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Columbia County Director of Veteran's Services Gary Flaherty would like to get the word out to all
Veterans to register their DD Form 214 with the Columbia County Clerk's Office. This is the form needed before any benefits
can be obtained. For more information contact Director Flaherty at the office information listed above or:
Home:
518.781.4228
Cell: 518.610.0941
Email: nyvetcounsil@yahoo.com
Director Flaherty also states, "
I find veterans who do not want to go through the process of applying for the benefits they earn. My response is that
if they do not want to apply for themselves, please do it for your family. I see to many families that come for help
after a Veteran dies and we have to tell that that the Veteran never applied for anything and therefore, they can not get
anything."
He further states, "In the case of the death of a Veteran, I have been able to establish
a system with the various Honor Programs where I can arrange Military Honors in one day to include weekends and holidays"
For these and any other veteran issues please contact
Director Flaherty.
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Columbia County Clerk Holly Tannner and Veterans Services Director Gary Flaherty are working on a program where
any Veteran who registers their DD 214 with the County Clerk gets a card that gives them a 10% discount with many of
Columbia County merchants. The Chamber of Commerce is assisting with getting businesses for the program. Please
contact the Veterans Services Office for more information.
Click for information ~ Return the F.A.V.O.R.
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The next Leatherstocking Honor Flight will be April
28, 2012. These are the flights that take World War II Veterans to Washington, DC to see the WWII National Monument.
These flights are FREE for Veterans and $350.00 for a guardian. To request an application or for more information contact
the Columbia County Veterans Office at 401 State Street Hudson,NY 12534 or call 518.828.3610.
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Columbia County Honor-A-Veteran Ceremonies are held at 401 State Street Hudson.
Start time is 9AM.
Those
being honored in 2012 will be added at a later date.
If you know of a Veteran that should be honored
in 2012 please contact Director Flaherty
Columbia County American Legion
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