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 paper benefits extensively from independent research conducted [...]

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)
== Prescription Filling Options [01] —————- (Shop Around)
== [...]

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)
== Tricare Service Center ————————— (How to [...]