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The State of Minnesota will be hosting the Official State of Minnesota
Veterans Day Event at the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver
Grove Heights Sunday, Nov. 11.
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In recognition of Veterans Day on Sunday, Nov. 11, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has compiled a list of Veterans Day events around the state.
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This November 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Join the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission in honoring the sacrifice of the 4.5 million men and women who served by ringing Bells of Peace this Armistice Day. Download the Bells of Peace App to participate and learn more.
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This exhibition celebrates the contributions of these unsung heroes — women, who despite capabilities equal to their male colleagues, were not permitted the same military rank and privilege. Unable to surmount these barriers, they still made lasting contributions to the war effort. Many went as volunteer physicians, focusing on the care of women and children in war-torn areas of Europe. Featured profiles include Dr. Kate Karpeles, the first woman contract surgeon, Dr. Rosalie Slaughter Morton, founding chair of AMWA’s War Service Committee, and Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, founding president of the Medical Women’s International Association. A collection of articles, book chapters, and historic photographs provide additional insight into this important era.
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The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is looking for individuals across the state interested in joining a team that is committed to helping serve Minnesota Veterans and their families. Whether you are a Veteran, family member, or an individual who wants to show your support for our nation’s heroes, we are confident you will find a career path that is diverse, team-oriented and focused on making a real difference. A full listing of positions can be found at the Minnesota Careers website. Some of our current job openings:
Fergus Falls
Hastings
Luverne
Minneapolis
Silver Bay
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MAC-V) is hosting the following upcoming event:
Patients, families and the public are invited to an open house on Nov. 15, 2018, at the VA’s Maplewood Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), located at:
1725 Legacy Parkway, Suite 100
Maplewood, MN 55109
The open house will run from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. There will be a video connection to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center at 11:30 a.m. Veterans will be able to ask questions of the leadership team. The CBOC medical leadership team will be at the Maplewood Clinic to respond to Veterans.
Refreshments will be served. The VA is holding community events at all of its CBOCs this year.
The Minneapolis VA Medical Center will host a Veterans Town Hall on Nov. 19, 2018. Veterans Health Administration leaders will be available 6 - 7 p.m., followed by leaders from the Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office and Fort Snelling National Cemetery from 7 - 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the first floor auditorium, located at One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN, 55417. Veterans will have a chance to hear from Robert P. McDivitt, the New Director of the VA Midwest Health Care Network.
This new series at Concordia University is an opportunity for Veterans (and those interested in the war and its legacy) to gather on a
monthly basis to honor, remember and understand this tumultuous time.
Upcoming Events:
- Stories from Veteran Voices Award Recipients, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
- Marine Reconnaissance Units, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.
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With the hiring rate for Veterans improving, Twin Cities Business Magazine will look at what’s working and where there is opportunity for employers to keep improving. They’ll talk to a panel of experts from businesses and state agencies about workplace Veterans programs, recruiting, retention, and training.
November 20 2018 - 2:45 p.m.
APi Group, Inc.
1200 Old Hwy 8 NW
New Brighton, MN 55112
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The AARP Fraud Watch Network is working with the US Postal Inspection Service to raise awareness of common scams that target America’s military Veterans.
Watch for suspicious emails, phone calls, or mailings targeting military Veterans and report them to protectveterans@aarp.org
Download the AARP's Watchdog Alert Handbook, Veterans Edition >>
Visit the AARP's Fraud Watch Network website >>
From the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, Oct. 31:
St. Cloud, Minn: Vietnam Veterans living in the Rockville-Cold Spring-Richmond communities and surrounding areas are invited to participate in a ceremony honoring their service on Nov. 12, 2018, at 10:25 a.m., in the Rocori High School gymnasium, 534 5th St. N., in Cold Spring.
The purpose of the ceremony is to publicly thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families. All Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the Vietnam War period, from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location, are invited to participate. No distinction is made between Veterans who served in-country, in-theater, or who were stationed elsewhere during the Vietnam War period.
Pre-registration is not required. Vietnam Veterans and families desiring to participate in the commemoration event can simply show up and check in at the designated table.
About the Vietnam War Commemoration:
Authorized by Congress, established under the Secretary of Defense, and launched by the President in May 2012, the Vietnam War Commemoration recognizes all men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces from November 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975. Nine million Americans, approximately 7 million living today, served during that period, and the Commemoration makes no distinction between Veterans who served in-country, in-theater, or were stationed elsewhere during that period. All answered the call of duty.
By presidential proclamation issued on May 25, 2012, the Commemoration extends from its inaugural event on Memorial Day 2012 through Veterans Day 2025.
To learn more about the Vietnam War Commemoration, go to: www.vietnamwar50th.com.
From the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, Nov. 1:
St. CLOUD, MINN: This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. VA facilities in communities across the nation take time to offer a special recognition of the significance of the U.S. participation in the ‘war to end all wars’. For 99 of the past 100 years, Americans have remembered those who served our country in uniform on November 11 in the Great War – first as Armistice Day, and then, since 1954 as Veterans Day. As first declared by the President last year, this year November again marks a month of recognizing our Veterans and their families in service to our country and communities.
Now in its second year, National Veterans and Military Families Month features more than 300 events at VA hospitals, benefits offices and cemeteries across the country, including:
- senior leader visits to VA facilities
- open houses
- town halls
- benefits claims clinics
- volunteer recognitions
- homeless Veteran initiative events
- suicide prevention events
- community events
- flag planting tributes at national cemeteries
To celebrate Veterans and Military Families Month locally, the St. Cloud VA Health Care System and community partners are offering the following events honoring Veterans and their families throughout the month of November:
Health Care Enrollment Fair in Madison
Thursday, Nov. 1, 4-7 p.m.
Madison Public Library
401 6th Avenue, Madison MN
Military service is valuable to the nation, and in return VA health care enrollment can provide a lifetime of valuable benefits to eligible Veterans and their families. Veterans living near Madison are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to apply for or learn more about VA health care benefits.
Introduction to Whole Health
Friday, Nov. 2, Noon-2 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Bldg. 28, Rm. 67
Veterans are invited to explore an innovative approach to improving health and treating chronic pain using alternative and complementary therapies as part of a new Whole Health program. The concept of Whole Health is to teach Veterans that they have the power to take charge of their life and involves the teaching and learning of different ways of dealing with pain and stress management that ultimately improves health and wellness.
Veterans Town Hall Meeting in St. Cloud
Monday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Auditorium (Bldg. 8)
Veterans served by the St. Cloud VA Health Care System are invited to participate in a town hall meeting. The town hall meeting is a public forum focusing on improving VA health care services and programs.
Mental Health Recovery Outreach Group
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5-6 p.m.
Good Earth Co-Op
2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud
This informal group meeting provides an opportunity for Veterans to hear stories of hope and inspiration from fellow Veterans about their mental health recovery. VA staff will be present to answer questions and provide information about the comprehensive mental health treatment programs at the St. Cloud VA. Open to Veterans and family members.
Recovery Night
Thursday, Nov. 8, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Bldg. 8 (Auditorium)
Recovery Night features a resource fair as well as several Veterans sharing their stories of hope, success, resilience and recovery.
Coffee Talk
Friday, Nov. 9, 2-3:30 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Bldg. 4, Rm. 114
Learn how to most effectively use VA systems of care. If you can’t come in person, dial-in via telephone at: 800-767-1750, participant code 11242#. All Veterans are welcome.
Veterans Day Parade & Social
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, 1 p.m.
The parade, hosted by the City of St. Cloud, St. Cloud Metropolitan Veterans Council and the St. Cloud VA, will start at the St. Cloud Public Library and travel to River’s Edge Convention Center. After the parade, there will be a “Thank You” Open House for participants and parade attendees alike at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Please plan to attend!
Veterans Day Concert
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, 4 p.m.
Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
The SCSU Wind Ensemble and Men’s Choir will perform music of our military’s past and present, award-winning music written for film, and a special tribute to our nation’s Veterans.
Vietnam Veteran Recognition Ceremony
Monday, Nov. 12, 10:25-11:30 a.m.
Rocori High School gymnasium
534 5th St. N., Cold Spring MN
The purpose of the ceremony is to publicly thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families. All Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the Vietnam War period, from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location, are invited to participate. No distinction is made between Veterans who served in-country, in-theater, or who were stationed elsewhere during the Vietnam War period.
Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony
Monday, Nov. 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Auditorium (Bldg. 8)
The St. Cloud Metropolitan Veterans Council is sponsoring a Veterans Day program at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. A reception follows. Veterans, their families and members of the public are invited to attend.
Health Care Enrollment Fair in Montevideo
Saturday, Nov. 17, Noon-3 p.m.
Montevideo National Guard Armory
711 S 17th Street, Montevideo MN
Military service is valuable to the nation, and in return VA health care enrollment can provide a lifetime of valuable benefits to eligible Veterans and their families.
Veterans living near Montevideo are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to apply for or learn more about VA health care benefits.
Introduction to Whole Health
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-Noon
St. Cloud VA, Bldg. 4, Room 114
The St. Cloud VA is beginning a new approach to improving health and treating chronic pain by offering alternative and complementary therapies as part of a new Whole Health program.
Health Care Enrollment Fair in Benson
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 3 to 6 p.m.
Benson VFW Post 1403
1135 Pacific Avenue, Benson MN
Military service is valuable to the nation, and in return VA health care enrollment can provide a lifetime of valuable benefits to eligible Veterans and their families. Veterans living near Benson are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to apply for or learn more about VA health care benefits.
Effective Communication for Caregivers
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2:30-4 p.m.
St. Cloud VA, Bldg. 48, Rm. 204
Caregivers of Veterans are invited to attend a workshop designed to improve Caregiver communication skills with care partners, loved ones, service providers, and medical professionals. Space is limited! Registration required. Contact: Jess Behrends, Caregiver Support Coordinator (320) 252-1670 ext 7283 or Jessica.behrends@va.gov
“At VA, Veterans and their families are at the center of everything we do. Veterans and Military Families Month is an opportunity for us to honor the service of these patriots while educating communities about VA benefits and services and our commitment to customer service improvement,” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said.
The full list of national events for Veterans and Military Families month is available at this link.
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