NJ
Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs
BG Glenn K. Rieth
The Adjutant General
COL Maria F. Morgan
Deputy Adjutant General
COL Emil H. Philibosian
Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs
Contacting us is easy!
Col (Ret) Michael B. Smith
Office of the
Joint Chief of Staff
Mrs. Laura A. Branham
Phone: (609) 530-6987
Fax: (609) 530-7109
Email: branham@njdmava.state.nj.us
Thought
for
the Day.
"Be
the change you want to see in the world."
.Mahatma
Gandhi
NJ Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day
Ceremony
Wednesday, 7 May 03
11:00 a.m.
NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial & Vietnam
Era Education Center
Holmdel, New Jersey
DON'T FORGET!
WE HAVE A NEW NUMBER..
State
Help Desk
609-530-7177
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Military
Appreciation Month Begins May 1st.
In
appreciation for the military, the organizers for
National Military Appreciation Month are asking Americans
to display the American flag and the POW/MIA flag
from May 1 through Flag Day on June 14. The month
of May was proclaimed National Military Appreciation
Month by a Congressional resolution in 1999. The
month honors and remembers those who gave their lives
in defense of the nation's freedom, and honors those
Americans who have served their country, and the men
and women now serving in uniform on active duty, in
the National Guard and Reserve and all of their families.
More than 80 million Americans have served in uniform
in more than 225 years of American history.
NJ
Army & Air National Guard and DMVA, Celebrate
National Guard Week 11-17 May 2003.
National
Guard Week will be celebrated 11-17 May 2003. The
focus of activity of the weeklong tribute will culminate
on Thursday, May 15 with National Guard Day at the
State House campus on West State Street. Static equipment
displays will be available for review by members of
the NJ National Guard, the public and state legislators
from 10 am - 2 pm on the State House Plaza. The official
announcement proclaiming National Guard Day and National
Guard Week will come from the Commander in Chief,
Governor James E. McGreevey via Gubernatorial Proclamation
to be signed on May 15th at the State House. Scheduled
to participate are: 50th BDE, 42d DISCOM,
57th TRP CMD, 254th REG, T3BL,
108th ARW, 177th FW, ESGR, Homeland
Security, Det 4 Recruiting and Retention, Det 5 Medical
Clinic, Family Support, Counterdrug, NJ Challenge,
NJ National Guard Militia Museum, 63rd
Army Band, Veterans Health Services, Veterans Services
Offices, Cemeteries and Memorials.
Vietnam,
Distinguished, and Meritorious Service Medal Presentation
Ceremonies are scheduled.
3
May
12
p.m.
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Vietnam
Service Medal
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Naval
Air Station Wildwood
Cape
May, NJ
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7
May
12
p.m.
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Vietnam
Service Medal
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NJ
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Holmdel,
NJ
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15
May
10
a.m. & 1 p.m.
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Distinguished
& Meritorious
Service
Medals
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National
Guard Armory
Teaneck,
NJ
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21
May
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
& Meritorious
Service
Medals
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National
Guard Armory
Port
Murray, NJ
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26
May
10
a.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal
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Township
Hall - 66 Main Street
West
Orange, NJ
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29
May
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
& Meritorious Service Medals
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Midtown
Community School
23rd
St & Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ
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Vietnam
Service Medal Ceremony held at Somerset Armory.
On
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, BG Thomas J. Sullivan presented
133 veterans with the Vietnam Service Medal in a ceremony
attended by approximately 400 people. The ceremony
was hosted by HQ 42nd DISCOM. MAJ Mark
Piterski, full-time Support Supervisor, welcomed the
veterans to the Somerset Armory and MAJ Piterski and
MAJ David Majury assisted BG Sullivan with the presentation
of medals. CW5 (Ret) Bob Wimberly was the emcee.
The
names have changed, but the service won't. Effective
1 May 2003, the former Information and Administrative
Services Division (IASD) will become the G6 for the
federal staff, and the Fiscal, Information and Administrative
Services Division (FIASD) for the state staff. Personnel
from the original directorate will be realigned along
pure state and federal lines to support state and
federal missions. On or about 1 July 2003, the federal
personnel will relocate to Fort Dix and consolidate
with the Army Guard staff there. The Help Desk will
still be where our workers get their Information Technology
support. The two organizations will work together
to pass the requests to the appropriate state or federal
office for support.
US
Airways Introduces "Salute Savings" for U.S. Military
Personnel.
On
21 April, US Airways introduced "Salute Savings,"
a discount program for U.S. military, with special
fares as low as $79 each way, based on roundtrip purchase.
"Salute Savings" rates are available to active and
reserve military and their immediate families through
government-contracted commercial travel offices throughout
the U.S. The fares are valid for tickets purchased
through December 31, 2003 for travel completed by
February 12, 2004.
NJ
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Vietnam Era Education
Center Announces Its Calendar of Events for the
Month of May.
7
May
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11
a.m.
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NJ
Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony
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10
May
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1
p.m.
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Not
Yet at Ease: Photographs of American's Continuing
Engagement with the Vietnam War.
Lecture, slide show, and book signing by author
David Chananie, Ph.D.
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26
May
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11
a.m.
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Memorial
Day Ceremony
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Armory
Happenings - Check to see what's happening at an
Armory near you.
28 Apr - 7 May
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Carpet
& Furniture Show
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Morristown
Armory
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2 May
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Dog
Show
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Riverdale
Armory
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10 May
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Boxing
Arts
Festival
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Jersey
City Armory
Lawrenceville
Armory
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17 May
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Computer
Show
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Teaneck
Armory
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24 May
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Martial
Arts Tournament
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Toms
River Armory
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31 May
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Table
Tennis Tournament
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Westfield
Armory
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DMVA
Appears Before Senate Budget & Appropriations
Committee.
Brigadier
General Glenn K. Rieth appeared before the NJ Senate
Budget & Appropriations Committee on Wednesday,
30 April 2003, and testified on the Governor's FY
04 State Budget recommendation for DMVA. He spoke
of the Department's initiatives, FY 03 accomplishments,
and publicly acknowledged the outstanding soldiers,
airmen, and civilian (state and federal) employees
of DMVA. BG Rieth assured the Senators that the FY
04 budget is absolutely sufficient to operate all
of DMVA's Veteran's Programs, and adequate in support
of the National Guard. Following his remarks, the
assembled Senators asked specific questions of TAG
that were both candidly and completely answered to
their acknowledged satisfaction. The annual Budget
Hearings are part of New Jersey's formal process to
ensure that State government balances its budget as
is required by law.
DMVA
Customer Support Center has Relocated.
The
DMVA Customer Support Center staff for State Employee
(IT) information technology has relocated effective
1200 hours, 1 May 2003. All Help Desk assistance
requests from state employees for computer repair,
computer equipment, and computer related support must
be reported using the new State Customer Service
Support Center telephone number (609) 530-7177. Please
note if you logon to your machine using the "DMAVAHQLAW"
Domain you are a state network user.
National
Guard Training Center at Sea Girt Announces Beach
Pass Availability.
Beginning
Memorial Day, access to the National Guard Training
Center Beach at Sea Girt will be permitted with a
valid Military and/or DMVA identification card. Additionally,
beach passes are available by contacting Ms. Jane
Davis (IASD) at 609-530-6910 or the Training Center
at 732-974-5951.
New
Army Regulation 350-1, Army Training and Education,
dated 9 April 2003 was officially released for implementation.
The new regulation consolidates and supersedes AR
350-1, AR 350-35, AR 350-41, and AR 351-1. AR 350-1
prescribes policies, procedures, and responsibilities
for developing, managing, and conducting Army training
and education programs. This document is located
on the web at: http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/r350_1.pdf.
The
New Jersey Committee for Employer Support of the
Guard and Reserve (NJESGR) Announces Plans for its
Annual Bosslift.
This
year the NJESGR is planning to conduct its annual
Bosslift at Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base on
30-31 July 2003. Employers and supervisors will be
given an opportunity to observe National Guard members
on duty. The Bosslift Program affords employers a
better understanding of what their Reserve and Guard
employees do when they are away from their civilian
occupation for duty with their military units. For
additional information about this and other programs
sponsored by the NJESGR, contact Brig Gen (Ret) Robert
S. Dutko, Sr. at 609-530-6952 or LTC (Ret) Richard
Fox at 609-530-7020.
Getting
to Know New Jersey - The State Animal.
The
state animal is the horse, Equus caballus, so
designated in Chapter 173 of the Laws of 1977. Governor
Brendan T. Byrne signed the law on August 14, 1977,
while attending the farm and horse show at Augusta,
Sussex County. Two students who had championed the
horse as state animal, Michael J. McCarthy, of the
fifth grade of Our Lady of Victories School, Harrington
Park, and James R. Sweetman, Jr., of the eighth grade
of Freehold Intermediate School, Freehold, were present
at the bill signing.
Interesting
but Useless Facts.
J
Cats have over 100 vocal cords.
J
Camel's milk doesn't curdle.
J
All porcupines float in water.
J
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
J
A jellyfish is 95% water.
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