Veterans bulletin [Spring 2008]

Sonny Perdue Governor

Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Veterans Bulletin

Pete Wheeler Commissioner

Your VA Medical System stands ready to help you

Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 321-6111 or (800) 944-9726 SDVS Field Office: 404-728-7611

Smyrna Rome

Oakwood

Lawrenceville

Decatur

Atlanta

Athens

East Point

Newnan

Stockbridge

Augusta

Milledgeville

Columbus

Macon

Dublin

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904 (706) 733-0188 or (800) 836-5561
SDVS Field Office: 706-823-2218

Perry

Savannah Hinesville

Albany

Brunswick Valdosta
St. Mary's

Medical Center CBOC Clinic Proposed CBOC

Carl Vinson VA Medical Center 1826 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 272-1210 or (800) 595-5229 SDVS Field Office: 478-272-4266

Map courtesy of VA Southeast Network 3700 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 500 Duluth, GA 30096
(678) 924-5700 or (866) 839-4651
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Also this issue: U.S. Highway 80 dedicated to Korean war veterans

Duluth, Georgia 300

Meet the directors ...
Lawrence A. Biro was appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as Network Director of the VA Southeast Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network 7) on March 4, 2007. VISN 7 (Duluth, GA) has the nation's ninth largest veteran population, some 1.3 million, in the tri-state region of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, with eight VA medical centers, pharmaceutical facilities, and more than two dozen community-based outpatient clinics.
Mr. Biro came to the VISN 7 after serving as Network Director of the VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19, Glendale, CO) and the VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network (VISN 4, Pittsburgh, PA).
Mr. Biro's career with the VA followed a tour of duty with the Department of State, as the Health Systems Administrator for the Office of Medical Services. A Vietnam-era veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Biro holds a doctorate in education.

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Rebecca J. Wiley VAMC-Augusta

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For questions concerning Combat Veteran eligibility, visit www.va.gov/healtheligibility/Library/FAQs/CombatFAQ.asp.
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VA Health & Clinical Programs
Visit www.va.gov/health for information on the following VA Healthcare System programs:
uAgent Orange Health Effects and Vietnam Veterans uBlind Rehabilitation Services uCancer Program uCenter for Women Veterans uCold Injury uDiabetes Program uFlu (Influenza-Pandemic) uGulf War Veterans' Health uHealth Care Programs for Elderly Veterans uHepatitis C uHIV/AIDS Program uHomeless uKidney Diseases Program uMental Health uMental Illness Research, Education and uClinical Centers (MIRECC) uMOVE! Weight Program uPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder uNational Center Patient Safety uNursing uPolytrauma uProsthetics and Sensory Aids uRecreation/Creative Arts Therapy Service uSocial Work uVeterans Center (Readjustment Counseling) uWar-Related Illness and Injury Study Center


Flag Day is June 14; Do You Know Flag Etiquette?

Standards of Respect
The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:
The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.
The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.
The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard
The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations.
The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously.
The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.
Note: Most American Legion Posts regularly conduct a dignified flag burning ceremony, often on Flag Day, June 14th. Many Cub Scout

Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Girl Scout Troops retire flags regularly as well. Contact your local American Legion Hall or Scout Troop to inquire about the availability of this service.
Outdoor Display
When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window, balcony, or a building, the union should be at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff.
When it is displayed from the same flagpole with another flag - of a state, community, society or Scout unit - the flag of the United States must always be at the top except that the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for Navy personnel when conducted by a Naval chaplain on a ship at sea.
When the flag is displayed over a street, it should be hung vertically, with the union to the north or east. If the flag is suspended over a sidewalk, the flag's union should be farthest from the building.
When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right.
..The other flags may be smaller

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but none may be larger. ..No other flag ever should be
placed above it. ..The flag of the United States is
always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.
When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation.
Raising and Lowering
The flag should be raised briskly and lowered slowly and ceremoniously. Ordinarily it should be displayed only between sunrise and sunset. It should be illuminated if displayed at night.
The flag of the United States of America is saluted as it is hoisted and lowered. The salute is held until the flag is unsnapped from the halyard or through the last note of music, whichever is the longest.
Indoor Display
When on display, the flag is accorded the place of honor, always po-
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Georgia's Congressional Delegation Addresses Support for Commissary, Exchange Facilities
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sitioned to its own right. Place it to the right of the speaker or staging area or sanctuary. Other flags should be to the left.
The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities, or societies are grouped for display.
When one flag is used with the flag of the United States of America and the staffs are crossed, the flag of the United States is placed on its own right with its staff in front of the other flag.
When displaying the flag against a wall, vertically or horizontally, the flag's union (stars) should be at the top, to the flag's own right, and to the observer's left.
Parading and Saluting
When carried in a procession, the flag should be to the right of the marchers. When other flags are carried, the flag of the United States may be centered in front of the others or carried to their right. When the flag passes in a procession, or when it is hoisted or lowered, all should face the flag and salute.
To salute, all persons come to attention. Those in uniform give the appropriate formal salute. Citizens not in uniform salute by placing their right hand over the heart and men with head cover should remove it and hold it to left shoulder, hand over the heart. Members of organizations in formation salute upon command of the person in charge.
The Flag in Mourning
To place the flag at half staff, hoist it to the peak for an instant and lower it to a position half way between the top and bottom of the staff. The flag is to be raised again to the peak for a moment before it is lowered. On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half staff until noon and at full staff from noon to sunset.
The flag is to be flown at half staff in mourning for designated, principal government leaders and upon presidential or gubernatorial order.
When used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed with the union at the head and over the left shoulder. It should not be lowered into the grave.
Information from: www.usflag.org


Georgia Remembers

the Korean War Veterans

The official dedication ceremony of The Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, U.S. Highway 80 through Georgia, was held March 28 in Macon. VIPs taking part with Commissioner Wheeler in the unveiling of one of the many road markers that will appear along U.S. Highway 80 through Georgia are State Representative Allen Freeman and State Senator Cecil Staton, both of Macon; Kwang-jae Lee, Consul
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General Atlanta, The Republic of Korea; State Senator John Douglas of Social Circle; and Dale Barnett of Douglasville, State Commander of the American Legion Georgia. Senators Staton and Douglas, along with Representatives Freeman and John Yates, co-sponsored Resolutions in the General Assembly naming U.S. 80 The Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.


Senate Resolution 720
By: Senators Douglas of the 17th, Chance of the 16th, Staton of the 18th
A RESOLUTION Dedicating the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Nevada, and Arizona have already dedicated the portions of US 80 within their borders in honor of the veterans of the Korean War; and
WHEREAS, US 80 runs from Columbus to Savannah, spanning the entire state of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of men and women served in the Korean War and over 34,000 died and over 100,000 were wounded in combat; and
WHEREAS, despite the bitter cold and torturous terrain, these young Americans were the first to stand up against the threat of Communism; and
WHEREAS, many citizens of the State of Georgia bravely fought in the Korean War, proudly serving their country as members of the armed forces, with many suffering injury and loss of life and limb as a result of their service; and
WHEREAS, Georgia takes great pride in these brave and honorable men and women who demonstrated their love for this country through their service; and
WHEREAS, the many Georgia veterans who served in the armed forces of this nation during the Korean War distinguished themselves and contributed substantially to this state in other ways as well; and
WHEREAS, this tribute to Georgia's Korean War veterans is long overdue and it is only fitting that this state honor them with this lasting memorial.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of this body offer their sincere appreciation to Georgia's Korean War veterans for their dedicated service to and sacrifice for this state and nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the portion of US 80 located within the state of Georgia be dedicated as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, and the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers in Columbus, Macon, and Tybee Island, Georgia, dedicating the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Korean War veterans organizations within Georgia and to the Department of Transportation.
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Commissioner Wheeler delivered the keynote address at the official highway dedication ceremony in Macon.
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide) 5,720,000
Battle Deaths 33,741 Other Deaths (In Theater) 2,833 Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 17,642 Non-mortal Woundings 103,284
Living Veterans 2,400,000
Georgians Servicemembers 75,000
Killed in Action 740 Wounded in Action 1,040
Ex-POWs 97 Still Unaccounted For 174
Did you serve in Korea? Have you received the Republic of Korea War Service Medal? Information on how to apply for or request the medal can be found by contacting the Air Force Personnel Center, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (CST) at (866) 229-7074, or the Awards and Decorations Section (210) 565-2432/2520/2516, fax (210) 565-3118, or by writing to HQ AFPC/DPPPRA, 550 C Street West, Suite 12, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas 78150-4714.


Veterans Service Board Elects New Leadership

Georgia's seven-member State Veterans Service and Americanism Commissions.

Board recently elected new officers for 2008-09.

Hendrix is a retired Bulloch County Magistrate

Pat Phillips, long-time veteran

Court Constable and currently a

advocate and resident of Blairsville,

member of the Statesboro's American

was voted in as the new board

Legion Post 90, Scottish Rite Temple,

chairman. He has served on the State

and Shriners Club.

Veterans Service Board since April

Kenneth W. Birdsong, U.S. Army

2004.

veteran and former legislator, was

Phillips served 20-plus years in

named board secretary.

Army combat arms units with three

Birdsong's appointment to the

tours in Vietnam. He retired in 1975 at

Veterans Service Board in January

the rank of Sergeant First Class.

2005 followed his retirement

After the military, Phillips worked for the Georgia Department of Veterans

Pat Phillips Chairman

from government after 28 years of continuous service in the State House

Service; as a Claims Counselor and

of Representatives.

Office Manager from 1976 to 1999

Birdsong, who represented

and from 1993 to 1999 as an Area

Georgians from Bibb, Jones, Twiggs,

Supervisor over 16 field offices in the

and Wilkinson counties, served as

North Georgia region.

chairman of the House Defense and

Phillips, a life member of Post

Veterans Affairs Committee.

112 in Dalton since 1976, is an active

Birdsong, a veteran of World

member in The American Legion. Since

War II and Korea, served in the U.S.

1978, he has served as a member of the

Army from 1945 to 1947. Upon

American Legion's National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission. Phillips, past state commander of The

Ray Hendrix Vice Chairman

discharge, he enlisted in the Army Reserves serving on active duty in 1949 and 1950 with the 340th Engineer

American Legion - Department of

Construction Battalion. He was

Georgia, has been the state chairman of

discharged from reserve status in 1953.

the Legion's Rehabilitation Committee

Birdsong is an active member

since 1993. Besides serving as state

of both the Gordon and Gray

vice commander on two different

communities, involved in both the

occasions, he has been twice elected

local VFW and American Legion posts,

district commander over Legion's posts

Exchange Club of Macon and is a 32nd

in the North Georgia area.

Degree Scottish Rite Mason.

Ray Hendrix, a retired Army Sergeant Major and resident of Statesboro, was selected as vice

Kenneth W. Birdsong Secretary

Serving as members of the State Veterans Service Board for 2008-09 with Phillips, Hendrix, and Birdsong

chairman. He was appointed to the Veterans Service are Barbara Jean Aaron of Warner Robins, James

Board in September 2001, served as board chairman Blaylock of Decatur, Rodney Casey of Valdosta, and

during 2005-06.

Fred T. Fincher, Sr. of LaGrange.

Hendrix, who retired from the Army in 1992

The seven-member, Governor-appointed,

after serving 42 years in uniform, is an active

constitutional Board of Veterans Service recommends

member in The American Legion at the local, state, policy, procedure, and work projects and through the

and national levels. He currently serves as Georgia's Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Veterans

National Executive Committeeman and as a member Service controls overall veteran's policy for the state.

of The Legion's National Legislative Commission.

More information about the Veterans Service

Over the years, Hendrix, a past state

Board, and its members, is available at the

commander, also served on The Legion's National Department's website, www.sdvs.georgia.gov, under

Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, Military Affairs, About SDVS.

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Arbor Day celebrated at GVMC-Milledgeville

On April 25, SDVS once again joined the Georgia Forestry Commission in hosting the state's official 2008 National Arbor Day ceremony at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Milledgeville. GFC Interim Director Robert Farris (right) and Miss Georgia Forestry Laura Johnson of Lyons presided over this year's event that annually features the commemorative tree planting in honor of all veterans. Taking part in this year's ceremonial tree planting (above) with Farris and Johnson were Ernie Simons, Cemetery Director; Korean War veteran Sam Darden of Macon; and Brig. Gen. Lawrence Dudney, Director of the Joint Staff - Georgia Department of Defense, who delivered the keynote address (top right). (Photos courtesy of Pam Beer/The Baldwin Bulletin)

More Benefits Coming to Reservists, Guardsmen

Changes Affect Those with Multiple Tours
VA News Release March 3, 2008
WASHINGTON Some members of the National Guard and the Reserves who serve on active duty will see a significant increase in their educational benefits, thanks to improvements announced today by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
"Reservists and National Guardsmen who serve multiple tours on active duty may get an increase in their educational benefits, in keeping with the value of their service to our nation," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake.
Under new provisions, members who accumulate three years on active duty, regardless of breaks in service, may be eligible for the maximum payment under the Reserve Education As-

sistance Program (REAP). Previously, reservists and guardsmen had to serve two continuous years on active duty to receive the highest payment.
The new eligibility rules are retroactive to October, 1, 2007. The top payment under REAP is currently $880.80 per month.
The new law, part of the National Defense Authorization Act, also expands the period of eligibility for certain Guard and Reserve members who complete their service obligation before separation from the selected reserve.
Members meeting these criteria may be eligible to use REAP benefits for a period of ten years following discharge. Benefits typically end upon separation for members who do not complete their full, obligated service.
Additionally, some REAP-eligible National Guard and Reserve members may now make an extra contribution to the Department of Defense to

increase their monthly benefit rates. Service members receive an
additional $5 per month for each $20 contributed. With the maximum $600 contribution, this option can add up to $5,400 to a member's total 36-month education benefit package.
Beginning on October 1, 2008, participants in REAP and the Montgomery GI Bill program for the Selected Reserve who pursue nondegree programs lasting less than two years may also be eligible to receive accelerated payments.
During FY 2007, more than 60,000 National Guardsmen and reservists were paid under REAP, more than 41,000 were paid under the Montgomery GI Bill program for the Selected Reserves, and approximately 344,000 participants were paid under the Montgomery GI Bill for activeduty members.
For more information, go to www.gibill.va.gov or call 888-4424551.

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Memorial Day 2008
Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O'Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few.

Like the fierce northern hurricane That sweeps the great plateau,
Flushed with the triumph yet to gain, Came down the serried foe,

Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground Ye must not slumber there,
Where stranger steps and tongues resound Along the heedless air.

On Fame's eternal camping-ground Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.

Who heard the thunder of the fray Break o'er the field beneath,
Knew well the watchword of that day Was "Victory or death!"

Your own proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave;
She claims from war his richest spoil -The ashes of her brave.

No rumor of the foe's advance Now swells upon the wind;
Nor troubled thought at midnight haunts Of loved ones left behind;

Long had the doubtful conflict raged O'er all that stricken plain,
For never fiercer fight had waged The vengeful blood of Spain;

Thus `neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory field,
Borne to a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield;

No vision of the morrow's strife The warrior's dream alarms;
No braying horn nor screaming fife At dawn shall call to arms.

The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The heroes sepulcher.

Their shriveled swords are red with rust, Their plumed heads are bowed,
Their haughty banner, trailed in dust, Is now their martial shroud.

Rest on embalmed and sainted dead! Dear as the blood ye gave;
No impious footstep shall here tread The herbage of your grave;

And plenteous funeral tears have washed The red stains from each brow,
And the proud forms, by battle gashed Are free from anguish now.
The neighing troop, the flashing blade, The bugle's stirring blast,
The charge, the dreadful cannonade, The din and shout, are past;
Nor war's wild note nor glory's peal Shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that nevermore may feel The rapture of the fight.

And still the storm of battle blew, Still swelled the gory tide;
Not long, our stout old chieftain knew, Such odds his strength could bide.
Twas in that hour his stern command Called to a martyr's grave
The flower of his beloved land, The nation's flag to save.
By rivers of their father's gore His first-born laurels grew,
And well he deemed the sons would pour Their lives for glory too.

Nor shall your glory be forgot While fame her records keeps, Or Honor points the hallowed spot Where Valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrel's voiceless stone In deathless song shall tell,
When many a vanquished ago has flown, The story how ye fell;
Nor wreck, nor change, nor winter's blight, Nor Time's remorseless doom, Shall dim one ray of glory's light That gilds your deathless tomb.

For many a mother's breath has swept O'er Angostura's plain --
And long the pitying sky has wept Above its moldered slain.

The raven's scream, or eagle's flight, Or shepherd's pensive lay,
Alone awakes each sullen height That frowned o'er that dread fray.

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VA Outpatient Clinics
9249 Highway 29 South, Suite A, Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-227-4534
417 4th Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 Phone: 229-446-9000
1310 13th Street, Columbus, GA 31906 Phone: 706-257-7200
755 Commerce Drive, 2nd Floor, Decatur, GA 30030 Phone: 404-417-5200
1513 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 Phone: 404-321-6111 x2600
1970 Riverside Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Phone: 404-417-1750
5398 Thomaston Road, Suite B, Macon, GA 31220 Phone: 478-476-8868
3931 Munday Mill Road, Oakwood, GA 30566 Phone: 404-728-8210
30 Chateau Dr, SE, Rome, GA 30161 Phone: (706) 235-6581
325 West Montgomery Crossroads, Savannah, GA 31406 Phone: (912) 920-0214; SDVS Field Office: 912-921-3744
562 Concord Road, Smyrna, GA 30082 Phone: 404-417-1760
2841 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 Phone: 229-293-0132; SDVS Field Office: 229-333-2178
VA Medical Centers
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904-6285 Phone: (706) 733-0188 or (800) 836-5561; SDVS Field Office: (706) 823-2218
Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033 Phone: (404) 321-6111 or (800) 944-9726; SDVS Field Office: (404) 728-7611
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, 1826 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, GA 31021 Phone: (478) 272-1210 (800) 595-5229; SDVS Field Office: (478) 272-4266

Georgia Department of Veterans Service Floyd Veterans Memorial Building E-970 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4800

Georgia Veterans Bulletin
The "Georgia Veterans Bulletin" is published quarterly by the Georgia Department of Veterans Service. Individuals or organizations can be placed on the mailing list by calling (404) 656-5933, by writing to the Department of Veterans Service, Public Information Division, Floyd Veterans Memorial Building, Room E-970, Atlanta, GA 30334-4800, or by sending e-mail to gavetsvc@vs.state.ga.us.

Pat Phillips

Chairman, Veterans Service Board

Pete Wheeler

Commissioner

Tom Cook

Assistant Commissioner, Claims and Field Operations

Len Glass

Assistant Commissioner, Administrative Service

Heldon (Bill) Jung

Director, Education & Training

Brian Zeringue

Public Information Manager

Jon Suggs

Editor, Veterans Bulletin

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