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Important 2020 Dates
o January 2020 Luncheon Meeting - Cancelled
o February 2020 Luncheon Meeting - 02/12/2020
o May 25 Memorial Day
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Bulletin Board
New Entries *
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Expanded
Access to DOD Commissaries, Exchanges & MWR
Read all About It:
Flash_1-1-2020.pdf
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The link below is a Virtual Wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with the names, bio's and other information of our lost heroes.
http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm
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A Different Christmas Poem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sUGOjNsE4aY
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Information for Veterans & Caregivers
Veterans_News.pdf
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Veterans Day 2019 Video - Click the link to view
https://vimeo.com/372413625/224cca86d5
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Now Hiring!
The United States Census Bureau is hiring full and part time workers for spring/summer 2020. The Census is committed to hiring people to work in the area where they live. After all, you are likely the most familiar with the people and places within your own community. As a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, you may be eligible for veterans’ preference in the hiring process.
Apply online today at: http://2020Census.gov/jobs
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With your support — No Veteran Shall Be Forgotten!
Your contribution will help place a fresh, decorated, balsam wreath on every grave and memorial at Georgia National Cemetery.
WAA Wreath Info.pdf
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Veterans Memorial Marker Program
Watch here for upcoming news on this initiative
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Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet
Atlanta, Ga. (Sept. 24, 2019) – Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet, one of Georgia’s largest urgent care networks, is now a contracted network provider with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health plans. Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system can visit a participating civilian urgent care provider and receive non-emergency care without pre-authorization.
Click here / below for additional details: Piedmont_Urgent_Care_WellStreet.doc
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VA Office Has Moved
Many vets may not be aware that the Vets office has moved from the old courthouse in Canton to a new location:
220 Brown Industrial Pkwy
Suite 150
Canton, GA 30115
That is the street that leads to the library at Exit 19. Turn west off I-575 onto GA Hwy 20toward downtown Canton and Brown Industrial Pkwy is the first traffic light after the interchange. 220 is the same building as the Drivers License building. Suite 150 is on the front of the building.
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February Luncheon
11:30am, 12 February 2020
"GA Dept of Veterans Service"
Mike E. Roby
Commissioner, GA Dept of Veterans Service
Mike Roby was selected by the Veterans Service Board as Commissioner of Veterans Service effective July 1, 2015. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service.
Commissioner Roby joined the GDVS in 1994 as Manager of the Griffin Veterans Field Service Office. He worked in that capacity until he was appointed Area II Supervisor in 1998, then North Georgia Regional Director in 2007. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations & Claims in 2012.
Beginning Aug. 18, 2014, he served as Temporary Assistant Commissioner in Charge while Commissioner Pete Wheeler was on medical leave, then as Interim Commissioner following Commissioner Wheeler's passing on April 21, 2015.
Prior to his career with the GDVS, Commissioner Roby served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1994. He served in aviation and infantry units in Germany and Korea. He also served at U.S. Army Forces Command Headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia, and at Department of Army Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. He retired as a Sergeant Major on June 30, 1994, while serving as the J1 Sergeant Major, Headquarters Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. He is a graduate of the Sergeants Major Academy Class 38, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Commissioner Roby is a member of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and presently serves as vice president of the NASDVA Southeast District.
He has also been appointed to serve on the State Workforce Development Board, Governor Deal's Census 2020 Complete Count Committee, and the University Advisory Council at Middle Georgia State University.
Commissioner Roby is the recipient of the 2016 Marvin Myers Leadership award, presented by the Georgia Veterans Day Association.
Commissioner Roby is the recipient of the 2017 Eli White Trophy, presented by the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard of Atlanta for his distinguished service and support of the military in the state of Georgia.
Commissioner Roby's father, Robert Roby, Sr., was a retired Army Sergeant Major and Vietnam War veteran who also served overseas in Germany, Korea, and South America. Commissioner Roby's three brothers all served on active military duty. Collectively, the Roby’s spent 107 years in uniform.
Commissioner Roby is an avid sports fan and has a passion for vintage classic cars. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Terrie, for 47 years. They have one son, Michael, Jr.; one daughter, Jennifer; and three grandchildren, Lucas, Anna, and Drew.
Please plan to join us on the 12th for what promises to be a very interesting program.
