VETERANS ADVOCATE OF EL PASO

We had a good anniversary party on the 16th and we were well received. It is great when people come out at tell you "you have made a difference" or "nobody ever explained it that way" or" thanks for listening". The businesses that contributed prizes are; A Flag flown over the Nations Capitol, courtesy of our Congressman, Sylvestre Reyes, a lighted flag from DAV 187, Sandwiches from Brown Bag Deli, Golden Corral, Hawah, Super Burro, Burrito House, The Texas Cafe, and a car wash from Cascade.

We would like to thank the following for their support, American Legion Post 58, DAV Chapter 187, and all veterans who came in for service, The County Service Officer, The 16th District, American Legion, and all of the rest of you who are too numerous to mention. We want to thank Congressman Reyes and his staff for their assistance this past year. We hope to continue to serve veterans through American Legion Post 407, Service Officer Program.

This is a little bit of help we can give you right now, and would be sites that we use sometimes to help us do our jobs. The best news site about V.A.would be www.vawatchdog.org, this site will keep you informed and up to date about V.A.doings. If you are interested in the law, you should try www.valaw.org , this site you can see and download 38CFR and the M-21 manual and various court decisions and directives etc. Another site would be www.military.com , this is good for active duty also. Of cource the usual V.A. www.va.gov , DAV www.dav.org , American Legion www.legion.org , for national and www.txlegion.org for the Texas Department of American Legion. One good site that you can also do a lot with is www.hadit.com.

We are a group of veterans who want to make sure our veterans don't go down without a fight. We have many resourses and people who know what to do, and can advise you of your best coarse of action.

We propose to be a "One Stop Shop" for veterans and their families. When we are fully up and running, I think you will enjoy comming to our site for what is happening and what to do. No one is good at this web stuff so if you can help, please contact us.

You will never be charged for our help on your claim or any V. A. assistance......

Our Office is located at

8888 Dyer St. Suite 417

El Paso, TX 79904

(915)755-7168

E-mail veteran1@veterans911.org

R.Holmes@veterans911.org D.Vega@veterans911.org T.Vargas@Veterans911.org B.Snow@veterans911.org

our hours are
10 till 2 Mon -Wed and
Last Sat of the month by appointment only

we can help you with: claims for compensation, pension, education, vocational rehabilitation, employment, health care needs, social workers and pretty much anything to do with the V A. We try to keep all kinds of pampflets and literature at the office for you to look at. We try to go to Golden Corral on the first Saturday of the month from 11am to 2 pm to talk to the members of the guard and reserve.