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11-18-08, 07:08 AM
Veterans from Iraq sought to participate in health survey
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are asked to participate in a health survey conducted on behalf of the Rhode Island Gulf War Information and Relief Commission, an independent body created by state law.
The commission’s objective is to identify the medical, administrative and social needs of the Rhode Island veterans of those conflicts to ensure that they receive all pertinent information they are entitled to.
A survey is being mailed to all veterans listed in the commission’s registry of OIF/OEF veterans. Questions focus on personal health, family, deployments since the beginning of OIF/OEF and experiences with receiving health and social services from health care systems. Responses will assist the commission in formulating recommendations to Gary Alexander, director of the Department of Human Services, about how to improve programs and services for Rhode Island veterans.
All data will be confidential and will be processed and analyzed by Brown University personnel and presented only in summary form. Surveys can also be completed online at www.chcr.brown.edu/gulf by using the username and password given to you in the survey letter.
For questions or problems logging onto the survey, call Hailee Dunn at (401) 863-3490. All other survey questions should be directed to Dr. Melissa Clark at (401) 863-3170.
Urology seminars continue
The VA Medical Center at 830 Chalkstone Ave. in Providence will conduct the next in a series of educational seminars on a variety of urology topics on Nov. 26, with a discussion of prostate cancer. Eileen Kirshenbaum, a certified urology registered nurse, will lead the one-hour session, which is set for 9 a.m. in the fifth-floor auditorium.
Other topics in the series include bladder cancer, on Jan. 28; penile and testicular cancer, on March 25; incontinence and overactive bladder, on May 27, and kidney stones, on July 22. For more information or to register for seminars, call (401) 273-7100, ext. 2926.
Hendricken plans tribute
Bishop Hendricken High School, in Warwick, will hold a memorial program at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2, in the school theater, to honor Rhode Islanders killed in Vietnam and the Rhode Island Marines who perished in the1983 terrorist bombing of their barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.
Hendricken teacher Joe Cichon Jr., who has enhanced the knowledge of his students with his Vietnam War experience class and exposed them to a personal look at the Rhode Island soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice during that conflict, has planned this program to remember the 239 Rhode Islanders who died in Vietnam and the 9 Rhode Island Marines killed in the Beirut bombing.
Thomas W. O’Connell, assistant defense secretary from 2003 to 2007 under Donald Rumsfeld, will be the keynote speaker. O’Connell, a retired Army colonel and a Vietnam War veteran, is a former Jamestown resident and a 1968 University of Rhode Island graduate.
Friends and family of those being honored are invited to attend and should call Jan O’Donnell at (401) 739-3450 by Nov. 26 to confirm attendance.
The Marines killed in Beirut were Cpl. Stephen Spencer, of Portsmouth; Sgt. Rick Crudale, of West Warwick; Cpl. David Massa, of Warren; Cpl. James Silva, of Middletown; Lance Cpl. Edward Soares Jr., of Tiverton; PFC Thomas Julian, of Portsmouth; Lance Cpl. Edward Iacovino, of Warwick; Sgt. Timothy Giblin, of Providence; and Lance Cpl. Thomas Shipp, of Woonsocket.
Holiday gifts for the troops
The public is invited to join American Legion Post 18 and BankNewport in remembering Rhode Island men and women in military service who are far from home this holiday season. BankNewport will host a Warming Hearts Holiday Collection Drive, Dec. 1 through Jan. 3, at all of its branches in Newport, Bristol and South counties.
A complete list of the items needed and collection receptacles will be displayed at all BankNewport locations during the drive. Donated items must be in original packaging and packages will be mailed in mid-January. Family members from Newport, Bristol and South counties should register their family’s deployed service member to ensure he or she receives a holiday package.
Packages may include the following items: hand-made or store-bought cards; individually packaged snacks but no chocolate; toiletries, preferably in travel size; puzzle books and playing cards; paperbacks and magazines; writing paper, envelopes, pens; music CDs and movie DVDs; coffee, tea, powdered drink mix; spices, seasoning, hot sauce; sunblock and insect repellent, and white socks. Do not send religious items, pork products, aerosols or anything that will melt in high temperatures.
Korean War Memorial fundraising successful
Organizers of the recent, and last, memorial brick sale for the Korean War Memorial in downtown Providence report they sold more than they had expected. Due to the efforts of Crosstown Press’s free printing and Loffredo’s Monumental Décor’s engraving and installation of all bricks inexpensively, the Korean War Walkway and Memorial will beautify the area and beckon visitors to remember “The Forgotten War.”
Singled out for praise in the campaign’s success were The Providence Journal’s Mark Patinkin and the Narragansett Times’ Michael Souza, and Greg Butler, of Butler’s Landscaping, who is and will continue to be responsible for maintaining the area. Donations from all sources also helped the campaign achieve its fundraising goal, especially those from Jung Kang Lee and Prof. Bongsup Cho of the Korean American Association of Rhode Island.
Questions about the memorial or its upkeep can be directed to Ted Low, at (401) 521-5660; Lew Weinstein, at (401) 837-9441, or Arthur Bergel, at (401) 451-8281.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
Smithfield Memorial Post 2929 will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the post home, 47 Farnum Pike, Smithfield. President Rosemary Williams will conduct a department meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Washington County Auxiliary Post 916, 155 High St., Wakefield. The state commander and president will lead their respective officer delegations at the Eastern States Conference in Burlington, Mass., Friday through Sunday. Bingos will be held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, on Metacom Avenue in Bristol, at 1 p.m. today and at the VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave. in Providence, at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
• Italian American War Veterans of the U.S.
Cappucci-Weir Post 1 will meet at 6 p.m. today in the post home, 9 Court St., Bristol.
• Warwick Veterans Council
The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at VFW Post 183, 176 Washington St., Warwick.
• Disabled American Veterans
Folcarelli Chapter 1 will meet tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. in the Kelley-Gazzerro VFW Post, 1418 Plainfield Pike, Cranston. The department executive committee will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Classroom 3, fifth floor, at the VA Medical Center in Providence.
• Association of the U.S. Army
The R.I. chapter’s executive committee will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Harwood Army Reserve Center, 385 Niagara St., Providence.
• Marine Corps League
The Bucci-Atwood Detachment will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Armed Forces Reserves Center, Fields Point, Providence. The South County Detachment will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at VFW Post 916, 155 High St., Wakefield.
• U.S. Army Special Forces Association
Rhode Island Chapter 48 will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., at the Corner Tavern, 20 South County Trail, North Kingstown.
• Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Post 23 will meet Thursday at 11 a.m., in the Shriners’ building at 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston. Lunch will follow and spouses and auxiliary members are welcome. Reserve by today by calling Steve at (401) 463-5159.
• Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 273 will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in VFW Post 4651, 7 Haven Ave., Cranston.
George W. Reilly can be reached at VeteransColumn@verizon.net or by writing to The Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, R.I. 02902.
Ellie
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are asked to participate in a health survey conducted on behalf of the Rhode Island Gulf War Information and Relief Commission, an independent body created by state law.
The commission’s objective is to identify the medical, administrative and social needs of the Rhode Island veterans of those conflicts to ensure that they receive all pertinent information they are entitled to.
A survey is being mailed to all veterans listed in the commission’s registry of OIF/OEF veterans. Questions focus on personal health, family, deployments since the beginning of OIF/OEF and experiences with receiving health and social services from health care systems. Responses will assist the commission in formulating recommendations to Gary Alexander, director of the Department of Human Services, about how to improve programs and services for Rhode Island veterans.
All data will be confidential and will be processed and analyzed by Brown University personnel and presented only in summary form. Surveys can also be completed online at www.chcr.brown.edu/gulf by using the username and password given to you in the survey letter.
For questions or problems logging onto the survey, call Hailee Dunn at (401) 863-3490. All other survey questions should be directed to Dr. Melissa Clark at (401) 863-3170.
Urology seminars continue
The VA Medical Center at 830 Chalkstone Ave. in Providence will conduct the next in a series of educational seminars on a variety of urology topics on Nov. 26, with a discussion of prostate cancer. Eileen Kirshenbaum, a certified urology registered nurse, will lead the one-hour session, which is set for 9 a.m. in the fifth-floor auditorium.
Other topics in the series include bladder cancer, on Jan. 28; penile and testicular cancer, on March 25; incontinence and overactive bladder, on May 27, and kidney stones, on July 22. For more information or to register for seminars, call (401) 273-7100, ext. 2926.
Hendricken plans tribute
Bishop Hendricken High School, in Warwick, will hold a memorial program at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2, in the school theater, to honor Rhode Islanders killed in Vietnam and the Rhode Island Marines who perished in the1983 terrorist bombing of their barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.
Hendricken teacher Joe Cichon Jr., who has enhanced the knowledge of his students with his Vietnam War experience class and exposed them to a personal look at the Rhode Island soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice during that conflict, has planned this program to remember the 239 Rhode Islanders who died in Vietnam and the 9 Rhode Island Marines killed in the Beirut bombing.
Thomas W. O’Connell, assistant defense secretary from 2003 to 2007 under Donald Rumsfeld, will be the keynote speaker. O’Connell, a retired Army colonel and a Vietnam War veteran, is a former Jamestown resident and a 1968 University of Rhode Island graduate.
Friends and family of those being honored are invited to attend and should call Jan O’Donnell at (401) 739-3450 by Nov. 26 to confirm attendance.
The Marines killed in Beirut were Cpl. Stephen Spencer, of Portsmouth; Sgt. Rick Crudale, of West Warwick; Cpl. David Massa, of Warren; Cpl. James Silva, of Middletown; Lance Cpl. Edward Soares Jr., of Tiverton; PFC Thomas Julian, of Portsmouth; Lance Cpl. Edward Iacovino, of Warwick; Sgt. Timothy Giblin, of Providence; and Lance Cpl. Thomas Shipp, of Woonsocket.
Holiday gifts for the troops
The public is invited to join American Legion Post 18 and BankNewport in remembering Rhode Island men and women in military service who are far from home this holiday season. BankNewport will host a Warming Hearts Holiday Collection Drive, Dec. 1 through Jan. 3, at all of its branches in Newport, Bristol and South counties.
A complete list of the items needed and collection receptacles will be displayed at all BankNewport locations during the drive. Donated items must be in original packaging and packages will be mailed in mid-January. Family members from Newport, Bristol and South counties should register their family’s deployed service member to ensure he or she receives a holiday package.
Packages may include the following items: hand-made or store-bought cards; individually packaged snacks but no chocolate; toiletries, preferably in travel size; puzzle books and playing cards; paperbacks and magazines; writing paper, envelopes, pens; music CDs and movie DVDs; coffee, tea, powdered drink mix; spices, seasoning, hot sauce; sunblock and insect repellent, and white socks. Do not send religious items, pork products, aerosols or anything that will melt in high temperatures.
Korean War Memorial fundraising successful
Organizers of the recent, and last, memorial brick sale for the Korean War Memorial in downtown Providence report they sold more than they had expected. Due to the efforts of Crosstown Press’s free printing and Loffredo’s Monumental Décor’s engraving and installation of all bricks inexpensively, the Korean War Walkway and Memorial will beautify the area and beckon visitors to remember “The Forgotten War.”
Singled out for praise in the campaign’s success were The Providence Journal’s Mark Patinkin and the Narragansett Times’ Michael Souza, and Greg Butler, of Butler’s Landscaping, who is and will continue to be responsible for maintaining the area. Donations from all sources also helped the campaign achieve its fundraising goal, especially those from Jung Kang Lee and Prof. Bongsup Cho of the Korean American Association of Rhode Island.
Questions about the memorial or its upkeep can be directed to Ted Low, at (401) 521-5660; Lew Weinstein, at (401) 837-9441, or Arthur Bergel, at (401) 451-8281.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
Smithfield Memorial Post 2929 will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the post home, 47 Farnum Pike, Smithfield. President Rosemary Williams will conduct a department meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Washington County Auxiliary Post 916, 155 High St., Wakefield. The state commander and president will lead their respective officer delegations at the Eastern States Conference in Burlington, Mass., Friday through Sunday. Bingos will be held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, on Metacom Avenue in Bristol, at 1 p.m. today and at the VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave. in Providence, at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
• Italian American War Veterans of the U.S.
Cappucci-Weir Post 1 will meet at 6 p.m. today in the post home, 9 Court St., Bristol.
• Warwick Veterans Council
The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at VFW Post 183, 176 Washington St., Warwick.
• Disabled American Veterans
Folcarelli Chapter 1 will meet tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. in the Kelley-Gazzerro VFW Post, 1418 Plainfield Pike, Cranston. The department executive committee will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Classroom 3, fifth floor, at the VA Medical Center in Providence.
• Association of the U.S. Army
The R.I. chapter’s executive committee will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Harwood Army Reserve Center, 385 Niagara St., Providence.
• Marine Corps League
The Bucci-Atwood Detachment will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Armed Forces Reserves Center, Fields Point, Providence. The South County Detachment will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at VFW Post 916, 155 High St., Wakefield.
• U.S. Army Special Forces Association
Rhode Island Chapter 48 will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., at the Corner Tavern, 20 South County Trail, North Kingstown.
• Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Post 23 will meet Thursday at 11 a.m., in the Shriners’ building at 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston. Lunch will follow and spouses and auxiliary members are welcome. Reserve by today by calling Steve at (401) 463-5159.
• Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 273 will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in VFW Post 4651, 7 Haven Ave., Cranston.
George W. Reilly can be reached at VeteransColumn@verizon.net or by writing to The Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, R.I. 02902.
Ellie