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The following represents Internet Sites of Interest. Providing these Internet Addresses/Sites does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs of any Web site or the information, products or services contained therein. VA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations


African American Federal Executives Associations: http://www.aafea.org/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website: http://webmm.ahrq.gov/

American GI Forum: http://www.agif.us/

American Legion: www.legion.org

American Nurses Association (ANA): www.ana.org

American Veterans: www.amvets.org

AMSUS & Convention Registration:  www.amsus.org

Arlington  National Cemetery : www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

Asian Pacific American Organizations:  www.ocanatl.org

Bar Association Legal Assistance for Military Personnel: www.abanet.org/legalservices/helpreservists

Blacks in Government: http://www.bignet.org/

Black Military: www.blackmilitaryworld.com

Buffalo Soldiers: http://www.ncbuffalosoldiers.org/home.asp

Business and Professional Women’s: www.bpwusa.org

Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES): http://www.va.gov/CARES

CARE Notebook Children's Hospital Website at: http://www.cshcn.org

CARES VISN Directory: http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/map.asp?divisionid=1

Center for Minority Veterans: http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans

Center for Women Veterans: http://www.va.gov/womenvet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/index.htm

Commissary Information: http://www.commissaries.com

Commissary/Exchange locations and information http://www.aafes.com/pa/default.asp or

Congressional Legislation & Other Information: http://thomas.loc.gov

Corps Careers job website for military members & veterans: http://www.CorpsCareers.tv.

Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS): www.dtic.mil/dacowits

Department of Defense Combat Compensation website: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/crsc

Department of Veterans Affairs: www.va.gov

Dept of Defense (DoD) Public Affairs: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/other.html.

Dept. of Labor Employment & Training: www.dol.gov/vets

Disabled American Veterans: www.dav.org

DoD Reserve Affairs: http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/

DoD/VA Benefits for Guard & Reserve Members: http://www.va.gov/environagents/docs/SVABENEFITS.pdf 

Doing business with the Federal Government: www.veteranscorp.org

DoL TAP Briefings: http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/main.htm

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (2003 Edition): http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/current_benefits.htm

Federal Citizen  Information Center :   http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

Federal Register Notice of Meeting: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html

Funeral Ceremony Bugle website: http://www.ceremonialbugle.com

GAO, Accountability, Integrity, Reliability reports regarding the needs of women veterans: http://www.gao.gov

HHS Administration on Aging website: http://www.aoa.gov

HHS Eldercare Locator Website: http://www.aoa.gov

HHS Women’s Health website: www.4woman.gov

History of Veterans Day: http://www.va.gov/vetsday

Homeless Veterans Program: http://www.va.gov/homeless/index.cfm

HQ Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/prewwii/ta.htm

HR-Veteran Statistics: http://vssc.med.va.gov/HR/Veteran.asp

Information for Reservists Called to Active Duty: http://www.va.gov/ohrm/reservist/

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) http://www.lulac.org/

Library of Congress Oral History Project:  www.loc.gov/folklife/vets

Medicare Website: www.medicare.gov

Metro:  www.wmata.com

Military OneSource < http://www.militaryonesource.com/

Military HOMEFRONT < http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/

Military Records (NPRC) SF Form 180: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/index.html

Military Records Correction (SF Form 293): www.dior.whs.mil/forms/DD0293.PDF

Military Records: National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) SF Form 180: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/index.html

Military Resources: http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Brochures/brochures.shtml

Military Women Veterans History: http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/

National Black Caucus for State Legislators: www.nbcsl.com

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans: http://www.nchv.org/

National Native American Veterans Association (NNAVA):  www.nnava.org

National  Personnel Records Center : http://vetrecs.archives.gov

National Women's Health Information Center : www.4women.gov

National Urban League: www.nul.org

OPM Pay Grade: http://www.opm.gov/oca/03tables/html/dcb.asp.

Other VA Statistics: http://www.va.gov/vetdata/index.htm

Presidential Management Intern Website: www.pmi.opm.gov

Research & Development (Minority Research): http://www.research.va.gov/about/research-health-disparities.cfm

Research Currents:  http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/pubs_individual.cfm?Category=VA%20Research%20Currents

Reserve Affairs Family Readiness:www.defenselink.mil

Return & Reunion Workshop for Spouses:http://www.lifelines2000.org

Social Security Administrations: www.socialsecurity.gov

State Veterans Homes:  http://www.nasvh.com

State Women Veterans Coordinators: http://www1.va.gov/womenvet

TRICARE Fact Sheets: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/factsheets/index.cfm?fx=show

TRICARE Reserve Component: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/reserve/

TRICARE Smart Website: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/smart

USA Jobs for Veterans: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/veteranscenter/

TRICARE Website: http://www.tricare.osd.mil

VA Advisory Committees: www.va.gov/advisory

VA Benefits for Veterans of Enduring Freedom-Iraqi Freedom : http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/.

VA Center for Veterans Enterprise & Business: http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm

VA Health Services Research & Development website: www.hsrd.research.va.gov

VA Kids website: http://www.va.gov/kids

VA National Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention: www.nchpdp.med.va.gov

VA National Veterans Employment Office website: www.va.gov/jobs.

VA Program & Issues: http://www1.va.gov/OPA/fact/index.htm

VA Public Affairs for News Releases: http://www.va.gov/OPA/pressrel/pressarchinternet.cfm and http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm

VA Radiology website: http://vaww.va.gov/radiology

VA Statistics: http://www.va.gov/vetdata

VBA Coordinators: http://vbaw.vba.va.gov/bl/21/outreach/wvets/index.htm

VBA Regional Offices Website: http://www.vba.va.gov/benefits/address.htm

Veteran 82 FAQ website: https://iris.va.gov

Veterans of Foreign Wars: https://vfw.org

White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/08/20030822-6.html

Women In Military Service For America (WIMSA): http://www.womensmemorial.org

Women’s Policy, Inc. website: http://www.womenspolicy.org/

Yale  University Faces: www.info.med.yale.edu/ymm