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LTC Tony Davis, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
MCPO Eric Faulkner, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
Charmain Bogue, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs - VBA Education Service
SGT Lauren Augustine, VP of Government Affairs - Student Veterans of America
CPL David Muir, SVP Veteran Staffing Network - Easterseals
LCDR Bill Ashton, Acting Division Director, Strategic Initiatives and Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison - Department of Agriculture
CPT Christine Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer - Service to School
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USDA-
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USDA’s veterans website serves as a one-stop navigator for veterans looking to learn more about employment, education, and entrepreneurship on or beyond the farm.
Easterseals -
Easterseals makes profound, positive differences in the daily lives of people of all ages with disabilities, special needs, military backgrounds and their families. Easterseals Veteran Staffing Network (VSN) connects veterans and military spouses to employers using a veteran staffing agency model. We work with employers to fill temp-to perm, contract, and direct-hire positions.
Service to School-
Service to School (S2S) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and servicemembers.
Our goal is to help veterans gain admission to the best college for them while empowering each veteran to make informed decisions about their education.
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Got a job with Regional EMS; and responded to the WTC attack on 9/11, after which it was very very difficult to make a living in NYC, making it near impossible to do so and go to school.
And so by the time I was able, I got very little use out of it before it expired.
Now the question, I know we're old and that the priority are our brothers & sisters that have rotated out more recently, but with all that's going on and the need to "reinvent" oneself to get a job, is there any discussion of extending our benefits?
In contrast the "Post 9-11" bill is for life, the irony has never escaped me.
Any help is welcome, thank you,

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I go talk to my school and they ask for an email stating that I can use the Lockheed Martin scholarship to pay for housing. Because the Post 9-11 covers all of my tuition.
I ask the VA/Lost 911 people to put it in a letter I email. They tell me they can’t do this.
I really need access to these funds. If I’m not able to receive the scholarship monies, then what is the point in applying?!?
Please someone em help me rectify this issue. Something great is turning into a major frustration for me. Thank you.
Is it possible or not?... can a counselor really deny before submitting it? why wold they? (is it like the DA4187's that even if the Commander disapproves, they still have to be moved up the chain for approval/dissaproval?)... again, asking for a friend! lol
So, tell your friend no to be discouraged by the claims that it is "unheard of" because they simply are not true. I am living proof of that. They just have to try and let the counselor make the decision.
Well, keeping the faith and hopefully things work out “for my friend” lol
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