans, Veterans of the Vietnam War 2nd of the 32nd Artillery and now
the 2nd of the 32nd Field Artillery is in Iraq}
http://proudamericans.homestead.com/files/VIETNAM_1963_1971_1.htm {Viet
Nam alert, deployment, employment}
http://www.firebaseeagle.org/ {After visiting our web site we hope you
will be better informed}
http://www.landscaper.net/ {Fighting Fifteenth 1917 - Present Day}
http://www.itsjustanamthing.com/ {Welcome Home Bro's} "Damn Good Site"
http://www.veteranbrotherhood.org/ {Veteran Brother Hood Assn.} "A Must
See Website"
http://www.oldreliable.org/archives/gbook14.html {my dad was in WWll}
"Very nice Site"
http://www.25thida.com/assocunit.html {During the three wars participated
in by the 25th Infantry Division, a large number of units assigned to
other organizations supported Tropic Lightning operations.}
http://www.heli-vets.net/ {Heli-Vets is group of Viet Nam Veterans from
all services who were pilots or crewmembers of helicopters during the Viet
Nam Conflict.}
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/index1.html {History of
Viet Nam}
http://www.vhfcn.org/ {The Viet Nam Helicopter Flight Crew Network.}
http://www.veteranscollectibles.com/ {Military Veteran Related
Collectibles}
http://www.dennisonspecialtyproducts.com {Affordable Patriotic
Merchandise}
Below are more 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.
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc {Appeals}
http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/ {Board
of Veteran's Appeals}
http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/ {CARES Commission}
http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105 {CARES Draft National Plan}
http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/ {Center for Minority
Veterans}
http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm {Center for Veterans Enterprise}
http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/ {Center for Women Veterans}
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html {Clarification on
the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans}
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html {Classified
Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assoc}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/part6%20/ch07.doc {Compensation
for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm {Compensation Rate Tables,
12-1-03}
http://www.va.gov/ {Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page}
http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view {Directory of Veterans
Service Organizations}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm {Disability
Examination Worksheets Index, Comp}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch02.doc {Due Process}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch01.doc {Duty to
Assist}
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/ {Electronic Code of Federal Regulations}
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf {Emergency, Non-emergency, and
Fee Basis Care}
http://www1.va.gov/environagents/ {Environmental Agents}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002
{Environmental Agents M10}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
{Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility}
{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
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc
{See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet}
{EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO
DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)}
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC
Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL
CARE
http://www1.va..gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206
{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
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/ {Forms and Records Request}
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter11_subchaptervi_.html
{General Compensation Provisions}
http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/ {Geriatrics and Extended Care}
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm {Guideline for Chronic
Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG}
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf {Guide to Gulf War
Veteran's Health}
http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A {Gulf War
Subject Index}
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf {Gulf War
Veteran's Illnesses Q&As}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch04.doc {Hearings}
http://www1.va.gov/homeless/ {Homeless Veterans}
http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/ {HSR&D Home}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm {Index to Disability
Examination Worksheets C&P exams}
http://www1.va.gov/irad/ {Ionizing Radiation}
http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/ {Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA}
http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007 {M 10
for spouses and children}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008 {M10
Part III Change 1}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html {M21-1 Table of Contents}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38CFR/BOOKC/PART4/S4_130.DOC {Mental
Disorders, Schedule of Ratings}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094 {Mental
Health Program Guidelines es}
http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/ {Mental Illness Research, Education and
Clinical Centers}
http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp {MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of
Excellence}
http://www.myhealth.va.gov/ {My Health e Vet}
http://nasdva.com/ {NASDVA.COM}
http://www.nasdva.com/ {National Association of State Directors}
http://www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp {National Center for
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc
{Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings}
http://www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/ {OMI (Office of Medical Inspector}
https://www.1010ez..med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/ {Online VA Form 10-10EZ}
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf AND
http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/ {Parkinson's Disease and Related
Neurodegenerative Disorders}
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1131
{ Peacetime Disability Compensation}
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteri_.html
AND
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapterii_.html
AND
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteriii_.html
{Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
{Persian Gulf Registry}
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
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
{Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers}
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
{Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To
Congress}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004 {Phase
I PGR}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005 {Phase
II PGR}
http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm {Policy Manual Index}
http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc {Power of
Attorney}
http://www1.va.gov/shad/ {Project 112 (Including Project SHAD}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
{Prosthetics Eligibility}
http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/ {Public Health and Environmental
Hazards Home Page}
http://www..publichealth.va.gov/SARS/ {Public Health/SARS}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4 {Publications
Manuals }
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
{Publications and Reports}
http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html {Records Center and Vault
Homepage}
http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html {Records Center and Vault Site
Map}
REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS
http://www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/VARF/getformharness.asp?formName=3288-form.xft
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc {Research
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002}
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm {Research and
Development}
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_.html
{Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance}
Title 38 Index Parts 0-17
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv1_02.tpl
Part 18
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02.tpl
Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart AAAcAAc,AA!"Pension, Compensation,
and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief (also AAE,AA 3.317
Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found
here)
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
Title 38 PART Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=ab7641afd195c84a49a2067dbbcf95c0&rgn=div6&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.2&idno=38
Title 38 AAE,AA 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on
unemployability of the individual. PART 4AAcAAc,AA!"SCHEDULE FOR
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.1..96.11&idno=38
{RATING DISABILITIES Subpart AAAcAAc, AA!"General Policy in Rating}
http://www.vetapp.gov/ {U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims}
http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf {VA Best Practice
Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)}
http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html {VA Fact Sheet}
http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp {VA Health Care
Eligibility}
http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html {VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF
FUNCTION (GAF)}
http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
{VA Life Insurance Handbook AAcAAc, AA!" Chapter 3}
http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm {VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo
Loans }
http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp {VA MS Research}
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/ {VA National Hepatitis C Program}
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/ {VA Office of Research and Development}
http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp {VA Trainee Pocket Card on
Gulf War}
http://www1.va.gov/emshg/ {VA WMD EMSHG}
http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/ {VA WRIISC-DC}
http://www.va..gov/oig/hotline/hotline3.htm {VAOIG Hotline Telephone
Number and Address}
http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm {Vet Center Eligibility -
Readjustment Counseling Service}
http://www.vba.va.gov/ {Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page}
http://valaw.org/ {Veterans Legal and Benefits Information}
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ {VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals}
http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13 AND
http://webmaila.juno.com/webmail/new/UrlBlockedError.aspx
{VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives}
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/ {VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care
Group Home Page}
http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp {VHI Guide to
Gulf War Veterans AAcAAc, AA!(tm) Health}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ {Vocational Rehabilitation}
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc {Vocational
Rehabilitation Subsistence}
http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp {VONAPP online}
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html {WARMS - 38 CFR Book C}
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1110
{Wartime Disability Compensation}
http://www.wri.med.va.gov/ {War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center -
New Jersey}
http://www.gibill.va.gov/ {Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site}
http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3 {What VA Social Workers Do}
http://www.illegion.org/va1.html {WRIISC Patient Eligibility}
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LINKS TO HELP VETERANS "
http://www.ptsdmanual.com/trauma.htm {TRAUMA NO LONGER HAS TO BE
PROVEN}
http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf {VA PRACTICE
MANUAL FOR PTSD}
http://www.mental-health-today.com/ptsd/dsm.htm {PTSD DSM IV CRITERIA}
http://www.idvs.state.id.us/index.htm {IDAHO STATE VETERANS SERVICES}
http://www.co.bingham.id.us/Clerks/veterans.htm {BINGHAM COUNTY CLERKS
OFFICE}
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=6336
{DAV DEPARTMENT OF IDAHO}
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/washington/09veterans.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
{NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE}
http://www.latah.id.us/veteranservices/ {VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT
LATAH COUNTY IDAHO}
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You Can't Tell who's a Vet Just By Looking -
What is a Vet? "
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service; a missing limb, a
jagged scar, a certain look in the eyes. Others may carry the evidence
inside them; a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel -- or
perhaps another sort of inner steel; the soul's alloy
forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men
and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem.
The Vet is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia
sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers
didn't run out of fuel.
The Vet may be the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks,
whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the
cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel in
Korea.
The Vet is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing
every night in Da Nang. The Vet is the former POW who went away
one person and came back another - or didn't come back at all.
The Vet is the Quantico drill instructor who maybe never experienced
combat-- but saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks
and gang members into Marines by teaching them to watch and protect each
other's backs.
The Vet is the wheelchair riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and
medals with a prosthetic hand.
The Vet is the career quartermaster who watched the ribbons and medals
pass him by but made certain every needed bullet found its way to the
front line.
The Vet is one of the three anonymous heroes in the Tomb of the Unknowns,
whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve
the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose uncommon valor lies
unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's
sunless deep.
The Vet is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket -- palsied now
and aggravatingly slow -- who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who
wishes all day long that his wife was still alive to hold him when the
nightmares come.
The Vet is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being -- a person
who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his
country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to
sacrifice theirs.
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Bury Me With Soldiers
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I've played a lot of roles in life; I've met a lot of men. I've done some
things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again. And though I'm young, I'm
old enough To know some day I'll die, And to think about what lies beyond,
Besides whom I would lie.
Perhaps it doesn't matter much; Still if I had my choice, I'd want a grave
'amongst soldiers when At last death quells my voice.
I'm sick of the hypocrisy Of lectures of the wise. I'll take the man, with
all the flaws, Who goes, though scared, and dies.
The troops I knew were commonplace They didn't want the war; They fought
because their fathers and Their fathers had before.
They cursed and killed and wept -- God knows They're easy to deride -- But
bury me with men like these; They faced the guns and died.
It's funny when you think of it, The way we got along. We'd come from
different worlds To live in one no one belongs.
I didn't even like them all; I'm sure they'd all agree. Yet I would give
my life for them, I hope some did for me.
So bury me with soldiers, please, Though much maligned they be. Yes, bury
me with soldiers, for I miss their company.
We'll not soon see their likes again; We've had our fill of war. But bury
me with men like them Till someone else does more.
--Author Unknown
...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -
that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that
government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.
--President Abraham Lincoln
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is struggling with some
kind of burden.
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