Military Information

VA Health Services
To learn more about your state's benefits, visit the Military.com (http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits/state-veterans-benefits-directory) State Veteran's Benefits Directory.

American Legion Reiterates Call
The American Legion is calling on Congress to cease federal funding of the Veterans Business Development Corporation (also known as The Veterans Corporation or TVC). A just-released report from the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship states that the TVC has failed in its mandate to properly provide monetary and educational resources to military veterans wishing to establish small businesses. The report is available on the (http://sbc.senate.gov/Committee%20Report%20on%20TVC.pdf) Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship website.
(http://capwiz.com/military/dbq/officials/) How do you feel about this action? Let your public officials know how you feel!

Featured Job: Research Nurse
Kelly Services needs a Nurse with Clinical Trials Experience to work onsite at the National Institutes of Health! To apply, please go to (http://www.kellyservices.com/web/global/services/en/pages/careers_main.html?esrc=vr.nl).

Surviving Spouses Payments
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced immediate actions to quickly identify and pay surviving spouses who are eligible to receive a one-time compensation or pension payment for the month of the veteran's death. Surviving spouses most likely to be effected by this processing problem are those who never applied to VA for survivors' benefits following the death of a veteran. Surviving spouses are encouraged to contact the Survivors' Call Center at the toll-free telephone number 1-800-749-8387, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm central standard time. Inquiries may also be submitted through the (http://www.vba.va.gov/survivorsbenefit.htm) Internet at the Veterans Benefits Administration website.
(http://www.military.com/news/stories/survivor-benefits-news.html) Learn more about Survivor Benefits.

Win a Trip to Vietnam
If you received a Purple Heart for being wounded in Vietnam, you could be one of nine veterans to win Veterans of Foreign War's "Return to Vietnam" trip. This in-country tour runs from April 24-May 7, 2009. Airfare, accommodations and meals are included. Entries must be received prior to the drawing on Jan. 15, 2009. Winners will be notified by mail or e-mail in late January, 2009. To claim their trip, winners must send a copy of their Purple Heart documentation to VFW National Headquarters by Feb. 15, 2009, and their passport by March 1, 2009. To download and entry form, visit the (http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.newsDtl&did=4763) Veterans of Foreign Wars website.