IN THIS ISSUE

Air Guard Exercise Clean House

Comicrsquos Message of Hope

DMAVA Highlights12 January 2017

IN THIS ISSUE 1-114th Infantry Trains with Marines

COVER PHOTONew Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry run towards the woodline after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 10 2017 US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

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M A R I N E C O R P S

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company 1-114 Infantry assault a building during a training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 9 2017The unit which is part of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is participating in a series of training events that will culminate this summer at an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise on Fort Pickett Va The Army National Guardrsquos eXportable Combat Training Capability program is an instrumented Brigade field training exer-cise designed to certify Platoon proficiency in coor-dination with First Army

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Background Photo (US Army National Guard photo by Sgt 1st Class Wayne WoolleyReleased)

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(TOP) New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry exit a UH-1Y Huey helicop-ter flown by Marine Aircraft Group 49 during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 10 2017 to certify Platoon proficiency in coordination with First Army (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

(BOTTOM) A Marine Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra from Marine Aircraft Group 49 provides close air support to New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers from the 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

5DMAVA Highlights

A US Marine meets with New Jersey National Guard soldiers from 1-114 Infantry at a rally point after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

A soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114th Infantry secures a rally point as Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters takeoff during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (US Army National Guard Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

US Marine Corps reserve UH-1Y Hueys from Marine Aircraft Group 49 lift off from a landing zone after dropping off soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ The Marine Corps Reserve provided airlift and close air support to Alpha Company soldiers of 1-114 (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

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New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

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THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

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WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

2 DMAVA Highlights1 - 1 1 4 T H I N F A N T R Y T R A I N S W I T H

M A R I N E C O R P S

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company 1-114 Infantry assault a building during a training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 9 2017The unit which is part of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is participating in a series of training events that will culminate this summer at an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise on Fort Pickett Va The Army National Guardrsquos eXportable Combat Training Capability program is an instrumented Brigade field training exer-cise designed to certify Platoon proficiency in coor-dination with First Army

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Background Photo (US Army National Guard photo by Sgt 1st Class Wayne WoolleyReleased)

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(TOP) New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry exit a UH-1Y Huey helicop-ter flown by Marine Aircraft Group 49 during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 10 2017 to certify Platoon proficiency in coordination with First Army (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

(BOTTOM) A Marine Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra from Marine Aircraft Group 49 provides close air support to New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers from the 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

5DMAVA Highlights

A US Marine meets with New Jersey National Guard soldiers from 1-114 Infantry at a rally point after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

A soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114th Infantry secures a rally point as Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters takeoff during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (US Army National Guard Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

US Marine Corps reserve UH-1Y Hueys from Marine Aircraft Group 49 lift off from a landing zone after dropping off soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ The Marine Corps Reserve provided airlift and close air support to Alpha Company soldiers of 1-114 (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

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New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

3DMAVA Highlights

Background Photo (US Army National Guard photo by Sgt 1st Class Wayne WoolleyReleased)

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(TOP) New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry exit a UH-1Y Huey helicop-ter flown by Marine Aircraft Group 49 during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 10 2017 to certify Platoon proficiency in coordination with First Army (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

(BOTTOM) A Marine Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra from Marine Aircraft Group 49 provides close air support to New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers from the 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

5DMAVA Highlights

A US Marine meets with New Jersey National Guard soldiers from 1-114 Infantry at a rally point after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

A soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114th Infantry secures a rally point as Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters takeoff during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (US Army National Guard Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

US Marine Corps reserve UH-1Y Hueys from Marine Aircraft Group 49 lift off from a landing zone after dropping off soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ The Marine Corps Reserve provided airlift and close air support to Alpha Company soldiers of 1-114 (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

6 DMAVA Highlights

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

4 DMAVA Highlights

(TOP) New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry exit a UH-1Y Huey helicop-ter flown by Marine Aircraft Group 49 during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ Jan 10 2017 to certify Platoon proficiency in coordination with First Army (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

(BOTTOM) A Marine Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra from Marine Aircraft Group 49 provides close air support to New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers from the 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

5DMAVA Highlights

A US Marine meets with New Jersey National Guard soldiers from 1-114 Infantry at a rally point after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

A soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114th Infantry secures a rally point as Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters takeoff during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (US Army National Guard Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

US Marine Corps reserve UH-1Y Hueys from Marine Aircraft Group 49 lift off from a landing zone after dropping off soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ The Marine Corps Reserve provided airlift and close air support to Alpha Company soldiers of 1-114 (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

6 DMAVA Highlights

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

5DMAVA Highlights

A US Marine meets with New Jersey National Guard soldiers from 1-114 Infantry at a rally point after an air insertion by Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

A soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114th Infantry secures a rally point as Marine Aircraft Group 49 UH-1Y Huey helicopters takeoff during a joint training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (US Army National Guard Staff Sgt Nicholas YoungReleased)

US Marine Corps reserve UH-1Y Hueys from Marine Aircraft Group 49 lift off from a landing zone after dropping off soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guardrsquos 1-114 Infantry during a joint train-ing exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ The Marine Corps Reserve provided airlift and close air support to Alpha Company soldiers of 1-114 (US Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Matt HechtReleased)

6 DMAVA Highlights

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

6 DMAVA Highlights

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs PO Box 340

Trenton NJ 08625-0340

1-888-8NJ-VETS(8387) or wwwstatenjusmilitary

Raymond L Zawacki Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs (609-530-7062)Cheryl Henderson Executive Secretarial Assistant (609-530-7045)

Chuck Robbins Assistant to DCVAOutreach Coordinator (609-530-6855)

Fax 609-530-7191

Veterans Healthcare Services (DVHS)Colonel Edward J Chrystal Jr Director 609-530-6967Donna Myers Sec609-530-6766Virginia Fiess QA Coordinator609-530-6979Fax 609-530-6970

Menlo Park Veterans Memorial HomeJoseph Brandspiegel CEOJennifer Pajak Sec132 Evergreen Road PO Box 3013Edison NJ 08818-3013732-452-4102 Fax 732-603-3016

Paramus Veterans Memorial HomeDianne Tabron-Felder CEODiane Callaghan Sec1 Veterans DriveParamus NJ 07652201-634-8525 Fax 201-967-8658

Vineland Veterans Memorial HomeAllyson Bailey Acting CEOSharon Frye Sec524 North West BoulevardVineland NJ 08360-2895856-405-4207 Fax 856-696-6714

Veterans Services (DVS)Albert J Bucchi Director609-530-6962Cynthia Barnes Sec609-530-6975Fax 609-530-7075

Brigadier General William C Doyle Veterans Memorial CemeteryIven Dumas State Supt ndash 609-738-2424Genia DiBella Sec ndash 609-738-2404Cyndi Dzurisin Interment Office Supervisor ndash 609-738-2407Dennis Macomber Honor Guard ndash 609-758-7505350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown NJ 08562609-738-2400 Fax 609-758-0169MaintenanceCemeteriesMemorialsJoseph Arroyo amp Kenneth Smith Supervisor 609-738-2408 Fax 609-758-3490

Vietnam Veterans Memorial1 Memorial Lane PO Box 648 Holmdel NJ 07733732-335-0033 Fax 732-335-1107Korean MemorialBoardwalkBrighton Park Atlantic City NJ 08401War World II MemorialW State Street Trenton NJ 08608

Veterans Haven SouthWalter Nall Supt ndash 609-561-4948William Lobach Asst Supt ndash 609-567-3715Carisa Shufford Sec609-561-4990 ext 120301 Spring Garden Road PO Box 80Winslow NJ 08095609-561-0269 Fax 609-567-5186

Veterans Haven NorthSean VanLew Supt ndash 908-537-1960Laura Blaine Sec ndash 908-537-1963200 Sanatorium Road Suite 101Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-1999 Fax 908-537-1990

State Approving Agency-GI Bill ProgramsCharles Rowe Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6842Marisol Meyer Education Prog Asst ndash 609-530-6849Lynn Yesalonia State Admin ndash 609-530-6858Joan Edwards State Admin ndash 609-530-6948Fax 609-530-7196

Veterans Benefits BureauPatricia A Richter Bureau Chief ndash 609-530-6949Elizabeth Schofield Prin Staff Officer ndash 609-530-6954Paul Kale Staff Asst ndash 609-530-6826Susan Kobrin Clerk ndash 609-530-6952Michele Johnson Sec ndash 609-530-7035Fax 609-530-6970

Veterans Service OfficesJoseph Bucco State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6830Christopher Wambach State Supervisor ndash 609-530-6863Joseph E Nyzio VSO ndash 609-530-6857VA Regional OfficePhiladelphiaCharles Piscopo VSO ndash (Mon Wed Alternate Fridays)5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19144(215) 381-3012856-853-418441854186

Atlantic CityCape MayVacantVSOSherri Morris Sec1008 Absecon Boulevard Atlantic City 08401-1999 ~ (Atlantic City Armory)609-441-30603061 Fax 609-441-3899 (closed alternate Fridays)

BergenPassaicJoseph Restivo VSOTitus Osuagwu Sec125 State Street Suite 109 Hackensack 07601-5435201-996-80508051 Fax 201-996-8009

BurlingtonMatthew Still VSOMichelina Giuliano Sec555 High Street Suite 6A Mt Holly 08060609-518-22732274 Fax 609-518-2275

CamdenGloucesterJoseph Frost VSOCharles Piscopo VSO (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Diane Rosci Sec658 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury 08096 ~ (Woodbury Armory)856-853-418441854186 Fax 856-384-3781 (closed alternate Fridays)

EssexUnionRobert Maulano VSO Shelley Darby Sec20 Washington Place Room 431 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3336 Fax 973-642-0830

HudsonEsther Chucaralao VSOMichael Dorobis Sec678 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor Jersey City 07306 ~ (Jersey City Armory)201-536-3401 Fax 201-536-3404 (closed alternate Fridays)

MercerWilliam McDonnell VSOTheresa Tomecheck Sec151 Eggerts Crossing Road Room 136 Lawrenceville 08648 ~ (Lawrenceville Armory)609-671-66976696 Fax 609-671-6698

MiddlesexSomersetJoseph Battito VSOVacant Sec1060 Hamilton Street Somerset 08873 ~ (Somerset Armory)732-937-63476348 Fax 732-937-6417 (closed alternate Fridays)

MonmouthPeter J Midgley VSORita Hyland Sec630 Bangs Avenue Suite 320 Asbury Park 07712-6904732-775-70097005 Fax 732-775-3612

Newark LiaisonVA Regional OfficeRichard Mannes VSOBrad Christensen VSO20 Washington Place Room 439 Newark 07102-3174973-297-3230 Fax 973-648-2356

OceanPaul McIntyre VSORobin Mitchell SecJames J Howard Outpatient Clinic970 Route 70 Brick 08724-3550732-840-30333034 Fax 732-840-0399

SalemCumberlandLeigh R Pottle VSOCatherine Raniolo Sec524 Northwest Boulevard Vineland 08360-2895856-405-438843904389 Fax 856-696-6499

SussexMorrisWilliam Robinson VSO479 West Clinton Street Dover 07801 ~ (Dover Armory)973-366-02458347 Fax 973-366-0360 (Mon Tues Wed)Sussex 12 Munsonhurst Road Franklin 07416 (ThursdayAlt Fridays) 973-827-4020 Fax 973-827-4024 ~ (Franklin Armory)

WarrenHunterdonSibley Smith VSOOmbudsmanLisa Szymanski Sec200 Sanatorium Road Glen Gardner NJ 08826908-537-08310832 Fax 908-5370833Flemington 4 Gauntt Place Flemington 08822 (Wednesday) 908-284-6146

Southern Ocean County Resource CenterVacant-VSO179 South Main Street (Route 9)Manahawkin NJ 08050609-978-5895 Fax 609-978-6446

REVISED 10-26-16

H E L P F U L I N F O R M AT I O N

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

7DMAVA Highlights

THINKING OF STARTING OR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

THE AMERICAN LEGION NJSBDC AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-ISTRATION PRESENT A FREE ONE DAY PROGRAM WITH A COMPRE-HENSIVE 8 WEEK ON-LINE COURSE FOR VETERANS WHO WANT TO

START EXPAND OR PURCHASE A SMALL BUSINESS

AmERIcAN lEGION pOST 471 lOcATEd AT 25 BROWN AvE IS-ElIN NJ 08830

WEdNESdAY JANUARY 18 2017

FROm 0830 Am TO 500 pm ndash REFRESHmENTS pROvIdEd AT NO cOST cOURTESY OF ldquoANONYmOUS FRIENdS OF vETERANSrdquo

REGISTRATION REqUIREd BY JANUARY 13 2017

Registration Link

httpboots2businessorgrebootapply

8 DMAVA Highlights

Do you have an awesome employer Has your employerrsquos support made it easier for you to serve in the National Guard or Reserve Does your civilian employer promote military service support your family and keep in contact while yoursquore on routine duty responding to natural disasters or serving in a deployed location If so you should nominate your civilian employer for the 2017 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

The Freedom Award is the US governmentrsquos highest award for large small and public organizations (not individuals eg a supervisor manager etc) that provide outstanding support of their Guard and Reserve employees The nom-ination form takes about 10-15 minutes to com-plete and can be found at FreedomAwardmil Just click ldquoNominate Employerrdquo on the homepage and then tell us the story of how your employer supports you and fellow military employees

Nominate your employer

wwwFreedomAwardmil

Starting Dec 1 TRICAREreg will no longer cover prescriptions filled at CVS for some beneficiaries

This change does not effect

Visit httpusfhpnetyour-planpharmacy-benefits

to get information on our participating pharmacies in your area

1(800) 241-4848

TRICAREreg is a registered trademark of the Department of Defense Defense Health Agency All rights reserved

9DMAVA Highlights

DMAVA HigHligHts is published weekly by the Public Affairs Office of the

New Jersey Department of Mili-tary and Veterans Affairs The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessar-ily those of the Department of Defense the Army The

Air Force the National Guard Veterans Affairs or the State of

New Jersey Letters may be sent t o NJDMAVA DMAVA Highlights Public Affairs Office PO Box 340 Trenton NJ 08625-0340 Email at paodmavanjgov

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans AffairsBrig Gen Michael L Cunniff ndash The Adjutant General of New JerseyBrig Gen Steven Ferrari ndash The Deputy Adjutant GeneralRaymond Zawacki ndash Deputy Commissioner for Veterans AffairsChief Warrant Officer 3 Patrick Daugherty ndash Public Affairs OfficerKryn Westhoven ndash Writer PhotographerMark C Olsen ndash PhotographerSgt 1st Class Wayne Woolley ndash Writer PhotographerStaff Sgt Nicholas Young - Layout EditorTech Sgt Matt Hecht ndash Photographer Graphic ArtistHighlights submissions deadline

4 pm Wednesdaynicholaspyoung12milmailmil

Mi l i tary OneSource 1 -800-342-9647Military OneSource NJ REP 609-433-8008NJ ARNG SHARP Program 609-562-0854NJ ARNG Suicide Prevention Program 609-562-0832NJ ARNG Substance Abuse Program 609-562-0279NJARNG Equal Oppurtun i ty Of f ice 609-562-0401NJ ARNG Psychological Health Program 609-235-5959108th Wing Airman amp Family Readiness Ctr 609-754-4479108th Wing Director Of Psychological Health 609-754-2159177th Wing Airman amp Family Readiness Ctr 609-761-6248177th Wing Director of Psychological Health 609-761-6871DOD Sexual Assault Hotline 1-877-995-5247Employer Support for Guard amp Reserve (ESGR) 609-562-5550Joint Military amp Family Assistance Center1-888-859-0352National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-TALKRed Cross 877-272-7337Vets 4 Warriors 1-855-838-8255National Resource Directory wwwnrdgovJoint Services Supportwwwwjointservicessupportorg