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!
Office
of the
Joint
Chief of Staff
Col
(Ret) Michael B. Smith
Mrs.
Laura A. Branham
Phone:
(609)
530-6987
Fax:
(609)
530-7109
Email:
branham@njdmava.state.nj.us
We're
on the Web!
www.state.nj.us/military
50th Anniversary
Commemoration of the Signing of the Korean War
Armistice
NJ
Korean War Memorial
11
a.m.
Park
Place & the Boardwalk
Atlantic
City, NJ
"Summer
is the time when one sheds one's tensions with
one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled
balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days
and you can become drunk with the belief that all's
right with the world."
.Ada
Louise Huxtable, American critic
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50th Anniversary
Commemoration of Signing of the Korean War
Armistice - July 28, 2003
A
ceremony will be held at the New Jersey Korean
War Memorial on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
at 11 a.m. on Monday, 28 July 2003, to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the signing
of the Korean War Armistice. The Republic of Korea
Consul General, Ambassador Wonil Cho, and the former
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General
(Retired) Alfred Gray, a Korean War Veteran, will
be Guest Speakers at this ceremony. The public
is welcome to attend.
Free
2003 New Jersey Deer Permits are available
to members of the New Jersey National Guard.
Active
members of the NJ Army and Air National Guard,
who have a NJ 2003 Firearm or Bow and Arrow License
are entitled to one free Firearm (Shotgun or Muzzleloader)
and/or one free Bow and Arrow Deer Permit through
the National Guard's Free Hunting License Program. To
receive a free Firearm and/or Bow and Arrow Permit,
a qualified National Guard member must complete
a 2003 National Guard Deer Permit and mail it to: DMVA,
Attn: 1SG (Ret) Edward Turrian, F/IASD-ASB-AS,
PO Box 340, Trenton, NJ 08625-0340. NJNG members
may apply for four permits through this program;
two free permits, (1) Firearm, (1) Bow and Arrow,
and (2) paid permits, (1) Firearm and (1) Bow and
Arrow. Applications must be received at DMVA,
F/IASD-ASB-AS Office not later than the 28 August
2003 cut-off date. For additional assistance or
information, contact 1SG (Ret) Edward Turrian at
(609) 530-6866.
DMVA
Veterans Service Officers' FY 03 Report.
During
FY 03, the Veterans Service Officers of DMVA assisted
with the processing of 3,238 claims for our veterans
and their dependents. That effort produced 4,789
awards, which were worth in excess of $48 million
($48,093,253.39). Congratulations on your outstanding
performance!
Vietnam,
Distinguished and Meritorious Service Medal
Presentation Ceremonies are scheduled.
6
August
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
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Flemington
Elks
165
Rt. 31 South, Flemington, NJ
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20
August
11
a.m. & 1 p.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal
and
Meritorious Service Medal
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Middlesex
Community College
2600
Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ
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28
August
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
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Orange
Elks
475
Main Street, Orange, NJ
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NJ
Friends of the Guard and Reserve's 2003 State
Chairman's Annual Golf Outing is scheduled.
This
year's ESGR State Chairman's Annual Golf Outing
will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at
Falcon Creek Golf Course, McGuire Air Force Base. Registration
and Continental Breakfast begin at 10 a.m., with
a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. All proceeds to
benefit the activities of the NJ Committee for
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Reservations
are limited to the first 144 players. A donation
of $75 per person includes green fees, cart, registration
and dinner. (Dinner Only - $35). Names of your
foursome and checks made payable to NJFOGR Inc.
should be sent to LTC (Ret) Rich Fox, 131 Eggert
Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. If you
have any questions or need additional information,
you can reach LTC Fox at 609-530-7019/7020.
Digital
Signatures Required.
The
Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated that all
DoD emails sent after 1 October 2003 are digitally
signed, and that the Common Access Card (CAC) will
serve as the primary token platform for the DoD
Class 3 PKI certificate that is required to do
this. A CAC reader and software must be installed
on computers to use the CAC's resident PKI certificates. The
New Jersey Army National Guard will install CAC
readers as part of the software upgrade that is
currently underway. It is the intent of the Chief
Information Officer (CIO)/G6 of the Army that no
full-time soldier, civilian, or contractor will
have full access to Army networks without an AKO
email account as the default reply address, a CAC
issued under the AKO email address, and a CAC reader
(limited access still possible on a case by case
basis with userid and password. Wartime exemptions
will be made).
U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs community-based
Outreach Center (CBOC) opened on Monday, 21
July 2003.
A
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based
Outreach Center opened on Monday, 21 July 2003.This
is the first clinic with a cooperative agreement
between the VA and the U.S. Department of Defense/U.S.
Army. This clinic will provide quality care and
services while relieving the overcrowded conditions
at the VA's Brick, NJ clinic. The clinic is part
of Congressman Chris Smith's effort to improve
health care for veterans. Congressman Smith and
VA Secretary Anthony Principi were the keynote
speakers.
Armory
Happenings - Check to see what's happening
at an Armory near you.
31
July
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Infantswear
Clothing Sale
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Westfield
Armory
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2
August
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Job
Fair/Business Expo
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West
Orange Armory
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8-9
August
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Auction
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Cherry
Hill Armory
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9
August
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Flea
Market
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Teaneck
Armory
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17 - 19
August
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Tool
Show & Sale
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Freehold
Armory
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27 -31
August
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Tool
Show & Sale
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Lawrenceville
Armory
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6-7
September
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Table
Tennis Tournament
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Woodbridge
Armory
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9-14
September
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Antique
Show & Sale
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Morristown
Armory
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9-14
September
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Tool
Show & Sale
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Toms
River Armory
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13
September
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Irish
Festival
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Sea
Girt
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20
September
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Computer
Show & Sale
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Teaneck
Armory
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25-28
September
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Ceramics & Porcelain
Doll Show & Sale
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Morristown
Armory
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29
Sep - 8 Oct
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Carpet & Furniture
Show & Sale
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Morristown
Armroy
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NJ
National Guard ChalleNGe Youth Program is looking
for a Math Teacher.
An
employment opportunity exists at the NJNG ChalleNGe
Youth Program for a Math teacher. If you are interested
in working with teenagers and would like more information
regarding this position, please contact COL (Ret)
Kenneth Prossick at 609-562-0571.
Hawaiian
Training Opportunity.
The
Hawaiian Army National Guard's 298th Regiment
is in search of qualified 11B Basic NCO Course
(BNCOC) Phase II instructors for the period 13
August to 1 September 2003. Soldiers must hold "H" identifier
and have been certified from Proponent School. Hawaii
will provide funding. POC is 1SG Kathryn Arizo
at (808) 259-2621.
NJ
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Vietnam Era
Education Center Announces its Calendar of
Events for the summer.
26
July
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1
p.m.
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Author
Lecture/Book Signing Program by Patricia
Farawell Enyedy, Author of A Redcatcher's
Letters from Nam: Reflections of Family
and Friends.
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27
July
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9
a.m.
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5th Annual
Classic Car and Motorcycle Show
Rain
Date: Sunday, 10 August 2003
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8
Sep
|
9
a.m.
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Golf
Outing Olde York Country Club
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19
Sep
|
11
a.m.
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POW/MIA
GSM Recognition Day Ceremony
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21
Sep
|
11
a.m.
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Rolling
Thunder POW/MIA Awareness Motorcycle Run
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For
more information about any of these events, please
call the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
office at (732) 335-0033.
Today
is the 206th day of 2003. There are
159 days left in the year. On this date:
® In
1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the
Army, the first officer to hold the rank.
® In
1917, France sentenced the seductive female spy,
Mata Hari, to death for spying on Germany's behalf.
® IN
1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb
at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater
test of the device.
® In
1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth
of the United States.
® In
1956, 51 people died when the Italian liner Andrea
Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish
ship Stockholm off the New England coast.
® In
1963, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet
Union initialed a treaty in Moscow prohibiting
the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere,
in space, or underwater.
® In
1984, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman
to walk in space.
®
Interesting
Facts from the US Mint.
J In
1893, Queen Isabella of Spain became the first
women to be featured on a U.S. commemorative coin.
J The
Roosevelt dime torch, olive branch, and oak branch
portray, liberty, peace, strength, and independence.
J The
first Philadelphia mint used harnessed horses to
drive the machinery that produced coinage.
J A
two-cent coin was minted between 1864 and 1873
and was the first coin with the motto "In God We
Trust."
J Thomas
Jefferson first proposed the decimal currency system,
which we use today.
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