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• AUSA TO HOLD ANNUAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERENCE RECEPTION
• WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS CEMETERY
• THE MUSIC HALL INVITES VETERANS
• VETERANS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS - NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Pease Greeters
• SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
• Military Awards and Decorations
• Remember These Heroes  (UPDATED 10/19/08)
• The 2008 Federal Benefits Book for Veterans and Dependents
• New Hampshire State Veterans Advisory Committee (SVAC) Biannual Report for MAY 2008
• Support The Troops - Information For The Community
• NH National Guard Establishing a "Yellow Pages" Directory
• LOCATIONS TO OBTAIN ID CARDS
• The Military Retiree's Ready Reference Of Telephone Numbers
• DOWNLOAD MOAA-NH DESKTOP BACKGROUND

    The Granite State Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) will hold its annual Pearl Harbor Rememberence Reception on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Anheuser-Busch Hospitality Room in Merrimack, NH (Directions:  Exit 10 off the Everett Turnpike, East at end of exit, left at lights.  Phone:  603-595-1202).  The reception begins at 6:00 PM (No admittance after 6.15 PM due to security issues.) with the program taking place from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

    This is open to all interested.  Complimentary Refreshments and hot snacks will be served.  Please RSVP by Monday, December 1 (Acceptance only) to jlustig@sciol.com .  For more information, contact Jay Lustig at 603-557-5575 or Chris Ager at 603-885-9700.

    There will be a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the New Hampshire StateVeterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH, on December 13, 2008 at 12 noon sharp.  Active duty members of all branches of the services, the Merchant Marines and POW/MIA will lay ceremonial wreaths in honor and in memory of those from their respective services.  There will be remarks by members of the VFW and AL as well as others.  The ceremony will not be more than 45 minutes.  This is a wonderful way to remember our service members at the holiday season.  If you would like more information about the Wreaths Across America program, please visit their website at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

    The Portsmouth Music Hall invites veterans to attend their presentation of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 4 PM and 8 PM.  Enjoy Music, Theater, Magic!  See the attached flyer for more details.

    Click on the link above for a listing of veterans support organizations in the state of New Hampshire that include, among others, State Veterans Council (SVC) Outreach Representatives, New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES) Outreach Representatives, Veterans Administration (VA) Community Based Outreach Clinics.

    The Pease Greeters is a group, started by the Seacoast Detachment, Marine Corps League, who greet flights of service men and women, at the Pease Air Terminal in Portsmouth, NH, both returning and heading overseas to the Middle East.  They provide hot coffee, doughnuts, pizza and other refreshments as well as a bank of twenty permanently mounted phones for use free of charge by the veterans.  If you want to learn more about this worthwhile group or to volunteer to be a greeter, visit their website at http://www.peasegreeters.org/

    Go to http://www.letssaythanks.com/ read the instructions.  Pick a card.  It will be sent to a member of our armed forces who is serving overseas.

    For information concerning military awards and medals refer to the following official Department of Defense web sites.

Army:  https://www.perscom.army.mil/tagd/awards/index.htm

Air Force:  http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/library/awards/index.asp

Navy:  https://awards.navy.mil/

Marine Corps:  https://kuwait.manpower.usmc.mil/manpower/mm/mmma/awards.nsf?open

    MOAA-NH Chapter member LCDR David Kenney, USN, who is also president of the New Hampshire Reserve Officers Association, has compiled a guide that provides online and local resources for those seeking information or wanting to provide care packages, etc. for deployed troops. This is only a guide – there are many other sources available through national organizations like the Red Cross and the USO.  View the guide in HTML format or PDF format.

    The NH National Guard Family Program has established a “yellow pages” directory of volunteers to assist families of deployed troops.  Anyone can volunteer who has a trade or skill that can help a family in need.  These skills could be snow removal, carpentry, automotive maintenance, financial planners or computer technical assistance.  The volunteer decides which part of the state to give assistance.  This could be a specific town, county or region.  If you are interested in providing any volunteer services, please e-mail First Lieutenant Suzanne Barricklow at suzanne.barricklow@us.army.mil or (603) 227-1496.  This is a challenging time for our deployed service members and their families and any assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

    In addition to the locations listed on the page link above, you can also find the nearest ID card issuing facility by clicking on the following link - http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/owa/home.