Veterans' Services

 

To the Board of Selectmen:

 

The following report is submitted for the year ending December 31, 2005.

 

Financial and/or counseling service was extended, as necessary, to veterans or their dependents residing in East Longmeadow during 2005.  During 2005 the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services began mailing information packets to military personnel returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The packets (also available through the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services web site) describe how returnees go about receiving various services. 

 

We will assist veterans to obtain a copy of their discharge paper DD-214 if it has been lost.

 

Even if they are in perfect health at this time, I encourage all veterans to visit the VA Medical Clinic on Bond Street in Springfield or the VA Hospital at Leeds (Northhampton, MA).  Fill out an application for the Veterans Universal Access Identification Card, just in case you require medical assistance in the future.  You must have a copy of your discharge paper, DD 214 or other suitable record of your military service to apply.  (Even if you are in good health now, apply for the card.)

 

Veterans and/or their dependents, who are legal residents of East Longmeadow, are invited to use this Department's services by telephoning the Selectmen's office at 413-525-5400 ext. #1. 

 

Respectfully submitted,

George W. Herrick III

Veterans' Services Officer