Author Archive for Waiting Room USA
Operation Halyard
George Vujnovich led what has been called “one of the greatest rescue missions of World War II.” He passed away of natural causes in New York City on 24 APR at age 96. Vujnovich orchestrated Operation Halyard, also known as the Halyard Mission, which rescued 512 airmen whose B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators had [...]
Cemetery Burial Eligibility
The National Cemetery Scheduling Office has the primary responsibility for verifying eligibility for burial in VA national cemeteries. A determination of eligibility is usually made in response to a request for burial in a VA national cemetery. To schedule a burial fax all discharge documentation to 1-866-900-6417 and follow-up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117. [...]
Vet Plates – AL
The following guidelines are applicable to Alabama military plates: download or view full .pdf
Vet Legislation
Of the 5739 House and 3172 Senate bills introduced in the 112th Congress as of 13 APR, the following are of interest to the non-active duty veteran community. A good indication on the likelihood of a bill of being forwarded to the House or Senate for passage and subsequently being signed into law by the [...]
VA Benefits – WY
Veterans’ Home of Wyoming This home is located on the historic site of Fort McKinney. It was built in the summer and fall of 1878. The home was established in 1895 with the first member being housed at Fort D. A. Russell (now F.E. Warren AFB) in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The home and its resident were [...]
Walter Holy
An astounding number of American teenagers, both male and female, altered their birth dates in order to serve their country during World War II. The practice reached its peak in 1943. Over time, nearly 50,000 were detected and sent home. Among the many who eventually managed to enlist, a handful was discovered – court martialed [...]
US Race Classification
Federal government fails when it comes to enforcing United States race classification laws (Changing the majority) Pass research proves little has been done in enforcing the US race classification laws. The law is not are has been a high priority on the government’s list of laws to enforce. With DNA test now available it should [...]
Vet License Plates – LA
Use your current registration document to enter and verify vehicle information when ordering. Certain Special Plates have specific qualifications and eligibility requirements which must be met. Special Plates can be issued to automobiles, trucks up to 10,000 lbs., and private buses (motor homes). Some Special Plates are also available for issuance to motorcycles. Special plate [...]
Veteran Legislation
Of the 4964 House and 2507 Senate bills introduced in the 112th Congress as of 13 APR, the following are of interest to the non-active duty veteran community. A good indication on the likelihood of a bill of being forwarded to the House or Senate for passage and subsequently being signed into law by the [...]
State Benefits – WI
WDVA Home Improvement Loan Veterans, you can borrow up to 90% of your home equity for home improvements. The $25,000 cap has been removed from the Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP). It may be used for additions, garage construction, repairs, and remodeling (i.e., replace a roof, install new windows, a new furnace, or a central [...]
RAO BULLETIN
NDAA 2013: In late April there was a focus on next year’s National Defense Authorization Act in both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. In the House the HASC’s Personnel Subcommittee marked up the FY2013 NDAA bill H.R.4310 and sent it on to the full Committee for their consideration. The mark-up did not include [...]
Battle at Rumaila
The Battle of Rumaila, also known as the Battle of the Causeway or the Battle of the Junkyard, was a controversial engagement that took place on March 2, 1991, near the Rumaila oil field in the Euphrates Valley of southern Iraq, when the U.S. 24th Infantry Division under Maj. Gen. Barry McCaffrey attacked and nearly [...]
USN Ship Designations
Nomenclature History Warships in the United States Navy were first designated and numbered in system originating in 1895. Under this system, ships were designated as “Battleship X”, “Cruiser X”, “Destroyer X”, “Torpedo Boat X” and so forth where X was the series hull number as authorized by the US Congress. These designations were usually abbreviated [...]
Changing the Music Industry
Changing World of Music Industry Music has always been and always will be an essential part of human existence. People of Stone Age sang and danced around their fires, traveling minstrels entertained the people of Middle Ages, and operas and concerts were extremely popular during Baroque and Classical Eras. Today, as never before in human [...]
Time and People
Time and People: How and When We Started Keeping Time Time has always been a mystifying concept, which occupied the minds of best thinkers and philosophers since antiquity. Mark Aurelius envisioned time as “a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, [...]
