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Military Report - Week of January 29, 2007 January 2007 Commissary Sweepstakes In appreciation of your membership to Military.com, we are giving away a $100 Commissary Gift Certificate. Refer your friends and family to the contest to increase your chances of winning. All entries must be received by ...

Navy Aviator Missing In Action From the Vietnam War Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full mil...

Special Legislative Alert - California Veterans Affairs - January 25, 2007 Federal Legislation Which Impacts CAL-VET Farm and Home Loan Program Two Members of Congress from California, Susan Davis (San Diego) and Wally Herger (Chico), have introduced a bill, H.R. 551, which would help the CAL-VET Pr...

News from the California Department of Veterans Affairs:   California Congress Members Susan Davis (D - San Diego) and Wally Herger (R - Redding) have introduced H.R. 551, the “Home Ownership for America’s Veterans Act of 2007” to make CalVet Home Loans more accessible to more California Veterans.  ...

Veterans Report - Week of January 22, 2007 Many Veterans Missing Out on Compensation Many Air Force veterans may be missing out on hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars every month because they have not applied for combat-related special (or CRSC) compensation. Many disabilities that resulted from ...

Military Report - Week of January 22, 2007 Air Force Rifle Match in February Air Force active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members have a chance to test their marksmanship skills at an upcoming rifle match at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The base will host the rifle match...

By Bernard S. Little Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2007 - A new area of Walter Reed Army Medical Center here will provide state-of-the-art medical care for terminal cancer patients in a warm, homelike setting. After countless hours of fund raising, designing and remod...

Employers discriminate against citizen soldiers NAVYTIMES http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/01/tnsResemploy1.18/ Employers more reluctant to hire reservists By Karen Jowers - Staff writer Posted : Friday Jan 19, 2007 10:54:18 EST    Some employers, already pinched by mobilizations of workers who ar...

Vietnam Veterans of America honors servicemen missing from Vietnam War PRESS RELEASE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2007   No. 07-002 Contact: Mokie Porter 301-585-4000, Ext. 146 VVA  HONORS THE MEMORY OF TWO FORMER MEN MISSING IN ACTION (Washington, D.C)–Vietnam Veterans ...

Vietnam Veterans of America honors servicemen missing from Vietnam War PRESS RELEASE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2007   No. 07-002 Contact: Mokie Porter 301-585-4000, Ext. 146 VVA  HONORS THE MEMORY OF TWO FORMER MEN MISSING IN ACTION (Washington, D.C)–Vietnam Veterans ...

GOVERNOR’S BUDGET FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS   Governor Schwarzenegger has once again demonstrated his commitment to California’s veterans.  His 2007-08 proposed state budget includes funding for installing a cutting-edge enterprise wide veterans home information system, funds for reopening the skilled nu...

Veterans Report - Week of January 15, 2007 Make a Difference: Become a Teacher The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) would like to wish you a Happy New Year! ABCTE offers an exciting program that is perfect for members of the military who are thinking about changing care...

Military Report - Week of January 15, 2007 Make a Difference: Become a Teacher The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) would like to wish you a Happy New Year! ABCTE offers an exciting program that is perfect for members of the military who are thinking about changing care...

VA Helps Disabled Veterans Take to the Slopes "Examples for Us All" at Winter Sports Clinic: Secretary Nicholson WASHINGTON (January 16, 2007) - Recently wounded veterans from the Global War on Terror will be among 350 disabled veterans who will ski the Rocky Mountains at the 21st National...

NEWS FROM THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE   Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following emergency proclamation:   GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER PROCLAIMS STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURES   PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY   WHEREAS conditions of extreme peril to the safety of ...