VETERAN JOURNAL

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Put a Face with a Name 7NJ's War on Terrorism 8Vietnam Veterans Ed Center 12

Homeless Veterans 14Veterans Serice Offices 16

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS

Compiled from the House Committee onVeterans’ Affairs and the U.S. Departmentof Veterans AffairsHomeless Veterans Comprehen-sive Assistance Act authorizes $1billion to aid homeless veterans andprevent homeless. It is currently onthe President’s desk, awaiting his sig-nature for enactment. (December 20)Veterans Education and BenefitsExpansion Act authorizes more than$3.1 billion over five years to increaseeducational, housing, burial and dis-ability benefits. It is currently on thePresident’s desk, awaiting his signa-ture for enactment. (December 20)~ Boosts the MGIB college educationbenefit by 46% over two years.~ Restores MGIB benefits to reserv-ists and guardsmen called up to duty.~ Increases the Home Loan GuarantyProgram from $50,700 to $60,000.~ Increases specially adapted housinggrants for severely disabled veteransfrom $43,000 to $48,000.~ Increases the automobile and adap-tive equipment grant for severely dis-abled veterans.~ Increases burial and funeral expensebenefits by 25% and doubles burialplot allowances.~ Adds Diabetes Type II to list of ser-vice-connected conditions for Agentorange exposed Vietnam veterans.~ Adds undiagnosed conditions fybro-

myalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome andchronic multi-symptom illnesses to listof service-connected conditions forGulf War veterans.Veterans Compensation RateAmendments of 2001 boosts com-pensation payments for disabled vet-erans by $2.5 billion over the next fiveyears. It is currently on the President’sdesk, awaiting his signature for enact-ment. (December 20)Veterans Survivors’ Benefits Im-provements Act (Public Law 107-14) adds $100 million in new healthcare and life insurance benefits. Signedinto Law. (June 5)~ Expands CHAMPVA to survivingspouses of veterans who die of a ser-vice-connected disability.~ Expands Servicemembers’ GroupLife Insurance (SGLI) to servicemem-bers' spouses ($100,000) and children($10,000.)~ Makes retroactive to October 1,2000 increases in the maximum SGLIbenefit for servicemembers killed in theline of duty to $250,000.Veterans’ Mail to D.C. OfficesHeld Up by Anthrax Mail Disrup-tion - Veterans who sent applicationsor letters to Department of VeteransAffairs (VA) offices in Washington,D.C., since October should be awarethat mail is just now being delivereddue to concerns about anthrax. VA of-

fices plan to expedite the processingof requests and responses to letters.(December 14)Desert Shield, Desert Storm Vet-erans Have Higher Rate Of ALS -In a large epidemiological study, re-searchers supported by both the De-partment of Veterans Affairs (VA) andthe Department of Defense (DoD)have found preliminary evidence thatveterans who served in Desert Shield-Desert Storm are nearly twice as likelyas their non-deployed counterparts todevelop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig’sDisease. (December 10)VA to Lower Copayments for Out-patient Care - Veterans who cur-rently make copayments for outpatienthealth care provided by the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs (VA) will havelower bills, and in some cases, no billsat all, under rules published today inthe Federal Register. (December 6)

In the News Information for Veterans, about Veterans

The New Jersey VeteranJournal is an official publicationof the New Jersey Departmentof Military and Veterans Affairsfor New Jersey's veterans, theirfamilies, friends, and concernedindividuals and groups.

Donald T. DiFrancescoActing Governor

Maj.Gen. Paul J. GlazarThe Adjutant General

Michael L. WarnerDeputy Commissioner for

Veterans AffairsG. Natasha Zoe

EditorBarbara J. Harbison

Mark OlsenProofreaders

The Veteran Journal is pub-lished by the New Jersey De-partment of Military andVeterans Affairs.

All correspondence should besent to the editor at:

DMAVA, PAO-VPO Box 340101 Eggert Crossing Rd.Trenton, NJ 08625-0340

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Property Tax ReliefNew Jersey voters approved,

and the Governor supported a 400percent increase in the $50 propertytax deduction for veterans; the deduc-tion will rise to $250 over a five-yearperiod. But that’s not all:

$5.5 million was spent in FY1999 to refund totally disabled veter-ans who paid property taxes notknowing that they were exempt. Statelaw exempts veterans, who are fully(100 percent) and permanently dis-abled because of a wartime service-related injury or disease, from payingproperty taxes.Veterans Homes

The state’s three veterans homesare providing the best care possibleand operating efficiently. The FY 2001budget included an additional $9 mil-lion state match for a $33 million re-construction of the Vineland VeteransMemorial Home, which will expand tohave 300 beds and an assisted livingcomplex with 32 beds.

A new $42 million, 332-bed vet-erans home in Menlo Park was com-pleted in 1999, and offers adultmedical day care and respite care toreduce the number of institutionalizedveterans.

All three veterans homes in NewJersey received the state’s highest levelof certification for long-term care fa-cilities, putting veterans homes in thetop 10 percent of all nursing homes inthe state.

Improvements in managementand operations were implemented, re-ducing the cost to residents by an av-erage of $1,000 over the past threeyears.

An exclusion is now allowed forthe federal VA compensation for ser-vice-connected disability from consid-eration in determining the amount ofmaintenance a family should pay tokeep residents in N.J. VeteransHomes. Since 1997, this initiative

saved veterans in New Jersey an an-nual total of $150,000.

Funding has been increased forN.J. Veterans Homes by more than $1million in each fiscal year 1999-2001.Homeless Veterans

The Veterans Haven for homelessveterans at Ancora expanded from 30to 50 beds.

Fourteen Stand Downs have al-lowed us to reach out to 7,900 ofhomeless veterans and 1,000 familymembers. Stand Down to providehomeless veterans with access tohealthcare, mental health screening,substance abuse counseling, social ser-vices availability, religious counseling,a hot meal, a haircut and winter cloth-ing. Stand Down’s ultimate goal is toshow disenfranchised veterans thatsomeone still cares and to assist themin bringing their homelessness to aclose.Income Tax Exemption

Military retirement pensions arenow exempt from New Jersey’s stateincome tax for those under age 62, theprevious law exempted military pen-sions from taxation only after the ageof 62.Sales Tax Exemption

The National Guard Association,VFW, American Legion, Marine CorpsLeague and other war veterans’ postsor associations now have exempt or-ganization status under the sales taxlaws.Battleship New Jersey

The Battleship USS New Jerseyis back home in the Garden State as afloating museum and a memorial. TheFY 1999 budget included $2.2 millionfor expenses incurred in bringing “BigJ” back. And FY 2000 budget in-cluded $6 million for refurbishment, re-pair and capital costs so residents andvisitors may experience the most deco-rated battleship in U.S. history.War Memorials

New Jersey is now home to two

new war memorials and plans are un-derway to build a third.

The New Jersey Vietnam Vet-erans’ Memorial, dedicated on May7, 1995, contains the 1,556 names ofthe men and one women from NewJersey who lost their lives in South-east Asia during the Vietnam Conflict.This memorial is intended to honor theirsacrifice and let their friends and lovedones know that these New Jersey citi-zens will never be forgotten.

The Vietnam Era EducationalCenter is located within sight of theNew Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Me-morial is dedicated to telling the fullstory of the Vietnam War, as seen fromboth the front lines, as well as the homefront.

The New Jersey Korean WarVeterans Memorial, like the VietnamVeterans Memorial before it, helps to

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heal the spiritual and psychologicalwounds suffered by the Korean Warveterans, their families and friends. TheNew Jersey Korean War VeteransMemorial is dedicated to ensuring thatfuture generations remember theirproud and dedicated service; thelegacy they continued; and the free-dom they preserved. The New JerseyKorean War Memorial, located inBrighton Park, Atlantic City – wherePark Place meets the Boardwalk wasdedicated November 13, 2000.

The World War II Memorial. OnAugust 16, the N.J. World War II Me-morial Commission approved the finalreport's working plan. The Commis-sion unanimously believes that a Me-morial honoring our World War IIveterans is needed. They believe thatsuch a Memorial should be incorpo-rated into a veterans’ park that alreadyis being planned for a state-ownedpiece of land in Jersey City.Burial Services.

We provide burial services to allhonorably discharged veterans andtheir spouses and dependant childrenat no cost to their families. The Gen-eral Doyle Cemetery is the busiestcemetery in the state veterans cemeterysystem and ranks 12th among all stateand national veterans cemeteries.More than 12 veterans are buried dailyat the cemetery. Since its opening,more than 23,000 veterans or their eli-gible family members have been in-terred. The cemetery will remain infull operation for 30 more years.

Additional FY 2001 funding en-abled the number of interments at theBrigadier General Doyle MemorialCemetery to rise annually by 200 byallowing for multiple burials at the sametime and in bad weather.

The VA State Cemetery GrantsProgram is funding 100 percent of thecosts of installing a five-acre sectionof 9,200 in-ground crypts. The in-ground crypts will more than double

the capacity of the remaining burialsections and facilitate burials during pe-riods of inclement weather and duringthe winter months. This part of the on-going VA reimbursed expansion andimprovement plan for the VeteransCemetery will cost an estimated $6.0million.Veterans Civil Service Preference

A preference for veterans wasextended for state appointments andpromotions for former members of theCoast Guard who have received the

Medal of Honor or Navy Cross, andfor veterans of Somalia and Bosnia.Veterans Affairs Clinic

As the federal government hasfocused veterans health care funding tothe warmer regions of the South andWest, we fought vigorously along withthe state congressional delegation toretain health care benefits for veteransin the Northeast. These efforts led tothe dedication a Veterans Affairs Clinicat Fort Dix in 1998, and several otherclinics throughout the state.

The last note from the desk of:

Major General Paul J. GlazarThe Adjutant General of New Jersey

December 21 , 2001Dear Veterans:

As New Jersey’s Adjutant General, I want to thank each of you notonly for answering the call when our nation needed you but also for thecontinuing contribution you have made to our state since your return. Withyour support during my tenure, we have been able to accomplish manyimportant goals. A few of our achievements are listed on these two pages.

Now we must look to the future for there are still significant chal-lenges ahead. We must replace the aging veterans home at Vineland,expand and improve the General Doyle Cemetery at Arneytown, con-struct a memorial to honor our World War II Veterans, expand the Transi-tional Housing Program at Veterans Haven, and address the inequities ofthe VERA funding model.

And most important of all... we must all commit to support a sus-tained and prolonged effort to defeat terrorism and to restore the peaceand freedom all of us cherish! Working together, as Americans and NewJerseyans, we can.

Thank you for the trust you have placed in me and for the privilege ofleading the more than 10,000 citizen soldiers in the New Jersey Army andAir National Guard. Thank you for your support during the last eightyears as we made New Jersey a better place. As I look forward toretirement, after three-and-a-half decades serving our great state and coun-try, I wish you all the best. God Bless America!

Paul J. Glazar

READY TO SERVE * PROUD TO HAVE SERVED

WHEN YOU NEED US * WE ARE THERE

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Your Input & Opinion Getting Invloved

Have you read about a bill thatinterests you? Do you want it to be-come law? Do you want a bill to neverbecome law?

You can make a difference! Aregistered voter has influence overtheir elected representatives.

Call or write them!They welcome your input. They

want you to be happy and reelect themfor another term.

If you want to influence the legis-lative process, you must call or writeyour elected representatives. Onlyelected representatives can vote on abill; not departments or agencies.

The Veteran Service Officerswill be happy to help you identifyyour elected officials but only youas a registered voter can influenceyour representatives!

How to Get a Copyof a Bill or LawU.S. Bills and LawsThe U.S. Library of Congress websitehas current bills and recent laws, as wellas addresses and phone numbers forU.S. Senators and Representatives.HTTP://THOMAS.LOC.GOV

The Legislative Resource Center willmail copies of U.S. bills. Their phonenumber is 202-226-5200.N.J. Bills and LawsThe New Jersey Legislative websitehas current bills and recent laws, as wellas addresses and phone numbers forN.J. Senators and Assemblymen.WWW.NJLEG.STATE.NJ.US

The Legislative Information and BillRoom will mail copies of N.J. bills.Their phone number is 609-292-4840or within N.J. 1-800-792-8630.

The Stages of theLegislative ProcessCompiled from U.S. Government PrintingOffice publications and website

In recent Congresses, not even 6percent of all the bills introduced be-came law. This means that within thetwo-year life-span of a Congress, anaverage of 94 percent of all the billsintroduced fail to become law. For theNew Jersey Legislature the average isless than 1 percent.

Laws may be initiated in eitherchamber of Congress, the House ofRepresentatives or the Senate (forNew Jersey’s legislature that is theAssembly or the Senate.) For this ex-ample, we will track a bill introducedin the House of Representatives.

1. When a Representative has anidea for a new law, s/he becomes thesponsor of that bill and introduces itby giving it to the clerk of the Houseor by placing it in the hopper (a box.)The clerk assigns a number to the bill,with H.R. for bills introduced in theHouse and S. for bills introduced inthe Senate. The Government PrintingOffice then prints the bill and distrib-utes copies to each representative.

2. Next, the bill is assigned to acommittee (the House has 22 standingcommittees, each with jurisdiction overbills in certain areas) by the Speakerof the House so that it can be studied.

The committee studies the bill andhears testimony from experts andpeople interested in the bill. The com-mittee then may release the bill with arecommendation to pass it, or revisethe bill and release it, or lay it aside sothat the House cannot vote on it. Re-leasing the bill is called reporting it out,while laying it aside is called tabling.

3. If the bill is released, it thengoes on a calendar (a list of bills await-ing action).

4. The bill now goes to the floorof the House for consideration that be-gins with a complete reading of the bill.A third reading (title only) occurs afterany amendments have been added. Ifthe bill passes by simple majority (218of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.

5. In order to be introduced inthe Senate, a senator must be recog-nized as the presiding officer and an-nounce the introduction of the bill.

6. Just as in the House, the billthen is assigned to a committee. It isassigned to one of the Senate’s 16standing committees by the presidingofficer. The Senate committee studiesand either releases or tables the bill justlike the House standing committee.

7. Once released, the bill goes tothe Senate floor for consideration. Billsare voted on in the Senate based onthe order they come from the commit-tee; however, an urgent bill may bepushed ahead by leaders of the ma-jority party. When the Senate consid-ers the bill, they can debate on it in-definitely. When there is no more de-bate, the bill is voted on. A simplemajority (51 of 100) passes the bill.

8. The bill now moves onto aconference committee, which is madeup of members from each House. Thecommittee works out any differencesbetween the House and Senate ver-sions. The revised bill is sent back toboth houses for their final approval.Once approved, the bill is printed bythe Government Printing Office (calledenrolling.) The clerk from the intro-ducing house certifies the final version.

9. The enrolled bill is now signedby the Speaker of the House and thenthe vice president. Finally, it is sent forpresidential consideration. The presi-dent has ten days to sign or veto theenrolled bill. If the president vetoesthe bill, it can still become a law if two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds ofthe House then vote in favor of the bill.

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HR336 Surviving Spouses and Depen-dents Outreach Enhancement and Veter-ans Casework Improvement ActHR435 Veterans Outpatient Care AccessAct of 2001HR439 To extend commissary and ex-change store privileges to veterans with aservice-connected disability rated at 30percent or more and to their dependentsHR440 To authorize transportation on mili-tary aircraft on a space-available basis forveterans with a service-connected disabil-ity rated 50 percent or more.HR511 Veterans’ Right to Know ActHR612 Persian Gulf War Illness Compen-sation Act of 2001HR639 Veterans Comprehensive Hepati-tis C Health Care ActHR764 Veterans Cold Weather Injury Com-pensation ActHR811 Veterans’ Hospital Emergency Re-pair ActHR936 Heather French Henry HomelessVeterans Assistance ActHR959 Veterans American DreamHomeownership Assistance Act of 2001

S615 To amend the Internal Revenue Codeof 1986 with respect to the eligibility of vet-erans for mortgage bond financing.S739 Heather French Henry Homeless Vet-erans Assistance ActS984 Veterans Road to Health Care Act of2001S1042 Filipino Veterans’ Benefits Improve-ments Act of 2001S1089 To expand temporarily the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for VeteransClaims in order to further facilitate stag-gered terms.S1090 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2001S1093 Veterans’ Benefits Programs Modi-fication Act of 2001S1160 VA to provide dog-guides to blindveterans and authorize the provision.S1188 VA Nurse Recruitment and Reten-tion Enhancement Act of 2001S1200 Jewish War Veterans Act of 2001S1226 POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of2001S1561 To strengthen the preparedness ofhealth care providers within the VA andcommunity hospitals to respond tobioterrorism.S1644 Veterans’ Memorial Preservationand Recognition Act of 2001S1656 Veterans Benefits AdministrationImprovement Act of 2001

Compiled by Elizabeth DiStefano, N.J. Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs

HR1696 To expedite the construction ofthe World War II memorial in the District ofColumbia.Sponsor: Rep. Bob StumpBecame Public Law No: 107-10. May 28,2001HR801 Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Im-provements Act - To expand eligibility forCHAMPVA, to provide for family cover-age and retroactive expansion of the in-crease in maximum benefits underServicemembers’ Group Life Insurance.Sponsor: Rep. Chris Smith and Rep. LaneEvansBecame Public Law No: 107-14. June 5, 2001HR2620 Making appropriations for theDepartments of Veterans Affairs and Hous-ing and Urban Development for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 2002.Sponsor: Rep. James WalshBecame Public Law No: 107-73 November26, 2001

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U.S. Bills

U.S. LawsLaws and Bills from the 107th U.S. Congressional Session

HR1136 To require VA pharmacies to dis-pense medications to veterans for prescrip-tions written by private practitioners.HR1291 Veterans Education and BenefitsExpansion Act of 2001HR1435 Veterans’ Emergency TelephoneService Act of 2001HR1717 To require VA pharmacies to dis-pense medications to veterans for prescrip-tions written by private practitioners.HR1746 To require the VA establish asingle ‘1-800’ telephone number for accessby the public to veterans benefits counse-lors.HR1911 Veterans Medicare Reimburse-ment Demonstration Act of 2001HR2442 Combat Merchant Mariners Vet-erans Benefits Act of 2001HR2540 Veterans Benefits Act of 2001HR2633 Veterans Equal Treatment ActHR2634 Equitable Care for All VeteransActHR2667 DoD-VA Health Resources Ac-cess Improvement Act of 2001HR2716 Homeless Veterans Comprehen-sive Assistance Act of 2001HR2792 Disabled Veterans Service Dogand Health Care Improvement Act of 2001HR3017 VA Nurse Recruitment and Re-tention Enhancement Act of 2001HR3087 Veterans’ Pension ImprovementAct of 2001HR3177 POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of2001HR3271 Bruce Vento Stand Down ActHR3335 Veterans’ Memorial Preservationand Recognition Act of 2001HR3443 Fairness to All Vietnam VeteransActHR3447 Department of Veterans AffairsHealth Care Programs Enhancement Act of2001 Passed by the House and Senate.S97 To amend the Internal Revenue Codeof 1986 with respect to the eligibility of vet-erans for mortgage revenue bond financ-ing.S405 Veterans’ Right to Know ActS409 Persian Gulf War Illness Compensa-tion Act of 2001S456 Veterans Health Care Quality Assur-ance Act of 2001S457 To establish a presumption of ser-vice-connection for certain veterans withHepatitis C.S612 National I Owe You Act

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Compiled by Elizabeth DiStefano, N.J. Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs

S215 A2009Sponsors: Senators Louis Bassano, An-thony R. Bucco, Assemblymen JosephAzzolina, John C. Gibson, Neil M. CohenIncreases veteran’s property tax deduction.Approved: March 30, 2000SJR19 AJR25Sponsors: Senators James S. Cafiero, DianeAllen, Assemblymen John C. Gibson,Nicholas AsseltaDesignates last Sunday in September ineach year as Parents of Fallen Military Sonsand Daughters Day.Approved: May 9, 2000A1209 S163Sponsors: Assemblymen Steve Coro-demus, Tom Smith, Senator Joseph PalaiaDesignates portion of Route 18 as “WorldWar II Veterans’ Memorial Highway”; ap-propriates $25,000.Approved: June 29, 2000A2250 S1430Sponsors: Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina,Samuel D. Thompson, Senators Robert E.Littell, Louis F. KoscoSupplemental appropriation of $500,000from General Fund for completion of Ko-rean War memorial in Atlantic City.Approved: June 30, 2000A 1200 S 1215Sponsors: Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina,Guy R. Gregg, Senators Robert W. Singer,Ronald L. RiceProvides that Department of Military andVeterans Affairs shall determine status ofveterans for N.J. civil service.Approved: September 21, 2000S797 A1995Sponsors: Senator Louis C. Bassano, As-semblywoman Loretta Weinberg, Assem-blyman Neil M. CohenDesignates portion of State Highway RouteNo. 82 as the “Jewish War Veterans memo-rial Highway”, appropriates $2,5000.Approved: October 25, 2000S676 A2395Sponsors: Senators Norman M. Robertson,Leonard T. Connors, AssemblywomenConnie Myers, Marion CreccoExtends civil service veterans preferenceto certain persons who served in Opera-tion “Uphold Democracy” in Haiti.Approved: November 9, 2000

A1199Sponsors: Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina,Jack ConnersAuthorizes Adjutant General to issue ser-vice medal to commemorate 25th anniver-sary of ending of Vietnam Conflict;appropriates $5,000.Approved: November 13, 2000.S141 (combined with S1054) A521, A365Sponsors: Senators Martha W. Bark, JohnJ. Matheussen, Robert J. MartinIncreases number of tuition-free creditsthat a member of the National Guard mayearn in undergraduate study and extendscredits to graduate study.Approved: January 29, 2001A2177 S1842Sponsors: Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina,Assemblywoman Marion Crecco, SenatorsNorman M. Robertson, Anthony R. BuccoSupplemental appropriation of $150,000from General Fund for New Jersey NavalMilitia Joint Command.Approved: March 8, 2001S638 A2402Sponsors: Senators John J. Matheussen,Diane Allen, Assemblymen George F. Geist,Nicholas AsseltaExtends period of restricted sale of pop-pies to raise funds to benefit veterans.Approved: March 10, 2001A1256 S847Sponsors: Assemblymen Melvin Cottrell,Joseph R. Malone, Senators Anthony R.Bucco, Joseph M. KyrillosExcludes U.S. Military pensions and sur-vivors benefits of persons less than 62years of age from gross income taxation.(Prior laws exempted military pensions forthose at least 62 years old.)Approved: May 7, 2001A1330 S1894Sponsors: Assemblymen Alan Augustine,Joseph Azzolina, Senator Joseph KyrillosExpands certain veterans’ benefits to cer-tain participants in the Lebanon Crisis of1958.Approved: June 28, 2001A1336 S1149Sponsors: Assemblymen Alan Augustine,Nicholas Asselta, Senators James S.Cafiero, Anthony R. BuccoExtends TPAF, PERS and PFRS veteran’sstatus to certain participants in peacekeep-ing operations in Somalia and Republic.Approved: June 28, 2001

S2450 A3506Sponsors: Senators Peter Inverso, JohnMatheussen, Assemblymen NicholasAsselta, Joseph AzzolinaIncreases TPAF and PERS retirement ben-efits for active members and retirees; re-vises calculation of assets and establishesbenefit enhancement fund.Approved: June 29, 2001AJR35Sponsors: Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina,Samuel D. ThompsonDesignates third Monday in April of eachyear as “Patriots Day” in New Jersey.Approved: August 8, 2001S1388 A2783Sponsors: Senators William L. Gormley,James S. Cafiero, Assemblymen NicholasAsselta, John C. GibsonSupplemental appropriation of $50,000 toDMAVA for study of veterans needs.Approved: August 20, 2001S2575 A23Sponsors: Senators John O. Bennett,Raymond J. Lesniak, Assemblymen JackCollins, Joseph V. DoriaThe New Jersey Domestic Security Pre-paredness Act; appropriates $8.98 million.Approved: October 4, 2001A3727 S2490Sponsors: Assemblymen John V. Kelly,Gerald H. Zecker, Senators Diane B. Allen,Joseph A. PalaiaThe Emergency Management AssistanceCompact Act.Approved: October 4, 2001

Editor's Note - The 210th New Jer-sey Legislative Session will beginJanuary 8, 2002, when the newlyelected senators and assemblymenare sworn into office. All the 209thSession's bills that were not passedinto law are now obsolete. The210th Session senators and assem-blymen may reintroduce a billsimilar to a 209th Session bill. Itwould then be given a 210th Ses-sion number and begin the legis-lative process again. No bills arecarried over from one legislativesession to another.

New Laws from the 209th New Jersey LegislatureSummary of the 209th Session Laws (January 11, 2000 to January 8, 2002)

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CHARLES JOSEPH WATTERSCHARLES JOSEPH WATTERS was born onJanuary 17, 1927 and joined the Armed Forceswhile in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.

He served as a 75310 in the Army. In 4 yearsof service, he attained the rank of MAJ/O4. Hebegan a tour of duty on July 5, 1966.

On November 19, 1967, at the age of 40,CHARLES JOSEPH WATTERS perished in theservice of our country in Kontum, South Vietnam.

You can find CHARLES JOSEPH WATTERS honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on

Panel 30E, Row 36. A Real Paratrooper’s ChaplainSubmitted by Larry Dacunto

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This past fall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fundand Kinko’s, Inc., launched the Put a Face with a Namecampaign to collect a picture for each of the 58,226 menand women whose names are inscribed on “The Wall” TheNational Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

More than 1,500 photographs have been added to thepermanent online photo collection at The Virtual Wall(WWW.THEVIRTUALWALL.ORG).

The campaign, originally scheduled to end on VeteransDay, was extended to the end of 2001. Although the Kinko’sprogram ended December 31, the Memorial Fund contin-ues collecting pictures.

If you have a picture of a loved one or fellow veteranwhose name is on The Wall, please help the Memorial Fundcollect a photograph for every name on The Wall. You canpost your photograph to The Virtual Wall in several ways:

1. Scan and upload the photograph from home. OnThe Virtual Wall, find the veterans profile page and click onpost a remembrance. Complete the required informationand choose Attach an Image from my computer. Click onnext step to review before submitting it for approval.

2. Email your scanned image to the Memorial Fund.If you have a scanner at home, you can email it as an at-tachment (jpeg or gif preferred) to Mariah French(MFRENCH@VVMF.ORG). In the body of the email, be sure toinclude the veterans name, your name, a password and anyother information you would like included in the remem-brance.

3. Mail a copy of your photograph to the MemorialFund. If you cannot scan the photograph, you can mail it tothe Memorial Fund to be scanned and uploaded. Remem-ber to include all of the information mentioned above aswell as your mailing address so the photo can be returned.Mail the information and photograph to: Vietnam VeteransMemorial Fund, Attn: Put a Face with a Name, 102315th Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

If you have any questions about The Virtual Wall orhow to add a photograph to the collection, contact MariahFrench at MFRENCH@VVMF.ORG or (202) 393-0090 ext. 22.

Put a Face with a Name Campaign

Editor's note - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is a national endeavor and is not associated with the NewJersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation. Below is part of the entry for Medal of Honor recipient MajorCharles Joseph Watters (a New Jerseyan) at the Virtual War website WWW.THEVIRTUALWALL.ORG.

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SeptembeNew Jerse

By Col. John Dwyer, Public Affairs Officer, NJDMAVAThe story of the New Jersey National Guard’s involvement in the events

after 911 reads like a history of every major military event the United States isinvolved in at the homefront level. NJNG units are involved in security, recov-ery, and logistical support missions, as well as military operations connectedwith the September 11 attack. New Jersey Guardsmen are providing securityat nuclear power plants and airports, flying fighter missions over the Northeastcorridor, and managing donations.

The 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard has been

Upper left - New Jersey Nationregiment) patrol the Main Concon October 5. Photo by 1st Lt. JLower left - New Jersey NationAtlantic City, lay concrete slabStaten Island. The tent are homsorting through the debris fromStephenson, 444th Mobile PublAbove - Naval Militia Patrol BoSalvation Army relief supplies aLower Manhattan. Photo courtRight - Lt.Col. Vyas DeshpandGuard, flies F-16C combat airOperation NOBLE EAGLE on OAIM-120A's. Photo by Master tion.

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flying combat air patrol missions in support of North American AerospaceDefense Command (NORAD) since the morning of September 11. Sev-eral hundred members of the wing are currently on duty for the emergencyand 177th Security Forces have been called to federal active duty and havebeen deployed to Air Force bases nationwide.

The last time the 177th flew combat air patrol missions was duringtheir deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, in support ofOperation SOUTHERN WATCH (November 4 - December 15, 2000).While deployed at Prince Sultan Air Base, 177th pilots flew missions toenforce the southern no-fly zone over Iraq. The wing’s past experience inmaintaining air defense alert and flying air sovereignty missions enabled the177th to quickly reconfigure its aircraft and begin flying combat air patrolsshortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

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nal Guardsmen (from the 2nd Battalion, 102nd Armorourse of Terminal B at the Newark international AirportJon Powers, 444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

nal Guardsmen, from the 57th Troop Command based inbs as foundations for the tents at Fresh Kills Landfill,e to the FBI agents and other support personnel who are

m the World Trade Center. Photo by Staff Sgt. Robertlic Affairs Detachment.oat Utility-23-1 (a twin-engine, fast-pursuit boat) ferriesand emergency workers between Liberty State Park andtesy of New Jersey Naval Militia Public Affairs Team.

de of the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air Nationalr patrols in the Northeast United States in support ofOct. 7. The F-16C block 25 is loaded with AIM-9's andSgt. Don Taggart, 177th Fighter Wing, Visual Informa-

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New Jersey AnswersContinued from Page 9

“As we collectively grieve over thetragic events of September 11th, themen and women of the 177th FighterWing remain focused on conducting ouraround-the-clock operations in supportof NORAD and the American people,”stated Col. Mike Cosby, commanderof the 177th Fighter Wing. “Whatgreater privilege could we have as citi-zen-airmen than to help guard our home-land during this time of crisis.”

More than 150 soldiers of the 50thBrigade of the New Jersey Army Na-tional Guard were called to duty by theGovernor on October 2nd to provideadditional security at three of NewJersey’s airports by November 5. Af-ter strict screening and specialized train-ing by the FAA, these soldiers deployedto Newark, Mercer County, and At-lantic City Airports where they are pro-viding a “highly visible, armed force toenhance existing security and reassurethe American people’s faith in flying.”Armed Guard soldiers are stationed at

every security checkpoint at each air-port. The public’s reaction to the pres-ence of National Guard soldiers hasbeen very positive. N.J. Guard soldiershave been assigned to security check-

points at every terminal. New tasksmay include luggage checks, perimeterpatrols, access control, and general ter-minal security.

In response to President’s Bush’scall for increased National Guard pres-ence at airports, Acting GovernorDiFrancesco authorized an additionalforty soldiers to be mobilized and de-

ployed to Newark,Trenton-Mercer, andAtlantic City Airports.The additional Guardpersonnel will be onduty from November15th through January7th to help augment se-curity during the busyholiday travel season.Soldiers will be drawnfrom the battalions ofthe 50th Brigade of theNew Jersey Army Na-tional Guard.

The 108th Air Refueling Wing hassent approximately 50 security policeto Washington, D.C., to assist in pro-viding security for key facilities and gov-ernment buildings. Those personnel

were part of the Presidential Call-upand will be deployed for up to a year’stime. The 108th continues to fly rou-tine refueling missions in support of the

Air Force daily, includ-ing refueling the fight-ers involved in combatair patrols over thenortheast corridor.

Thirty 42nd Divi-sion Support Com-mand troops areoperating the donationwarehouse at the Mili-tary Ocean Terminal atBayonne. TheGuardsmen are pro-viding daily warehousesupport to the Salva-tion Army, which ismanaging donations.More than 1,200 tons

of donated material has been receivedwarehoused to date.

Soldiers from the 50th Brigadewere deployed on October 8 to aug-ment existing security at the two nuclearpower stations in New Jersey follow-ing a request from the Governor. Nospecific threats were identified, but itwas considered a prudent precautionto bolster security at these key facilitiesfollowing the military action in Afghani-stan. This mission will continue as longas the need exists.

Currently more than 240NJARNG soldiers are augmenting po-lice security at key Port Authority fa-cilities in New Jersey including theGeorge Washington Bridge, LincolnTunnel, Holland Tunnel, and PATH fa-cilities. Soldiers are from combat unitsof the 50th Brigade and will rotate unitsevery few weeks. While deployed, thesoldiers will be housed at local armor-ies. Duties include security of keybuildings and transportation hubs, cargo

“What greater privilegecould we have as citizen-airmen than to help guardour homeland during thistime of crisis.” - Col. MikeCrosby, commander ofthe 177th Fighter Wing

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inspections at rivercrossings, and trafficcontrol at securitycheckpoints. Thetroops deployed full-time on October 27.

The soldiers areinitially being drawnfrom the combat unitsof the 50th Brigade ofthe New Jersey ArmyNational Guard. Thefirst unit called for thisduty was the 2nd Bat-talion, 102nd Armorwith subordinate unitsin Newton,Hackettstown, WestOrange and Somerset. Units will rotatesecurity duty every few weeks until themission is completed. Currently the 2-102 Armor also has 40 soldiers mobi-lized as part of the task force providingsecurity at Newark Airport. While de-ployed, the troops will be housed atlocal National Guard armories.

National Guard chaplains state-wide have been providing ongoingcounseling to families, deployed person-nel and rescue workers in all locationsfrom Ground Zero to Atlantic City sincethe start of the emergency.

Army Guard helicopters based atTrenton-Mercer airport have been pro-viding on-call support to the FBI andother federal agencies conducting post-attack operations. To date NJARNGhelicopters have flown more than 110missions since September 11.

The New Jersey National Guardhas been operating its Emergency Op-erations Center at Fort Dix 24/7 sincethe emergency began. Subordinate op-erations centers are also working 7 daysper week in Somerset, Atlantic City, andCaven Point.

Opposite page - 2nd Battalion, 113th Infan-try Soldiers stand watch on the George Wash-ington Bridge. Photo by 1stLt. Jon Powers,444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.Below - Spc. Matthew Smith and Pfc. StevenWhite patrol the perimeter of the SalemNuclear Plant. Photo by 1stLt. Powers.

Above - Lt.Col. James T. Strader Jr., ViceWing Commander of 177th Fighter Wing,completes post flight checks after flyingCombat Air Patrol in Northeast corri-dor on October 5. Photo by Tech.Sgt.Shawn Mildren, 177th Fighter Wing,New Jersey Air National Guard..

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N.J. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial SendsHoliday Greetings to Jersey's DeployedMilitary using 1969 Paper Scroll Idea

Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Era Educational CenterLong Valley Middle School eighth-grade students signthe Holiday Scrolls for New Jersey's deployed ser-vicemen and women.

Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Era Educational Cen-terLong Valley Middle School eighth-grade students addtheir holiday notes to hundreds of others decorating

Freedom is NOT Free!This is why America has ArmedForces...This is why we are proud to servein the military...This is what being a veteran isall about...And just as the citizen-soldiershave done throughout ourNation's 225-year history...Just as previous generations ofAmericans have defeated everyother threat to our safety and se-curity...So too, will this generation ofVeterans rise to the occasion...And as has happened so oftenin history...Seemingly ordinary people willdo some simply extraordinarythings...And just as American heroesrose to meet the challenges ofPearl Harbor, Normandy, IwoJima, Korea, Vietnam, and thePersian Gulf...The noble character of theAmerican soldier together withthe traditions of selfless service,personal sacrifice, and patrioticpride will combine with the in-domitable spirit of America tospawn new heroes who will thiswar against terrorism.Our forefathers fought and diedto establish the greatest nationthe world has ever known...And this generation of Ameri-can veterans stands ready tofight and die if necessary... toprotect our freedom, preserveour democracy, and guaranteethe sacred principals of libertyso eloquently outlined in ourconstitution!Thank you!God bless you!God bless America!

~ Maj.Gen. Paul J. Glazar

By Kelly Watts, executive director, N.J.Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation

In December 1969, paper“scrolls” were circulatedthroughout all public andprivate schools in Carteret,N.J. Students, teachers,administrators and townresidents wrote messagesto the men and womenserving in Vietnam. Theindividual scrolls weretaped together to makeone giant greeting. On De-cember 20, 1969, thescrolls were mailed toGary C. Landa (U.S.Army) of Carteret, whowas stationed in Vietnam. Upon leav-ing Vietnam, Landa carried the scrollshome with him. His family held onto

the scrolls for over 30 years before turn-ing them over for display at the Viet-nam Era Educational Center inHolmdel, N.J. (Exit 116 off the Gar-den State Parkway).

On December 10, 2001, the fam-ily of Gary C. Landa met with 120 stu-

dents of Long Valley Middle School inMorris County, who visited the Centerto affix their signatures and messages

to new scrolls. In addition to the LongValley students, hundreds of visitors tothe Educational Center have written

messages on the scrollsthroughout the months ofNovember and Decem-ber. These scrolls werethen sent to New JerseyNational Guardsmen intime for the holiday.

“Due to increasedsecurity issues this year,generic greeting cardscould not be sent to ser-vice personnel without aspecific name and ad-dress,” said Kelly Watts,executive director of the

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memo-rial Foundation. “Faced with the di-lemma of how to communicate holidaywishes, we returned to the past – whatworked in 1969 still works in 2001. Wewere thrilled to have so many peopleparticipate in this project."

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Upcoming EventsSaturday, January 19, at 1 p.m. The Doc in ‘Nam: American Medics

in the Vietnam War* ~ An oral-history discussion featuring “Docs” JamesCredle, Don Johansen, Carey Spearman, Mike Toomey, and others.

Saturday, February 16, at 1 p.m. The Dream and Vietnam: African-American Perspectives on the War* ~ Featuring the documentary filmVietnam—The Dream Shot Down introduced with discussion by African-American Vietnam Veteran Greg Payton.

Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. Women and the Vietnam Experience:Personal Testimonies by Women Whose Lives Were Touched byVietnam* ~ An oral-history discussion moderated by Vietnam VeteranAnn Kelsey.

Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Seabees in Vietnam* ~ Featuring thedocumentary film We Build … We Fight: The Story of the U.S. NavySeabees introduced with discussion by Seabees Vietnam Veterans GeneCusanelli and Bill Weber.

Tuesday, May 7, at 11 a.m. New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’Remembrance Day ~ Ceremony in the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’Memorial.

Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. Memorial Day ~ Ceremony in the NewJersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial.

Saturday, June 15, at 1 p.m. The Coast Guard in the VietnamEra* ~ An oral-history discussion featuring “In-Country” (Vietnam) andstateside (America) Coast Guard veterans of the era.

For additional information on any of the events, please call (732) 335-0033.

* Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP one week prior to each event to(732) 335-0033. A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested. TheVietnam Era Educational Center is located adjacent to the New JerseyVietnam Veterans’ Memorial off the Garden State Parkway atexit 116 in Holmdel, N.J.

By Kelly Watts, executive director, N.J.Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation

On Veterans Day, the Women’sMeditation Garden was dedicated ad-jacent to the Vietnam Era EducationalCenter. The garden will be a lastingtribute to the thousands of women, bothmilitary and civilian, who served in Viet-nam. It will also provide a quiet placefor friends and family to reflect on theloss of a loved one, perhaps one of the1,556 New Jerseyans whose names areengraved on the 366 black granite pan-els of the Memorial.

The garden includes a fountain, acovered pergola with benches and avariety of plants chosen to providecolor and texture year-round. The gar-den was designed by the MonmouthCounty Master Gardeners Association.It was built and planted by the NewJersey Highway Authority, with fundsprovided by the New Jersey State Leg-islature with the assistance of Assem-blyman Jack Collins.

Vietnam Era Educational CenterWomen Veterans Meditation Garden Dedicated on Veterans' Day

Photo by Nellie MaletCutting the ribbon Nov. 11to open the meditation gar-den from left to right are N.J.Senator Edward O'Connor,U.S. Senator Jon Corzine,Donna Keefer (first vice-president, VVA State Coun-cil), Michael Warner (deputycommissioner, NJDMAVA),and Louis Vlahakes (presi-dent, NJVVMF.)

Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Era Educa-tional CenterMaster Gardeners (from left to right)Joanne Crescio, Evelin Gaffney, TomMatulewicz and Irene Wanat from theMonmouth County Master Gardeners As-sociation designed the meditation garden.

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By G. Natasha Zoe,Veterans Information Officer, NJDMAVA

The last morning of autumn sweptbitter breezes across the rolling hills ofthe Brigadier General William C. DoyleVeterans Memorial Cemetery inArneytown. To the sound of Taps, aplain metal casket was carried out ofthe chapel by the crisply uniformedhonor guard. Following the rifle saluteonly one family member was there toaccept the United States flag so pre-cisely folded into a perfect triangle - agrateful nation's thanks.

This solemn ceremony, lead byChaplain Leon Bell, was held in finalhonor for one of Jersey’s lost heroes –Pvt. Kenneth Kohlhepp who served inthe Army during the Forgotten War.

The 72-year-old combat veteranspent many of his last years sleeping onthe streets of Milltown. He died alonein a temporary boarding house. Afterhis death he laid unclaimed more than aweek in a Middlesex hospital morgue.

Pvt. Kohlhepp was just one of theGarden State's 7,000 homeless veter-ans. They often die alone on the streets,in homeless shelters, at local hospitals,or in abandoned buildings. For somethe FBI must identify them with militaryfingerprint files.

Although Pvt. Kohlhepp is one ofseveral homeless and indigent veteransinterred at the picturesque veteranscemetery. He is the first to be takencare of by the new Homeless VeteransBurial Program.

Through the Homeless VeteransBurial Program indigent and homelessveterans are finding a dignified path totheir final resting place. The program isa cooperative effort primarily funded bythe national chain of funeral homes Dig-nity Memorial™.

Dignity Memorial’s more than 30Jersey funeral homes work with the lo-cal medical examiners, the BG DoyleCemetery, the U.S. Department of Vet-erans Affairs, the Veterans of ForeignWars and other veteran’s groups.

“We provide any preparationneeded, the casket and transportation,”detailed Dave Kalinowski, manager,Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home in TomsRiver. Coordinating a chaplain and at-tending the funeral are also part of theDignity Memorial homes’ commitment.

The VA furnishes a headstone ormarker for these homeless veterans.[And upon request, for the unmarkedgrave of any veteran who honorableserved.] The VA provides the U.S. flagto drape the casket or accompany theurn of a deceased veteran who servedhonorably in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The VA also pays the BG WilliamC. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemeterya plot interment allowance of $150 forthe burial of wartime veterans.

“We provide burial service to allhonorably discharged veterans, theirspouses and dependant children at nocost to the families,” Cemetery CEOWayne Ellis stated. Since its openingin 1981, more than 23,000 veterans andtheir eligible family members have beeninterred at the busiest cemetery in thestate veterans cemetery system.

The New Jersey Honor Guardfrom the Memorial Cemetery providesthe military funeral honors including arifle salute and the playing of Taps.

Burying a homeless veteran can beemotional even for funeral directors. “[Itis] just our way to give back to thosewho gave so much to our country," saidKalinowski, his voice choked with emo-tion. “The very least we can do is pro-vide them with a dignified burial.”

Even the Homeless Veterans ARERemembered When They Die

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John Ulrich and his wife Mid are avid yard sale shoppers. They arealso volunteers with Stand Down of South Jersey and familiar with Veter-ans Haven. John was sure that some people would be willing to donateyard sale items to Veterans Haven, if they only knew about the program.

Veterans’ Haven is the Department of Military and Veterans Affairstransitional housing program for homeless veterans. In operation sinceJanuary 1995, Veterans’ Haven has been a temporary home to morethan 180 veterans. The normal stay is six to 24 months while the veteranprepares himself to return to independent living. The program, currently,has 50 residents many of whom are working full-time or going to school.

After a meeting with Paul Sutton, chief of Homeless Services, todiscuss the must pressing needs and armed with a donation letter fromVeterans Haven, John and Mid hit the yard sales.

In addition to picking up donated items, Mid assembled householdstarter kits (pots, pans, dishes, cups, glasses, utensils, silverware, andsmall appliances like toasters and coffee makers) for residents leaving theHaven to set up house keeping on their own. John has also donatedhundreds of hours doing minor furniture and appliance repair and clean-ing. So far the Ulrichs have delivered 12 truck loads of donations.

“We have give out three of Mid’s starter kit to graduating residents,”said Denny Barger, assistant superintendent, Veterans Haven. “Each ofthem was so grateful and appreciative.” Buying those items even at thriftshops can be financially taxing.

If you would like to help these formerly homeless veterans onceagain become a productive part of society, call Denny Barger at 609-561-0269 extension 106.

Caring Enough to Make a Difference Wish ListShampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, dis-posable razors, non-alcohol mouthwash,women’s hygiene products, manicure kits,shower shoes.Sewing kits, cleaning supplies, laundry soap,fabric softener, bleach, batteries (AA/AAA),light bulbs (60/75 watt) and shower curtains.Men’s shoes (sizes 8-12), dress shirt/pants,backpacks and book bags, men’s socks, T-shirts, sweat pants and shirts, bathrobes,scarves and gloves, and umbrellas.Dictionaries, Thesauruses, pencils, pens,notepads, current reference books, college orG.E.D. reference books, envelopes and stamps.Towels, washcloths, pillows, twin size sheets(especially fitted) and blanketsDressers, stuffed chairs, coffee and end tables.Board games, VCR tapes, and model airplanes,cars, boats, etc.Irons and ironing boards, area rugs (9’x12’max.), oscillating fans, televisions, VCRs, com-puters (486 or newer) and printers, smallvacuum cleaners, and air conditioners (8,000BTU max.)Silverware, coffee cups, instant coffee and teabags, salt and pepper shakers, dishes andcooking utensils.

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