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Type of Site |
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Rolling
Thunder®, Inc.
(National Organization) |
http://www.rollingthunder1.com
This is the Home Page of our National
Organization's Web site.
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Ohio Veterans Loans |
www.vamortgagecenter.com
Ohio Veterans, learn how to utilize your VA
Benefits to obtain an OHIO VA Loan.
VA Mortgage Center.com is NOT
affiliated with any government agencies, including the VA. VA Mortgage
Center.com is brought to you by Mortgage Research Center, a VA approved
lender, NOT affiliated with any government agencies, including the VA.
We may share customer information with our trusted affiliates to assist
you with your VA Loan. |
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Search The Wall |
http://go.footnote.com/thewall?xid=271
Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Leave a tribute, a story or
photograph about any of the 58,256 veterans killed in the Vietnam War. |
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Healing Field |
http://www.healingfield.org
Summit County Ohio Veterans Service
Commission presents Akron, Ohio, Field of Honor - honoring our veterans
- these special displays of fields of American flags have helped to
honor the sacrifice of our service men and women, raise awareness for
the tragedy of child abuse or domestic violence, honor veterans past and
present, raise awareness for heart disease and cancer and more. |
Honor Flight Network
(The Official National Site) |
www.honorflight.org
Honor Flight is a non profit organization created solely to honor
America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. We fly our heroes to
Washington, DC to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is
given to the senior veterans – WW II survivors along with those other
veterans that may be terminally ill.
Email:
info@honorflight.org / Phone: 937-521-2400 / 303 E. Auburn Ave.,
Springfield, Ohio 45505.
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Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) |
www.jpac.pacom.mil
The core of JPAC's day-to-day operations involves investigating leads
and recovering and identifying Americans who were killed in action but
never brought home.
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World's Largest POW/MIA Balloon Launch |
http://war-veterans.org/Wlaunch.htm
Donations are always needed to help make
this annual POW/MIA balloon launch a success. Please help by going
to their web site.
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Faces of the Fallen |
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/branches/marines/page1/
This site is hosted by the Washington Post. The site lists the
names and pictures of U.S. service members who died in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Need your form DD-214
National Personnel Records Center |
http://vetrecs.archives.gov
Request copies of Military Personnel Records National Archives.
The NPRC has provided this website for veterans to access their DD-214
on-line.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Facilities Locator and Directory |
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash=1
This site is a storehouse of facility and key staff information within
1156 VA facilities, maintained on a regular basis by
editors and administrators nationwide throughout the VA network.
Designed for ease-of-use, this site categorizes information for browsing
by state and administration, as well as by viewing through an
interactive map of the United States.
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VA Healthcare System of Ohio |
http://www.va.gov/visn10/
If you need to know the location of any of the many Ohio VA Care
Centers, this is the site you want to use. This site is easy to
use.
Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) - If your loved one is showing signs of PTSD, don't wait
to get help. Contact your local VA medical center or call the VA's
24-hour, seven-day help line at 1-888-838-6446. The VA is a
leader in PTSD treatment, and the VA Healthcare System of Ohio offers a
number of programs to treat the disorder. For additional help,
contact Military One Source at 1-800-342-9647 to speak with a
mental health professional who can answer your questions and help you
find community support.
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Chief Business Office
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
www.va.gov/healtheligibility
Health Eligibility Internet website
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Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service |
www.va.gov/rcs
RCS Statement of Purpose -
We are the people in VA who welcome
home, with honor, the war veteran by providing quality readjustment
services in a caring manner; assisting them and their family members
toward a successful post-war adjustment in or near their respective
communities. Bereavement Counseling is now being offered to
parents, spouses and
children of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their
country. Also eligible are family members of reservists and National
Guardsmen who die while on duty.
The RCS also has
specialized help for "Sexually Traumatized Veterans."
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The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/
This organization was created within the Department of Veterans Affairs
in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of
veterans with military-related PTSD. Its mission was, and remains: To
advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans
through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and
treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided
as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring
consequences of traumatic stress, for a variety of audiences.
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Irene Mandra's E-mail news is A MUST HAVE if
you want to keep up with POW/MIA news. Sign up.
Make sure you check out Irene's bio.
And make sure you check out Irene's web
site. |
imandra@optonline.net
Write to Irene at the above address to get on her e-mail listing.
http://www.koreacoldwar.org/bios/mandrawho.html
If you want to know more about who this knowledgeable lady is, go to her
biographical sketch at the above address.
www.koreacoldwar.org
This is Irene's official web site, take a
look.
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Lynn O'Shea's Site - A MUST SEE site.
National Alliance of POW / MIA Families
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http://www.nationalalliance.org/
Make sure you sign up to get on their e-mail list for up-to-date news on
POW / MIA issues.
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POW / MIA Radio |
http://www.americanewsnet.com/radio.htm Sundays from 5 - 8
PM Eastern Time - hosted by Mr. Rod Utech.
America News Network / KHNC 1360 AM The Lion - Conservative News Talk
Radio
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Veterans Resources site |
http://www.veteransresources.org/
Veterans Resources is a growing community of veterans with the goal of
helping out other veterans. You are encouraged to register on
Veterans Resources, ask questions in the forum, and even lend a helping
hand when you can. You may even make some friends. Within
the site you can find many different resources which are continually
being updated and added to. The benefits page contains a lot of
information regarding different benefits that are available to veterans.
Their links page contains many links that you may find useful.
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POW/MIA Databases & Documents - Library of
Congress - Federal Reserach Division |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/pow/
This database site has over 141,000 documents and has been established
to assist researchers interested in investigating the U.S. Government
documents pertaining to U.S. military personnel listed as unaccounted
for as of December 1991. The title of this collection is "Correlated and
Uncorrelated Information Relating to Missing Americans in Southeast
Asia." The documents are declassified by the Defense POW/Missing
Personnel Office (DPMO) and released to the Federal Research Division,
Library of Congress, for public access.
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Defence POW Missing Personnel Office |
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/
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VALAW
A Veterans resources network |
http://valaw.org/
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information provided online. All items
free for use and distribution. Includes VA disability codes, VVA
Claims Guide, etc.
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Biographies on Prisoners of War and Missing
in Action from the Vietnam
Conflict |
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios.htm
Includes biographies of all those declared POW/MIA during the Vietnam
Conflict, beginning in 1952. Includes those declared Prisoner of
War (POW), declared Missing In Action (MIA), Presumed Dead (PFOD),
Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered (KIA/BNR), Died In Captivity (DIC),
escapees, and returnees - includes civilians and foreign nationals.
Based on the PMSEA used by USG officials.
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Advocacy & Intelligence Index for POW-MIAs,
Inc.
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http://aiipowmia.com/
The AIIPOWMIA is an education organization, dedicated to the issue of
Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, from ALL wars. They
maintain an "Advocacy & Intelligence Index For POWs / MIAs Archives" and
in the archives you will find reports, testimony, statements,
depositions, documents, daily news, articles, lists, updates and
announcements on POWs and MIAs from ALL wars. The Archives are
updated and added-to daily so check often.
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Task Force Omega |
http://www.taskforceomegainc.org/
This web site is a work in progress.
Loss incident bios are continuously being added and/or updated with the
goal of publishing an incident bio for each missing man and woman from
the war in Southeast Asia. Will include bios for the returned
Prisoners of War as well as for the men and women whose remains are
returned and identified. If anyone can provide a photo or
information about a specific MIA or loss incident, please contact us
Task Force Omega. |
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Home of Heroes |
www.homeofheroes.com
Preserving the History of Recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Home Of Heroes.com now
has more than 20,000 pages of US History for you to view.
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| Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
www.nps.gov/vive/home.htm
Known commonly as "The Wall."
Offers a variety of sites, including the official one.
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| The World War II Memorial |
www.worldwariimemorial.com/
Offers veterans of this conflict a
desktop access point to the monument itself and to a registry and
"reunion messaging center" designed to reunite vets who have lost touch.
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| National Parks Service |
www.nps.gov/nama/monuments/monument.htm
This site gives an overview of many
Washington D.C. memorials. Included are the Korean War Veterans
Memorial, the Washington Monument, etc.
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| Civil War Memorials |
www.afroamcivilwar.org/
A standout site is the African
American Civil War Memorial which includes old prints and photographs.
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| CNN.com |
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/index.html
This site lists our Service Men and Women
who have fought the good fight in Iraq.
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Presidential Prayer Team
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http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/
This site will allow you to adopt one of our troop members. The
site has a statistical table that is updated each hour and shows the
number of our troops that are now adopted.
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Today's Military |
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/
This site lists over 4,100 military jobs.
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U.S. Department of Defense |
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/
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Vietnam Women's Memorial |
http://vietnamwomensmemorial.org
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American Gold Star Mothers |
http://www.goldstarmoms.com/agsm/Home/
We're an organization of mothers who have
lost a son or daughter in the service of our country.
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Blue Star Mothers |
http://www.bluestarmothers.org/
They’re there when military men and women head overseas. They're there
to shower them with love when they come home again. Their thoughts
are with them every day, no matter where they are. They are the
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., whose members hang blue stars in
their windows whenever their children join the armed forces.
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Contact Your Congressmen |
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
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U.S. Senators |
http://www.united-states-senators.com/
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Motorcycle Events |
http://www.motorcycleevents.com/calendar.php
Contains an extensive listing of motorcycle events within the U.S.
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The Official U.S. Time |
http://www.time.gov/
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These Links provided by Ty Geiser, Vice
President, Ohio Ch. 2 |
STATE VETERANS OFFICES
Here is a
list of the states and links to their Veterans Offices.
Once you get to your state be sure to look for county
and city listings for veterans. There is lots of great
help at the local level.
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SERVICE, HELP AND
INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS FOR VETERANS
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
is one of the best organizations when it comes to
fighting for your benefits. even if you are not a
member the VFW has Service Officers at most VA
facilities who can help you with your claims.
The
American Legion
is the largest veterans organization in the world.
Again, a great source of information and help if you
need it. The Legion can represent you in the claims
process and you don't have to be a member.
A great organization
with incredible resources and lots of information is the
Disabled American Veterans (DAV).
Just click the link to peruse their services and see if
they might be able to help with your particular
situation.
Here is the link to
AMVETS,
another great service organization.
Even if you aren't a
Vietnam vet the
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
can provide great information on VA benefits and dealing
with the VA. This is a great site to explore.
USDR is the
Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees. This is a great
site for retirees who are disabled. Always up-to-date
information.
Find them here...
Here is the best
source for information on medical malpractice at the
VA...
http://www.vamalpractice.info
For veterans' legal
assistance in the Los Angeles area...
http://www.lafla.org/ and
http://www.innercitylaw.org/ .
Just for women
veterans...the help and information you need
at...Sisters Bound by Honor...
http://www.sistersboundbyhonor.org
Blue Water Navy ... Dioxin exposure information for
sailors.
HR2370 dot Org ... Check out this site to support
H.R. 2370 which will issue a medal to certain veterans
who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a
direct result of that service, or who were presumptively
exposed to ionizing radiation, herbicide agents, or
chemical agents during their service in the Armed
Forces.
Here is great PTSD
info and support for all vets at
PTSD Support dot Net
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) ...
formerly known as Operation Truth.
Veterans Rest
Camp of Minnesota is open to all vets.
Click here for more.....
The
Kitchen Table Gang
offers assistance to hospitalized vets and will properly
dispose of your old American flags.
The Veteran's Coalition, People who Care
is a great site. This is a spin-off of VVW.
The National Gulf War Resource Center
provides incredible information for anyone who served in
the Gulf at any time. The site is
NGWRC.org.
And don't forget the
International Gulf War Council -- a centralized
working group for the advancement of veterans health
issues.
The late
Colonel David H. Hackworth (Hack) was the soldier's
soldier. His wife is carrying on his mission. You need
to know the information you'll find at his site,
Hackworth.com.
I know you'll find
Vets for Justice
an interesting site. Full of mind-boggling information
about the condition and operation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Equal Rights Protection Advocacy
will set you straight on the Feres Doctrine. Also,
many links to other great sites.
Veteran's Help Network
is just that. Lot's of great help and many links to
places you'll want to explore. Especially good if you
are looking for legal help with a VA claim.
AHRP is the
Alliance for Human Research Protection
and this link takes you to pages that detail human
research at VA hospitals.
VMFP.ORG is the Veterans and Military Families for
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