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The University of Iowa Veterans Association

Iowa National Guard Soldiers Could Head to Afghanistan Early

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 3,500-member brigade in the Iowa National Guard could be deployed to Afghanistan ahead of schedule amid a U.S troop buildup.

Brig. Gen. Gregory Schwab, the Iowa Guard's deputy adjutant general, told state lawmakers on Tuesday that the 2nd Brigade Combat Team could be mobilized by late summer. The Pentagon had said the Iowa soldiers would be deployed in the fall.

Schwab updated lawmakers during a House-Senate budget subcommittee.
 

Iowa Native Nominated for Medal of Honor

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Congratulations to SSG Salvatore Giunta for being nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Cedar Rapids Gazette has the story.
 

New Brochure

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I made an updated version of the UIVA brochure over the weekend. Have a look.
 

Be Aware of Your Rights When Medical Devices Malfunction

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From an email:
 
In a February 2008 report entitled “Prosthetics in the VA: Past, Present, and Future,” the U.S. Naval Institute stated that the seven year war on terror has resulted in 737 soldiers losing limbs, 116 suffering spinal cord injuries, 53 instances of total blindness, and 3,145  traumatic brain injuries.  Most, if not all, of these veterans will benefit from the use of medical devices to increase the ability to perform activities of daily life and overall benefit from a greater quality of life.  Medical devices have become integral to ensuring that veterans have better transitions to civilian life and are better able to contribute to their families, communities, and country. Additionally, as some of our veterans age, these service men and women also become reliant on medical device technology such as implanted defibrillators, pacemakers, and hearing devices.
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Financial Resources for Veterans

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The Council of College and Military Educators has put together a concise directory of resources available for Veterans and their families seeking higher education. It's posted here.
 

Free Furniture for Vets

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From an email:

We are a small organization (HHV) Housing for Homeless Veterans LLC
and we have been donated 1600 rooms of Hotel/Motel furniture for FREE
and available to all Veteran oriented organizations for FREE! loading
and shipping not included.(third party)

Approx value $280,000.00 two hundred and eighty thousand dollars worth
of free furniture

We need help in notifying any and all organizations that caiter to
veterans that this furniture is available for free to Veterans and
dependents.

loading and shipping is not included but available throuhg a 3rd party

if you can help please contact me at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or call me at 702-292-7171

PS: furniture will be available January 10, 2010

 
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The University of Iowa Veterans Association is a group of Veterans and others interested in helping newly arrived veterans or returning reservists at The University of Iowa to adjust and integrate into University Life. Additionally, the group plans to support everyone still serving in the armed forces and their families, and to raise the awareness of fellow students of the sacrifices being made on their behalf every single day. This is not a pro-war or anti-war group; it is a pro-service member group plain and simple, so people of all political ideologies are welcome.

A Veterans Guide to the University of Iowa

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Contact Us

University of Iowa Veteran Association
Room 203, Communication Center
Phone: (319) 384-2020
Email: studorg-veterans-association@uiowa.edu

University of Iowa Veteran Services
1 Jessup Hall
Phone: (319) 335-0219

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