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dŝŵ DŽŽƌĞ͕ ĂƵ ůĂŝƌĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ sĞƚĞƌĂŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂƵ ůĂŝƌĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ sĞƚĞƌĂŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ůů zŽƵƌ sĞƚĞƌĂŶͲ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐ EĞĞĚƐ Eau Claire County Veteran Services is o en the ini al contact for all ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶ͛Ɛ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĨŽƌ ĂƵ ůĂŝƌĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐ a cri cal role in providing educa on about federal, state, and county veteran’s benefits to all communi es located within the boundaries of Eau Claire County. Veteran Services is commi#ed to providing vital and ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŽƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϴ͕ϬϬϬ sĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƉƌŽͲveteran legisla on and policy at all levels of government. This legisla on and policy is suppor ve of veteran’s rights and issues and is in harmony with the na onal obliga on to veterans of the United States Armed Forces. !
sĞƚĞƌĂŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŚĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ LJŽƵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶ Žƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ s ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂƌĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĞĞƚ ĞůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͕ sĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ͛ WĞŶƐŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ Ă ŵŽŶĞƚĂƌLJ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚ͕ ǁĂƌͲ me service, disability and age, Disability Compensa on suitable for veterans with current illnesses and/or disabili es incurred or aggravated by military service, Educa on Allowances such as the Montgomery GI Bill and ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ƵƌŝĂů ĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŐƌĂǀĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ͕ ďƵƌŝĂů flags, presiden al memorial cer ficates and financial burial allowance, Dependency and Indemnity Compensa on (DIC) for widowers of veterans, Government Life Insurance Policies, Voca onal Rehabilita on for Veterans with service connected disabili es, VA Home Loan Guarantee Program Cer ficates of Eligibility, and more. Con nued on page 8