Mark Your Calendar - May 2018

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Armed Forces Day is in May!

Mineral County's 68^th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration has events all month long. Go here for events, dates, times and locations: https://www.facebook.com/AFDHawthorneNv/

Buying a Mobile Home Presentation - Dayton

When: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Where: Dayton Valley Branch Library, 321 Old Dayton Valley Rd., Dayton, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 or 1-800-323-8666

Purple Heart Proclamation Day as TMCC in Reno becomes first campus in Nevada to become a Purple Heart College!

When: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 beginning at 10:00 AM

Where: Red Mountain Police Parking Lot on the Truckee Meadows Community College Campus

Contact: Veterans Resources Center at 775-337-5612

Habitability Disputes - Reno

When: Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Where: 204 Marsh Ave. Reno, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 210

Fourth Annual Veterans Suicide Awareness March – Carson City

When: Saturday, May 5, 2018, starting at 10:00 AM

Where: Participants will walk from the corner of U.S. Highway 395 (Bully's parking lot) and West College Parkway to the WNC campus, 2201 West College Parkway, and back, which is approximately 2.3 miles round trip.

Contact: For more information contact Rick or Kyle at 775-445-3301 or email wncveterans@gmail.com

Bravo Zulu Training in Las Vegas for health care workers who care for veterans

When: Monday & Tuesday, May 7-8, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Where: UNLV''s Clark County Cooperative Extension, Paradise Rd. Las Vegas, NV

Contact: Sandi TenBoer at tenboers@veterans.nv.gov or call 775 737-8642

Truckee Meadows Veterans Community Collaborative

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Where: 5460 Corporate Drive, 2^nd floor conference room inside the Federal Building, Reno, NV

Contact: Cathy Yates at yatesc@veterans.nv.gov or call (702) 830-2000

Ask a Lawyer - Elko

When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Where: Great Basin College Veterans Resource Center, 1500 College Parkway, McMullen Hall- Room 2201500, Elko, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Habitability Disputes – Fallon

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Where: Fallon Chamber of Commerce, 85 Taylor St. Fallon, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Sealing Criminal Records Presentation - Reno

When: Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Where: 204 Marsh Ave. Reno, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 210

Learn About Drones and Connect with Veterans!

When: Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Where: Upward Bound is located at 5270 Neil Road, Suite 303, Reno, NV

Contact: RSVP is appreciated at vub@tmcc.edu or 775-829-9007

Know Your Rights: Bankruptcy Basics - Winnemucca

When: Friday, May 11, 2018, from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Where: County Commissioner’s Building, 50 W. 5^th St. Winnemucca, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Reno Veterans Baby Shower - Reno

When: Friday, May 11, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Where: VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, 975 Kirman Avenue, Room L 1927, Reno, NV (Parking available on Locust Street)

Contact: Francie Mahoney, Women Veterans Program Manager at 775-785-7225 or 775-842-6239 or email Frances.Mahoney@va.gov

Flag Retirement Ceremony – Bring Your Flag(s) to Dispose of Properly!

When: Saturday, May 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM

Where: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, NV

Contact: SNVMC at 702-486-5920

North Las Vegas - American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Memorial Wall and Patriot Fest

When: Patriot Fest is Saturday, May 12, 2018, from 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM. The Traveling Tribute Wall will be on display Thursday through Sunday, May 10 – 13, 2018, open 24 hours

Where: Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, NV

Contact: info@americanpatriotfest.info

Welcome All Veterans Everywhere (WAVE)

When: Monday, May 14, 2018 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Where: Douglas County Community & Senior Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Contact: Cathy Yates at yatesc@veterans.nv.gov or call 702-830-2000

Ask a Lawyer – Carson City

When: Wednesday, May 16, 2018, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Where: Veterans Resource Center, 106 E Adams Street #203, Carson City, NV 89706

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234, or 1-800-323-8666

Bravo Zulu Training for health care providers who work with veterans

When: Thursday & Friday, May 17-18, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Where: Vassar-Cordone Nonprofit Building, 1301 Cordone Avenue, Reno, NV

Contact: Sandi TenBoer at tenboers@veterans.nv.gov or call 775 737-8642

Sealing Criminal Records Presentation – Lovelock

When: Thursday, May 17, 2018, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Where: Pershing County Community Center, 820 6^th St. Lovelock, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 210

See Indie Movie "Served Like A Girl" in FREE Screening

When: Thursday, May 17, 2018, doors open at 5:00 PM. Film at 6:00 PM

Where: Big Springs Theater in the Origen Museum Springs Reserve, 333 South Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV

Contact: RSVP requested. You may register through VegasPBS.org or call Melodie Phoenix at

702-799-1010 ext. 5374

Armed Forces Day is May 19, 2018!

Check out Mineral County's events: https://www.facebook.com/AFDHawthorneNv/

Nevada State Railroad Museum: FREE admission to veterans, their families, and veteran service organizations to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City on May 19^th! Courtesy of the Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum! Go here for more information: http://nvculture.org/nevadastaterailroadmuseumcarsoncity/events/armed-forces-day/

Operation Battle Born: Ruck to Remember

When: May 20-28, 2018

What: The Truckee Meadows Veterans Club of TMCC is partnering with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebel Veterans to execute the first statewide "Operation Battle Born: Ruck to Remember" march in honor of the fallen heroes from the Global War on Terrorism. Over the course of 8 days, veterans and volunteers from across the state will take turns carrying two rucksacks that share nearly 7,000 service member dog tags, including the 57 fallen Nevadans who made the ultimate sacrifice since September 11. In their honor, volunteers will march from the Las Vegas Veterans Memorial to Fernley Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, for a total of 370 miles. Participants will be asked to challenge themselves physically and mentally, facing the heat and the weight of the fallen heroes on their backs. If this is too strenuous, they are also asking for volunteers!

In southern Nevada, go here for more information: https://rebelraiser.unlv.edu/project/9963

In northern Nevada, go here: http://www.tmcc.edu/truckee-meadows-veterans-club/ruck-march/

Family Stability Council in Winnemucca

When: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 beginning at 1:00 PM

Where: The National Guard Armory, 735 West 4^th Street, Winnemucca, NV

Contact: Cathy Yates at yatesc@veterans.nv.gov or call 702-830-2000

NDVS Washoe County Community Veterans In Service Ceremony to honor veterans

When: Thursday, May, 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Where: Washoe County Senior Center, 1155 East 9^th Street, Reno, NV

Contact: RSPV is requested. Contact Sandi TenBoer at tenboers@veterans.nv.gov or call 775 737-8642

Buying a Mobile Home Presentation – Yerington

When: Thursday, May 22, 2018, from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Where: Walker River Justice Court, 911 Harvey Way, Suite 2, Yerington, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Security Deposit Disputes – Reno

When: Thursday, May 24, 2018, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Where: 204 Marsh Ave. Reno, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 210

Fireworks Over Pahrump - Memorial Day Weekend

When: Friday through Monday, May 25 – May 28, 2018, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Where: Launch your own fireworks in a safe and supervised environment or enjoy the show provided. during the following holiday weekends. Anyone interested in launching their own fireworks must obtain a special permit from one of the five fireworks stores in Pahrump. The launch site is first come, first serve and you have a 30-minute time limit. The Fireworks Over Pahrump launch site is located one mile west on Gamebird Road right off of Highway 160.

Contact: Laurie Bodendorfer, Manager Phantom Fireworks, 775-537-1737

Virginia City - Celebration of Heroes Parade

When: Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Noon

Where: C-Street, Virginia City. The Comstock honors all the men and women of the military who paid the ultimate sacrifice serving America. Join the folks of Virginia City the Saturday before Memorial Day to pay tribute to the great service men and women.

Contact: Virginia City Tourism Commission at 775-847-7500

Flag-in Events

When: To prepare for Memorial Day, both the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, NV and the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, NV will host flag-in events, on Saturday, May 26. The Northern Cemetery will start at 9:00 AM. The Southern Cemetery asks you to arrive before 7:00 AM.

Where: Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 14 Veterans Way, Fernley, NV and Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive. Boulder City, NV

Contact: NNVMC: 775-575-4441, SNVMC: 702-486-5920

Special Forces Memorial Day Ceremony

When: Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Where: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Cemetery’s Memorial Garden Area, 1900 Veterans Memorial Way, Boulder City, NV

Contact: SNVMC: 702-486-5920

Memorial Day at the Veterans Memorial Cemeteries

When: The Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery will begin its ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM. The Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery will begin its ceremony at 1:00 PM.

Where: Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 14 Veterans Way, Fernley, NV. Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, NV

Contact: NNVMC: 775-575-4441. SNVMC: 702-486-5920

Please share your Memorial Day Events with us! We will do our best to get them posted to our website. Send your event to: hendryt@veterans.nv.gov

Ask a Lawyer – Lockwood

When: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Where: Lockwood Senior Center, 800 Peri Ranch Road, Lockwood, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Security Deposit Disputes – Wadsworth

When: Wednesday, May 30, 2018, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Where: Wadsworth Justice Court, 390 Main St. Wadsworth, NV

Contact: 775-284-3491 ext 234 or 1-800-323-8666

Vietnam War “Moving Wall” to Come to Minden – Volunteers Needed

When: Thursday through Monday, May 31-June 4, 2018, open 24 hours each day. There will be an Opening Ceremony, Friday, June 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM with a Candlelight Vigil on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 9:30 PM and a Closing Ceremony, Sunday, June 3 at 7 PM

Where: The “Moving Wall” is a half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. The “Moving Wall” will be displayed at Eastside Memorial Park, 1600 Buckeye Road, Minden, NV

Contact: Nadia Shahin at info@esmp.com or at 775-782-4554 or visit Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/themovingwallmindenproject/

Check out more upcoming events by visiting veterans.nv.gov/calendar

ATTORNEY's ADVICE - NO CHARGE

ATTORNEY's ADVICE - NO CHARGE
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday.  Maybe we should all take some of his advice!

A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company.
    1.   Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.' 
    2.   When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line.      Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows
the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
    3.   Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a POBox use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address.  Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary.   But
if you have It printed, anyone can get it.
   4..   Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine.  Do both sides of each license,  credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.

   I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
        Unfortunately,  I,  an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(S) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA
credit card , had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.

   But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:
   5.   We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately.  But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call.  Keep those where you can find
them.
   6.   File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
        But here's what is perhaps most important of all:

(I  never even thought to do this..)

   7.   Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number.  I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the
internet in my name.
   The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
        By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has
been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in).  It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
        Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your let, if it has been stolen:
                 1.) http://www.equifax.com/" href="http://www.equifax.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Equifax :                 1-800-525-6285
                  2.) [http://www.experian...com/]http://www.experian...com/" href="http://www.experian.com/ " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
                 3.) Trans Union :       1-800-680 7289
                4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):   1-800-269-0271
        We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything..
        If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.

Show Your Gratitude To Our Veterans This Thanksgiving

Show Your Gratitude To Our Veterans This Thanksgiving  and through the Holidays

By Supporting

The Gainesville Fisher House on AmazonSmile

It's Easy! Tell your friends!

Families stay through the holidays at the Gainesville Fisher House due to the severity of the medical treatments their loved ones must undergo at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center. We try to do what we can to make the Fisher House feel like home during such a stressful time, but we need your help.

By adding the Gainesville Fisher House as your charity on AmazonSmile, our Fisher House will receive a portion of the proceeds of your purchase at no additional cost to you.

Instructions on how to do so are down below.

Here’s how easy you can support veterans and their families with no additional cost to you:

    1. Sign in to https://smile.amazon.com/ with your Amazon login information.

    2. Under “Your Account”, select “Change Your Charity”

    3. In the “Find Your Charity” search bar, type “Gainesville Fisher House Foundation”     and click “Search”

    4. Click “Select” next to the Gainesville Fisher House Foundation

    5. Shop for all your loved ones this holiday season while supporting the Gainesville     Fisher House!

For information on other ways you can support the Gainesville Fisher House, check out our website by clicking below:

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AAFES - HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS use The EXCHANGE - Nov 11, 2017

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Remember when you could shop at the PX, BX, NEX, MCX, or CGX?

November 11, 2017, Veterans with HONORABLE DISCHARGE can shop the [ONLINE] PX and BX athttps://www.shopmyexchange.com

Go to https://www.shopmyexchange.com/veterans or Sign-Up directly at  https://www.vetverify.org/index.xhtml

HONORABLE DISCHARGE or HONORABLE SERVICE REQUIRED

TO VERIFY YOUR ELIGIBILITY

1.. Fill out the form - https://www.vetverify.org/index.xhtml

2.. Receive a determination

3.. Start shopping on November 11, 2017 at all online exchanges

ONLINE EXCHANGES:

Army and Air Force Exchange Service https://www.shopmyexchange.com/

Marine Corps Exchange http://www.mymcx.com/

Coast Guard Exchange https://shopcgx.com/

POW/MIA - REMEMBER!

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Beginning November 11, 2017 … HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS will be able to shop at THE EXCHANGE (formerly known as The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)).

To get to THE EXCHANGE (AAFES) web site, type: WWW.AAFES.COM

To shop THE EXCHANGE, an HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERAN must first register athttps://www.vetverify.org/index.xhtml

Thought you might pass the word.

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Len Yelinek

Commander, Las Vegas Chapter 711

Military Order of the Purple Heart

Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America AWBA Invitational

Veterans Day Car Show & BBQ November 10, 2017

VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System  is Hosting  a Veterans Day Car Show & BBQ November 10, 2017

What: The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System will host a Car Show & Free BBQ in celebration of Veterans Day.

When:                      Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Where:                    VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Medical Center

                               6900 N. Pecos Road

                               North Las Vegas, Nevada 89086

Background:         The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) will host its 3rd Annual Car Show & BBQ in celebration of Veterans Day. Activities include:

• Car Show (Sponsored by Las Vegas Crusin’)
• Free BBQ (Sponsored by the Masonic Service Association)
• Health & Services Fair (Hosted by the VA)
• Appearance by Count’s Kustoms
• Kids Zone and Much More

More Information:  Visit www.lasvegas.va.gov

Media RSVP:          Please email VHALASPAO@va.gov or contact Mr. David Martinez, VASNHS Public Affairs, (702) 791-9004 or Mr. Charles Ramey, Chief Public Affairs, (702) 791-9003.

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