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Old 02-28-2022, 10:42 AM
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VFW Action Corps Weekly - 02-21-22
Re: https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/m...220218T201609Z

1. VA Proposes Disability Rating Changes:

VA has proposed changes to its Schedule for Rating
Disabilities for auditory, respiratory, and mental health
conditions. These changes would incorporate modern
medical data and terminology, allowing veterans to
receive disability ratings based on the most current
information. Ratings of veterans who currently receive
VA disability compensation will not be impacted as a
result of these changes. The VFW will carefully
review the proposed changes and will submit a public
comment to the Federal Register. Read more. (on site)

2. VFW Meets with Secretary of Education:

The VFW, alongside fellow veteran advocates, met with
Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel
Cardona to discuss education issues facing veterans,
service members, and their families. The VFW
expressed the need for transparent and accessible
data about institutions to facilitate informed decision
making. Secretary Cardona relayed his department’s
dedication to improving higher education accessibility
and affordability, as well as improving collaboration
with DOD and VA.

3. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week:

This year’s NED Awareness Week is scheduled for Feb.
21-27. It is an annual campaign to provide public
awareness and support resources regarding eating
disorders. Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating are
examples of eating disorders that can be severe and
life-threatening. According to a VA study, both men
and women veterans who served in Iraq and
Afghanistan are three times more likely to have
bulimia than their civilian counterparts. Many
veterans’ eating disorders stem from maintaining
military body composition standards and experiencing
trauma such as MST or PTSD. Several options for
eating disorder treatment are available at VA,
including individual and group therapy, medication,
and Whole Health.

4. Note: Go to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (for more details on MIA"s:
Re: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Ne...an-war-jury-f/

MIA Update:

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates and two new
identifications for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from
World War II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

01. - Army Pfc. Kenneth L. Bridger, 17, Colville,
Washington, was assigned to Company K, 3rd
Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry
Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov.
30, 1950, on the last night of his unit’s stand at the
defensive perimeter near the east side of the Chosin
Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his
remains could not be recovered. Bridger will be
buried in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 21, 2022. Read
about Bridger.

02. - Navy Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Harvey C.
Herber, 34, of Tacoma, Washington, was assigned to
the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was
attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The
USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which
caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship
resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including
Herber. Interment services are pending. Read about
Herber.

03. - Army Cpl. Lawrence L. Brown, 21, was assigned
to Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division. He was captured on Nov. 26,
1950, after his unit was attacked by the Chinese
People’s Volunteer Forces. Brown was reported as a
POW in Camp #5, but his exact date of death could
not be determined at that time. Interment services are
pending. Read about Brown.

04. - Army Cpl. Francis J. Jury, 23, was assigned to
Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th
Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action
on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by
enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North
Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be
recovered. Interment services are pending. Read
about Jury.
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Welcome Home Men - may you now Rest In Peace on American soil
and may Families find closure knowing your back home.
We thank you for your service & sacrafice for your Country.
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O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

"IN GOD WE TRUST"
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