Archive for June, 2009

POW/MIA Bulletin Update 25 June 2009

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED FOR: There are still 1,740 US personnel listed by the Defense POW/MIA Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. . The number of US personnel accounted for since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is now 843. 90% of the 1,740 still missing were lost in Vietnam [...]

Understanding the Agent Orange Impact 40 Years Later

Understanding the Impact 40 Years Later U.S. Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange: National Organization on Disability With funding from the Ford Foundation Special Initiative on Agent Orange/Dioxin June 1, 2009 Foreword The following paper was commissioned by the Ford Foundation Special Initiative on Agent Orange/Dioxin and written by the National Organization on Disability (NOD). The [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 June 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles: == NDAA 2010 ————————————- (Process Begins) == Retiree Telephone News Line —————– (Now available) == Reserve Retirement Age [17] ————- (H.R.208 Bad news) == Mobilized Reserve 9 JUN 09 ——————– (775 Increase) == Retiree Annual COLAs [02] ———— (COLA Calculations) == Retiree Appreciation Days 04] —————- (2009 Schedule) == [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 01 June 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles: == Flag Day ————————————————- (Overview) == Aetna Data Breach ——————————– (65,000 at Risk) == VA Retro Pay Project [16] ———————- (39,000 Missed) == VA Blue Water Claims [05] ———– (Pierside Now Eligible) == Vet Support from States [02] ————————- (Declining) == Mobilized Reserve 26 MAY 09 ——————- (631 Increase) [...]