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Russia's 65th Anniversary May 2010

If you were in Russia during WWII, you may be entitled to the Russian 65th Anniversary Medal. Please direct your requests to the following.

To get your Russian 65th Anniversary Medal, address your request with copy of DD-214 and your ship's names and dates to:

Your Excellency Sergey I. Kislyak
Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the USA
Russian Cultural Centre
1825 Phelps Place NW
Washington, D.C. 2008

Dear Sir:

I'd like to get the 65th Anniversary Russian Medal as I was on the __________________ (ship's name)

on ___________________ (dates) etc.

Veteran's Discounts at Lowe's

According to The Navy Times, home improvement retailer, Lowe's, will extend its 10% veterans discount to all day, every day for active-duty, National Guard and Reserve, retiree and disabled service members, and their families, company officials announced.

Those who want to receive the discount must present a valid military ID card.

All other military veterans will receive the 10 percent discount on the holiday weekends of Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day.

For more information, click here.

GI Bill Telephone Hotline

The VA has announced the reopening of the GI Bill telephone hotline. The number is 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551). Starting February 17 the phone line is open from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST Monday through Friday. The VA says that improvements have been made.

When it first opened up there were tremendous delays and 90% of the calls never went through. Furthermore it was operating only three days a week. As a result numerous veterans neverwere able to speak to an education counselor.

2010 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship for the Accredited Financial Counselor(r) Program

Applications for the 2010 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship for the Accredited Financial Counselor(r) Program are being accepted March 1 - April 15, 2010 for military spouses.

Please pass this information on to any military spouses who may be interested in applying to be a 2010 FINRA Foundation Fellow to earn the AFC(r) certification.

For additional information about the program, click here.