Posted on Dec 12, 2015
Do you think it all about a VETERAN HELPING VETERANS?
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Do you think it all about a VETERAN HELPING VETERANS?
Jason Dailey works at his desk in the Oneida County Veterans Service Office. Jason was officially hired full-time in mid-November.
http://www.starjournalnow.com/2015/12/11/veteran-helping-veterans/
Ask any veteran and they’ll tell you: being in combat is like no other experience. It’s something the rest of us can’t even fathom.
So you can imagine how frustrating it must be, as a veteran, to walk into an office designed to help you, only to deal with someone who has no real idea what you’ve been through.
That has been the case for Oneida County vets in recent memory.
Fortunately, veterans today, when they walk into Oneida County’s Veterans Service Office, see a new face—one that has shared those experiences only a combat veteran can relate to.
Jason Dailey, a veteran of the 951st Engineer Company of the Wisconsin Army National Guard in Rhinelander, was deployed to Afghanistan through 2008 and 2009. It was the same unit of fellow Rhinelander soldier Ryan Adams before he was killed in action Oct. 2, 2009.
“Losing somebody is extremely hard,” Dailey said. “I’ve dealt with that heavy loss of losing someone in combat, so when people come in—Vietnam, Iraq, it doesn’t matter—if they’ve done that, I can relate to them… only combat veterans who have dealt with that really understand it.”
Dailey began working in the Office part-time last June, and was only officially promoted to a full-time assistant veterans service officer on Nov. 16. The hire was also part of a bigger change within the office, as from now on that position can only be filled by a veteran.
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Jason Dailey works at his desk in the Oneida County Veterans Service Office. Jason was officially hired full-time in mid-November.
http://www.starjournalnow.com/2015/12/11/veteran-helping-veterans/
Ask any veteran and they’ll tell you: being in combat is like no other experience. It’s something the rest of us can’t even fathom.
So you can imagine how frustrating it must be, as a veteran, to walk into an office designed to help you, only to deal with someone who has no real idea what you’ve been through.
That has been the case for Oneida County vets in recent memory.
Fortunately, veterans today, when they walk into Oneida County’s Veterans Service Office, see a new face—one that has shared those experiences only a combat veteran can relate to.
Jason Dailey, a veteran of the 951st Engineer Company of the Wisconsin Army National Guard in Rhinelander, was deployed to Afghanistan through 2008 and 2009. It was the same unit of fellow Rhinelander soldier Ryan Adams before he was killed in action Oct. 2, 2009.
“Losing somebody is extremely hard,” Dailey said. “I’ve dealt with that heavy loss of losing someone in combat, so when people come in—Vietnam, Iraq, it doesn’t matter—if they’ve done that, I can relate to them… only combat veterans who have dealt with that really understand it.”
Dailey began working in the Office part-time last June, and was only officially promoted to a full-time assistant veterans service officer on Nov. 16. The hire was also part of a bigger change within the office, as from now on that position can only be filled by a veteran.
TSgt Julia Faulks SGT (Join to see) TSgt Hunter Logan COL Charles Williams LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. CW4 (Join to see) [
~517979:CW3 Nick Koeppen] SGM (Join to see) SSG Ryan Rodney CPT (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) CW3 Kevin Storm CMSgt Mark Schubert PO2 Mark Saffell LTC John Shaw SGT Sara Hodgkiss TSgt (Join to see)
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I think this situation was Veterans helping Veterans. Small business is the key to the economy and for Veterans helping Veterans. It's great to hear of stories like this one.
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Veterans helping veterans is so very important and I think it's the best idea Va has came up with. I no when I go there I feel more comfortable around veterans then I do around civilians. Plus when you work with a veteran at the Va you have a better connection then with a none veteran. Vets understand each other and no one else can.
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The WA State DVA ONLY hires vets...
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