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Enola Gay after the Hiroshima mission. It is in its 6th Bombardment Group livery, with victor number 82 visible on the fuselage just forward of the tail fin. Public domain
Remembering Enola Gay The B-29 Superfortress bomber that ended World War II By JEFF VANDERFORD
Col. Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, waves from the plane’s cockpit.
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“Japan must make a choice. One alternative is prompt and utter destruction … The other alternative is the end of war.” — Potsdam Declaration
Armen Shamlian, U.S. Army Air Force / 1945
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hen President Harry S. Truman sent that message to the vacillating Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his advisers on July 28, 1945, he wasn’t kidding. While meeting with other Allied leaders in Germany, Truman had been told of the successful test of the atom bomb in the New Mexico desert. The controversy about the use of atomic weapons to end the war continues, even today. Truman’s generals had estimated that 250,000 to a million U.S. soldiers would die in an invasion attempt of Japan’s home islands — plus many thousands of Japanese civilians — and counseled the president that the emperor had more than a million combat-ready troops and 5,000 kamikaze planes at the ready. The scientific community felt that a demonstration of the bomb’s power away from a civilian target should be enough to sway the enemy that the war was over.
Others argued against the use of this terrible weapon at all. Truman, a humane man, lis-
tened to all sides then decided. At 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, flying at 300 mph at an altitude of 30,000
feet, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress flown by Col. Paul Tibbets — and named Enola Gay after the pilot’s mother — dropped an atomic bomb dubbed Little Boy that exploded 1,500 feet above the city of Hiroshima. The resulting incandescent sun leveled 6,820 buildings and killed 90,000 civilians and 10,000 Japanese soldiers (plus a number of Allied POWs). Several thousand more would die in the next decade of leukemia and other radiation diseases. But it would take a Russian declaration of war and the dropping of a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug. 9 to finally convince the emperor to tell his people the war was over and they must “endure the unendurable” consequences of total defeat. The formal surrender of all Japanese forces took place Sept. 2 on board the battleship USS Missouri (Truman’s home state) in Tokyo Bay. The dropping of that first atomic See ENOLA GAY, Page 2
Above, the writer of this article, a history buff who served as a Navy lieutenant during the Vietnam War, gets an up-close look at the Enola Gay, which helped end the war in the Pacific in 1945. At right, another view of the legendary bomber. Courtesy of the writer
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Continued from page 1 bomb was truly a pivotal moment in world history. But what happened to the Enola Gay, a prime example of the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II? After the war, the army flew the airplane during several atomic test programs in the Pacific, then transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution on July 4, 1949, where it sat in storage for many years. The Smithsonian staff began working to preserve and restore Enola Gay in 1984. This was the largest restoration project ever undertaken and it lasted nearly two decades. The Enola Gay is now displayed at the Steven F. UdvarHazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia on the grounds of Dulles International Airport. The new center was opened in 2003 to house the growing collection of military and civilian air and space craft that didn’t fit in the primary museum located on the National Mall in Washington. The 1,000foot long Boeing Aviation Hangar is filled with 181 planes of every size and description. There are about as many rockets, missiles, satellites and other spacecraft in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, with more artifacts
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Pilot Paul Tibbets named his Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber after his mother. On Aug. 6, 1945, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. Jeff VanDerford / For Veterans Life being moved there all the time. The Center also houses a new and larger restoration facility. On a recent visit, my wife Nancy and I watched engineers work on restoring an amphibious PBY Catalina pulled from the waters off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, as well as one of the first Messerschmitt jets built by the Nazis, an ME-262.
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clad Superfortress, a fourengine behemoth with high-aspect ratio wings and the words “Enola Gay” in black letters on the lower left nose. A platform allowed us to look into the cockpit where Tibbets and his bombardier sat that fatal morning. Fittingly, under her right wing is a cluster of famous Japanese warplanes, including an Okha-22 Cherry Blossom,
a sleek minimalist craft designed to allow a pilot with little training to drop from a bomber and guide his aircraft with its warhead at high speed into an Allied warship. That the Japanese military mind-set could produce men willing to become kamikaze pilots is a telling argument in favor of dropping the atomic bomb, to my way of thinking. I had a special reason to travel to this museum. Sitting proudly under the Enola Gay’s left wing was a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a twin-fuselage warplane designed in the late-1930s. My father joined Lockheed in 1938 as a tool-and-die maker and this was the first plane he worked on. With its single 20-mm cannon and four machine guns, long range and top
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is located just south of Dulles International Airport in Virginia, off Route 28, about 26 miles from Washington, D.C. Admission is free but there is a $15 charge for parking; some local hotels offer shuttles. The museum opens at 10 a.m. (except Dec. 25) but if you’re early (recommended) you can stand at the overlooks and see the collection or grab a coffee at the on-site McDonalds. Knowledgeable docents are everywhere to answer questions. There is an IMAX theater featuring air and space-related films and a 10-story observation tower with an air traffic control exhibit. On a clear day, you can see forever. — Jeff VanDerford speed of 414 MPH, the Lightning could compete with the best Japanese planes and in fact shot down more than any other American army aircraft. P-38 pilots also brought down a bomber carrying the architect of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto. I recall as a child my aunt telling me about one of the first P-38s spotted over Los Angeles in 1942. Tensions ran deep in these early days of the war and the strange twin-boomed craft caused folks to contact Civil Defense and report, “Enemy bomber overhead.” See ENOLA GAY, Page 3
“The center is a tribute to those brave individuals who flew the warplanes that helped preserve the freedoms we hold dear today.” — Jeff VanDerford Clockwise from left, a P-40 Warhawk seems to collide with an F-4U Corsair. An exhibit of war planes seems to replicate the chaos of airborne combat. The Okha-22 Cherry Blossom was a kamikaze craft, designed for a one-way dive into an Allied ship. The Japanese had roughly 9,000 suicide planes — and pilots to fly them — in August 1945. A Kawanishi Japanese warplane, dubbed “George” by the Allies.
Jeff VanDerford / For Veterans Life
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Continued from page 2 I felt my Dad was with me in spirit as I examined the slightly shabby craft still in its original Army green paint — it was a nice moment.
The center is a testament to the men and women who pioneered the elements of flight and overcame the challenges of space travel. And it is a tribute to those brave individuals who flew the warplanes that helped preserve the freedoms we hold dear today.
— Jeff VanDerford, a retired reporter for Sound Publishing, served as a Navy lieutenant during the Vietnam War. He now lives in Staunton, Virginia. Email jenabo670@whidbey. com.
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July 4: The vital role our military played in the birth of our nation By CHRISTOPHER KELLY
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s we pause to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s independence, it seems appropriate to consider the vital role played by the American military in the birth of our nation. Long before the 1776 Declaration of Independence, Americans were fighting in foreign lands on our behalf. In 1741, during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, about 3,600 American colonial troops were supporting a British assault on Cartagena in what is now Columbia. Adm. Edward Vernon of the Royal Navy, nicknamed “Old Grog,” was the commanding officer of this expedition. Among the troops was Lawrence Washington, the older half-brother of George. The assault was not a success but, nevertheless, Lawrence must have spoken highly of his commanding officer to his brother as George would later name his home in Virginia in honor of the English admiral … Mount Vernon. American troops supported their mother country by helping to invade French Canada during the Seven Years War (or French and Indian War, 1754–1763). George
Washington gained his first military experience fighting in the Ohio Valley in this conflict. At the battle of Quebec, which took place on Sept. 13, 1759, Wolfe defeated Montcalm, with six companies of American rangers participating alongside British forces in the battle. The French lost Canada to the British. The United States Marine Corps was famously founded on Nov. 10, 1775, at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. The very first American Navy was founded on June 12, 1775, by Rhode Island. In addition, about 1,700 Letters of Marque were issued by the Continental Congress from 1776 on to authorize American merchant ships to capture British shipping. The American Revolution is often portrayed in rosy-hued colors because of its remoteness and patriotic outcome. It was, in fact, a horrendously bloody conflict. Recent scholarship has placed the total number of Americans killed in the American Revolution at around 25,000, out of a total population of the 13 colonies in 1775 of 2.4 million. Thus, more than 1 percent of the total population of the 13 colonies were killed over the course of the nearly eight-and-
a-half years of the war’s duration. Many Americans died as prisoners of war on English prison hulks. While significant battles were fought on American soil at places such as Saratoga, Trenton and Yorktown, American patriots also felt compelled to adopt more aggressive offensive measures. Britain was, after all, a global superpower of the day with far greater naval, economic and military resources than the 13 colonies could muster. American leaders sought to dramatize the cost of the war to Britain by taking the conflict to her shores and possessions. In 1775, American forces invaded British Canada, besieging Quebec. On March 3, 1776, Commodore Esek Hopkins, in the first amphibious assault in U.S. military history, landed marines and sailors on New Providence Island and managed to seize Fort Nassau in the Bahamas. In 1778, Capt. John Paul Jones, later acclaimed the founder of the American Navy, led a raid on the mother country itself. American sailors and marines of the sloop Ranger disembarked to launch a raid on Whitehaven in Cumbria. See KELLY, Page 5
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Our flag: Symbol of the diverse ‘us’ By JEFF TOLMAN
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ur friends from Newcastle, Australia, Laurie (the guy) and Lynne (the gal) Wales, just completed a visit with us, their third. Always, I get a new perspective on my life, our beautiful area and my America when we are with them. Over the years, discussion topics have been as disparate as, “Why is U.S. money so boring? We have artists, poets, teachers, scientists and inventors on our bills; you have Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and dead Presidents?” to “Why are food portions in America so large?” Conversations with them are always fun, thought-provoking and enlightening. This year, as we ate dinner, Laurie wondered out loud why so many flags fly in the U.S.
“You could go days,” he said, “without seeing an Australian flying the nation’s flag. Why are Americans so patriotic? What are you Americans most proud of from your country?” As a result of the conversation, I became more aware of the number of flags flying from governmental offices, businesses, homes and on cars. American flags are, particularly since Sept. 11, 2001, ubiquitous. Why are Americans so patriotic? What are we Americans most proud of from our country? Good questions with, no doubt, varied and individual answers. I love the diversity of thought, experience and perspective in the States. A month in New York City would reveal a very different citizenry than a month in Omaha or Anchorage or San Francisco. There
are many blocks sewn together to create the American quilt. Despite our many inherent differences, the flag reminds us that we 320 million Americans are in this world together. Fifty stars and 13 stripes on one flag, a symbol of the very diverse “us” as one country. The flag also symbolizes the changing nature of our nation. From the original 13 colonies to now half-a-hundred states. From rebelling against the British to putting a man on the moon. From a country where only males could vote or own property to a nation continually expanding its vision, and goal, of inclusion. When I see the flag waving in the breeze, it symbolizes the nonsymmetrical, up-and-down, sometimes smooth and often bumpy, vibrant, always moving journey
America has taken and is taking today. Over the past 239 years, we have overcome, and survived, many issues, conflicts and heartaches. There are certainly more challenges ahead. Immigration. The national budget. Medical care. Education. Student loan debt. Race relations. Gun control. Foreign policy. Like the flag flying in the breeze, our national journey will be a battle against strong forces of nature. Economic disparity. Wealthy campaign contributors versus the politically unheard. The unemployed losing faith, hope and self-respect. Yet, like the flag, I am confident we will continue to survive the winds ahead. And fly. Finally, seeing the flying flag reinforces my hope for my grandchildren. While many opine that “the good old days” are gone, left in the
past with our innocence and naivete, Kinzie and Miller are more free to be themselves and express their opinions than any prior generation. They are likely to live longer. No doubt they will have a broader, more diverse life experience than their parents’ and grandparents’ generation. Like the 50 individual stars on the flag, their American journey will be unique. Like the flag, as a whole they will be part of one great nation. Flying together on buildings, houses and cars. Patriotic and proud in this evolving citizenry. ... oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave, o’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave...
Continued from page 4 No one was killed or even injured, but a coal ship was burnt. The British press was outraged that the rebel Americans would dare attack England and insurance rates on shipping soon doubled. In 1999, the town of Whitehaven officially pardoned John Paul Jones and launched its annual Whitehaven festival. Thanks to the courage and sacrifice of those American patriots who served in our military, we are able to celebrate the Fourth of July. — Christopher Kelly is the co-author of “America Invades: How We’ve Invaded or Been Militarily Involved with almost Every Country on Earth.” His next book with Stuart Laycock, “Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World.”
Copyright Jeff Tolman 2015. All rights reserved. — Jeff Tolman of Poulsbo is a lawyer and Municipal Court judge.
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Profile: Chuck Moore, World War II veteran Memories include Bob Hope and ‘way too much damn Spam’ By LESLIE KELLY
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ILVERDALE — From his rocking chair in his cottage at a Silverdale retirement community, Chuck Moore doesn’t often think back to the days when he was in the U.S. Army Infantry in Europe 1943. But when he does, what comes to mind first is Spam. “Way too much damn Spam,” Moore said. “That’s all there was.” To this day, he still can’t eat it. “I’ve tried it fried, baked, boiled and in sandwiches,” he said. “It’s just an awful memory.” So, says his wife Barbara, Chuck uses it for crab bait. Moore was just 18 when he was drafted in 1942. He’d hoped to join the Air Force, but ended up in the Army. He was first sent to Lincoln Air Force Base in Nebraska for basic training. He then was sent to the University of Wyoming for six months where he took classes in subjects such as mathematics, geology and English, and studied electricity. Soon he was on his way to Camp Robinson in Little Rock, Arkansas, and then to Camp Rucker in Alabama. Along the way, he learned whatever the Army wanted infantrymen to know. “Mostly, I drove a truck,” he said. It was in 1943 when he
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“I’ve tried it fried, baked, boiled and in sandwiches. It’s just an awful memory.” — Chuck Moore, on his least favorite Army food, Spam
Chuck Moore, World War II veteran, of Silverdale: “The LST I was on wasn’t deep enough in Leslie Kelly / Veterans Life the water for them to get us.” over,” he said. But Moore didn’t get to go home. Instead, he was needed to help process soldiers who were being sent to the Pacific. When Japan surrendered, soldiers were loaded 20 to a boxcar and transported to Austria. “It was so crowded in there that if you got up in the night to go to the bathroom, when you came back, there was nowhere to lay down. Your space got taken.” He spent six months in Austria and missed being able to go home by two points. “You had to have 50 points,” he said. Points were given for time served and medals earned. “I only had 48.” He got to go home within a few months, in late 1946. He wanted to go to college and finish his education at the University of Southern California. But when he found it was too crowded, he enrolled in the University of Wyoming and used his GI Bill to get a degree in civil engineering. “It was rated one of the top 10 universities in the country for civil engineering,” he said of the University of Wyoming. He graduated in June 1950 and, upon getting his degree, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. He separated from the service as a second lieutenant. He went to work for the Peter Kiewit firm and helped design and build a dam in North Dakota. From there, he came to Washington state and built a number of bridges,
including one over the Cowlitz River at Toledo, one at Westport and one near Verlot over the Red River. His career took him to Canada where he helped build the Vancouver Bridge. He returned to Washington and worked as the City of Everett’s water superintendent for 33
years. “Everett had old (water) transmission lines that were always breaking down,” Moore said. “My job was to make sure they were repaired and to keep them operating.” He also oversaw major projects to replace those lines with new pipe.
He was married and had five children. He met his second wife, Barbara, in 1980 and they married in 1982. She had five children from a first marriage. Today, the couple has 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Chuck and Barbara moved just a few months ago to Kitsap County, where they have children close by in Port Orchard, Silverdale and Port Townsend. About 10 years ago, the couple took a trip to France and Germany and they visited some of the places where he’d been during the war. “Many places in France were the same mess they were before,” he said. “But Germany was beautiful. They had rebuilt everything.”
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When he looks back on his war years, Moore remembers many hard times. “But I never thought I wouldn’t make it home,” he said. “I’m too stubborn to die.” While driving Army vehicles, he did get some great assignments. He was asked several times to help transport for the USO. “I got to haul them around,” he said of Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Jerry Colonna and Betty Hutton. “Bob Hope — he was quite a blowhard.” The USO provided shows several times a week for 500 to 600 American military personnel. “At one of them, I even ran into an old classmate from high school,” he said. “It was wonderful.” Moore received an award from the American Legion marking his 60 years as a member. As a former infantryman, he has some advice for young men and women who may be thinking about the military. “Join the Air Force or the Navy,” he said. “They get nice, white sheets to sleep between. And they get hot meals.”
North American B-25 bomber and North American P-51 Mustang ... two of three planes that flew from Port Angeles to the Museum of Flight in Seattle for a visit and tours June 26-28. If you Contributed missed that weekend, read on about opportunities to tour three U.S. warplanes loaned to the Soviet Union during World War II.
World War II planes return to the skies And you can see them at the Museum of Flight July 11 SEATTLE — Three World War II-era military training aircraft will fly July 11 to the Museum of Flight in Seattle for public display. The North American AT-6 airplanes will ultimately be flown to Russia by the BRAVO 369 Flight Foundation, tracing a World War II military air route from Montana to Russia. The 6,000-mile route was part of the massive U.S. Lend-Lease program during the war. At 2 p.m. July 11 in the museum, BRAVO 369 leaders will conduct a presentation about the Lend-Lease Program and their upcoming flight. From 1942-45, nearly 8,000 military aircraft were flown from factories in the United States to Great Falls, Montana, then across Canada and on to Fairbanks, Alaska. They were then handed off to Soviet pilots who flew them another 3,000 miles across Siberia and on to the fighting front. It was one of the great logistical efforts of the 20th century. It will be the second introduction to World War II flight in less than a month at the museum. On June 26-28, the steady rumble of World War II bomber flight operations resonated at the museum while members
Two U.S. Army Air Forces North American AT-6C-NT Texan trainers in flight near Luke Field, Arizona, in 1943. U.S. Air Force photo
of the public toured or took flights aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell bombers and a dual-control P-51 Mustang fighter. Ground tours were free for World War II veterans. The planes visited as part of a national “Wings of Freedom Tour” sponsored by the non-profit Collings Foundation (www.collings foundation.org). The foundation’s twoseat TP-51C is one of the few Mustangs with flight controls for the passenger, and the foundation’s B-24J is the only one of its kind
still flying. There are about a dozen airworthy B-17s in existence, and with the museum’s B-17 on display nearby, the Museum of Flight was one of the only
places to see two of these Flying Fortresses in the same glance.
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celebrating its 50th anniversary. It is one of the largest air-and-space museums in the world, serving more than 560,000 visitors annually. The museum’s collection includes more than 160 historically significant airplanes and spacecraft, from the first fighter plane (1914) to today’s 787 Dreamliner. Attractions include the original Boeing Company factory and the world’s only full-scale NASA Space Shuttle Trainer. The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle — exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field, halfway between downtown Seattle and SeaTac Airport. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $20 for adults, $17 for seniors 65 and older, $17 for active military, $12 for youth 5 to 17 and free for children younger than 5. Group rates are available. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5-9 p.m., courtesy of Wells Fargo.
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Protecting financial security of older veterans By THOM STODDERT VETERANS’ VOICE
The protection of elderly veterans and their families was the intention of state Senate Bill 6208, which was passed into law last summer. All across the Puget Sound, businesses are still marketing themselves as advocates for vets while distorting the facts around the VA’s pension programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In the end, the so-called advocates — often attorneys or financial planners — will have left the veteran with less available money in the future, and with Social Security and VA benefits endangered. The lawyer or financial planner will have earned large commissions. Easily found on the Internet are dozens of websites in the Puget Sound region incorrectly discussing the benefit of the Aid &
Attendance Special Pension. To quote from SB 6208: “… Federal law prohibits anyone from representing a veteran in preparing, presenting or prosecuting a claim for veteran benefits unless the person is accredited by the VA. Accreditation may not be used for marketing financial services. “A person or organization cannot charge a fee for assisting a veteran in preparing applications or presenting claims to the VA. Only accredited attorneys or agents may charge fees for assisting a veteran prosecuting a claim after a decision has been made on the claim. Any fee agreement must be filed with the VA…” (www.lawfilesext.leg. wa.gov) The VA-registered claims agent program was intended to assist veterans in getting the best help after a claim for benefits had been denied — generally for lack of good, compelling evidence. For several years,
Veterans and their families can protect their financial security by first consulting with a local Veteran Service Officer, and ensuring their attorney or claims agent is accredited by the VA.
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misrepresented VA law. The veteran was left paying huge fees for services
that are free and the money invested through the lawyers and financial planners is often unavailable when needed most. What is worse? Other VA benefits that are more beneficial to veterans are ignored because those benefits will not result in a commission for the businessperson. These businesspeople and/or registered agents do not know about disability compensation or Dependents Indemnity Compensation, nor do they want to — it’s not necessary
How to correctly — and factually — navigate VA By THOM STODDERT VETERANS’ VOICE
As veterans, how much do we add to our list of problems with the VA? Having worked with veterans, service members and their families in various capacities for more than 30 years, I can tell you the issues and mistakes are often repeated.
Frequently, a veteran will say, “I was treated at the hospital for a heart condition, therefore it is service connected, and why isn’t the VA paying compensation to me for it?” Even if the medical facility has treated a veteran for a medical condition, that medical problem does not automatically receive the legal status of service con-
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nection, nor is a claim for compensation submitted for adjudication. The veteran must submit a claim for service connection of any chronic medical condition to the VA Regional Office, and there must be evidence showing that it is linked to military service. In the same vein, a vet complains, “I have a service-connected medical condition and the VA won’t pay me anything.” The answer: How was that medical condition determined to be service connected? Only a VA Regional Office is allowed to confer the legal status of service connection. A well-intentioned veteran, a VA hospital or a contracted medical service cannot make that legal determination. “Delay, deny, till they die,” is often heard around veteran circles. The answers to that legend are diverse. Unresolved claims are monitored by the Regional Offices and the VA’s Central Office, becoming a very much unwanted liability,
even impacting the careers of supervisors. The members of the Rating Board who are under a production quota will say it is far easier to adjudicate and grant benefits than to deny. Training for Seattle’s Rating Board begins with, “Grant all that you can — deny only when you must.” Usually, denials are given for a lack of good evidence. From the veteran’s side, problems most often arise from not reading the Decision Letters carefully enough. The letters explain why a claim was denied and how to overcome that negative decision. One case comes to mind. A very angry Air Force vet alleged the Air Force ignored his medical problems and that the VA said his issues do not exist. This is not apt to be correct; what the VA most likely wrote to the veteran is, there is no evidence that the claimed condition existed from military service or as a result of the military. The solution: read the rating decision letter closely, even if it is
positive. The letter will also provide information how to get a better decision in the future. The Air Force vet should have started with: ■ Did he ever get treatment and documentation for a back problem while he was on active duty? ■ Are there any treatment records from after leaving the service? ■ What evidence does he have that shows both issues are related or even linked to military service? As it was discovered later, this Air Force vet had the unsubstantiated belief that his duties then are the reason for his problems now. Further, as it often happens, the veteran self-diagnosed and linked it all to his military service. Another complaint frequently heard is the VA takes so long in everything they do. Yes, this is true — too true; there are more demands than available resources. However, for compensation claims, the VA does have a new method to speed things up,
for their agenda. Ethical elder law attorneys and financial planners by necessity must consider VA benefits into their services; but for VA issues, they refer vets to the Veteran Service Officers (VSOs) of legitimate organizations — the ones you see marching in parades. Most counties in Washington state have staff available to assist veterans, and Kitsap County is one of the best. The state Department of Veterans Affairs in Olympia is professional and efficient. The VA’s own website (www. va.vba.gov) is very comprehensive and the veteran can file a claim for benefits directly to them. — Thom Stoddert is a combat veteran (Vietnam and Desert Storm) and former VA rating specialist with four years of experience making decisions on veterans’ claims. He writes for TheVeteransVoice.com.
and it is working well. The Fully Developed Claim process is a fast alternative to the historic method. The veteran submits a claim for a benefit and at the same time provides all the documentation he or she has, instead of waiting for the VA to gather the evidence. If the information is sufficient for adjudication, the veteran will receive a quick decision, or the claim will go the long traditional route. Too often, veterans are their own worst enemy. A friend and Navy veteran once started a conversation at the VA with, “I don’t expect I’ll get much help from you, I never have.” After that, his ability to explain his needs deteriorated rapidly. In the end, he got exactly what he self-prophesied. The VA employee was just as frustrated. Suggestions: Research and plan your claim with care, speak with somebody who is knowledgeable, don’t listen to the negative and make a note of the successful. If a veteran has questions, call the state Department of Veteran Affairs at 1-800562-2308. They are fast and knowledgeable.
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A regular reminder that help is available June is PTSD Awareness Month; June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day To bring greater awareness to the issue of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the U.S. Senate designated June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day. In addition, June has been designated as PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for PTSD. According to the American Psychiatric Association, PTSD is an intense physical and emotional response to thoughts and reminders of a traumatic event that can last for weeks or months after the
event. The symptoms of PTSD fall into four broad categories: re-living, avoidance, disturbed thoughts or moods, and increased sensitivity or arousal. Re-living an event includes having flashbacks, nightmares and extreme emotional and physical reactions to reminders of the event. Avoidance includes staying away from anything — activities, places and even feelings — which remind you of the traumatic event. Someone with PTSD may
TRICARE covers mental health care that is medically necessary; effective treatments for PTSD include talk therapy and/or medication. Visit the Covered Treatments page on the TRICARE website to learn what treatments for PTSD are covered. U.S. Department of Justice experience recurring negative beliefs or emotions or
feel detached from others; may be easily startled or
overly alert; have difficulty sleeping; suffer from irrita-
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Veterans and their families living in Central Puget Sound now have help when it comes to navigating a sometimes overwhelming combination of travel alternatives. A new Hopelink service called VetsGO — www.vetsgo.com — connects veterans, service members and their families to more than 70 public and private transportation services in three counties: King, Pierce and Snohomish. Collectively, the threecounty region — from Everett to Seattle to Tacoma — is home to more than 264,000 veterans, which represents 45 percent of the veteran population in Washington state. VetsGO is designed to help veterans, transitioning service members and their families overcome transportation challenges so they can access community services, education, employment and healthcare. A key feature of the free VetsGO website is the Finda-Ride tool. By selecting the trip’s origin, destination,
“The primary thing I see is our younger veterans are interested in jobs.” — David Waggoner, commander of VFW Post 3436 in Issaquah
vehicle preference, accessibility needs, age and rider eligibility status (veteran, Medicaid, Paratransit), site users receive a filtered list of transportation providers — including specialized transportation services — based on their particular needs. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 200913 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the number of veterans with a service-connected disability currently totals more than 44,000 in the region. While many of these veterans seek care from the Seattle and American Lake VA medical centers and clinics, capacity limitations of the VA transportation pro-
gram have made access to care more challenging. “In addition to providing a single online and mobilefriendly tool to simplify the search for transportation options, a key goal of the VetsGO website is to increase awareness and access to different transportation options, particularly for those with disabilities and lower incomes,” Hopelink CEO Lauren Thomas said. Access to community services, education, employment and healthcare can be challenging for aging and transitioning veterans. Older veterans may no longer drive, and transitioning service members may need to share a single car in their household. “The primary thing that I see [is] our younger transitioning vets are interested in jobs,” said David Waggoner, Vietnam-era veteran and commander of VFW Post 3436 in Issaquah. VetsGo will help connect transitioning veterans to the workplace, he said. VetsGO also connects
bility; or be unable to concentrate on routine tasks. If you or a family member has PTSD, you may have noticed some of these symptoms and perhaps panic attacks, depression, substance abuse or even suicidal thoughts. Help is available. In Kitsap County, call 911. Or call the Crisis Clinic of the Peninsulas, 1-800-8434793. You can call the crisis hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also make an appointment to see your primary care manager. TRICARE covers mental health care that is medically necessary; effective treatments for PTSD include talk therapy and/or medication. Visit the Covered Treatments page on the TRICARE website (www. TRICARE.mil) to learn what PTSD treatments are covered.
veterans to a number of travel tools and veterans resources. Popular travel tools include a real-time traffic map, VA transportation resources, travel training and instructional videos, trip planners and transit alerts.
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VETERANS RESOURCES Resources for veterans in Kitsap County. American Legion Post 109 Silverdale 10710 Silverdale Way, Silverdale. Meets 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month, at All Star Lanes & Casino. Contact: Email alpost109 cmdr@gmail.com, or visit on Facebook. American Legion Post 149 Bremerton 4922 Kitsap Way, Bremerton. 360-373-8983. Online: www.legion149 wa.org American Legion Post 172 Bainbridge Island 7880 NE Bucklin Hill Road, Bainbridge Island. 206-8425000. Meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month. Online: www.bainbridge islandpost172.org. American Legion Post 200 Belfair Meets 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Contact: Tom Welch, email xtw@aol.com. American Legion Post 245 Veterans Service Office Poulsbo 19068 Jensen Way, Suite 3A, downtown Poulsbo. 360-779-5456. Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 5 and Auxiliary 2315 Burwell St., Bremerton. 360-373-2397. Chapter meetings: Meeting noon, potluck 1 p.m., first Saturday of the month. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 22 4475 W. Birch Ave., Port Orchard. 360-362-3345. Chapter meetings: Potluck noon, meeting 1 p.m., second Saturday of the month. DAV Adjutant/Service Office North Mason Resources, 140 NE State Route 300, Belfair. 360-552-2303. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday or by appointment. Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program Kitsap County Department of Human Services, 614 Division St., MS-23, Port Orchard. Contact: 360-337-4811. Online: www.kitsapgov. com/hs/veterans/VA.htm. Marine Corps League Olympic Peninsula Detachment 531 2315 Burwell St., Bremerton. 360-265-7492. Meets 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month.
Suquamish Tribe Veterans Resource Office Contact: LaVada Anderson, 360-394-8515, landerson@suquamish.nsn. us. VFW Post 239 Bremerton 190 Dora Ave., Bremerton. 360-377-6739. Meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. VFW Post 2669 Port Orchard 736 Bay St., Port Orchard. Service officer available noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. VFW Post No. 1694 Shelton Memorial Hall, Second and Franklin streets, Shelton. 360-426-4546. Meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Beverages and snacks are served at 6 p.m. by the Ladies Auxiliary. WorkSource Kitsap County 1300 Sylvan Way, second floor, Bremerton. 360-3374767. Contact: Michael Robinson, disabled veterans outreach, 360-337-4727, mrobinson@esd.wa.gov. Or jmc kenna@esd.wa.gov. — To add your veterans’ organization to this list, email rwalker@soundpublishing. com.
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Whether you are active duty, reserve, approaching your EOS date or retired, a college degree can help you become more competitive. These colleges have a presence on or near military bases in Kitsap County.
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n Old Dominion University, Naval Base Kitsap — Bangor. 1042 Tautog Circle, Building 1042, Room 103. Info: Duane Sharpe, associate director of military and veterans education, 360-479-5114, dsharpe@odu.edu.
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Navy College Office, 120 S. Dewey St., Building 491, Room 214, Bremerton. Info: Duane Sharpe, associate director of military and veterans education, 360-4795114, dsharpe@odu.edu. n Olympic College, Naval Base Kitsap — Bangor. Navy College Office, Building 1042. Info: 360-473-2821, vetcenter@ olympic.edu. n Olympic College, Naval Base Kitsap — Bremerton. Navy College Office, Building 491. Info: 360-473-2821, vetcenter@ olympic.edu. n Olympic College main campus, 1600 Chester Ave., Bremerton. Info: 360-792-6050, prospect@ olympic.edu. n Olympic College Poulsbo, 1000 Olympic College Way NW, Poulsbo. Info: 360-394-2700, poulsbocampus@olympic.edu.
n Southern Illinois University, Naval Base Kitsap — Bangor. Info: Judy Henneman, Southern Illinois University, P.O. Box 3821, Silverdale, WA 98383, email judyh@siu.edu or bangor@siu.edu. n Vincennes University, Naval Base Kitsap — Bremerton. Info: Jeff Dobson, site director, 120 S. Dewey St., Building 491, 360-478-7202, jdobson@ vinu.edu. n Western Washington University, Olympic College, 1000 Olympic College Way NW, Poulsbo. Info: Kathy Johnson, kathy. johnson@wwu.edu, 360394-2733.
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