TDVA to Host Veterans Outreach Event in Shelby County
Friday, May 18, 2012 | 04:58am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs will partner with Veterans Service Organizations in Shelby County to offer a Veterans Outreach Event to serve Veterans and their families. The event will be hosted at the Memphis Pentecostal Assembly at 8941 Shelby Drive on Wednesday, May 23 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CDT).
Representatives from TDVA, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), American Legion 27, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 7175 will be available to answer questions, provide information and assist with enrollment opportunities for Veterans and other eligible beneficiaries.
Veterans will need to present a copy of their DD-214 and any other service related documents to assist with filing VA claims.
WHO: Representatives from TDVA, USVA, ESGR, DAV, American Legion 27 and VFW 7175
WHAT: Veterans Outreach Event to assist Veterans and their families with questions about benefits, entitlements and to initiate disability compensation claims.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CDT)
WHERE: Memphis Pentecostal Assembly, 8941 East Shelby Dr., Memphis
The Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is organized to accomplish its mission of serving Tennessee's Veterans and their families with dignity and compassion, and being their principle advocate in ensuring they receive the care, support, earned entitlements, and recognition they earned in service to our nation. For more information, visit the department’s web site at www.tn.gov/veteran, facebook/myTDVA or twitter @TNDVA.
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