MIA Update
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Office announced the identification of the remains of three sailors and one
Marine who had been missing in action since World War II.
Returning home for
burial with full military honors are:
Navy Seaman 2nd Class Vernon N. Grow and Machinist's
Mate 1st Class Alfred F. Wells, had been missing since Dec. 7, 1941,
when the battleship USS Oklahoma they were aboard suffered multiple torpedo
hits and capsized as it was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Wells, 32, will be buried June 11 in his hometown of Syracuse, N.Y.
Marine Corps Pfc. John Saini and Navy Pharmacist’s
Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane had died fighting on the Pacific
atoll of Tarawa on Nov. 20, 1943. Saini, 20, was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion,
8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, and will be buried June 11 in his hometown of
Healdsburg, Calif. Brisbane was assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd
Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division.
Do you have arthritis?
Col. Whicker of Dixie High School's AFJROTC has advised us of a message from the mother of one of his cadets
who has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He was chosen to represent at a Summit
in DC next month, and he’d like to take a bunch of letters from any Veterans
who suffer from arthritis. The letter and link follow:
Chris and I are traveling to DC in March for Advocacy
Summit. This year our focus has been on our veterans. 1 in 3 have
Arthritis. We are asking all of the people we know who have Arthritis to
fill out a virtual letter and submit it. The foundation is them
compiling those, and Chris and I will be hand delivering those to our Utah
Representatives. If you can lend us your voice, that would be great.
Deadline is March 3. Feel free to share with anyone else that you
know. We would love to deliver a lot of letters.
Sarah
More about the Advocacy Summit on Arthritis HERE:
EITC Awareness
EITC Awareness. Are you Eligible for Tax Credit?
Did you know you may be eligible to get more money back from the IRS?! Families with three children earning less than $53,267 from wages, self-employment, or farming last year may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – as much as $6,242. Even workers without children may qualify for the EITC, but anyone who qualifies must file and claim the credit to get it!
EITC is a financial boost for working people and the local
communities. Nationwide, over 27 million people received over $65
billion in EITC for the 2014 tax year.
Millions of taxpayers will qualify for the first time this year. Due
to changes in financial, marital or parental status, the EITC eligible
population has a turnover rate of about one-third each year.
To maximize awareness, the IRS is encouraging Congressional offices,
governmental agencies and organizations to conduct EITC awareness
activities. The goal is to raise EITC awareness to ensure every
qualified worker claims and receives their EITC.
More Info: Earned Income Tax Credit
Vet Center Mobile
My
name is Thomas Lamb, I am outreach counseling
coordinator for the St. George Vet Center. I am a 13 year veteran still serving in the
Army National Guard. What we provide is readjustment counseling for
combat veterans and their families and counseling for any Military Sexual
Trauma. We travel to Cedar city, Kanab, Richfield, Beaver, and Mesquite
and various other rural cities to provide readjustment counseling, so the
veterans are not required to travel to St. George for help. If our St. George
facility works for you, we have three full time counselors here. Just call the
office number at 435-673-4494
for an appointment. The process to receive counseling through the Vet Center is
a lot simpler than the VA Health. All we need to provide service to you is a
copy of your DD 214 showing that you served in a combat zone or for Military
Sexual Trauma a copy of your DD 214 and you’re in. What is great about the Vet
Center is we are separated from the VA and DOD; our counseling is private and
our records cannot be accessed unless they have an written authorization
or under the privacy act 1975 in a crisis situation. If this is
something that would be of service to you please give us a call.
What My Schedule Is
I am running back on my normal schedule which is shown below. Feel free to call me for times when I will be in those
certain areas. As of right now no other events are scheduled looking into our
options for Veterans Day, so if you would like to request the MVC, please let me
know the event and what time. I look forward in working with you, feel free to
give me a call or email me for questions or planning events. I am very excited
for this opportunity to help out fellow veterans and the community. Outreach is
the best way to communicate with our veterans and show them we support and want
to give them the help they need and deserve we all need to work together to
make it the most effective way possible. Thank you for your time and your
support I look forward to hearing from you. Please let me know any upcoming events I would love to
attend and support your organization.
Sincerely,
Thomas
Lamb
Readjustment
Counselor Technician / Outreach Coordinator
St.
George Vet Center
1664
South Dixie Drive Suite C-102
St.
George, Utah 84770
Mobile
Outreach Cell: (801) 946-1667
Office:
(435)
673-4494
Fax:
(435)
673-2365
Tentative work plan:
Feel free to call for Times
My Cell (801) 946-1667
Office:
(435) 673-4494
Cedar City: Nov 3rd Calranch, Nov 17th Lins market.
Washington/St. George: Nov 4th Smith’s Bluff street, Nov
18th Sportsmans warehouse.
Mesquite: Oct 22nd Parking lot at Smith’s, Nov 5th Smith’s.
Kanab: Oct 27th Food town, Nov 10th
Richfield: Oct 28th Main Street Park, Nov 25th Kmart
Beaver: Oct 29th Army National Guard armory, Nov 12th
Armory
Camp Lejeune Water
Check this website for more information on Camp Lejeune Water:
WEB PAGE
Proposed eligibility expansion for Veterans exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
WEB PAGE
Proposed eligibility expansion for Veterans exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
Veterans Voice-November 2015 Issue
The November issue of the Utah Veterans Voice newsletter is
now online and ready to view. This
edition has a special message from Governor Gary Herbert regarding Veterans
Day. The articles are about state and
federal benefits, special projects, and non-profits that do great things for
Veterans throughout the state. And,
there is a special farewell note from the editor of newsletter.
The Utah Veterans Voice has messages from our
major partners: the Department of
Veteran Affairs (healthcare and benefits), Utah National Guard, and other great
partners in Utah. We hope you enjoy the
November 2015 edition of the newsletter, and during the month of November we
encourage all to get out and celebrate, on 11 November, those great men and
women who have served and continue to serve this great country in which we live
in.
The November 2015 edition of The Utah Veterans Voice can be
found on the Resources and Publications page on our website
(http://veterans.utah.gov/). It is our high honor to serve those who have and continue to
serve.
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