Roll call of military veterans past and present

US Army 66-68, 2&3rd Arty, 3rd Armor Div.. Had it easy compared to brother, US Marines 67-70 ruff time in Vietnam 68-69. Thanks to all who served, in peace and war times. Men and women of this country always step up when in counts. Muscle cars in the 60's and 70's, hot rods 70's till ???. My Dad always amazed me, everyone came to him to fix their problems and mistakes, he would have loved this site, he taught me alot.

 

Back in the mid-80s, I worked at a Chrysler dealer in Springfield, IL. The owner had several dealerships scattered around, and had a Bell Ranger III (civilian Huey) to fly around to them. Whenever it was parked at our dealership, I would come out of work and stare at it, but could never figure out why. The service mgr asked me about it one day, told him there was something strange about it, but I couldn't figure out what.

One day I got off work, and on my way across the parking lot, it hit me what was weird about his Ranger III. I stopped dead, and my mouth fell open. The service mgr just happened to be walking up behind me, and asked me what was wrong. I told him I had just figured out what was so strange about the owners chopper. IT HAS DOORS ON IT!

He fell on the ground laughing.


True story!

 

Army 1966-1968, served in Germany, was fortunate--was married and my wife and first born were able to live with me out on the "economy". My wife cried when she saw the apartment, there were several different wallpapers in the living room, used army blankets to cover the furniture. That said, it beat by far sleeping in the jungle and getting shot at. Military service opened up opportunities later that made my life considerably better incluing the GI Bill that helped me finish college.

I am proud of the young people that serve now (including especially a nephew--Marine-- that will be doing a second trip to a combat zone, this time Afganistan) and try to thank each vet I meet for their service.

 

USN AMS2 67-71, USNR CMI 79-88 On active duty I worked on the Douglas A3B. It was called the whale . I was in VAH-123 NAS Whidby Island Wash., VAQ-131 NAS Alameda, USS John F. Kennedy, VAQ-130 NAS Alameda.

 

So, here we are again. November 11th. Veterans Day. And just a friendly reminder to thank those in your family, friends and co-workers who have served or are serving our great Nation. Ensuring or having ensured our Freedoms are in place and well protected. As well as defending those who would be oppressed around the world.

A little history about Veterans Day:

http://www.military.com/veterans-day/history-of-veterans-day.htm

Happy Veterans Day to everyone here on the board. I'm going if anyone is interested in grabbing a drink and telling lies, PM me and we'll select a location. Pappy and I usually get together. I think it would be fun if more of us could. I'll be at the Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn at 1000 hrs.

 

I agree 100% but ain't you jumping the gun a little bit,,Todays the 9th. HRP

 

I won't be on the internet on Thursday. It's my Shomer Shabbas. Being the boss has its benefits. Two of us are Vets, and neither will be at work on the 11th.

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Thanks to all who are serving and who have served. vic (US Army 1968-73)

 

Happy Shomer Shabbas,and thanks to all the Vets.

 

Was sent this today, hope it helps someone. (this list is so long, had to post it in 3 parts to get it to fit)

US MIL VETERAN'S AFFAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION


Comment: Someone has gone to a lot of trouble. If this helps one person, then it was worthwhile. Pass it along to family and friends who have served and say thank you.

Below are 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.

Appeals http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch05.doc
Board of Veteran's Appeals http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/
CARES Commission http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/
CARES Draft National Plan http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105
Center for Minority Veterans http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
Center for Veterans Enterprise http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm
Center for Women Veterans http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html
Classified Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assoc http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html
Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...t6%20/ch07.doc
Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03 http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page http://www.va.gov/
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view
Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm
Due Process http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch02.doc
Duty to Assist http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch01.doc
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Environmental Agents http://www1.va.gov/environagents/
Environmental Agents M10 http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1002
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHa...1303122304.DOC and http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1158
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/Depl...umFAQSheet.doc
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHA...W130340304.DOC
Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE http://www1.va..gov/vhapublications/...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
Forms and Records Request http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
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PART 2


General Compensation Provisions http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/tit...haptervi_.html
Geriatrics and Extended Care http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
Guideline for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm
Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf
Gulf War Subject Index http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?...=main&letter=A
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIl...ndAsIB1041.pdf
Hearings
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch04.doc
Homeless Veterans http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
HSR&D Home http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/
Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm
Ionizing Radiation http://www1.va.gov/irad/
Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/
M 10 for spouses and children <http://www1..va..gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007
M10 Part III Change 1 http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1008
M21-1 Table of Contents http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/M21_1.html
Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/regs/38CFR/BOOKC/PART4/S4_130.DOC
Mental Health Program Guidelines http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1094
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
My Health e Vet http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
NASDVA.COM http://nasdva.com/
National Association of State Directors http://www.nasdva.com/
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention http://www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc
OMI (Office of Medical Inspector) http://www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/
Online VA Form 10-10EZ https://www.1010ez..med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/so...parkinsons.pdf
and, http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/
Peacetime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...ite:+38USC1131
Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/tit...chapteri_.html and, http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/tit...hapterii_.html
and, http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/tit...apteriii_.html
Persian Gulf Registry http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1003
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/...sp?pub_ID=1232
Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1006
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_...Appendices.doc Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_w...lfWarRpt02.pdf
Phase I PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1004
Phase II PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1005
Policy Manual Index http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
Power of Attorney http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) http://www1.va.gov/shad/
Prosthetics Eligibility http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...asp?pub_ID=337
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PART 3

Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/
Public Health/SARS http://www..publichealth.va.gov/SARS/
Publications Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/p...ions.cfm?Pub=4
Publications and Reports http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_i...e=gulf_war.htm
Records Center and Vault Homepage http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html
Records Center and Vault Site Map http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html
REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS http://www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/...=3288-form.xft
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002 http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Min...pril112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Rep...tions_2004.pdf
Research and Development http://www..appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm
Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_..html
Title 38 Index Parts 0-17
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...38cfrv1_02.tpl
Part 18
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/te xt/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tp l=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02.tpl
Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart A "Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...r3_main_02.tpl
Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief (also § 3.317 Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found here) http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...r3_main_02.tpl Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text....1.5.2&idno=38
Title 38§ 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART A "SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart à "General Policy in Rating http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&rg n=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.1..96.11&idno=3 8
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims http://www.vetapp.gov/
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
VA Fact Sheet http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
VA Health Care Eligibility http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp
VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF) http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html
VA Life Insurance Handbook ¬" Chapter 3 http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
VA MS Research http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
VA National Hepatitis C Program http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
VA Office of Research and Development http://www1.va.gov/resdev/
VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
VA WMD EMSHG http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
VA WRIISC-DC http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/
VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address http://www.va.gov/oig/hotline/hotline3 .htm
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page http://www.vba.va.gov/
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information http://valaw.org/
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13 http://webmaila.juno.com/webmail/new...ckedError.aspx>
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http: // www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans ¬(tm) Health http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index..asp
Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc
VONAPP online http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html
Wartime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...ite:+38USC1110
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey http://www.wri.med.va.gov/
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site http://www.gibill.va.gov/
What VA Social Workers Do http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
WRIISC Patient Eligibility http://www.illegion.org/va1.html

Print this out and save it in your VA files. There may be a time for use in the future.
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holy crap! Thanks energy.

 

I want to wish my fellow Marines a Happy 235th Birthday. I also want to offer up many heart felt "Thank You's" for all my fellow veterans out there!!! Without them we probably wouldn't be hot rodding today!

 

Although not a former Marine, I would like to say thank you to each and every Marine out there, who is now or have had protected us and kept us safe. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BDM

 

Semper Fi to the best of the best!

 

thank you to my fellow vetrans for your service

REMBER TO GET YOUR FREE applebees lunch the 11 the bring ID proving you served

on the 15 the Golden Corral is serving up veterans the free lunch and no id required

SO GO ENJOY YOUR FREE LUNCH

 

Happy Birthday Guys. You fellows are all Heros in this old mans book.
God bless you all !!!!! Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

Thanks, and happy b-day Marines!

(11 Mike, US Army-Mechanized Infantry)

My "old ride":

 

even if you forget it, Applebees isn't gonna hassle you.... I wonder do they have steak?

 

Happy birthday United States Marine Corps!

 

Happy Birthday!!!

 

thanks to everyone that has and are still serving the U.S.A.

 

Happy Birthday and THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

 

I don't even know if there is an Applebee's around here. Oh well, I usually never take advantage of being a Marine anyway. I guess its the thought that I'm no different than anyone else, I just have a different type of job than most. Anyway happy birthday to all of us, and a drink for you, a drink for me, and then one for all 235 years, and I'm sure there are other reasons to have some more.

 

Thanks for the Info . Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

thanks for the info

 

Happy birthday! 1963-1969 usmc

 

Semper Fi.

 

Semper Fi Cozee!