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Ensuring that Today's Veterans Have Access to Support Is Extremely Important
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IN 19-48, THE AMVETS "NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION" WAS
FORMED WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND--ASSISTING RETURNING VETERANS FROM WORLD
WAR TWO, BY AIDING IN THEIR READJUSTMENT BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
SIXTY YEARS LATER, THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPANDED ON THIS GOAL, TO SERVE
ALL VETERANS--PAST AND PRESENT. AMVETS NATIONAL COMMANDER,
J-P BROWN, THE THIRD, DESCRIBES SOME OF THE FOUNDATION'S
ACTIVITIES...
(BROWN):
"OUR 'NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS' HELP PROCESS CLAIMS FOR
VETERANS' BENEFITS WITH THE V-A. LAST YEAR ALONE, THEY
PROCESSED MORE THAN 65-THOUSAND CLAIMS--RESULTING IN 324-MILLION
DOLLARS IN COMPENSATION. WE ALSO HAVE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN
V-A MEDICAL FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY--STANDING BY, TO ASSIST OUR
VETERANS WHO NEED IT THE MOST. OUR MEMBERS ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE NATIONAL GUARD UNITS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITIES--TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING FOR OUR
COUNTRY HAVE ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT."
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COMMANDER BROWN EXPLAINS WHY THE FOUNDATION’S WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER…
(BROWN):
"OUR GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED IN FAR-GREATER
NUMBERS THAN EVER BEFORE. INCREASING NUMBERS OF FEMALE SOLDIERS,
SAILORS, AIRMEN, AND MARINES ARE SERVING IN OR NEAR COMBAT ZONES.
THE EVER-CHANGING NATURE OF THIS CONFLICT CREATES UNIQUE ISSUES NEVER
ENCOUNTERED BEFORE: FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL
PROBLEMS--SUCH AS P-T-S-D AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY--PLACE AN
EXTRAORDINARY STRAIN ON VETERANS' FAMILIES, AND ON THE V-A. IN
LIGHT OF THIS, THE FOUNDATION ENSURES THAT ALL VETERANS RECEIVE THE
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"AM-VETS-N-S-F"-DOT-ORG.
