Tag: Veteran

  • Veterans Day

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    In 2023, according to the US Census Bureau, there were just over 18 million veterans living in the US. That’s approximately 6% of the adult population. My two brothers and I are three of those veterans and will be celebrating Veterans Day tomorrow. Every year I usually tell someone how I ended up in the…

  • Veteran Burial Benefits

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    I had a conversation with a friend this past weekend about a man who passed away earlier this year. This man was retired military…Air Force veteran. She contacted me when the veteran passed because she needed assistance with information regarding VA cremation reimbursement as she wasn’t getting the information with the route she was taking.…

  • Witch Hunt? Why Not? It’s almost spooky season!

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    Show of hands…who works with shady individuals? We’re talking the type of shade that will block the sun like a total eclipse! Pick me, Pick me!!! These past few months out of my 37 year professional career have been the most toxic, working with some of the most unprofessional individuals I have ever encountered! My…

  • Veterans Getting Their Slice of the Pie!

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    As a retired military member, working at a VA medical facility, I get TONS of questions that are veteran-related. I will be the first to admit that I do not know everything when it comes to all things “veteran” but I do have some knowledge, and if I don’t have the knowledge, I know who…

  • The Unmanned Flight

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    So there I was, working my 9-5, at the VA Medical Center just minding my own business. If any of you have ever worked in a government building, where the walls are all a particular color (boring) and the photos on the wall come from stock that the interior designers get to choose from…you know…