DAV Magazine articles from July 2006

DAV Magazine archives from July 2006

Wide world of service.(National Commander's travel )
July 1, 2006... Traveling and meeting new people are part of being National Commander. Sometimes the traveling becomes international, with Past National Commanders visiting Korea, Vietnam and the battlefields of Europe. My experience included a visit to a...

Winter sports clinic.
July 1, 2006... An amputee carves the slopes at the 2006 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, Nearly 350 severely disabled veterans participated in the event, which was cosponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American...

Vets shouldn't need to hire lawyers.(veterans)
July 1, 2006... What is this country coming to when some in Congress say veterans might need to pay for legal assistance in filing claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits they have earned as a result of their service and sacrifice for our...

Column raises concerns from disabled vets.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I just read National Adjutant Wilson's column in the May/June edition of DAV Magazine. My husband was drafted and served during the Vietnam War for two years. During his tour of duty he never complained, did whatever was asked of him and then...

Nameless politicians hurt veterans.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Regarding National Adjutant Wilson's column in the May/June edition of DAV Magazine, why is it that we read about these "committees" that are working to erode the benefits of veterans, but we don't know who is on these committees? Veterans...

Deputy VA Secretary Mansfield chosen.(Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year, Gordon H. Mansfield)(Department of Veterans Affairs)
July 1, 2006... In the stolen moments quietly fishing aboard his boat in the sparkling waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon H. Mansfield's thoughts sometimes drift away on the waves back to Vietnam and the 1968 Tet...

DAV aids ex-POW's ailing widow.(Disabled American Veterans, prisoners of war)
July 1, 2006... His family didn't know what to expect. "Missing in action" is all they heard from the War Department. He'd married his wife Bonnie while on furlough. And although no good news came home to Knoxville, Tenn., she shared every letter with her...

House sends fiscal 2007 VA appropriations to senate for action.
July 1, 2006... Federal spending on direct medical services for veterans would rise just over 6 percent in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, under a House-approved bill funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and a number of military programs. That...

President signs veterans' bill.(George W. Bush, Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006)
July 1, 2006... A wide-ranging veterans' benefits bill that was supposed to have been completed last year has been sent to President Bush and signed into law. The Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 expands a number of...

Lives dedicated to service.(George H. Seal Memorial Winners)
July 1, 2006... Alfred Faticoni of Newington, Conn., learned about service to veterans after he was injured during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, and was cared for by devoted volunteers and the DAV. Joan Antonaccio saw the loving care received by her husband, a...

What emergency?(DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY)
July 1, 2006... It is a sad state of affairs when much-needed funding for our troops in Iraq, communities destroyed by last year's hurricanes and sick and disabled veterans is held hostage by a dispute over billions of dollars in pork-barrel earmarks stuffed...

National candidates for 2006-2007 membership year.(Disabled American Veterans)
July 1, 2006... The following information is intended to inform the membership about the announced candidates for National Office. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement by the National Organization of any candidate to the exclusion of others who...

Disabled veterans reveal their character.(Winter Sports Clinic)(Joseph Bozik awarded at National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic)
July 1, 2006... It's not unusual to see people who've sacrificed a limb in service to their country at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, Colo. Joseph Bozik lost three limbs. But that didn't stop the triple amputee from a...

VA, to provide free credit monitoring for data theft victims.(Department of Veterans Affairs)
July 1, 2006... The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will provide a year's worth of free credit monitoring for veterans and active duty military personnel whose personal data was stolen from the home of a VA employee in May. Secretary of...

Jesse Brown scholarships encourage youth volunteerism.
July 1, 2006... For eligibility, an applicant for the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Volunteer Scholarship must volunteer at least 100 hours at a VA medical center for the calendar year of application. In 2005, Vincent D. Senegar spent more than 200 hours...

DAV marks historic life membership milestone.(1 Million Plus)(Disabled American Veterans)(Cover story)
July 1, 2006... The Disabled American Veterans has marked one of the most important achievements in the organization's 86-year history by reaching the goal of one million fully paid life members. That milestone was made on April 28, when Brian K. Thomas, of...

Love Bears All for Our Veterans.
July 1, 2006... It arrives after so many years and then passes so quickly. It seems like just yesterday I was elected National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary at our 84th convention in Las Vegas. Yet, it's already time to attend the 85th...

Mary Burns Michael: selected 2006 Outstanding Auxiliary Member.
July 1, 2006... Mary Burns Michael, Auxiliary Unit 128, San Antonio, Texas, has been selected to receive the Past National Commanders' Outstanding Auxiliary Member of the Year Award for 2006. The highest individual Auxiliary award will be presented to her at...

Hoop dreams ...
July 1, 2006... Basketball Hall of Fame members Larry Bird and Kevin McHale greet patients from the VA medical center in Hampton, Va., during the annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, April 5-8. From left in the front row are patients Floyd Mitchell,...

Auxiliary Fall Conference meets in Cincinnati.(Disabled American Veterans)
July 1, 2006... It's down to business with equal measures of fun and excitement for Auxiliary members and guests at the 2006 DAV Auxiliary Fall Conference at the Holiday Inn-Eastgate, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 5-7. "We certainly want to encourage all...

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith.(Honoring the Brave)
July 1, 2006... Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith never set out to be a hero. In fact, according to his wife, he would have been uncomfortable about all the attention being paid to his actions on April 4, 2003, at the beginning of the war in Iraq. "He...

Memorial Day ceremonies ...(Honoring the Brave)
July 1, 2006... National Commander Paul W. Jackson, center, is escorted to the Tomb of the Unknowns during Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. President Bush delivered the Memorial Day message at the cemetery. Earlier in the...

Walmart Store #526, Louisville, Ky. Manager Nicholas Bertram presents Department Adjutant Sam Booher.(Honoring the Brave)
July 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Walmart Store #526, Louisville, Ky. Manager Nicholas Bertram presents Department Adjutant Sam Booher, assisted by granddaughter Annastasjia Booher, with a $4,000 donation.

R. Lee Ermey, host of television's "Mail Call," interviews Larry Kelley, owner of Panchito, the B-25 that serves as the showpiece for DAVs Airshow Outreach Program.
July 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: R. Lee Ermey, host of television's "Mail Call," interviews Larry Kelley, owner of Panchito, the B-25 that serves as the showpiece for DAVs Airshow Outreach Program. Ermey and his film crew visited Panchito...

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 1, 2006... The Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) box that appeared on Page 11 of the May/June issue of DAV Magazine contained an error on eligibility requirements for CRSC. Those who retired from active duty are not required to be age 60 or above...

127 new vans on the way to help sick and disabled veterans.(DAV Transportation Network)
July 1, 2006... To provide transportation for sick and disabled veterans to get to and from VA medical facilities for needed medical care, 127 new Ford vans are on their way to join the DAV Transportation Network nationwide. The vans are made possible through...

Chaplains corner.(Disabled American Veterans )
July 1, 2006... The summer months are truly a great time of the year. Family "stuff" is the best. Reunions and picnics offer fun events and a chance to get in touch and to get closer to family and friends. This is especially true with our DAV family when we...

Semper Paratus ...
July 1, 2006... Since its forbearers fought in the Civil War, the United States Coast Guard has participated in numerous battles, wars and conflicts. Members of the Coast Guard who have served in combat now have an association to call their own. The Coast...

VA contacting veterans who received prostate biopsies.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Some veterans who received prostate biopsies between 1997 and 2001 at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in 11 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico may have been treated with improperly disinfected instruments,...

Purple Heart stamp reissued.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The United States Postal Service has reissued a distinctive stamp honoring the men and women of the United States military who were wounded in combat. The new stamp went on sale nationally Saturday, May 27. Like the 37-cent Purple Heart...

Filner elevated on vets committee.(Bob Filner, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Representative Bob Filner (D-Calif.) has been named acting Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Filner temporarily takes over the position from Rep. Lane Evans (D-Ill.), whose health prevents him from conducting his duties...

VA reaches out to veterans on disability benefits.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a special outreach campaign to inform veterans about VA's disability compensation program. VA was directed by Congress to undertake this special outreach in response to concerns that the...

Veterans' overall unemployment rate lower than that of nonveterans.
July 1, 2006... A U.S. Department of Labor survey has found that the overall veterans' unemployment rate is lower than that of nonveterans. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Biennial Employment Situation of Veterans survey found, however, that there is one age...

Benefits panel nixes SSDI, VA compensation offset.(Social Security Disability Insurance)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Amid growing controversy over the scope of its congressional mandate, the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission has voted to conduct a narrowly defined study into the issue of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for veterans...

VA adds POW, Purple Heart designation to Veterans Identification Card.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The VA has added Former POW and Purple Heart (PH) designations on its Veterans Identification Card (VIC). These designations are in addition to the Service-Connected designation already displayed on the VIC. The cards have a photo of the...

DAV hosts ballgame for injured troops.(Disabled American Veterans)
July 1, 2006... Under an azure blue sky, on the manicured green fields of baseball, 14 disabled soldiers and Marines played ball at a professional ballpark on May 4, for most the first time since being wounded in Iraq. The soldiers and Marines, undergoing...

Tiger ace welcomes veterans ...
July 1, 2006... Detroit Tigers pitcher Mike Maroth, talks baseball with wounded U.S. Army soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during a recent visit to the locker room at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. Cpl. Adolfo M. Morales of San German, Puerto...

DAV Day at the Ballpark season is a big hit.
July 1, 2006... Departments and Chapters are taking wounded veterans of the Iraq War and war on terrorism, patients from VA medical centers and their own families out to the ballgame as part of the DAV Day at the Ballpark program. "Wounded veterans and...

Luxembourg American cemetery and memorial.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... * On just over 50 acres in Luxembourg City, lie the final resting places for the remains of more than 5,000 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation while countering the Ardennes Offensive of World War II. In even rows...

Death is as light as a feather.(general George S. Patton)
July 1, 2006... Gen. George S. Patton's legendary and controversial military career continued after his untimely death in December 1945. Today he is buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Harem, Luxembourg, approximately four miles east of Luxembourg City....

Youth in for mom ...(Lee Snyder receives award)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Fourteen-year-old Lee Snyder (second from left) receives a certificate of recognition from Charles Tynan, Treasurer, DAV Chapter 82, Port Charlotte, Fla. Lee's mother, Mary Snyder (left), and father, Terry Snyder observe the ceremony. Chapter...

African-American women who served in gulf wars.
July 1, 2006... The author of a forthcoming book is seeking African-American women who may be willing to share their wartime experiences during the two Gulf War conflicts. African-American women of all ranks and any military job specialty who served in the...

Gifts for vets ...(disabled veterans)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... VAVS Representative Harold J. Smith and the DAV Department of Michigan hosted a Silver Bingo Christmas Party at Iron Mountain VAMC. Patients received door prizes, refreshments, candies and silver coins.

N. Y. director recognized ...(Robert Schuster, New York)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Director Robert Schuster (third from left), Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, N.Y., receives a DAV Appreciation Award from Department of New York Commander Dennis Krulder recognizing his dedication and efforts on behalf of Long Island...