The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on economic opportunity issues including improvements for veterans’ employment, education, and home loan opportunities. VFW National Legislative Director Pat Murray testified on the importance of the Transition Assistance Program stating, “A proper and well-rounded transition from the military is one of the most important things our service members need to ease back into society with minimal hardships.” He also stressed the need for oversight and continued funding for retraining programs such as VR&E and VET TEC, and the urgency to pass measures extending student veteran COVID-19 protections which are set to expire on Dec. 21, 2021.
TRICARE Open Enrollment Season Coming Soon
TRICARE Open Season will run Nov. 8 – Dec. 13, 2021. This is your chance to enroll or change your health care plan for the next year. If you are satisfied with your current plan, no action is necessary, and your coverage will continue automatically for 2022. It is important to note that new retirees have only one year to enroll for TRICARE Prime. Enrollment in TRICARE Prime or Select is not automatic for retirees.
Important Dates in November
November is National Veterans & Military Family Month, Warrior Care Month, and National Family Caregivers Month
Nov. 2 – Election Day
Nov. 7 – Daylight Savings Time ends.
Nov. 1-5 – National Veterans Small Business Week
Nov. 10 – Marine Corps birthday
Nov. 11 – Veterans Day (Armistice/Remembrance Day)
Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving Day
POW/MIA Update
Navy Seaman 2nd Class Harold W. Lindsey, 26, of San Antonio, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. He will be buried on Nov. 5, 2021, in Dallas.
Army Pvt. Robert J. Herynk, 27, of Hanover, Kansas, was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. His unit participated in a coordinated attack against Japanese defenses on Nov. 26, 1942. He will be buried on Nov. 11, 2021, in his hometown.
Till next week, praying for all service members.
– Charles Castelluccio
