Hinsdale County Veterans

11/13/2022

Awesome Veterans Day Ceremony at Hinsdale County Veterans Park.
Many thanks to all who came out to thank Veterans for their service.
Jim Hunsicker was a wonderful guest speaker. Lake City Community school for leading the pledge.

11/12/2022

Although the 2023 COLA has not yet been announced, veterans can expect a substantial increase in their monthly disability compensation.

11/11/2022

Happy Veterans Day.
See you at Veterans Park at 11.

08/06/2022

The Department of Defense expanded commissary shopping privileges in the U.S. effective 1 January 2020 as part of the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018, included in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. This expansion adds to the existing authorized shopper list found on our web page: https://bit.ly/3wU1NMy

Access was expanded to include:
• Veterans with any service-connected disability
• Purple Heart recipients
• Former Prisoners of War, and
• Individuals approved and designated as the primary family caregivers of eligible Veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers

Overseas Veterans should check with their local installation to verify privileges.

04/30/2022

National Cemetery Administration Facts on Women and Minority Veterans. Learn more about your benefits here:
https://bddy.me/3vp1edY.

04/14/2022

Help is only a call, text, or click away.

03/29/2022

Thank you for your service Vietnam Veterans.

On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Americans unite to thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. We also remember and support the survivors of our 1,584 yet unreturned Vietnam Veterans.

03/08/2022

Today is International Women’s Day and VA is celebrating all women Veterans. We honor your achievements, value your diversity, and recognize your innumerable contributions to your communities, workplaces, and to our nation.

At VA, you have access to quality health care services that you earned and can trust. Today, as always, we serve you and thank you for answering your call to serve. https://bddy.me/3MzzFVQ

02/04/2022

2022 is an expensive year and it's not easy for all those hard working veterans that are getting prepared to retire. The costs of healthcare, housing, utilities and even food have all skyrocketed.  

01/31/2022

A newly signed law makes the benefit, introduced by the National Park Service in 2020, permanent.