Veteran Issues Digest Number 1599

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1. FW: New Web Site, Keith Roberts Case

Posted by: "Colonel Dan" colonel-dan@sbcglobal.net coloneldan1

Thu May 31, 2007 8:11 am (PST)

to review all the info on Keith Roberts case, see the web site
http://www.keithrob erts-defense. com/

Veteran Sentenced to Prison for Filing VA Benefits Claim

U.S. v. Roberts, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin,
Docket 05-CR-118

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims docket 05-2425

Keith A. Roberts, of Gillett, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 4 years in federal
prison March 2, 2007, for filing for and receiving VA disability benefits.

In an "Alice in Wonderland " prosecution orchestrated by the VA Office of
the Inspector General, (VA IG), the Office of the VA General Counsel and
members of the staff of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a complete end
run around normal VA laws, regulations and procedures was accomplished.
This after Congress instructed the VA not to spend scarce resources on such
prosecutions.

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From: S Harrod [mailto:grahamgirl@hotmail. com]
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:08 AM
To: grahamgirl@hotmail. com
Subject: New Web Site

http://www.keithrob erts-defense. com/

Please pass this along to anyone and everyone. Please, it is most important
that this is out there. The little that has been done already has brought
great interest and results. Your help is needed and most appreciated. This
web site will help to keep all informed as events develope. Check back
often, please.
Sally Harrod

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2. FW: VetJobs Veteran Eagle

Posted by: "Colonel Dan" colonel-dan@sbcglobal.net coloneldan1

Fri Jun 1, 2007 6:44 am (PST)



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From: VetJobs Veteran Eagle [mailto:info@vetjobs. com]
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 7:38 AM
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Subject: VetJobs Veteran Eagle

VetJobs Veteran Eagle
Issue 8:06, Friday, June 1, 2007
www.vetjobs. com

The Veteran Eagle is a newsletter for veterans, transitioning military,
their family members and friends and supporters of VetJobs.

VetJobs is exclusively sponsored and partially owned by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States. VetJobs is the only job board endorsed by
the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Naval Reserve Association and the
Veterans of Modern Warfare.

This month's Veteran Eagle is sponsored by: Caterpillar, BNSF Railway and
TECHEXPO Top Secret.

Contents:

1. Message from the Top

2. VFW Member Benefits

3. VetJobs Endorsed by Veterans of Modern Warfare

4. Scammers Targeting Military Families Again

5. Nonprofit Cuts Student Loan Interest for Troops

6. Replacing Your DD Form214

7. Correction on Claims Fixers

8. New VA Clinics

9. Military Related Job Fairs for June

10. National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of May 30, 2007

11. Significant Events this Month in Military History

Thank you for reading this VetJobs Veteran Eagle newsletter. If you like the
newsletter and what VetJobs and veteran service organizations do to assist
veterans and their family members find employment, please go to
www.weddles. com/jobpoll. cfm and vote VetJobs for the WEDDLE's User's Choice
Award!

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1. Message from the Top

As we go into summer, the economic news just continues to get better. The
Commerce Department reported new-home sales soared in April, an unexpected
surge marking the biggest climb in 14 years! The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor reported unemployment in April fell to
4.3% from 4.5% (there is a one month lag in reporting, so April numbers came
out on May 30th). Unemployment rates were lower in April than a year earlier
in 226 of the 369 metropolitan areas, higher in 120 areas, and unchanged in
23 areas, today. Forty-six metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below
3.0%! With normal unemployment being 5.0%, the country is continuing to face
a critical labor shortage. Additionally, the BLS reported the number of mass
layoff events decreased as did the number of associated initial unemployment
claims. At VetJobs, we have seen the average number of jobs being posted
rise from 12,000 jobs per day to around 21,000 jobs per day. Employers are
fe eling the labor shortage and are being compelled to advertise! This is
good for veterans and their family members!

All of this economic news is positive if you are a candidate looking for a
job. But even in a tight labor market, to be employable, you need to have
the skills that are in demand. That may mean retooling on your behalf, going
back to school or taking additional training programs. Skill sets have
changed after each recession in our country's history. So you need to
constantly be learning to be able to be employable.

In June, we celebrate the following special days:
June 6 - D-Day
June 14 - 232nd Army Birthday
June 14 - Flag Day
June 17 - Father's Day
June 21 - First day of summer

If you meet an Army person this month, say Happy Birthday!

D-Day was the turning point in World War II. June 6, 1944 saw the start of
the largest air and sea operation in military history. On D-Day, the Allies
landed around 156,000 troops, of which 73,000 were Americans. The amount of
equipment used was staggering. In the airborne landings on both flanks of
the Normandy beaches, 2,395 aircraft and 867 gliders of the RAF and USAAF
were used on D-Day. Operation Neptune involved huge naval forces, including
6,939 vessels: 1213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing
craft, 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels. Some 195,700 personnel
were assigned to Operation Neptune: 52,889 US, 112,824 British, and 4,988
from other Allied countries. By the end of 11 June, 326,547 troops, 54,186
vehicles and 104,428 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches.

There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day. Total Allied casualties on
D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2,500 dead. British casualties on
D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2,700. The Canadians lost 946
casualties. The US forces lost 6,603 men. On June 6, take time to reflect on
what took place on the beaches at Normandy and appreciate the sacrifice made
by so many. Their sacrifices helped give us the freedoms we enjoy today.

Finally, we are pleased to announce the Veterans of Modern Warfare
(www.modernveterans .org) has endorsed VetJobs. This past year also saw the
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org) and the Naval Reserve Association
(www.navy-reserve. org) endorsing VetJobs as well. These endorsements just
emphasize the leadership position of VetJobs in the military niche Internet
job market space. VetJobs was founded by veterans and is sponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars (www.vfw.org) . If you are a veteran or a military
family member, VetJobs is the place for you to find the job you want!

As always, if there is anything we at VetJobs can do for you, please do not
hesitate to call or email.

And remember, Freedom Is Never Free - Support Our Armed Forces and Veterans

Best regards,

Ted Daywalt
President

/---June Veteran Eagle sponsor is Caterpillar- ---\

Choose a career as a CatR Dealer Technician and you'll be choosing a career
where you can work with your head and your hands.

As a Cat Dealer Technician, you'll have the opportunity to work with
high-tech equipment on powerful engines and machines. Whether you're
working in the shop or in the field, you'll be part of the team that builds
the world around you.

There is a high demand for heavy-equipment technicians and Cat Dealers offer
great pay and benefits.
Go to www.cat.com/ dealercareers for more information and to find a Cat
Dealer nearest you.

Be a Cat Dealer Technician.
It's more than a career choice.
It's a choice career.

\-----Please visit your June Veteran Eagle sponsor Caterpillar- ----/

2. VFW Member Benefits

The VFW has many great benefits including major medical health insurance. To
find out about VFW Insurance Benefits go to www.vfwinsurance. com and for VFW
Non-Insurance products go to www.vfwbenefits. com.

To join the VFW, visit
http://www.vfw. org/index. cfm?fa=mbr. levelc&cid= 157&tok=1

ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE! Proudly display your flag on Flag Day
and the 4th of July. VFW Store offers a wide selection of flags and
patriotic accessories. Visit www.vfwstore. org to purchase your flag and
accessories!

/---June Veteran Eagle sponsor is BNSF Railway----\

BNSF Railway Company is actively seeking applicants with military
experience. At BNSF, we salute those with service, value their skills and
welcome the unique experiences of our service members. From skilled
craftsmen to first-line supervisors, we filled over 3,000 positions this
year and expect to surpass that amount in 2006. BNSF offers challenging and
rewarding career opportunities for those in transition from military to
civilian life as well as veterans, retirees and members of National Guard
and Reserve components.

For more than 150 years, BNSF Railway has been quietly delivering cars,
coal, clothing, games and nearly anything else found in homes and
businesses. Today, our focus is on using speed, agility and resourcefulness
to help expand the global marketplace for goods and services. Through
world-class people, processes and technology, BNSF Railway provides an easy,
relevant choice for all types of shippers in a wide variety of locations. If
you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career that appreciates your
military experience, then visit www.bnsf.com/ careers/military /index.html.

\-----Please visit your June Veteran Eagle sponsor BNSF Railway----- /

3. VetJobs Endorsed by Veterans of Modern Warfare

VetJobs has been endorsed by the Veterans of Modern Warfare (VMW). VMW is a
veteran's service organization dedicated to serving our nation's most recent
war Veterans and the only organization forming locally based chapters
specifically for the newest era of Veterans. The VMW purpose is to support
you and your families by providing education about the benefits you have
earned, assistance in obtaining your benefits and advocacy in issues
important to our generation. Membership to VMW is open to current active
duty service members, National Guard, Reserve and Coast Guard service
members and any Veterans of the United States Armed Forces who has served
since August 2, 1990. VMW is offering free membership until January 1, 2008.
VMS welcomes anyone eligible to join others who share your experiences, your
exposures and your journey to get all the way back home again by becoming a
member of Veterans of Modern Warfare.

/---June Veteran Eagle sponsor is TECHEXPO Top Secret----\

TECHEXPO Top Secret's next job fair is June 19th & 20th. Come interview with
leading government contractors. The full schedule, event details and
pre-registration is available at www.TechExpoUSA. com. Admission is free.

\-----Please visit your June Veteran Eagle sponsor TECHEXPO Top Secret
-----/

4. Scammers Targeting Military Families Again

The American Red Cross has warned military families to beware of a scam in
which callers tell family members their service member has been injured in
Iraq, with the apparent goal of getting the service member's Social Security
number and date of birth. Several people have reported to different groups
that they have received such phone calls, said American Red Cross
spokeswoman Devorah Goldburg. Goldburg said National Guard Bureau family
program officials felt strongly enough about their concerns to put out a
notice to the field shortly before Memorial Day weekend. Red Cross officials
said that in one case described to them, a young-sounding woman with an
American accent called a military spouse and identified herself as a
representative of the American Red Cross. The caller told the spouse her
husband has been hurt while on duty in Iraq, and was medically evacuated to
a hospital in Germany. The caller then told the spouse they couldn't start
treatment until paperwork was comp leted. In order to start the paperwork,
the caller claimed, they wanted the spouse to verify her husband's Social
Security number and date of birth. This spouse caught on quickly and did not
provide the information which can be used to steal a person's identity.
Among other things, thieves can set up credit card accounts and run up high
bills without the family's knowledge.

It is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, for a
person to pretend to be a representative of the Red Cross for the purpose of
soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material.
Additionally, the Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004 makes it a
criminal offense to convey false or misleading information about the status
of a service member during a time of armed conflict. Fines can be imposed
and violators can face up to five years in prison. If a serious injury
occurs as the result of a hoax, possible jail time is 20 years. If a death
happens because of the hoax, the violator could face a life sentence.

5. Nonprofit Cuts Student Loan Interest for Troops

A student loan company plans to stop charging interest on military troops'
loans while they're deployed.
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. says any member of the U.S. armed forces
who has a private loan with the nonprofit corporation won't have to pay
interest while deployed to war. Spokeswoman Laurie Bever said troops can
receive the interest break for up to two years, and the offer is retroactive
for troops who have returned from deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. They will
get a credit for interest already paid, Bever said. The offer, called the
Armed Forces Interest Reduction Program, will cost Iowa Student Loan as much
as $500,000 between now and December 2008. Iowa Student Loan, which earned
$121 million profits over the past four years, is the largest college loan
provider in the state.

6. Replacing Your DD Form 214

If you are a veteran or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran, you can order a
copy of your DD Form 214 from the National Personnel Records Center's online
military personnel records system at
http://www.archives .gov/veterans/ evetrecs/ index.html. The web-based
application is designed to provide better service by eliminating mailroom
processing time. All other requests for replacement copies are made by
submitting a Military Records Request (SF 180) to the National Personnel
Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR). Complete information
for submitting requests can be found on the NPRC-MPR website. If you do not
have access to the website or SF 180, you can submit your request in
writing. Include your complete name, social security number, branch of
service, dates of service, place of discharge, return address and the reason
for the request in your correspondence.

7. Correction on Claims Fixers

Last month's Veteran Eagle had an article about Claims Fixers. Some of the
information was incorrect. Here is the correct information: Claims fixers
are fairly common in some countries overseas. These individuals travel from
village to village looking for veterans and survivors of veterans. They
offer to help individuals prepare claims to the VA; in return, they charge
either a fee or demand part of any retroactive benefits VA awards. Quite
often they talk claimants into signing a blank application form. The fixer
may submit fraudulent evidence with the claim to VA. Most fraudulent claims
are eventually identified by VA. Claimants are responsible for the claims
that they, or their agents, submit to VA. VA starts an investigation once
apparent fraud is identified. If VA concludes that fraud occurred it may
proceed several different ways.

-It may handle the fraud administratively by creating an overpayment and
attempting collection; -If the claimant maintained a residence or was
domiciled in the United States or its territories at the time the fraud was
committed, and the fraud resulted in an overpayment over a certain amount,
or the fraud was committed by a Federal employee, the case could be turned
over to the local US Attorney for prosecution; or, -If the claimant lived
overseas at the time of the fraud, VA may chose to forfeit the individuals'
entitlement to all benefits from VA.

Prior to September 1959, forfeiture could be used in any case where it was
shown that a veteran or survivor committed fraud, regardless of where the
individual lived. The law was changed in 1959 to apply only to fraudulent
activity occurring while an person lived outside the US. See 38 CFR 2.900
et seq. Reference: 38 CFR 3.900 et seq.

8. New VA Clinics

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson on has announced plans to open
38 new clinics in 22 states. The new facilities, called community-based
outpatient clinics, or CBOCs, will become operational by October 2008.
Local VA officials will keep communities and their veterans informed of
milestones in the creation of the new CBOCs. VA's Proposed Sites for the New
Outpatient Clinics are:
Alabama -- Childersburg
Arkansas -- Pine Bluff
Florida -- Jackson & Putnam
Georgia - Camden County & Stockbridge City Idaho -- North Idaho Indiana --
Elkhart County & Knox Iowa -- Carroll, Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown &
Shenandoah Kansas -- Hutchison Kentucky -- Madison (Berea), Daviess &
Grayson County Maryland -- Andrews Air Force Base & Ft. Detrick Michigan --
Alpena County & Clare County Missouri -- Branson &Jefferson City Montana --
Cut Bank & Lewistown Nebraska -- Bellevue Ohio -- Hamilton & Parma South
Carolina -- Aiken & Spartanburg South Dakota -- Wagner & Watertown Tennessee
-- Hawkins & Madison Utah -- Western Salt Lake Valley Virginia --
Charlottesville Washington -- Northwest West Virginia -- Monongalia

9. Military Related Job Fairs for June

GA, 6/3-4, Bradley-Morris Hiring Conference for Transitioning Military,
Atlanta, GA, for more information visit www.Bradley- Morris.com

TX, 6/3-4, Bradley-Morris Hiring Conference for Transitioning Military,
Dallas, TX, for more information visit www.Bradley- Morris.com

DC, 6/4-5, Lucas Group Military Hiring Conference, Washington, DC, for more
information, visit www.lucasgroup. com/services/ military. asp

CA, 6/4-5, Orion International Military Hiring Conference, San Diego, CA,
for more information, visit www.orioninternatio nal.com

VA, 6/6, JobZone Job Fair, Fredericksburg Armory, 1700 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Fredericksburg, VA, 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

VA, 6/7, MilitaryStars Mid-Atlantic Regional Career Expo, Holiday Inn
Executive Center, 5655 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA, Noon to 4:00 PM

KY, 6/7, Hoptown Career Fair, Bruce Convention Center, Hopkinsville, KY,
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

VA, 6/8, Fort Eustis Community Career & Education Fair, US Army
Transportation School Classroom 53-A, 705 Read Street, Fort Eustis, VA,
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

VA, 6/10-11, Bradley-Morris Hiring Conference for Transitioning Military,
Norfolk, VA, for more information visit www.Bradley- Morris.com

IL, 6/11-12, Orion International Military Hiring Conference, Chicago, IL,
for more information, visit www.orioninternatio nal.com

FL, 6/12, MilitaryStars Southeast Regional Career Expo, Hilton Garden Inn,
12 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach, FL, Noon to 4:00 PM

TX, 6/13, ACAP Career Fair, Fort Hood Catering and Conference Center Fort
Hood, TX, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

WA, 6/14-15, Lucas Group Military Hiring Conference, Seattle, WA, for more
information, visit www.lucasgroup. com/services/ military. asp

MO, 6/19, ACAP Mini Job Fair, ACAP Center, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 9:30 AM to
2:30 PM

VA, 6/19-20, TECHEXPO Top Secret, Virginia Beach, VA, for more information
and to pre-register visit www.TechExpoUSA. com

GA, 6/21, ACAP Job Fair, The Commons Fort McPherson, GA, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

GA, 6/21-22, Lucas Group Military Hiring Conference, Atlanta, GA, for more
information, visit www.lucasgroup. com/services/ military. asp

TX, 6/21-22, Lucas Group Military Hiring Conference, Dallas, TX, for more
information, visit www.lucasgroup. com/services/ military. asp

CA, 6/24-25, Bradley-Morris Hiring Conference for Transitioning Military,
San Diego, CA, for more information visit www.Bradley- Morris.com

CA, 6/25, Veterans Build America Career Expo, DoubleTree Hotel Ontario, 222
North Vineyard Avenue, Ontario, CA, Noon to 5:00 PM

VA, 6/25-26, Lucas Group Military Hiring Conference, Norfolk, VA, for more
information, visit www.lucasgroup. com/services/ military. asp

LA, 6/28, ACAP/M.O.R.E. Job Fair, Warrior Community Center, Fort Polk, LA,
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

CA, 6/28, MilitaryStars Western Regional Career Expo, Marriott Los Angeles
Airport, 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, Noon to 5:00 PM

VA, 6/29, JobZone Job Fair, King George Citizen Center, 8076 Kings Hwy, King
George, VA, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

NOTE: If you attend one of these job fairs, please mention you saw the event
listed in the Veteran Eagle from VetJobs!
NOTE: If your organization is hosting a military related job fair, please
forward the information to info@vetjobs. com.

10. National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of May 30, 2007

Total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization
for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 67,769; Navy Reserve, 5,391;
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 6,181; Marine Corps Reserve,
6,651; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 356.This brings the total National Guard
and Reserve personnel, who have been mobilized, to 86,348, including both
units and individual augmentees. A cumulative roster of all National Guard
and Reserve personnel, who are currently mobilized, can be found at
http://www.defensel ink.mil/news/ May2007/d2007053 0ngr.pdf .

11. Significant Events this Month in Military History

1775 - The United States Army was founded. The Continental Congress named
Colonel George Washington of Virginia Commander-in- Chief of the American
Army.
1865 - The American Civil war ended with the surrender of the last Southern
forces, led by GEN Edmund Kirby-Smith, at Shreveport LA (Civil War)
1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African-American graduate of West
Point, was commissioned a second lieutenant.
1916 - Congress authorized The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps.
1927 - Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, an Army reservist, completed the first
non-stop transatlantic airplane flight from New York to Paris in 33.5 hours.
1940 - The British began evacuating 338,000 British and French troops from
Dunkirk, a Belgian coastal city. (WW II)
1941 - Allies invade Syria and Lebanon (WW II)
1941 - Germany attacks the Soviet Union (WW II)
1942 - The decisive Battle of Midway opened in the Central Pacific. (WW II)
1944 - D-Day invasion of Normandy by Allied troops. Operation "Overlord" was
the largest air and sea operation in military history. (WW II)
1944 - The Battle of Saipan (WW II)
1949 - The first African-American graduate of the Naval Academy was W.A.
Brown.
1950 - The Korean War began with US troops arriving on June 29th. (Korean
War)
1951 - The US Eighth Army launched attacks against Chinese forces all along
the front lines in Korea, slowly driving the enemy back. (Korean War)
1967 - The USS Liberty was attacked by Israel, a controversy that continues
today.
1972 - The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
created.

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3. Agent Orange Radio Show Wed

Posted by: "Colonel Dan" colonel-dan@sbcglobal.net coloneldan1

Fri Jun 1, 2007 6:49 am (PST)



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From: VeteranIssues- owner@yahoogroup s.com
[mailto:VeteranIssues- owner@yahoogroup s.com] On Behalf Of BSim756679@aol. com
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 7:14 AM
To: VeteranIssues- owner@yahoogroup s.com
Subject: Re: [VeteranIssues] AO &

Contact BSim756679@aol. com, Berta Simmons

Colonel- I will be speaking on the Agent Orange issue on 1630 AM-

Stardust Radio- the SVR veterans broadcast- this Wednesday night- 6:30 EST-

AO vets and their survivors should come on line with us- and can call into
the show toll free at 1-877-213-4329

ALL of their shows are Excellent and many vets do not use the PC and the net
so this is interactive with both the net and radio

Takes a few minutes to get on line- and I hope vets will listen or call in-
or ask questions via the chat available as we talk on the air- we can read
the questions they post in the chat box.

http://www.stardust radio.com/ many vet shows -I will be at the SVR
broadcast

Berta Simmons HadIt.com Veteran to Veteran LLC - Home <http://www.hadit. com/> OSR,Gold Star
Wives,ALLVETS, VCV,ltd, Marine Corps Association

(PS-excellent show last week on inservice chem exposures -available soon in
their archives- we had Bob Filner as guest too)