NJ Veterans Programs Tag

As the following Huffington Post Article documents, problems within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) continue to dominate the news, attract Congressional scrutiny, and, unfortunately, hurt the legitimacy of the agency in the eyes of the veterans it serves. While press coverage and Congressional scrutiny is an important step, constructive problem-solving requires solutions and not...

There are approximately 450,000 veterans in New Jersey and it appears a decent portion of those veterans have contacted the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) since Governor Chris Christie signed a new law requiring the MVC to add veteran status to drivers’ licenses if requested by the veteran.  See linked October 1st NJ.com article for more information. The new law will not go into...

As the following NJ.com article documents, Governor Christie signed a new law into effect last week ordering the NJ Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to include veteran status on driver’s licenses and license plates upon request.  I’ll provide additional information once the DMV enacts the procedures necessary to implement the law.  

As the linked ParamusPatch article documents, a not-for-profit organization, Honor Flight Philadelphia, is offering a free trip to Washington, DC, for World War II veterans.  The trip will include transportation, breakfast/lunch/dinner, visiting the WWII memorials, and a 1940s-style USO show.  Contact information can be found in the above link.

As the linked NJ101.5 article documents, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law to provide supplemental unemployment benefits to veterans who have exhausted their federal unemployment benefits. The law can extend unemployment benefits for an additional twenty-six weeks.

In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, twelve Korean War veterans are cycling from the Fort Lee (NJ) Korean War Memorial to the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.  More information can be found in the article from the Fort Lee Patch and considering the age of the veterans, distance they are cycling, and what they survived sixty years ago,...

As the linked Washington Post obituary documents, Senator Frank Lautenberg passed away today at the age of eighty-nine (89).  Regardless of your politics, Senator Lautenberg’s legacy as a five-term congressman cannot be overstated.  His demeanor — which I find defines the personality of most of U.S. servicemembers — was described by his former press secretary as:  “He’s a...

The linked KTVU article documents an a “Hackathon” event intended to provide veterans a conduit between their military service and entry into the technology field.  Despite its somewhat nefarious name, the event did not involve assisting veterans hack into bank computers or steal folk’s private identity information (PII).  Instead, Vets In Tech events are intended to raise...

The following The Week article documents seven stories about veterans in honor of Memorial Day.  While I realize those anecdotes are seemingly insignificant compared to articles concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs’ backlog and various accounts of Memorial Day parades that occurred over the weekend, I thought this article most closely defines how veterans are interwoven through...

On, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation and the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center (NJVVMF) will be holding its annual NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Remembrance Day Ceremony.  The location of the ceremony is 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel, NJ07733, and the NJVVMF can be contacted at (732) 335-0033. The NJVVMF website is incredibly informative and...