Archives for November 2019

Thank You to All Veterans

November 11, 2019 by

A message from our State Veteran’s Affairs Chairman: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow veterans for their service. Also, we have a veterans pin for all Hibernians who served”

You can request veteran pins through your Division’s Financial Secretary who can also update your member record to reflect your military service.

US Department of Veterans Affairs – Key Links:
VA Facilities: https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp
VA Pension for Wartime Veterans: https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/
VA Disability Compensation: https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/
VA Education Benefits: https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
VA Burial Benefits: https://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/index.asp
VA Suicide Prevention: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/
VA Health Care Enrollment: https://www.va.gov/health-care/
VA E-Benefits: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/

Veteran Records:
National Archives (Records/Lost Medals): https://www.archives.gov/veterans
Defense Personnel Record Information System (DPRIS):https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/public/faq/Documentation-DPRIS
(Also available through State Departments of Veterans Affairs)

State Veteran Assistance:
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) Links:http://www.nasdva.us/Links.aspx – Link to every State veteran agency

County & Local Veteran Assistance: 
National Association of County Veterans Services Officers (NACVSO):https://www.nacvso.org/

Other National Resource Sites: 
Federal Veteran Small Business Programs:https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/grow-your-business/veteran-owned-businesses 
US Department of Labor Veteran Employment Assistance: https://www.dol.gov/vets/ 
National Resource Directory (Comprehensive National Resource Information):https://nrd.gov/

Major National Veterans Organizations: 
Catholic War Veterans of the United States: http://cwv.org/ 
American Legion: https://www.legion.org/ 
American Veterans (AMVETS): http://amvets.org/
Disabled American Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org/ 
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): https://www.vfw.org/ 
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): https://vva.org/

Service-Oriented National Veteran Non-Profit Organizations: 
Bunker Labs (Veteran Owned Business Incubator): https://bunkerlabs.org/
The Mission Continues (Veteran Community Service): https://missioncontinues.org/ 
Team Rubicon (Veteran Civil Emergency Support): https://teamrubiconusa.org/ 
Team RWB (Veteran Community Service & Physical Activity): https://www.teamrwb.org/
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Freedom for All Ireland Christmas Appeal

November 8, 2019 by

As we approach the holiday season the AOH is beginning this year’s Christmas Appeal. Our National Officers are asking for a commitment from everyone to participate and support FFAI with a donation or fundraising event. Please donate and help the AOH and LAOH make the difference in occupied northeast Ireland. Help make Freedom for All Ireland, not an aspiration or endeavor but the reality for those Irish people still denied it; Don’t let them down!!!

I am counting on the support of Hibernian organizations across North Carolina to make a meaningful contribution to this year’s annual Christmas appeal. I would also hope that some Hibernian Brothers will make individual donations as well. The National FFAI Chair Martin Galvin has just received the special premiums or gifts for $1000 donors to the Christmas Appeal. This year the premium is a mounted bodhran (see attached photo), specially made for AOH or LAOH donors by Tyrone ex-prisoners. Your FFAI contributions mean a great deal and these specially made premiums show how highly we are regarded in Ireland. Our donations to carefully chosen charities through monies raised by the FFAI Annual Christmas Appeal, alongside our political and educational campaigns, arethe cornerstone of our FFAIinitiative.The National FFAI Chair Martin Galvin has just received the special premiums or gifts for $1000 donors to the Christmas Appeal. This year the premium is a mounted bodhran (see attached photo), specially made for AOH or LAOH donors by Tyrone ex-prisoners. Your FFAI contributions mean a great deal and these specially made premiums show how highly we are regarded in Ireland. Our donations to carefully chosen charities through monies raised by the FFAI Annual Christmas Appeal, alongside our political and educational campaigns, are the cornerstone of our FFAI initiative.

Brexit threatens an economic catastrophe across Ireland but especially in occupied northeast Ireland. History shows us that in bad economic times that it is the Nationalist communities which suffer the loss of economic opportunities. Already the stage is set for a return to the conflicts of the past, the refusal to adopted an Irish Language Act, both Scotland and Wales have language acts. The Stormont Assembly does not function because of unionist bigotry which creates an opportunity for direct rule by England. Britain still denies truth and justice to the families of victims murdered by the crown or loyalist agents in places like Ballymurphy or Loughinisland. Instead of opening the door to Irish national freedom, Britain and the DUP want to nail that door shut. America can make a difference, but only if the AOH and LAOH, as the Voice of the Irish in America, lead the way.

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