VFW Action Corps Weekly - 01-31-22

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VFW Action Corps Weekly - 01-31-22
Re: https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/m...220128T203232Z

1. Complete the VFW 2022 Health Survey:

The VFW has developed a survey to evaluate your health care
experiences, how your health care may have changed in the
last six months, and your perceptions of your overall physical
and mental health over the past 30 days. Your feedback is
vital to our advocacy efforts and to compile a report on this
important topic. Help the VFW hold VA and Congress
accountable by taking this short survey regarding your
experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

# 2. VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship”
Open Now: (go on site for links on all subjects).

The scholarship is accepting applications now through
April 30 for the fall 2022 semester. Veterans are
returning from active military duty to prepare for
civilian careers that often require additional college,
graduate, and technical degrees and training.
To ease the financial burden of going back to school,
Sport Clips and the VFW have teamed up for the past
eight years to provide up to $5,000 of assistance per
semester, per family, for service members and veterans
in the rank of E-5 and below.

#3. Complete the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn-Pit Registry:
All veterans who served in eligible locations should complete
the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits Registry. Participation
in the registry is very important as it will allow VA to track burn
pit exposure and draw inferences regarding associated adverse
health effects. Exposure to burn pits may be associated with
respiratory conditions such as asthma, emphysema, chronic
bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
VA recently added asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis as presumptive
conditions related to particulate matter exposure. The VFW
encourages anyone who has not already filed a claim for these
conditions, or had their medical records or any previous claims
recently reviewed, to reach out to an accredited VFW Service
Officer for assistance.

#4. MIA Update:

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency announced two burial updates and one new
identification 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:

a. Navy Shipfitter 1st Class Charles F. Perdue, 32,
of Salisbury, Maryland, 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
Perdue. He will be buried May 16, 2022, in Lancaster,
California. Read about Perdue.

b. Army Pfc. Bill Morrison, 29, of Birmingham,
Alabama, was assigned to Company G, 2nd
Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry
Division. He was reported killed in action on Nov. 8,
1944, after his unit was engaged in battle with
German forces in the Raffelsbrand sector of the
Hürtgen Forest in Germany. Following the battle, his
remains could not be recovered. Morrison will be
buried in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The date has yet to
be determined. Read about Morrison.

c. Army Sgt. Roy C. Delauter, 21, was assigned to
Company D, 1st Battalion, 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 Delauter.

Note: On the main site there are several links on
the Men above and other issues for more specific
details and information.
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Personal note: Welcome Home Men and may you and
your families now have closure. May you now rest in
Peace on American soil - God Bless You All!
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