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Veterans Connection: MCVSC Newsletter | Thank you for subscribing to Veterans Connection. Our mission is to help keep local veterans informed about news that specifically impacts veterans, local events for veterans, and information regarding VA care and benefits.
Please continue to forward the newsletter and ask fellow veterans to subscribe. With over 36,000 veterans in the county, we’ve still got a long way to get them all subscribed, so please help by referring local veterans to https://mcvsc.org/subscribe. |
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4th Annual Military History Muster | | Join the Miami Valley Military History Museum for the 4th Annual Military History Muster on Memorial Day weekend. The event will feature reenactors, living historians, lineage groups, VSOs, military weapons and equipment displays, military vehicles, and an equestrian team.
Admission and parking are free!
Location: "Calamatyville"
506 E. Xenia Drive
Fariborn, OH 45324
May 24th – 25th, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | | |
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Connecting Veterans with MCVSC
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The Montgomery County Veterans Service Commission has partnered with the Dayton Metro Library to bring our services closer to the communities we serve. In the month of May we will be hosting four events at local libraries where we answer questions, help file disability claims, and provide information regarding our emergency financial assistance programs.
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We have one more event scheduled for May. If you were unable to attend the previous events, come on down to the Miami Township Branch. |
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5/24, 11am-12pm
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Memorial Day in the Miami Valley | There are all sorts of great events in the Miami Valley for Memorial Day weekend. Check out the list we've compiled. | | | | |
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| Trump Issues Executive Order for VA Reforms | President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping executive order that aims to implement several major VA reforms. Key items in the order include:
- "The National Center for Warrior Independence" will utilize the VA campus in Los Angeles, California, to provide housing for homeless vets. The site is expected to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans.
- A new VA Medical Center will be erected in New Hampshire, the only state in the U.S. without its own VA Medical Center.
- VA has been directed to increase its use of a 2017 law designed to make it easier to fire VA employees.
- Expanded VA hours are intended to reduce wait times for veterans waiting for care.
For a more detailed look at the reforms with additional analysis, see the Federal Times story below. | | | |
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0% Disability Rating? | | The Site Rep, a YouTube channel presented by the VA Boston Healthcare System, produced a video explaining that a 0% VA disability rating will not necessarily exclude a veteran from future benefits. Basically, receiving the 0% disability rating rather than no rating means that VA has acknowledged that a condition is tied to service and compensation may be necessary in the future.
For all the deails, check out the Site Rep video. You'll also find tons of other videos on the channel answering common questions pertaining to disability benefits and the VA. | | | |
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| | Military Days at King's Island
It's back! Military Days at King's Island provides FREE tickets for individuals with military IDs (active, veteran, retired). Start off the summer with a fun weekend at King's Island.
Offer valid Memorial Day weekend, May 23rd – 26th. If you can't make it for Military Days, King's Island also has a military discount throughout the year for individuals registered with ID.me. |
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Upcoming Events & Important Dates |
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| | | 10:00 a.m., May 14, 2025. MCVSC meeting | | | |
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| | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., May 21, 2025. Veteran Owned Business Networking meeting. Meets third Wednesday of every month.
Wright State University, Veteran & Military Center, located in Allyn Hall. Please park in Lot 10. | | | |
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| | 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., May 21, 2025. Please join us for the 2025 Vets Moving Forward Job Fair at Wright State University Student Union. | | | |
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| | 11:00 a.m., May 24, 2025. Connecting Veterans with the MCVSC.
Dayton Metro Library: West Branch
2718 Lyons Rd.
Miamisburg, OH 45342 | | | |
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| | 9:00 a.m., June 7, 2025. Veteran's Breakfast, first Saturday of every month.
6418 Miller Ln, Dayton, OH 45414 | | | |
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| | 2:00 p.m., June 14, 2025. The Miami Valley Military History Museum hosts a monthly speaker series featuring unique stories about U.S. military history. Light refreshments included.
Topic: The Civil War in Ohio
4 E. Main St. Fairborn, OH 45324 | | | |
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The work of the Montgomery County Veterans Services Commission is only possible if we're able to reach the veterans that need our help. Do your part and forward it to your veteran friends. Ask them to go subscribe: https://mcvsc.org/subscribe |
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