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Veterans Benefits Administration Atlanta Regional Office VIRTUAL VETERANS CLAIMS CLINIC The Atlanta Regional Office will host an appointment only Virtual Veterans Claims Clinic on Thursday, February 18, 2021... from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. To schedule a virtual appointment, dial 404-929-3100 between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM beginning Monday, February 1, 2021 until Wednesday, February 17, 2021. The Virtual Veterans Claims Clinic will be staffed by Regional Office employees from Compensation ready to virtually assist Veterans one-on-one with specific questions regarding their claims. *NOTE: Please upload any documents for your appointment to www.va.gov no later than Monday, February 15, 2021. Information is also available at: www.benefits.va.gov/atlanta See more

CAVHCS is holding a vaccination clinic at the Tuskegee today to vaccinate our high-risk Veterans. Rest assured, we are determined to vaccinate all of our Vetera...ns as soon as possible. We apologize for the delay in scheduling appointments. We have more than 55,000 Veterans in our catchment area and we are working hard to schedule you for a vaccination. See more

You Are Invited December 10th,2020 Details Meeting link: WebEx or Teams Link will be provided with official announcement... (There is a limit to 1000 participants so first come first serve) Time: 12/10/20, 10am 2pm EST Topics 10am: Suicide Prevention 11am: Veteran Peer Navigators in a Primary Care Setting *12pm (Keynote): Mental Illness Stigma 1pm: Whole Health in Mental Health Promoting Access to Mental Health Care for Veterans During the COVID 19 Era For the first time ever, this year’s VA Community Mental Health Summit is a collaborative effort among VISN 7 VA facilities and will be conducted virtually. This year’s focus will be a collaboration between VA and the community to best promote access to care during the COVID-19 Pandemic. There will be presentations and a keynote speaker, Dr. Patrick Corrigan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology at 12pm EST. This event is free and there is no registration. While we ask that you try to attend the entire event, it is not required, and you may attend sessions of your choice. At this time, there are no CEU’s offered. For any questions, please contact Local Recovery Coordinator, Kajuana Pitts, LCSW @ 678-431-2748 or @ [email protected].

Commander at Chatham County Vet Day Parade

Chatham Veterans Day Banquet LTC Steve Bolton, Garrison Commander Hunter Army Airfield; CSM Tremaine Robbins, Garrison Command Sergeant Major Hunter Army Airfield; US Representative Buddy Carter, Commander Asberry; COL (P) Joe Hilbert Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver 3rd Infantry Division.

Commander Fitzgerald, Last evening a Dinner was hosted in honor of Jimmy Ray the Chatham County Veteran of the Year and Christina Gibson as the 2020 Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshall. Both honorees had family and friends in attendance. First photo:... Doug Andrews - Past Chairman Veterans Council of Chatham County, 1st District Judge Advocate and Post 184 Judge Advocate Christina Gibson - 2020 Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshall; Adjutant Veterans Council of Chatham County, Post 135, Post 135 ALR and (40 & 8) Joe Higgins - Chairman Veterans Council of Chatham County, Post 184 Commander candidate for 2021-2022 Jimmy Ray - 2020 Chatham County Veteran of the Year. Post 36 Adjutant and 6 time past Commander of Post 36. Second photo: Jimmy Ray - 2020 Chatham County Veteran of the Year. Post 36 Adjutant and 6 time past Commander of Post 36. Third photo: Joe Higgins - Chairman Veterans Council of Chatham County, Post 184 and Post 184 Commander candidate for 2021-2022 John Parker - 2019 Chatham County Veteran of the Year, Post 500 and past Commander Post 500 Jimmy Ray - 2020 Chatham County Veteran of the Year. Post 36 Adjutant and 6 time past Commander of Post 36. Doug Andrews - Past Chairman Veterans Council of Chatham County, 1st District Judge Advocate and Post 184 Judge Advocate