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  Veteran's E-News (July 2010)  
 
War-torn Troops Soothed by Horses’ Spirit (zootoo.com)

MIAMI -- The science of the human-animal bond is proving very effective in a new arena: on the home front of a new war. Returning veterans are finding help, as well as healing in therapy that involves a saddle and a set of reins.

 

"It feels pretty good. I feel tall," said U.S. Marine Gene Calonge, who recently returned from his deployment. Learning to ride again is strengthening the bodies and minds of young vets here at the South Florida Veterans Multi-Purpose Center in Davie, Fla.

The last time Calonge mounted a horse, was his service with the Marine Corps. This time around it's Sam, a 4-year-old Arabian, giving him a much-needed boost.

"It's different bonding with an animal, you feel like you're not going to be judged so much about anything so ... you and him just have a good time,” said Calonge.

 
News in and around the Veterans Multi-Purpose Center
July 14th at 7:00 PM there will be a salute to veterans concert at VFW Post 1966 This is a special performance by Britt Small (national recording star and Vietnam veteran) This event is being sponsored by the Veterans Multi-Purpose Center. Be sure to come out and say hello to Britt and enjoy his music.

Also Bob Bambury and the Veterans Multi-Purpose Center of Central Florida were invited to attend the Western Festival of Clermont on the 26th of June 2010 to demonstrate our Equine Assisted Therapy Programs.

The Center’s staff also attended the annual Groveland, FL 4th of July celebration to distribute flyers regarding our Central Florida Programs. We met some good people there, the local American Legion was there on hand and we talked about visiting the Post to present our Programs.

 
New Option for Marking Veterans’ Graves in Private Cemeteries
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers, signifying a deceased's status as a Veteran.

"For Veterans not buried in a national or state Veterans cemetery, or those without a government grave marker, VA is pleased to offer this option that highlights their service and sacrifices for our country,” said Secretary Shinseki.

The new item can be furnished instead of a traditional government headstone or marker for Veterans whose death occurred on or after Nov. 1, 1990, and whose grave in a private cemetery is marked with a privately purchased headstone or marker.

Under federal law, eligible Veterans buried in a private cemetery are entitled to either a government-furnished grave marker or the new medallion, but not both. Veterans buried in a national or state Veterans cemetery will receive a government headstone or marker of the standard design authorized at that cemetery.

The medallion is available in three sizes: 5 inches, 3 inches and 1 ˝ inches in width. Each bronze medallion features the image of a folded burial flag adorned with laurels and is inscribed with the word “Veteran” at the top and the branch of service at the bottom.

 

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Job Corps and VETS Launch Veteran Employment Project
All Expenses Paid -- Including Housing, Job Placement and Transition Support. The U.S Department of Labor (DOL)’s Employment and Training Administration and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service have announced a demonstration project to assist eligible veterans who have recently left the military in gaining enhanced skills to compete in the civilian workplace.

This project will apply the comprehensive training model of Job Corps – a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by DOL – to support the education and training of 18- to 24-year-old veterans. The initial project will enable young veterans to live and train in one of three Job Corps centers: Atterbury Job Corps Center in Edinburgh, Indiana; Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield, Kentucky; and Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

This demonstration project supports the Secretary of Labor’s goal of “Good Jobs for Everyone.” It will recruit eligible veterans and teach them the academic, career, technical and social skills they need to become employed. This education and training will be provided to them through services provided by Job Corps.

Veterans accepted in the demonstration project will live among non-veterans and other veterans who are also transitioning from the military to civilian life. One of the Job Corps program's key benefits is its post-graduate support. When veterans are ready to begin transitioning into their careers, Job Corps staff will assist them in job searching, resume drafting and job interviewing skills. Job Corps will provide graduates with transition services for up to 21 months after graduation, including assistance with housing, transportation and other support services. Upon completion of training, veterans will be assigned to career transition counselors to assist them with job placement or enrollment in higher education.

 

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VA Makes Filing Claims Easier and Faster for Veterans
Simpler Forms and New Program Reduce Paperwork and Speed Process
WASHINGTON – As part of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki’s effort to break the back of the backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reducing the paperwork and expediting the process for Veterans seeking compensation for disabilities related to their military service.

“These reductions in paperwork, along with other improvements to simplify and speed the claims process, symbolize changes underway to make VA more responsive to Veterans and their families,” said Secretary Shinseki.

VA has shortened application forms to reduce paperwork for Veterans. The new forms, which are being made available on VA’s Web site at www.va.gov/vaforms, include:

A shortened VA Form 21-526 for Veterans applying for the first-time to VA for disability compensation or pension benefits. This form has been cut in half – from 23 to 10 pages. It is immediately available to Veterans via Web download, and will be available through VA’s online claim-filing process later this summer at http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp

VA Form 21-526b for Veterans seeking increased benefits for conditions already determined by VA to be service-connected. This new form more clearly describes the information needed to support claims for increased benefits.

 

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