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In honor of General John Vessey Day in Minnesota, the MN Military & Veterans Museum is proud to present a new 30-minute documentary John W. Vessey Jr: Cold War Soldier & Statesman.
Biographer John Morris shares insights from his upcoming book about General John W. Vessey Jr.
View it today on the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum's YouTube channel.
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St. Cloud Standdown, the Minnesota American Legion Suicide Prevention Coalition and Rox will be hosting Military Appreciation Night at the Rox game in St. Cloud.
The night will include a Veteran Expo from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to game in the parking lot. The first 100 Veterans and their families will have free admission into game.
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There?s no better way to kick off the Bay Days weekend than by stopping at the Silver Bay Veterans Home job fair on Thursday, July 6.
Visit us any time between anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Hiring managers and HR specialists will be onsite at the Veterans Home, located at 56 Outer Drive in Silver Bay, to answer your questions about employment opportunities, explain our generous State of Minnesota benefits and accept applications. It?s great to work for the state and within this supportive, welcoming environment!
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Nature's Edge Therapy Center will provide a safe, comfortable space in which Veterans can connect, engage, and participate in therapeutic activities utilizing horticulture and farm animals.
- Thursday, July 27, from 1 - 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 7, 21, 28 from 1 - 3:30 p.m.
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Learn how to support your friends, family, and neighbors. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
You?ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You?ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
- Thursday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.
The PACT Act adds to the list of health conditions the VA assumes (or ?presumes?) are caused by exposure to these substances. This law helps provide generations of Veterans?and their survivors?with the care and benefits they?ve earned and deserve.
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The Veterans Crisis Line's new number?988 then Press 1?helps make it easier to remember and share the number to access help in times of need.
Signed into law in 2020, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act authorized 988 as the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. As part of the law, all telephone service providers in the U.S. had to activate the number no later than July 16, 2022.
Veterans can use this new option by dialing 988 and pressing 1 to contact the Veterans Crisis Line. Veterans may still reach the Veterans Crisis Line with the previous phone number?1-800-273-8255 and Press 1?by text (838255), and through chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.
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Minnesota Veterans who served sometime between September 11, 2001, and August 30, 2021 may be eligible for a Post-9/11 Service Bonus. More than 17,000 Minnesota Veterans who served in the Global War on Terrorism have already received bonuses totaling $18.5 million in recognition of their service.
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is distributing nearly $25 million in bonuses. As of late November, $18.5 million has been awarded. Eligible Veterans are paid on a first-come, first-served basis, so Veterans should apply today before the funds are gone.
To apply, visit MinnesotaVeteran.org/ServiceBonus.
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If you know of a Veteran-related community event happening in your area you would like to submit to be included in our Friday Digest, please email all event information to [email protected] for consideration.
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