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Prepared Caregivers Toolkit

Originally posted 2023-07-27 12:22:11. Today, RCI and the Returning Service Members – U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs are releasing Prepared Caregivers: A Toolkit for Caregivers of Veterans for Disaster Preparedness, a guide to help caregivers of Veterans prepare for disasters, including environmental catastrophes and pandemics. To read the toolkit and learn more, please visit rosalynncarter.org/emergency-preparedness/.

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National search to find Montford Point Marines

Originally posted 2019-02-07 11:05:13. JACKSONVILLE, NC (WITN) – If you know a Marine who served decades ago during segregation in Jacksonville at Montford Point, your contribution could be invaluable to a group of leaders who’ve began a nationwide search to find and honor all the Monford Point Marines. February, during Black History Month, is one of the many appropriate times of the year to recognize the Marines historic contributions. From 1942 to 1949, approximately 20,000 African…

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Stress, instability…what’s next?

Originally posted 2014-07-18 01:42:05. It’s been a little over 2 weeks since my surgery, Dusty’s grand-mal seizure and the stress of it all. My mother ended up having almost one hundred staples throughout her little body. But now it’s time to heal. We have been to the doctor for Dusty’s seizure. Like I said before he has seizures but for him to have a grand-mal seizure…well that is few and far between. We did find…

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Share The Mission

Originally posted 2020-01-19 16:27:46. We need you.Join us.Donate.Wear our merchandise.Share the mission.Follow us. We are taking care of our own. One veteran at a time.https://t.co/nYsRDSAcpz pic.twitter.com/9v4ZQfNlUS — Code of Vets ™ (@codeofvets) January 18, 2020 This is the organization that helped pay for the memorials for CJ and Tey. Their mission is ” We are taking care of our own. One veteran at a time” codeofvets.com

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Before you EAS

Originally posted 2019-09-17 16:52:28. If you plan on or didn’t plan on getting out the military there are somethings you need to do. The Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program allows transitioning service members to file a VA disability compensation claim 180-90 days PRIOR to separation, which allows VA to grant benefits as soon as the day after discharge. This video describes the eligibility requirements and outlines how to file a BDD claim. For more…

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