"If you were honorably discharged you can always go to your local VA and sign up for your benifits there are a lot of benifits that even if you were not injured you qualifiy for and you will get a VA ID card it just doesn't say service connected."

"Al, I have a brother-in-law that was also aboard the forstall during the time period the you were you may know of him his name is David Seigrist I believe he was a lithographer."

"I joined the VFW and my service didn't fall in their slots but during the cold war I was on a SSBN sub which is refered to as being under high alert at all times so I fell into another catergory."

"Thank you John for backing up what I said I have noticed that there are so many veterans that think they are not elligible for VA because they were not in battle. My step son just retired from the Army because of medical injuries he got in Iraq and…"