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Bernadette Rednour has a full-time job taking care of a veter-an. Come June 1, she’ll start a part-time job taking care of all the rest. “I’m the 411 person, and also

developing and implementing programs that are servicing veter-ans,” she said. Not as simple as it might sound.

“Veterans” describes a wide range of people as diverse as the nation they defended. Different rac-es, ages, genders, cultural and regional backgrounds. A veteran can be a 70-year-old construc-tion contractor, or a 30-year-old schoolteacher. A veteran’s favor-ite music can be the Count Basie Orchestra or Snoop Dogg. Rednour’s job is to speak multi-

lingual veteran. She’s the Vet-erans Council of Indian River

County new Director of Veterans Outreach. Martin “Marty” Zickert, president, said Rednour will be an integral part of the council’s Community Blueprint program. “We came to the realization

we’re a bunch of old guys and don’t know how to reach out to our children, our grandchildren,” Zickert said. “We don’t know how to reach out to Generation Y.” While generational designations

are fuzzy, Generation Y is gener-ally a description for those born during or after the 1980s. They’re also frequently called millennials, or the millennial generation. In a previous interview, Zickert

said that post-traumatic stress disorder classes done in Indian River County are well suited to Vietnam-era veterans. As oper-ations Enduring and Iraqi Free-dom veterans started arriving, it

Outreach director speaks multilingual veteran

Photo courtesy of Bernadette RednourBernadette Rednour is the Veterans Council of Indian River County’s new director of veterans outreach. Her husband, James Rednour, is a combat-wounded Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. Her father and grandfather are also veterans, Vietnam and World War II respectively. Rednour studied business management, dramatic arts, and image development. The couple has two children: Luke, 12, and Makaila, 3.

By Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

Murphy gives portion of pay to VVA 1041

Rep. Patrick Murphy seques-tered his congressional pay-checks and helped out local veterans with it. On Armed Forces Day — Satur-

day, May 18 — the congressman spent time with the Vietnam Vet-

erans of America Chapter 1041, Stuart. In addition to helping the chapter prepare care packages for service members in Afghanistan, Murphy gave it 5 percent of his monthly congressional pay, $725. “We just shipped out 15 boxes to

a frontline unit in Afghanistan,” chapter president George Mittler said. “The congressman helped

out with that.” Tiffany Muller, the representa-

tive’s deputy chief of staff, said Murphy was moved by the chap-ter’s outreach to those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. “He wanted to make sure they

had more money to send more care packages,” she said in a phone interview. Murphy, Muller said, is donating

5 percent of his pay to local char-ities as the federal government remains deadlocked in a budget battle commonly called “seques-tration.” Congress passed and the pres-

ident signed the Budget Control Act in 2011, which created se-questration.

The Joint Select Commit-tee on Deficit Reduction, often called the super commit-tee, formed to work out a deal for Congress to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling to avoid sovereign default on pre-viously-appropriated spending. The committee hatched the idea of giving Congress and the pres-ident a frightening prospect if they couldn’t agree on budget

By Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

Patrick Murphy

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See MURPHY page 4

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VETERAN VOICE • THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE • MAY 24, 2013 • 3

VFW10066 installs new officers

Veterans of Foreign Wars Florida District 11 Commander John Ayres installed officers for the 2013-2014 year for VFW Post 10066 in Jensen Beach during ceremonies Sunday, May 19, in the Al Pond Hall at the Post. Ayres also installed new

officers of the VFW Post 10066 Men’s Auxiliary and Ladies Auxiliary Treasur-er Jacqueline Pascarello served as installation offi-cer for the new officers of the Ladies Auxiliary. All new officers were

elected in April and will assume office on June 16, the last day of the Florida VFW Convention in Orlan-do.The Post will be march-

ing in the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, in Stuart and attending ceremonies there. After-ward, the Post provides a light lunch to those who marched.

Photo courtesy of Pat MooreVeterans of Foreign Wars District 11 Commander John Ayres, second from right, installed officers at Maurice K. Langberg VFW Post 10066 in Jensen Beach on Sunday, May 19. Pictured left to right are: Larry Schramm, Trustee; Ed Berzinski, Adjutant; Terry Thiel, Quartermaster; Don Allyn, Trustee; Verne Garbers, Commander; Harry Keat, Senior Vice Commander; Jim Serafica, outgoing Commander; Ross Stoer, Trustee; District Commander John Ayres and former Service Officer Joe Celli.

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cuts and revenue increases — sequestration, automatic across-the-board spending cuts over 10 years accompanied by expiring tax reductions. Many believed the prospect of

a fiscal cliff that could send the nation into recession would force Congress and the president to work toward more agreeable solutions. While some compro-mises have happened in the last two years, Congress and the president still haven’t reached the much-discussed “grand bargain” to end sequestration.Muller said Murphy strongly

believes that congressional pay should have been affected by se-questration, just as many federal workers are living with furloughs, but it isn’t. In the alternative, she said Murphy advocates members of Congress give away a portion of their pay until sequestration ends. Mittler said Murphy’s donation

comes at a good time. The VVA

chapter recently set up the Veter-ans Rapid Response Fund. “The Rapid Response Fund,

that’s something that can be tapped into in a matter of hours,” Mittler said. “The board doesn’t have to approve that — Tony Re-ese can.” Reese is supervisor of Martin

County’s Veterans Services Office. Mittler said that many veterans go into the office needing immedi-ate help, in addition to assistance filing claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VVA gave Reese access to $17,500 to help veterans with everything from getting groceries to paying rent. At the chapter’s next regular

meeting, it’ll ceremonially give Re-ese a check for the fund. That’ll be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4. The chapter meets at the Sewall’s Point Town Hall, One S. Sewall’s Point Road the first Tuesday of the month.

To donate to the Veterans Rapid Response Fund, mail checks to P.O. Box 2196, Stuart, FL 34994.

MURPHY from page 1

Officers of the Men’s Auxiliary to VFW Post 10066 in Jensen Beach were in-

stalled for the 2013-2014 term during ceremonies Sunday, May 19, in the Al Pond Hall at the Post. New officers in-

clude, left to right, Terry Bryant, Trustee; Dan Trainor, Treasurer; Paul Mullins, President; Tim Allington, Senior Vice

President; Chris Andrews, Secretary and Ron Thompson, Trustee.

Photo courtesy of Pat Moore

New officers of the Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 10066 were installed during ceremonies Sunday, May 19, in the Al Pond Hall at the Post in Jensen Beach. Pictured left to right are Joanne Blais, Conductress; Dev Andrews, Secretary; Patty Schramm, President; Kathy Allen, Senior Vice President; Jacqueline Pascarello, Treasurer; Sandy Gar-bers, Trustee and immediate past President; Alice Maher, Chaplain; Terry Joyce, Trustee; Barbara Celli, Guard and Pat Moore, Patriotic Instructor.

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Youth groups supporting our military

Young people in your town are eagerly serving veterans and ac-tive duty military. Let them know their work is appreciated with Youth Groups Supporting Our Military citations. Applications are due every year

by April 15. In 2011-12, more than 400 groups were recognized. So far this year nearly 150 groups have received citations. As your Auxiliary participates in

community and school programs, keep an eye out for young people also serving. Previous applica-tions indicate they’re everywhere: Scouts, church groups, dance students, Junior ROTC, Young Marines, 4-H Clubs, even history and culinary arts classes. They’re planting flowers and

walking dogs for veterans. They’re providing Color Guards for parades. They’re donating cases of highly-sought-after Girl Scout cookies to deployed troops. They’re interviewing veterans and recording their stories. They’re raising thousands of dollars for World War II veterans’ Honor Flights to Washington, D C.

Students’ bond with soldier begins with

care packages

Shirley Helton’s previous class

of fifth-graders at Fairlawn El-ementary School in Fort Pierce didn’t know what a reward was in store when they sent care pack-ages to troops in Afghanistan. One soldier was inspired to

write back to them. “They loved it, and we startedsending him boxes,” saidHelton.

Photo courtesy of Soo KellerFairlawn Elementary School students Logan Folan, Ryan Warnack, Nicole Rathburn, Bryan Quigley and Traves Jean-Baptiste pose for a photo as they put together care packages for soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

Article reprinted with permission from Ladies Auxiliary VFW Magazine

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became increasingly obvious that the classes might as well have been conducted in Mandarin. “They come through our PTSD

classes, and don’t even speak the same language we do,” he said. “They have a totally different lan-guage than we do. Things we talk about, they don’t talk about.”Folks from the Military Officers

Association of America recently met with the council to help it start a Points of Light Institute’s Community Blueprint. The coun-cil is working with the program to create local behavioral-health and reintegration assistance for younger, returning veterans.That’s where Rednour comes in.

She speaks fluent millennial, and is married to a combat-wound-ed veteran, James Rednour. He served in the Army from 2000 until medical retirement in 2007. He was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq that left him with the current wars’ signature wound — trau-matic brain injury. “He has a severe TBI,” Rednour

said. “He has a titanium plate over three-fourths of his head.” And James has the common

wound of all wars: PTSD. But Rednour also knows a fair

amount about veterans from oth-er eras. “My father is a Vietnam veteran,”

she said. “Army. My grandfather was a World War II veteran. He just celebrated his 91st birthday. “My grandfather suffers from PTSD and manic depression.” Zickert said Rednour’s intimate

contact with veterans of several generations made the council feel she was unusually qualified to promote its Community Blueprint programs and efforts. “We had to get somebody who

has a clue,” he said. “Someone

who knows how to do all that stuff that makes us go, ‘Wow.’” Like, say, posting a picture on

Twitter, driving traffic to a Face-book page, or evaluating mo-bile-phone apps. Communicating where and how younger veterans are. Rednour studied business

management, dramatic arts and image development at college. In addition to her work with Community Blueprint, she does freelance image consulting and professional job interview coach-ing. “What I do full-time, I’m a care-

giver for my husband,” she said. “I’m on call for him at all times.” James has memory problems

that can cause episodes of se-vere anxiety. The couple has two children, Luke. 12, and Makaila, 3. The council is paying Rednour $2,000 a month for her services. To become blueprint community,

one or more organizations have to complete a needs assessment to the Points of Light Institute, complete a survey and submit an agreement to implement solu-tions to at least two of eight listed items within a year. When done, the institute can provide help from the Veterans Leaders Corps, which operates through Ameri-Corps.

DIRECTOR from page 1

The Valiant Air Command is honored to have been awarded the 2013 Solomon Portrait of Excellence Award. This award, presented during the annual Tourism Day Luncheon, Thurs-day, May 16, has been presented annually since 1994, and recog-nizes a person or an organization for their contributions to the tourism industry and economy of the Space Coast. Valiant Air

Command Commander Lloyd Morris received the award and its beautifully crafted glass block trophy from chairman Jim Ride-nour, who presented it on behalf of the Brevard Tourism Develop-ment Council. The Valiant Air Command was

recognized for its 36-year history of excellence in preserving and presenting the heritage of Amer-ican military aviation, highlight-

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“My father is a Vietnam veteran,” she said. “Army. My

grandfather was a World War II veteran. He just celebrated his 91st birthday. “My grandfather suffers from PTSD and manic

depression.” Zickert said Rednour’s inti-

mate contact with veterans of several generations made the council feel she was unusually

qualified to promote its Community Blueprint programs and efforts.

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A bond was formed betweenthe students and Sgt. JordanStransky that extended to thisyear’s fifth-graders as well.“He enjoys the children,”Helton said. “The letters hesends them are so detailed.” When a student asked in anemail about his meals. Hepromised to send MREs forthe class to try. A recent emailfrom Sgt. Stransky told thestudents about military budgetcuts and the new Secretary ofDefense. Ladies Auxiliary 8058 Youth

Activities chairwoman Soo Keller said the Auxiliary got to know Helton’s students through their participation in the Americanism Program over several years. “This teacher was just agreat find. You’d never want tolet go of her. She just sparkles,”Keller said. “And the kids are fabulous,”she added. “They’ve gotteninvolved in other ways, too. Atthe Post and Auxiliary’s 2012scholarship awards ceremony,the children performed a skitand a song they had writtenabout veterans.”

Photo courtesy of Soo KellerFairlawn Elementary School students Ysabella Ventulan, Jake Boyd, Laney Merritt and Kameron Schultz pack movies and magazines for troops serving in Afghanistan.

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ed by the highly successful 2013 TICO Air Show, which featured the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. In his comments, Mr. Ridenour noted the extensive efforts of the Valiant Air Command’s many volunteers, who restore, maintain and explain its Warbird Museum’s collection of over three dozen vintage aircraft, its two large memorabilia rooms, and the three hangars which comprise the Museum’s current facilities at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville. Commander Mor-ris, expressing his appreciation, noted that the Valiant Air Command has plans to increase both its collection and its facilities in the near future. The Valiant Air Command will present its traditional Memorial Day

Open House Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27. Admission will be free for Florida residents, and for active duty and retired mili-tary personnel. ID will be required.

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Join The Brennity in Tradition on Flag Day as we celebrate with pancakes and a Veterans Aid and Attendance presentation. Learn about your pension benefits and how to qualify and help with assis-tance with Mike Fowler, attorney at law, Friday, June 14 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 9:15 a.m. for the seminar. RSVP to (772) 345-2700. The Brennity is located in Tradition at 10685 Stony Creek Way, Port St. Lucie.

The Brennity hosting a vets presentationfor Flag DayFor Veteran Voice

Council makes returning vets outreach anurgent priority During a press conference by

the Veterans Council of Indi-an River County at the County Administration Building B, May 22, they announced the creation of a vital new outreach program aimed at helping returning mili-tary veterans make a successful transition from military to civilian life. Veterans Outreach aims to

place returning veterans into the existing network of local busi-ness, service, education, and health and medical organizations in Indian River County, many of which already support veteran’s activities. The outreach effort will attempt

to locate as many returning veter-ans as possible and provide them with the networking assistance necessary to make their tran-sition successful. Outreach is modeled after the national Com-munity Blueprint Program, which has been successful in assimilat-ing returning veterans in other communities throughout the U.S. Retired Air Force colonel Marty

Zickert , president of the Vet-erans Council of Indian River County, announced the Council’s initiative today. “Veterans in increasingly large

numbers are returning to Indian River County because of reduc-tions in our military forces. It is a topmost priority of the Council to give them every opportunity as soon as possible to gain the same advantages in civilian life that all Americans enjoy. “Many of these veterans have

little if any civilian experience. They have nonetheless volun-teered to serve our country, often under extremely dangerous con-ditions,” Zickert said. “We have an obligation to make sure they find a proper and productive role in our community. The Council feels duty-bound to ensure that takes place. We are asking all community organizations to join us in our efforts.” Outreach is a new, veter-

an-centered program conducted under the auspices of the Vet-erans Council of Indian River

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Post and Ladies Auxiliary Ameri-can Legion Post 358 just finished their 2013 Homeless Veterans Stand Down on May 4 in Fort

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County. The Council is in the process of hiring an Outreach Program Director whose function will be to locate returning vet-erans and help them to become part of the business and service programs offered by the Indian River community. They include business and job resources, health services, and educational opportunities, among others. The Director’s responsibility will be to introduce and merge veterans into the network’s resources. “We have an important obliga-

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