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this newsletter is published for the benefit of the Military Department employees but is also available to the public. For questions or comments please email REMARKS@MDMILDEP.ORG.
Home Vol. 69, August 2008
this newsletter is published for the benefit of the Military Department employees but is also available to the public. For questions or comments please email REMARKS@MDMILDEP.ORG. Home Vol. 69, August 2008
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N EWS AND HOW TO'S (Click on underlined to read) -
This Month's State Holidays
FEATURED ARTICLE - Governor O'Malley presides over Maryland Military Department change of command |
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A REQUEST FROM RECRUITMILITARY
Please spread the word about a Career Fair that
RecruitMilitary will be hosting in cooperation with HireVets First and the
American Legion on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 from 11am to 3pm at M&T Bank
Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens). It is being hosted to benefit all
veterans, transitioning military personnel, members of the Guard and
Reserve, and military family members in Baltimore and the surrounding
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| STATE BIRTHDAYS FOR THE MONTH Raymond Williamson, Benjamine Davis III, Edward Webb, David Myers, Nathan Moyd, Christopher Doan, Jamal Guy, Maria Zimmerman, Bruce Alexander, Robert Triplett, Kevin Blake, Ronnie Brown, David Glenn, John Ziegler, Joseph Gutierrez, Joseph Hambrick, Jimmy Holmes, Catherine Stuehler, Joseph Recard, Thomas Smith, Janet Chrismond, Mathew Wagenfer, Cheryl Williams-Whetstone, Dennis Williamson, Dennis Wilson, Latoya Brown, Jari Villanueva, Joanne Hohman, Harry Hopkins III, Daniel Mahan, William Ruffin, Michael Joyce, William Collins, Karilynn Dunmeyer
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HELP A VET A 100 percent disabled veteran and his wife are in need of temporary housing that is wheelchair accessible for approximately 5 weeks while the VA completes a renovation to their home. He would like to reside in an area close to Hyattsville or Bowie. He can pay up to $700 per month including utilities. If you have any resources or are able to provide housing, please contact Laurie Atherholt at latherholt@mdva.state.md.us or (410) 260-3840.
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 Say you have about four different programs running on your PC at the same time. You have your e-mail up and running, a Web browser window open, a Word document ready for review and your music player playing your favorite song. With all of that going on, have you ever wondered if there was a quick way to view all of those programs and then pull up the one you want right then and there? Well, you're in luck. All you have to do is press Alt + Tab and it will bring up all of the programs you have open. Just continue to press the Tab key to scroll your way across the programs, highlight the one you want and then release the ALT key to bring up the one you chose. Want to change programs again? Just repeat the process. It's so simple and it also helps you to keep track of everything you have running.
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WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION!
The VA Maryland Health Care System Cordially Invites Returning Veterans and Guests to the Second Annual Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom Welcome Home Celebration Saturday, September 27, 2008
Join us for a day filled with entertainment, free food, fun activities for all ages, give-a-ways and gifts, employment information, community resources, and VA health care information and enrollment.
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For more information about the Welcome Home Celebration for returning veterans and to receive an invitation in mail, please call 1-800-463-6295, Extension 7259
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Maryland Air National Guard Unit Conducting Humanitarian Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina
BALTIMORE, July 15, 2008 – The Maryland National Guard today announced that 72 members of the Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG)’s 175th Wing have arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where they are performing a civic humanitarian assistance mission. The Air Guard members, who are comprised primarily of the MDANG’s 175th Civil Engineer Squadron, based at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Middle River, Md., are working in cooperation with the military of Bosnia-Herzegovina on construction projects as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program (SPP). The Maryland National Guard was officially named as the SPP’s official partner to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2002.
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Fall 2008 Pre-Retirement Seminars. The State registration form can be found on the following web site at www.sra.state.md.us within the next two weeks. Anyone who is within eight years of being eligible to retire from one of the State Retirement and Pension System plans can attend one of the seminars. Sign up early for the session as they fill up very quickly. The registration form should be mailed or faxed to the Community College of Baltimore County’s address and fax number shown on the registration form and not sent to the State Retirement Agency. A confirmation letter will be sent to each attendee within seven working days of the session requested. Information regarding any cancellations due to weather can be referenced by calling 410-918-4000. If the session is being held at a college or community college that opens after 8:30 a.m. that day, the session will be cancelled. We recommend all eligible members attend one of the Pre-Retirement Seminars designed to assist them in planning for retirement. In addition to our speakers, we will have speakers on MD Supplemental Retirement Benefits, health benefits, legal issues, Social Security, and other pertinent topics. Spouses are encouraged to attend these sessions as well.
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