Welcome to all Veterans

This is the AMVETS Department of Massachusetts Official Website. Please feel free to browse this site. We have very useful information for any veteran. You can go from the USO to the VA through this site. You can also go to the Department of Defense Branches as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s websites. You can also learn how to get any Veterans ‘s benefits that are due you.

Take the time to read the bulletin it will let you know what is going on in the AMVETS. Checkout the calendar for the events that are going to be taking place. Check for a post near you and look to see if you would like to become a member of an organization that is helping all Veterans. This is the mission of the AMVETS.

 


Message from the Judge Advocate

 



                                                Judge Advocate
                         Raymond "Sonny" O'Reilly

Whereas the Department By-Laws Article XIX section 5 states. Any
nominee for department office must show his verification of eligibility,by
showing a copy of DD-214 to the Judge Advocate.
Whereas this is my first time representing the Department as Judge Advocate
anyone not in compliance with said rule, by Saturday June 2, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.
will be declared ineligible to run for Department regardless of previous offices held. Thank you !

 

 The following was asked to be posted by Ken Montgomery

 

AMVETS Department of Massachusetts                      May 13, 2012

Subject: Removal of my name as a candidate for Department Alternate NEC

It is my request that my name be removed as a candidate for Department Alternate NEC. At the Department Stae Convention in Sturbridge on May 31st throught June 3rd, 2012. At the same time I am announcing my resignation effective at the close of business at this convention on the Convention Corperation. This will open up a slot for two (2) years which will coincide with my remaining term.

This decision has been reached after much thought and the fact that I have a few private issues to resolve. For the record I will not be dicussing these issues as they are of a  private matter. To those of you who may doubt my resolve on this decision, please understand that this was decided after long and deep thought.

I have spent the last 23 years in AMVETS involved in local,state, district, and national programs, offices,and many other projects and have been proud to be involved in every situation that was presented to me. I will still be around to help and advise, if needed or asked but I will not accept any appointments to offices, committees, or events that should be presented or offered.

It has been a privilege and honor for me to have been involved in the AMVETS. I am not going away just yet but am taking some time, which I tried and failed to accomplish recently but I need to do it and will now.

The fact that I am going this route now is simple. I am looking to concentrate on my health, family, and seeking to be a better person for as long as I can to and with the people I care about.

Thank you all for allowing me to spend many days, weeks, months, and years in your company.

                                                               Ken Montgomery

    This is really sobering. Click on the link and find the city you went to high school and look at the names.

Click on the name and it will give details of the death.
Vietnam Wall
First click on a state. When it opens, scroll down to the city and the names will appear. Then click on their names. It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their bio and medals.This really is an amazing web site. Someone spent a lot of time and effort to create it.
I hope that everyone who receives this appreciates what those who served in Vietnam sacrificed for our country.
The link below is a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with the names, bio's and other information on our lost heroes.
Those who remember that time frame, or perhaps lost friends or family can look them up on this site.
Pass the link on to others, as many knew wonderful people whose names are listed.
 
 
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 We all know what PTSD is or have it.  BEWARE!!!  VA is trying to rename the disorder as injury ie PTSI.  Post Tramatic Stress Injury.

Injury can be considered as healed or healing by many different means.  It also means that the PTSD can be called PTSI moving it from a mental health diagnosis to a medical diagnosis.  By moving the diagnosis to medical, your case can be reclassified and your percentage of disability lowered ie 100% to 70% then to 0% because you are healed.

Go at least monthly for your PTSD meetings or at the worst, quarterly and get it documented.  PTSI is like putting PTSD in the closet and calling you healed until someone opens the closet.  Now, try and get back from the VA what you had originally.  Ain't going to happen!!!

Warn our Brothers and Sisters.  This may be your first and last time you hear this mentioned.  The VA is quietly doing this to all of us.