Vets - Need Benefits help?



Check out the schedule for the DAV Mobile Service Office (MSO) a free service that comes to your local community to help you with your benefits.

Thanks in part to a $2million commitment from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, the DAV MSO program is able to bring these free service to veterans in the communities where they live.

A trained DAV officer will provide you with the best counseling and claim filing assistance you can get from any source, anywhere!

DAV is committed to building better lives for all our nations's disabled veterans and their families.

www.dav.org › BENEFITS ASSISTANCE › DAV Outreach Programs



 Vets and those who want to support our veterans,  check out.... VeteransDirectory.com

Our mission is to support, serve and promote wounded warriors in business. Therefore we promote these businesses by reaching out to government procurement officials and large prime contractors that may appreciate doing business with our veterans. VeteransDirectory.com is “The Wounded Warrior Directory” of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. We believe if you Support the Troops you will Hire a Veteran!

Trying to find a crew member??....

A wealth of Navy info can be found at: http://www.history.navy.mil/fleet_veterans.html

Looking for crew members? try... USNavyLinks.com or HullNumber.com

Looking for a GREAT READ? 

Pick up ...

Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Redemption and Resilience by Laura Hillenbrand (author of best seller & great movie, Seabiscuit). Louie Zamperini was an Olympian, an AF bomber-who's plane was downed in the Pacific (drifting 47 days w/o food and water) and a survivor of some of the worst Japanese POW camps. I highly recommend this book...soon to be movie.

 Lt Louis Zemperini

Photo courtesy of US National Archives.

 Veterans...

                - Looking for work?

Check out this site  - Veterans Make the Best Employees: http://www.vetjobs.com

                - How about training?                           

VET Technologies specializes in the development and manufacture of audio, video, e-learning and personal training methods, devices and content in support of our nation’s Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve personnel – and all veterans who have proudly worn our Country’s uniform in war and peace.

VET Technologies works in partnership with U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the training support material provided is specifically designed and thoughtfully adapted to suit the military educational requirements unique to each one of our Nation’s Armed Services. VET Technologies is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). To learn more, visit www.vettechnologies.com

 - JOB APPLICATIONS ONLINE ! 

            Check out a a fantastic website for Veterans needing employment at

Job-Applications.com

                                  or cut & paste:  http://www.job-applications.com/

Veterans can either apply to armed forces jobs online or locate other businesses and simply download their application to fill out in the comfort of your home.

 Need a VA Home Loan or refinance?

Check out a comprehensive consumer guide on housing and mortgages for
veterans and active military that covers what VA loans are, its benefits,
how to apply for one, special protections against foreclosure, etc.


http://www.mortgageloan.com/veterans/

Resources & Recourses..... 

Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Among Veterans

According to Jesse Herman, at the Asbestos and Mesothelioma Center, many of our nation's veterans were exposed to asbestos during their time in the armed services. Asbestos was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and buildings primarily because of its resistance to fire. Exposure to asbestos can result in a number of life-threatening respiratory conditions including lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma, a deadly cancer directly caused by asbestos exposure.    http://www.asbestos.com/

Patrick Givens, Outreach Manager at Mesothelioma Support Network states, "Our brave service men and women that dedicated their lives for their country are unfortunately the most common victims of Mesothelioma. The military used asbestos in many areas of manufacturing and construction at a time when the dangers of exposure were unknown. It has been shown that 30% of patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma have served in the armed forces."  Check out their rather all-inclusive website at: http://www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com/

 HOW TO FLY THE UNITED STATES FLAG CORRECTLY...

AND OTHER HELPFUL FLAG FLYING INFO CAN BE FOUND AT EHOW

• USA Flag Etiqutte.
• How to fly the flag during National Flag Week.
• How to fly the US Flag on Memorial Day.
• Flag at Half Mast.
• Flag Code Half Staff.
• Flag Flying Protocol.

                 Federal Legal Holidays 2011

• January 1, 2011 -  New Year's Day

(Note: Fri Dec 31, 2010 will be treated as a holiday for federal employees.)

• January 17, 2011 - Martin Luther King Day 
• February 21, 2011 -  Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) 
• May 30, 2011 -  Memorial Day 
• July 4, 2011 - Independence Day

• September 5, 2011 - Labor Day [1st Monday in Sept]
• October 10, 2011 - Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2011 - Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 24, 2011 - Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
• December 25, 20 11- Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]

(Note: Monday, Decd 26, 2011 will be treated as a holiday for federal employees.)

WORDS TO TAPS

Gone the sun. 
From the lakes  
From the hills.   
From the sky. 
All is well.   
Safely rest.   
God is nigh. 

Fading light. 
Dims the sight. 
And a star. 
Gems the sky. 
Gleaming bright.   
From afar.   
Drawing nigh.   
Falls the night. 

Thanks and praise.   
For our days.   
Neath the sun   
Neath the stars.   
Neath the sky 
As we go. 
This we know,   
God is nigh.



Check out the US Army War College website from Carlisle, PA

www.carlisle.army.mil

Need to find a shipmate? Check out these great resources for sailors...

http://hullnumber.com/ and www.USNavyLinks.com

Note: Other sites that can be linked to from Real War Photos website via hyperlink are not under our control. Those sites are responsible for the content of their sites and RWP does not expressly recommend or authenticate any other sites. Other sites are presented to veterans for their review and general knowledge that we hope will help you in some way. Sincerely, The Chizmars

All in the family.....

Jason Bowling, Owner & Operator of Chelsea Paint + Restoration Inc. – With the slogan, “CPR will bring your car back to life!”, gives a note of thanks to his WWII grandfather,

Earl J. Tison

Chelsea Paint + Restoration utilizes a unique business approach for an auto body restoration shop. First, all of the employees own a piece of the company, and second, as an independent repair facility they are not affiliated with a specific insurance company.
(on left, Bob Pearce, Exec Dir of Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce)

Click here to listen to interview.

POW/MIA Sites

MEMORIALS

White County POW Memorial

INFO & DATABASE

http://www.aiipowmia.com/

VFW e-UPDATE

     ...has lots of info for vets... www.VFW.org 

EVENTS 

Add your Veteran-Related Event here for free!

Just email us the details.

Vet Sites

WW I Survivors - DOD remembers the GREAT WAR. 

USAHEC-U.S. Army Heritage Education Center  

Memorial Sites

National Civil War Memorial

DC WWI Memorial- Preservation

National WWII Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Women's Memorial

Korean Veterans War Memorial

Women In Military Service for America Memorial

Group Services 

REAL WAR PHOTOS provides photographs to individuals and groups worldwide:

Reunions

Schools

 Newspapers

 Magazines

 Genealogy buffs 

 Researchers

Writers

Publishers

 Libraries

Federal Government -ship’s commissioning ceremony; dignitary/officer’s retirement.

Veterans & their families

Contact us for a service photo memory.

CONTACT US TODAY!

Call, write or email with your area of interest or special request and we'll forward via U.S. Mail a free custom catalog complete with 'thumbnail- sized' photos to see what you are ordering, plus descriptions, dates and an order form.