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July 02, 2020

Celebrating the life of Frank Herd

June 01, 2018

We are making some major improvements to our grounds and offering everyone an opportunity to honor veterans.

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Our "Walk of Valor" Peace Garden is Phase One and here's what you can do to become a part of it.

We have partnered with Bricks-R-Us and they have set up a website where you can custom order a brick to honor or memorialize a friend or family member. The website is www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/davchapter129

We deeply appreciate your generous donation in purchasing a "Memorial Brick Paver" as well as our colleagues,Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3908. We are America's premier organization, representing Disabled American Veterans, enacted by an Act of Congress (501(c)(4), which is authorized to legally represent veterans before the Dept of Veterans Affairs in the quest to file for benefits which the veteran rightfully deserves and has earned. We also work tirelessly to assist any and all veterans as an information outreach resource. Our Veterans of Foreign Wars brethren also work hard to assist and support veterans who have served in foreign theaters of war the world over. The VFW in turn, also "thanks you" sincerely for your thoughtful and generous gift of remembrance.

Our "Walk of Valor" Peace Garden, our Flags of Honor area, and our Fire Pit of Reflection will soon be a reality thanks to your generous donations in the form of a memorial brick of remembrance which will mark the patriotic service of a loved one, family member or friend. While we do not have "limitless" space for the display of memorial bricks...we want to emphasize that NOW is the perfect time to reserve your memorial brick and have it installed when these projects are being completed.

Again, THANK YOU SINCERELY on behalf of all Disabled American Veterans.

Sincerely,

Randolph E. Whitmire
Commander
DAV Chapter 129

August 24, 2018

Although this story came out in March 2017, we still receive questions about it and are re-posting:

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VA has established a rule stating that those who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River, including all satellite camps and housing areas, from August 1, 1953 through December 31, 1987 who later developed one of the following eight diseases can now receive disability benefits:

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• Adult leukemia

• Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes

• Bladder cancer

• Kidney cancer

• Liver cancer

• Multiple myeloma

• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

• Parkinson's disease

(please click button below for rest of this article)

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Photo: FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, the globe and anchor stand at the entrance to Camp Lejeune, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)

January 03, 2017

Though this article was published January 2017, we still receive questions and are re-posting:

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DISCLAIMER: This article was copied verbatim (emphasis added) from information provided by Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD; however the DAV will review your case and prepare your claim for free. 

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MANY VETERANS WHO SERVED AT FORT MCCLELLAN WERE EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, HERBICIDE AGENTS, AND VARIOUS HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AGENTS.

If you are a veteran who served at Fort McClellan from 1970 through 1999, and have one of the following medical conditions, it could be related to your military service:

• Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy

• AL Amyloidosis

• Chloracne (or similar acneform disease)

• Leukemias

• Diabetes mellitus, type II

• Hodgkin’s disease

• Ischemic heart disease

• Multiple Myeloma

• Parkinson’s disease

• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

• Prostate Cancer

• Kidney cancer

• Liver cancer

• Bladder cancer

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

• Respiratory Cancers

• Soft Tissue Sarcoma

• Aplastic Anemia or other Myelodysplastic syndromes

• Immune-related diseases

• Neurological conditions, e.g. Multiple Sclerosis

If you have one of these conditions and you served at Fort McClellan between 1970 and 1999, it could be due to exposures during service. This could mean that you are entitled to substantial VA benefits.

Has your claim been denied or do you have a new claim?

Contact us now to learn whether you may be entitled to VA benefits based on diseases or conditions related to your service at Fort McClellan.

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January 03, 2017

Although this article was originally published in January 2017, we still receive questions and are re-posting:

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On Saturday (12/10/16), the Miller-Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Act, H.R. 6416 passed the senate.  The bill passed both the House and the Senate by unanimous approval and is now on the way to the President's Desk for signature into law.

Included in the legislation are these provisions of the Toxic Exposure Research Act:

Subtitle C---Toxic Exposure:

Sec. 631. Definitions.

Sec. 632. National Academy of Medicine assessment on research relating to the descendants of individuals with toxic exposure.

Sec. 633. Advisory board on research relating to health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure while serving in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 634. Research relating to health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure while serving in the Armed Forces.

*For complete text go to https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr6416/text

The Toxic Exposure Research Act was first conceived during a telephone conference between members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Agent Orange Committee and Betty Mekdeci, Executive Director of Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC) in 2009.  BDRC had been collecting data on birth defects and disabilities in the children of Vietnam and later Gulf War veterans' children since 1990.  There were clear patterns of increases in disabilities in both groups, but medical confirmation was needed to prove these connections. 

Betty suggested that a special center should be created where experts on the research of environmental toxins and adverse reproduction outcomes could be brought together to look for medical markers that could define certain birth defects and disabilities that could be related to similar toxic exposures.

The VVA Committee agreed with this idea and spearheaded the seven-year process to turn this concept into law.  Mokie Porter, VVA's Director of Communications (and BDRC board member) held 250 Town Hall meetings all over the country to promote the passage of this bill.

According to VVA President John Rowan, "This legislation, a necessary first step, will lay the groundwork for the research we need on the health of our children and grandchildren, whom we believe have been impacted by exposures during our military service-and in keeping with our founding principle, this legislation will ensure that our newer veterans will not have to wait 50 years for answers."

Sincerely,

Betty Mekdeci, 

Executive Director

Birth Defect Research for Children

946 Lake Baldwin Lane

Orlando, Fl, 32814

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March 18, 2016

The Military Heroes Fund emergency financial assistance program offers financial assistance for wounded, ill, and injured Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans who are experiencing an unexpected financial setback.

Who we serve:  Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans who have a VA disability rating or one in progress.

Eligibility:          

·         Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom

·         Have a VA disability rating

·         Have been honorably discharged

What we support:

·         Mortgage

·         Rent

·         Auto Loan

·         Auto insurance

·         Electric

·         Natural Gas

·         Heating petroleum

-  All past due bills must be at least 30 days in arrears to qualify

-  The Foundation can only  support one emergency financial request per household

Application Process:

·         Review eligibility criteria to see if you qualify

·         Down load Emergency Financial Assistance Application from: www.penfedfoundation.org

·         Complete and sign the application (no electronic  signatures) and fax to (703) 838-1344 or scan and email to: militaryheroes@penfed.org

·         Email or fax copies of DD214 and VA disability rating supporting documentation

·         Email or fax copy of bill or invoice that is at least 30 days in arrears

·         For late rent – send copy of rental lease

·         Participate in a PenFed sponsored financial counseling session

-  Completed applications may take up to 10 days to process

-  Financial assistance is provided directly to the creditor

-  Emergency financial assistance grants are provided on a one time only basis