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4 VETERANS Reporter News www.VeteransReporterNews.com January 1 %u2022 2025Col Sully de FontaineSpecial Forces AssociationLas Vegas Chapter 51 The Special Forces Association Serves as the Voice for the Special Forces Community; Perpetuates Special Forces Traditions and Brotherhood; Advances the Public Image of Special Forces and Promotes the General Welfare of the Special Forces Community.Anyone that has served in Special Forces and is interested in becoming a Member of Chapter 51 log onto our website: www.sfa51vegas.com or call (702) 239-4592You are welcomed to join us at our 0700-0830 weekly no-host breakfast every Wednesday at the 50%u2019s Diner and Omelet House located at: 3050 E. Desert Inn Rd Suite 40, Las Vegas, NV 891214 VETERANS Reporter News www.VeteransReporterNews.com March 15 %u2022 2022ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED AND FORMER OFFICERS JOIN OUR CHAPTER!We Fight For Legislation That Supports All Service Members, Veterans, Families & Survivors!Military Officers Association of America,Southern Nevada ChapterP.O. Box 96755Las Vegas NV 89193-5755www.moaa-lasvegas.org orLTC Tommy Thompson(702) 914-1844INVITATIONJewish War Veterans of the USASgt. Manny Peven Post 65Henderson, NV 89044Meets the First Sundayof Every MonthFor further information contact:JERRY(702) 565-1430PresentsPERSONAL PLANNINGand SURVIVING SPOUSESYMPOSIUMMonday, May 16, 2022Clark County Library Theater1401 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas5:15 pm registration6:00 pm program7:30 pm refreshmentsFree AdmissionScan QR code to pre-registerPre-registration requestedFor additional information: www.MOAALasVegas.orgOR (702) 496-5134 OR kmilzer33@gmail.comWhat should be done now to protect your family after your death ... and what to do after a spouse%u2019s death?- A program with information for military veterans, active duty personnel and the general public - The goals of the Southern Nevada Chapter are to promote the purpose and objectives of MOAA National, which is to pursue and further legislation, military benefits, education and scholarships and other objectives of the uniformed services, the nation and the Southern Nevada Military community.%u201cWe fight for legislation that supports all service members, veterans, families, and survivors.%u201dLearn the three phases of Personal Planning for your family%u2019s future. Receive your copy of %u201cPERSONAL AFFAIRS ACTION GUIDE %u2013 A PERSONAL INVENTORY FOR PEACE OF MIND.%u201d Learn how the Surviving Spouse can obtain government benefits. Representatives of the Nevada Department of Veterans Service will discuss the Nevada State Veterans Homes and interment in the Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemeteries.Learn what important legal documents everyone should have and which optional documents you might consider.Nevada%u2019s Premier Veterans Newspaper!Reporter NewsHonoring Those Who Have So Bravely Served This CountryWHY THELEATHERNECK CLUB%u25a0The Leatherneck Club is a local Las Vegas veterans%u2019 landmark, and some would say a mecca. The club hosts a wide variety of veterans groups both local and from across the country for meetings, charitable functions, and unique events. Ghost, the club%u2019s owner is all in for everything that supports veterans but is notoriously shy when it comes to talking about his establishment. True to his handle Ghost evaporated into the ether when it came to talking about his Leatherneck Club, but the patrons of the club were more than happy to sing the praises of the iconic local veterans%u2019 hangout. Virtually everyone who goes there consider it their %u201chome away from home%u201d and consider it a mecca for both veterans and active service members. While the food and service do get mentioned, the commitment and support the club gives to the veteran%u2019s community and all their activities is the #1 thing mentioned by all. A veteran of the Marines, National Guard and a 14 year member of the Marine Riders explained, %u201dI enjoy this club, it%u2019s a home from home.%u201d With him an air Force vet who has been coming to bar for 12 years spoke about how they welcomed everyone. %u201cIt%u2019s a bunch of good people good vets%u2026They actually threw a party for us for the Air Force%u2019s birthday. %u2026 No better place to come for brotherhood and fellowship.%u201dA woman whose husband is a Viet Nam vet extolls the food, service and %u201c... all the activities for Veterans....We just love that there is someplace... people can come here and feel at home and welcome.%u201d Chantal Brown a Marine Corp veteran who works at the bar added, %u201cI feel like I%u2019m at home.%u201dPerhaps the ultimate show of support comes from Steven Nevarez and Bunny Roman who just got married there on 2.22.22. Navarez a retired Marine Gunny Sergeant and 10-year patron says, %u201cThis is a second home for us. It%u2019s a place for us to come together and bond, hang out with other Marines. To just feel at home, feel safe.%u201d Safe enough to fall in love and propose to Bunny. He explained that Ghost even allowed them to get married at the club on their special dateLook LEATHERNECK is Veterans Service Of The Momth 2/2022Ret Marine Gunny Sgt Steven NevarezLTC Rick Marshall (201) 655-8993colrick42@aol.comAfter Supreme Court Victory, Some Veterans to Receive Additional Months of GI Bill Eligibility%u25a0 Military NewsVeterans who earned education benefi ts while serving separate stints in the U.S. military could be eligible for up to 12 additional months under a new program announced Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.The move, unveiled Friday in Colorado by VA Secretary Denis McDonough before the Student Veterans of America%u2019s national conference, follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in April favoring a veteran who sued the government over eligibility under the separate Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.According to the announcement, veterans who served at least two separate periods of military service and met standards for either GI Bill program could receive up to 12 additional months of benefi ts, depending on their time served.Under the previous policy, veterans who served in separate periods were eligible for up to 36 months of education benefi ts under one program or the other. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled that veterans were eligible for up to 48 months of benefi ts under both programs if the veteran had been enrolled in both.The VA said the change could affect 1.04 million veterans, although attorneys for the veteran who sued the VA, James Rudisill, said in legal arguments that 1.7 million veterans could be eligible.%u201cThis policy will not only help veterans who apply for GI Bill benefi ts in the future -- it will also allow VA to provide additional benefi ts to many veterans who used GI Bill benefi ts in the past,%u201d Under Secretary for Benefi ts Joshua Jacobs said in a statement Friday. %u201cUnder this new policy, many veterans will get [an] additional 12 months of GI Bill benefi ts.%u201dVA offi cials said they will automatically adjudicate claims for 660,000 veterans known to be eligible and will reach out to other eligible veterans directly to notify them of the additional benefi ts.Veterans who paid into the Montgomery GI Bill, served at least two years and received an honorable discharge were eligible for education benefi ts worth up to $2,400 a month.The Post-9/11 GI Bill, introduced in 2008 with a requirement that service members agreed to serve an additional four years and had served at least three years on active duty after September 2001, greatly expanded education benefi ts, increasing coverage for tuition, fees, housing and books, and allowed for transferability to dependents.The VA also announced Friday that it has extended the expiration dates for using GI Bill benefi ts under the new policy. According to the department, for each veteran with multiple periods of service who chose the Post-9/11 GI Bill over the Montgomery GI Bill, the VA will reinstate the time they had remaining at the time of their election plus 90 days.For example, according to the department, if a veteran chose to use the Post9/11 GI Bill at a time when they had fi ve years left to use the Montgomery GI Bill, they would be given fi ve years plus 90 days to use any additional Montgomery GI Bill benefi ts.To receive an expiration date extension, applications must be submitted by Oct. 1, 2030.The VA has established a web page on the Supreme Court%u2019s decision, its impact on veterans, and how to apply for the additional education benefi ts.According to the department, the VA has paid $143 billion to date in Post-9/11 GI Bill benefi ts to 2.7 million benefi ciaries. Representatives from several colleges and universities give 164th Airlift Wing airmen information on programs and educational opportunities available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Brown)Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize%u25a0 Hystory.comOn October 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize %u201cfor his decades of untiring effort to fi nd peaceful solutions to international confl icts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.%u201dCarter, a peanut farmer from Georgia, served one term as U.S. president between 1977 and 1981. One of his key achievements as president was mediating the peace talks between Israel and Egypt in 1978. The Nobel Committee had wanted to give Carter the prize that year for his efforts, along with Anwar Sadat and Menachim Begin, but was prevented from doing so by a technicality%u2014he had not been nominated by the offi cial deadline.After he left offi ce, Carter and his wife Rosalynn created the Atlanta-based Carter Center in 1982 to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. Since 1984, they have worked with Habitat for Humanity to build homes and raise awareness of homelessness. Among his many accomplishments, Carter has helped to fi ght disease and improve economic growth in developing nations and has served as an observer at numerous political elections around the world.The fi rst Nobel Prizes%u2014awards established by Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) in his will%u2014were handed out in Sweden in 1901 in the fi elds of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Prize in economics was fi rst awarded in 1969. Carter was the third U.S. president to receive the award, worth $1 million, following Theodore Roosevelt (1906) and Woodrow Wilson (1919). Former president Barack Obama won in 2009.