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LVMAC Tidbit — We’re Fishing
In case you are wondering what we have been up to regarding our trendsetting fly fishing program which is a partnership project with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc., click on the image below: (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Poaching Veterans’ Pensions
Veterans Are Being Preyed Upon Again
David M. Dubois, Deputy Director of the Office of Servicemember Affairs in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the Federal Trade Commission, has put out this alert to various veterans groups: “Veterans and their families are a target for some dishonest advisers who are claiming to offer free help with paperwork for pension claims.”
“The scheme involves attorneys, financial planners, and insurance agents trying to get veterans to make decisions about their pensions, without giving them the whole truth,” according to Dubois. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — PA Superior Court “Argues” About Vets
An Event Honoring Those Who Have Served
On 26 February the Argument Court of the PA Superior Court is coming to Northampton County and will begin its special session by hosting an open program to honor our veterans. The event is called, “Honoring Those Who Serve – A Tribute to Our Veterans.” The purpose of the event is to publicly acknowledge the military service and sacrifices made by veterans and their families. During the program, three veterans of different wars will speak. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Last Call for 2013 Student Vets Conference
Less than two weeks are left until the March 2nd through 3rd Student Veterans Education & Employment Conference at the William Pitt Student Union on the University of Pittsburgh campus, Pittsburgh, PA. Register today to meet the Student Veterans of America Staff and National Leadership Council Members who know first-hand effective strategies for supporting student veterans. And even fewer days are left to register. The deadline for registration is Friday, February 22nd. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — New License Plate Helps Veterans
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began issuing the new “Honoring Our Veterans” license plates in mid-January 2013. The “Honoring Our Veterans” license plate was authorized by Act 194 of 2012. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — A Women Veterans Symposium, First of Its Kind in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), under which the Office of Veterans Affairs is found, is hosting its first Pennsylvania Women Veterans Symposium (PWVS) on March 8-10, 2013, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg. All Pennsylvania women veterans, regardless of period of service, are welcome.
The symposium is geared to meet the needs of women veterans by providing them with information and resources, to include VA benefits and health care. Important guest speakers will be featured, as well as breakout sessions on a variety of topics of particular interest to women veterans. The event will also provide an opportunity to meet fellow vets and build camaraderie. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — A Special Retreat for Women Veterans
ALL WOMEN VETERANS IN PENNSYLVANIA, STAND UP!
ATTENTION:
What: Women Veterans Retreat
Where: Comfort Inn, Duncansville, PA
When: From 22 March at 4:30 p.m. to 24 March at about 9 a.m.
Cost: Free, courtesy of state VFW Posts and Ladies Auxiliaries
RSVP required: PAWomenVets2013@gmail.com by 1 March 2013
Primary POC: Sandy Showalter, Chair, Women’s Programs, VFW Dept. of PA
Registration starts 22 March at 4:30 p.m. Bring a DD Form 214 or its equivalent, VA Card, or Military ID Card. Program starts 22 March at 6:00 p.m.
This one-of-a-kind event is open to any woman veteran of any period of service and sponsored by women veterans for women veterans. You do not have to be affiliated with any organization — this event is not about organizations. Come learn about your benefits, learn about yourself, enjoy the company of other women veterans, be “vet proud,” and also feel the appreciation of the Blair County community. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — New TRICARE Pharmacy Copays for 2013
As a result of the enacted Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, beginning this February new copayments for prescription drugs purchased through TRICARE off-base are about to go into effect. Off-base TRICARE Pharmacy copays will continue to vary based upon class of drug and where beneficiaries choose to fill their prescriptions. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — The COLA Increase for 2013
Since we have been asked, the President’s signing of the 2013 National Defense Act last November authorized veterans to receive a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of 1.7% in their compensation and pension payments. The same applied to survivors enrolled in either a pension or dependency and indemnity compensation program, and also to Social Security recipients and military retirees (except 2012 retirees and REDUX retirees). (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Veterans Day Discounts for 2012 and Pennsylvania’s Act 176 of 2012
We frequently get calls about Veterans discount programs. On Veterans Day, in particular, businesses often discount goods, services and dining at their establishments as a token of appreciation for our our veterans and servicemembers, as well as their families. One of the more complete and maintained sources is found at Military.com. Click here for Veterans Day offerings.
By the way, Pennsylvania’s Governor on 24 October signed into law House Bill 2428 as Act 176 of 2012. Its importance? (more…)