Retail Freebies
Brides Across America- Provides free wedding gowns to qualified military brides.
Lowe's & Home Depot - Extra 10% off to active-duty militarymembers, National Guard and reserve members, retirees, honorablydischarged veterans and immediate family members.
Sam's Club - Over 25,000 Hugo canes will be given away to U.S.veterans in need of mobility assistance. Membership is not required, butsupplies are limited, so check with your local store.
Amazon.com - Free "VeteransDay Honor" MP3 album download. The album includes 12 songs by TheBands and Ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Cabela's Outdoor Store - Offers their employee discount to allveterans, active-duty military and reserves, law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel Nov. 11-12. Discounts vary from 5% to50%, depending on the item.
Build-a-Bear Workshop - Members of the armed services including the Army,Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve Officer TrainingCorps, will receive a 20% discount Nov. 11-15 on any one transaction atBuild-A-Bear Workshop.
Dollar General - 10% discount for all veterans, active-dutymilitary, National Guard and reserve and their immediate families.
Fashion Bug - 20% off all plus-size and misses clothing purchases witha copy of military ID or spouse's military ID.
Entertainment Freebies
National parks, forests and monuments - Admission is free to everyoneon Veterans Day.
Knott's Berry Farm - Free park admission to U.S. armed forcespersonnel and a guest during Veteran's Month, November 1-26.
Colonial Williamsburg- Free admission Nov. 6-11 for active-duty military, guard and reservists,retirees, veterans and their dependents.
San Jacinto Museum of History - Free visits to theObservation Deck, theatre, and special exhibit for veterans, active dutymilitary personnel, and their families.
Historic Jamestown- Free admission to veterans, current Armed Forces members and theirfamily members.
Battleship Cove - Free admission and a special ceremony forveterans, active, duty and reservists.
Vicksburg National Military Park - Free admission forall.
Birmingham Museumof Art - Free admission to the ticketed event "Life and Liberty" on Nov.10-11 for veterans and active military.
Vulcan Park and Museum- In Birmingham, Alabamais offering discounted admission through November to the park and museum.
Greenbay (WI) New Zoo - Free admission to veterans and their families.
Central Florida Zoo - Free admission to the Sanford, Floridazoo with proper ID.
Strategic Air & Space Museum- Free admission for veterans Nov. 11-14to the Ashland, Neb. museum.
National Cowboy & Western HeritageMuseum - in Oklahoma City offers free admission toveterans and five guests from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. on Veterans Day.
Natural Elements Spa & Salon - In Chesapeake, Virginia, will provide freeservices from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to both active duty and retired military
Anytime Offers:
MILITARY DISCOUNTS UPDATE 02: All these businessesoffer military discounts; all you have to do is ask:
Restaurants
· Arby's · A&W · BackYard Burgers · Burger King · Captain D's · Chick-Fil-A · CottonPatch
· Denny's · Dunkin'Donuts · Farmers Boy · IHOP (20 percent discount withmilitary identification)
· Java Café · KFC · LongJohn Silver · Pancho's Mexican Buffet · PizzaHut · Quizno's · Sizzler
· Sonic · Taco Bell · Whataburger
Services
· AT&T · CaliforniaCryobank · Geico · JiffyLube · Meineke · Sears Portrait Studio
Travel and Leisure
· Blockbuster · Movietheaters · Ripley's attractions and museums · ProfessionalSports teams
Products
· AppleComputers · AutoZone · Barnhill's · Bass ProShop · Bathand Body Works
· Big 10 Tires · TheBuckle · Champs Sports · Copeland's Sports · Dell
· The Discovery ChannelStore · Dress Barn · The FinishLine · Foot Action · Footlocker
· Gadzooks · GNC · Goody's · GreatParty· Happy Harry's ·Home Depot · Hot Topic
· Jockey · Lerner ·Lowe’s · Michael's · NAPA AutoParts · New York & Company · Pac Sun
· Payless Shoes · Play It AgainSports · Pure Beauty · Sally BeautySupply · Spencer's Gifts
· Suncoast · TimberlandOutlets · Wilson'sLeather
Cell Phone Service Discount - All Federal employeesare able to get a 15% discount on their personal cell phones by calling theircarrier
and mentioning the"Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Discount to Federal EmployeesPast and Present."You will need to know the military member's supervisor's name, phone number,and full address, so that his/her military status can be verified. Use the following contact numbers:
• Cingular- 800-319-6393
• Sprint- 877-812-1223
• T-Mobile- 866-646-4688
• Nextel- 800-639-6111
• Verizon- 800-865-1825
[Source: VA Frederick Service Office MarylandVSO msg. 26 Apr 2010 ++
Here is the application for the Mekenna Room volunteer
Click here:
Mekenna Room Application
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Check out these pictures from MOH recipients John Finn and Francis Curry's visit to the Slater at
FINN and CURRY
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Here are some updated links to some good web sites, Thanks John!
Space-A Topics-Pepperd.com
http://www.pepperd.com/cgi-bin/spacea/discus.cgi
Space-A FAQ
Space-A Sign Up
Captain John McKenna Military Courtesy Room
http://www.jmckennamilitarycourtesyroom.org
NSU Saratoga Commissary
NSU Saratoga MWR
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Saratoga/MWR/index.htm
Fleet Reserve Association
Watervliet Arsenal Retirement Services Office
To locate the nearest ID card facility visit the Defense Manpower Data Center web site at http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl
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Anyone interested in the annual trip to visit the USS Constitution, contact Charlie Mach at;
cmach@nycap.rr.com, check out the pics Senior sent in on the About Us/ Pics page.
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ALCON,
Please share this with anyone who's had active duty service prior to January 2002 and planning for retirement. In a nutshell it boils down to this: You qualify for a higher social security payment because of your military service, for active duty any time from 1940 through 2001 (the program was done away with in January 2002). Up to $1200 per year of earnings credit credited at time of application - which can make a substantial difference in social security monthly payments upon your retirement. You must bring your DD-214 to the Social Security Office - and you must ask for this benefit to receive it! Soc Sec website:
http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/military.htm
<http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/military.htm
This is something to put in your files for when you apply for Social Security down the road. It is NOT just for retirees, BUT anyone who has served on active duty prior to January 2002. FYI - this benefit is not automatic, you must ask for it!
Effective Jan. 1, 2009, TRICARE will reduce the rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Monthly premiums for TRS individual coverage will drop 44 percent from $81 to $47.51, and TRS family coverage will drop 29 percent from $253 to $180. TRS is a premium-based health plan for National Guard and Reserve personnel available for purchase by members of the Selected Reserve who are not eligible for or enrolled in Federal Employee Health Benefit plans. Read the full article on Military.com.
Here are a few links that may be helpful;
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Every thought about Space "A" travel? Here are a few links that may help, thanks John.
Space "A"
DOD Lodging
Armed Forces Rec Centers
Coast Guard lodging
Here's an interesting note about space "A" that I didn't know about, Straton AFB in Scotia has flights. This is a copied text that John handed me;
The NYANG Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, NY has a new Space "A" flight information phone line at 518-344-2310, option 3
The space A travel office has a representative available Monday through Friday from 0700 to 1130 and 1230 to 1530
POC: Msgt McCauley 518-244-2343
Go to this web site for all the info;
website: http://www.109aw.ang.af.mil/
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