RAO BULLETIN 1 May 2021

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RAO BULLETIN 1 May 2021

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == Military Exchange Access [04] ---- (Approved for Half a Million+ DoD/USCG Civilians)
06 == Tricare/CHAMPUS Fraud [24] ---- (3 Years in Prison for Chiropractor’s Multi-million Dollar Schemes)
08 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 30 APR 2021)
08 == GTMO Prison [15] ---- (Biden's Move on Afghanistan Raises Questions)
10 == Afghan War [06] ---- (Report Finds Cost More Than $2T and 240,000 Lives)
11 == WWI National Memorial [15] ---- (First Colors Ceremony)
12 == DoD Vaccination Program [02] ---- (Online COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduling Tool Lunched)
13 == Navy Fleet Size [23] ---- (Navy Chief Aiming for 355-Ship Fleet Despite Calls for Larger Force)
14 == Army Manning Levels [03] ---- (Army Chief Says the Force Is Still Too Small)
15 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 16 thru 30 APR 2021 | Eleven)
. * VA * .
18 == VA Central Login ---- (Use New VA.gov Site for Accessing Benefits)
18 == Covid-19 Funeral Cost [01] ---- (Call FEMA – NOT VA)
20 == VA Caregiver Program [71] ---- (Those Rejected for Financial Aid Could Get New Appeal Chances)
21 == VA Research [05] ---- (Implant That Could Allow Paralyzed Veterans to Walk Again)
23 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 30 APR 2021)
. * VETS * .
28 == Vet Benefits Legislation [07] ---- (Did You Know?)
29== Military Retirement Pay Taxation [05] ---- (More News on Efforts to Exempt from State Tax)
30 == American Vet’s Recollections ---- (Louis Graziano at WWII German surrender)
30 == Vet Treatment Courts [32] ---- (Minnesota Veterans Restorative Justice Act)
32 == Vet Fraud & Abuse ---- (Reported 15 thru 30 APR 2021)
33 == Vet Toxic Exposure Legislation [14] ---- (Toxic Wounds Are Wounds | Jon Stewart)
35 == WWII Vets 256 ---- (Mario Tonelli | Death March & Hell Ship Survivor)
37 == WWII Vets 257 ---- (Lawrence “Yogi” Berra | Veteran & All-Time Great)
38 == Obit: Clayton Schenkelberg ---- (14 April 2021 | Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor)
40 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 1 MAY 2021)
40 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled as of 1 MAY 2021)
41 == Vet Employment Opportunities ---- (APR 30 Listings from Companies Looking For Vets)
41 == State Veteran’s Benefits ---- (Indiana 2021)
. * VET LEGISLATION * .
42 == Vet Legislative Issues 2021 ---- (Legislation Pending Before the SVAC)
43 == Military Uniforms [08] ---- (H.R.2502 | Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act)
44 == Canada/Mexico Prescription Drugs [04] ---- (S.249/H.R.832 | Safe & Affordable Drugs from Canada)
45 == Vet Toxic Exposure | Palomares Spain [05] ---- (S.000/H.R.0000 | Palomares Veterans Act)
47 ==Nuclear Button [02] ---- S.0000/H.R.2603 | No-First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act
47 == DoD/VA Concurrent Receipt [13] ---- (H.R.303/S.0000 | Retired Pay Restoration Act)
. * MILITARY* .
50 == USAF Mission Statement ---- (To Fly, Fight, and Win.… Airpower Anytime, Anywhere)
51 == Military Draft [05] ---- (National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, No. 20-928)
51 == West Point [07] ---- (51 Cadets Caught Cheating Must Repeat a Year)
52 == Drone Defense [03] ---- (DARPA’s Plan to Use Drones to Find Drones)
53 == Nuclear Weapons Arsenal [08] ---- (Calls to Scrap Ground-Based Missiles Ongoing
55 == Russian Military Strength [03] ---- (Submersible Patrol Ship Developed)
56 == Indonesia Lost Sub ---- (Wreckage Located | All Hands Dead)
57 == Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) ---- (Decommissioned But Name Lives On)
59 == Military Justice | Westmoreland ---- (Negligent Homicide | Drunk Behind the Wheel)
60 == Briar Death Benefits Lawsuit ---- (Marine Drowning Leads to Intended’s Lawsuit for Benefits)
61== Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Snorkers’ thru ‘SpecOps’)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
62 == WWI Aviation ---- (How the Fokker Scourge Came About)
65 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Daniel D. Bruce | Vietnam)
66 == Haym Salomon ---- (American Revolutionary War Prime Financier)
68 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (01 thru 15 MAY)
68 == Legends of WWII ---- (Harry Martin | Iwo Jima First Wave Marine)
69 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany)
69 == USS Nevada [02] ---- (Sunk at Pearl Harbor, Went to War on D-Day)
71 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [74] ---- (Double Trouble 3)
71 == WWII Fortress Norway ---- (Josef Terboven’s Reign)
73 == Wounded Knee Massacre ---- (Tribes Want Medals Awarded Rescinded)
75 == USMC Uniform [04] ---- (Evolution 1965 thru 2021)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
79 == Covid-19 Vulnerability [12] ---- (Study Indicates Having It doesn’t Prevent Reinfection)
80 == Covid-19 Social Distancing [02] ---- (Indoor Exposure Risk Same at 6 or 60 Feet)
81 == Covid-19 Misinformation [04] ---- (Miracle Mineral Solution Is Not a Cure)
82 == Coronavirus Vaccine Concerns [04] ---- (DoD Tracking New Heart Inflammations in Recipient’s)
84 == PTSD & Heart Disease ---- (Female Vets Twice As Likely As Males to Suffer)
85 == Advance Care Planning ---- (Confusion about Health Care Preferences Makes Things Difficult)
87 == Diabetes [26] ---- (Type 2 Glucose Monitoring)
88 == Oral Cancer ---- (Kills About One Person Every Hour)
89 == Health Saving Account [05] ---- (What You Should Know if You Have TRICARE)
91 == Hair [01] ---- (How Stress Causes Loss)
92 == Cold Intolerance ---- (Reasons You Are Always Cold)
. * FINANCES * .
94 == Prescription Drug Costs [70] ---- (Drug Companies Trick to Keep Prices High)
94 == COLA FY 2021 ---- (March CPI)
95 == Uncommon State Tax Laws ---- (Strange but True Tax Laws | MS - NJ)
96 == Returns ---- (Products Costco Will Take Back That Are a Pain to Return Elsewhere)
99 == Romance Scams [01] ---- (Con Promises Easy Money)
100 == Air Travel Scams [01] ---- (Travel is Back, and So Are Scammers)
101 == State Tax Tips --- (Oregon thru Wyoming)
103 == Tax Burden for Montana Vets ---- (As of APR 2021)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
106 == Notes of Interest ---- (APR 16 thru 30, 2021)
107 == Marijuana [05] ---- (Consequences of Using After Your State ‘Legalizes’ It)
109 == Stolen Valor [121] ---- (Montana Supreme Court Overturn 2 Convictions)
110 == Chernobyl ---- (35 Years On, It Warns and Inspires)
111 == Afghan Russian Involvement [03] ---- (May Not Have Been Russian Bounties on US Troops After All)
112 == North Korea Sanctions [02] ---- (North Korea Has More Nuclear Weapons than Eve)
114 == Backyard Pools ---- (Reasons Not to Put One In)
117 == Dollar Bill ---- (What Is On The Back - And What It Stands For!)
119 == U.S. Embassy Manila ---- (COVID-19 Vaccinations for PI Vets)
119 == U.S. Embassy Manila ---- (Launch of Online Fee Payment for Adult Passport Renewals)
120 == U.S. Embassy Manila ---- (Cancellation of Notarial Appointments Scheduled in May)
121 == VARO Manila [08] ---- (COVID-19 Vaccinations Update)
123 == Cicadas ----- (Ready to Descend On D.C. Area, 14 Other States)
125 == Map Comparisons ---- (Japan, How Big It Is In Reality)
126 == News of the Weird ---- (APR 16 thru 30, 2021)
127 == Vocabulary ---- (Some Words to Enhance Yours | 210501)
128 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Seniors Test | Military Humor 20 | Think Toons)
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. * ATTACHMENTS * .
Attachment – Indiana State Veteran’s Benefits
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 MAY (Updated)
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