HAPA BLACKSMITH IN HAWAII
One of the greatest events of my life was serving my in the U.S. Army. Active, Guard, and Individual Ready Reserves. I served with the greatest men and women of this country.
My service has been repaid a million times over by the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs. So this is the part were I try to give back even if only a little. If you need the help and are a Veteran these are resources to help. The Vetcenter is also a place were Active Duty members, Veterans, and fmaily can go to get help. ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
VET CENTER AND VA
http://www.hawaii.va.gov/index.asp
SURVIVOR BENEFITS
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Army Reg. 600-8-1, Army Casualty Operations/Assistance/Insurance (30 April 2007).
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Army Reg. 930-4, Army Emergency Relief (22 September 2008).
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DA Pamphlet 360-526, Once a Veteran (1 January 1992).
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SBP Made Easy—2005 edition (published by The Military Officers Association of America and made available to members for free), available at http://www.moaa.org/pubs_infoex_sbpmead2.htm.
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Armed Forces Services Corporation, 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite #350, Arlington, VA 22206-3601. Information is available at http://www.afsc-usa.com.
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U.S. Army Human Resources Command, with information available at http://www.armyg1.army.mil/rso/PreRetirement.asp. U.S. Army Human Resources Command—Army Reserve, with information available at https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/reserve/soldierservices/retirement.
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H. My Army Benefits web page: http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil.
VETERANS NEED TO KNOW
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CFR 38 VA bible Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: ecfr.gpoaccess.gov For questions or comments regarding e-CFR editorial content, features, or design, email ecfr@nara.gov. For questions concerning e-CFR programming and delivery issues, email webteam@gpo.gov. Section 508 / Accessibility
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Veteran Forum for VA general issues Q and A
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HEP C veterans sight http://www.hcvets.com/ really good for medical issues with VA.
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Really good advocates for legal and other issues. http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/services/
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Army Regulation 635-40 retention and retirement medical board etc. http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r635_40.pdf
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Introduciton to the physical Disability review board. Reviews improper medical discharges for all branches. Has address and information http://www.health.mil/About_MHS/Organizations/MHS_Offices_and_Programs/PDBR.aspx
MISC WEB LINKS
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Veterans Justice Outreach - Homeless Veterans http://www.va.gov/homeless/vjo.asp
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AlSO LOOK INTO VETERAN TREATMENT COURTS IN YOUR AREA. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL VETERANS JUSTICE OUTREACH COORDINATOR IF YOU OR A BATTLE BUDDY NEED HELP FINDING OUT IF YOUR AREA HAS A VETERANS COURT AND WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE.
