Kurt Ellefson of the Polk County Veterans Office shares new bills in effect for Minnesota Veterans. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has a long history of awarding service bonuses to Minnesota Veterans who served in America’s wars. Starting in 1919 after World War I, through World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War,…
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a. Doors Open at 5pm Auxiliary Serving Pulled Pork Sandwiches b. Ticket Sales at 5:30 $25 Packets and $2 Blackout 50/50 Games c. Start at 7pm a. I-Falls VFW, Wednesday, May 10,0800-1100 b. Littlefork at the Jack Pine Savage Cafe, Wednesday, May 17, 0800-1100 c. Poppies – 15-19 May a. Hours of Operation are Monday…
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The new Veterans Lodge is now open at Backus in room 208. Vets from the area should go and check out this place where you can visit and relax with other Vets. Carissa Maclean VSO for Koochiching County talks about this space.
Councilman Pete Kalar of International Falls talks about the new space at Backus Community Center and the ties to the Koochiching Warrior Initiative.
Mark Lessard joined us for Lets Talk about it, and talked about the services offered at the Veterans Service Office as well as some of the up coming programs that the Office is involved with.
(Brainerd, MN) — Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer Erik Flowers reiterated the importance of getting Post 9/11 veterans to check to see if they are eligible for bonus dollars in our most recent conversation. Flowers said eligibility is as simple as checking your discharge paperwork under certain criteria. The second tier of bonus money requires…
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Mark Lessard joined us for Lets Talk about it, and talked about the services offered at the Veterans Service Office as well as some of the up coming programs that the Office is involved with.
Veterans Service Officer Mark Lessard was in studio for Lets Talk about It, and Mark wanted to get the word out on some events that will be happening that would be of interest to county Veterans.
Veterans Service Officer Mark Lessard was in studio for Lets Talk about It, and Mark wanted to get the word out on some events that will be happening that would be of interest to county Veterans.
KOOCHICHING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE SPONSORED BY VETERANS’ LINKAGE LINE: 1-888-LINKVET (546-5838); WWW.LINKVET.ORG MISSION: To support Koochiching County Veterans and connect them with the federal, state, and county benefits they have earned. Veterans: Seek and/or update Veteran Benefits, Medical Care and Other Earned Benefits. VA Compensation for Injuries or Disease resulting from Military Service VA…
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