Hero Stories for September 2010

VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange VA Health Care and Benefits Provided for Many Vietnam Veterans WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability pay under a final regulation published today in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Ag...

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is scheduled to publish a final regulation that will make access to care and the claims process easier for Veterans seeking compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  The rule reduces the evidence needed if the PTSD stressor claimed by a Veteran is related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and is consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of the Veteran’s service. PTSD is a recognized an...

Operation Gratitude Continues to Support Large Number of Deployed Troops We Need Your Help! Operation Iraqi Freedom has officially transitioned to Operation New Dawn.  Yet, 50,000 Soldiers remain in combat-ready mode in Iraq, 100,000 troops are currently deployed in the Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan combat zone, and tens of thousands more are serving in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Bosnia, Africa, the Middle East and other hot spots around the world. Operation Gratitude continues to sup...

Outward Bound, a 45-year old non-profit outdoor, adventure-education organization, is looking for veterans, interested in participating in fully-funded reintegration wilderness expeditions. Adventures are physically, mentally and emotionally stimulating and work to build the self-confidence, trust, and communication skills necessary to successfully return to their families and communities following war time service. Goals of the program are to provide a positive outdoor experience for militar...

Pvt. James F. McClamrock, 22, of Huntersville, North Carolina, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Pvt. McClamrock was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Hello and hope your doing well today. Well, we have 400 care packages ready to ship to our warriors but low on cash for shipping, so we are hoping you will come and invite your friends, neighbors, clubs, church to please help support AVET Project's Programs and Services. All donations can be made on our website and Sponsors please email your logo. In order to save printing we ask that you have your tickets on "Will Call" or I can email. Thank you again for supporting our past and present warr...

Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, of Decatur, Indiana, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Sgt. Jenkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Cpl. Philip G.E. Charte, 22, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, died September 7, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Chartre was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq –Troops from Georgia and Kansas joined forces last month to give medical evacuation training to ten medics with the Iraqi Security Forces at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq. The course was facilitated by medics with 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, 2nd Advise and Assist, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga.; flight medics with 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division,...

DIYALA, Iraq — Major Tom Hanifen is continuing the tradition of sons serving in the U.S. Army. “It was never an expectation (to join the military) but just hearing the stories really made me want to join the ranks,” said Maj. Hanifen, the new officer in charge of Command Post South, (CP South) at Forward Operating Base Warhorse (FOB Warhorse), in Diyala Province. “I had an awareness of it…my earliest memories are going out with my dad on the weekend to go check up on the vehicles on the motor...