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Military ID card to be issued, vets get toll-free numbers
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Posted on Jul 09 2005
The Military and Veterans Affairs Office told military members, reservists, retirees and their dependents that they will soon have the chance to apply for or renew their I.D. cards.
MVAO executive officer Ruth Coleman said a representative from the 9th RSC Hawaii I.D. card section would be on Saipan from July 25 to 29. She said the representative would be at the Army Reserve Center from 8am to 6pm to issue new and renewal of ID cards for military, reservists, retirees and their dependents.
Coleman also said that war veterans in the CNMI now have a way of calling toll-free to obtain information about their benefits or the status of their benefits.
The Honolulu Veterans Affairs Regional Office had recently announced that veterans throughout the Pacific U.S. territories and the island of Oahu would be able to dial the national benefits toll-free number 1-800-827-1000. The number, Coleman said, aims to obtain general benefits information and the status of benefits payments.
The number will also enable veterans residing on Oahu, Guam, American Samoa, and the CNMI to access the wide range of benefits information that is available on the national menu.
Neighboring island veterans in Hawaii have obtained and enjoying the advantage of the toll-free numbers for years now, she said.
Coleman said the new number was expected to be operational since last Friday.
Medical appointments at the Honolulu Veterans Affairs Medical Center could still be arranged toll-free from most areas by dialing 1-800-214-1306.
Other frequently called toll-free numbers that are available to veterans are: VA Education Program, 888-442-4551; Home Loan Eligibility, 888-487-1970; VA Life Insurance, 800-669-8477; VA Health Enrollment, 877-222-8387; CHAMPVA, 800-733-8387; Gulf War or Agent Orange, 800-749-8387; Telecom Device for the Deaf, 800-829-4833.
