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Veterans Dinner – Honoring Veterans on April 14, 2022

Posted on March 31st, 2022

Jim Alton’s Veterans Affairs Jan. 2017 Column: Ensuring accurate discharge ratings, suicide prevention hotline info

Posted on January 1st, 2017

Advocacy group calls on Obama to pardon some post-9/11 vets The veteran service organization Vietnam Veterans of America penned an open letter to President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, calling on the former to pardon all post-9/11 veterans who were discharged under less-than-honorable… Read More

Jim Alton’s December VA column: Be cautious of charities; funeral benefits for veterans updated

Posted on December 19th, 2016

Web editor’s note: Emmet County Veterans Affairs Director writes a monthly column about issues affecting veterans and their families. Below is his December 2016 column; to access past articles, click here.

VA national cemeteries now offering pre-need eligibility

The Department… Read More

VA: How to help with care packages for active service members

Posted on November 18th, 2016

The Emmet County Veterans Affairs Department helps to coordinate care packages for service members in the U.S. military during the holidays. If you have someone serving or know of someone and can provide an address, the Emmet County VA office can assist in having a care package sent. Jim Alton,… Read More

Jim Alton’s VA Column: All military service deserves equal respect

Posted on November 9th, 2016

Web editor’s note: Each month, Emmet County Veterans Affairs Director writes a column about news and issues facing veterans. Below is his November 2016 column. All military service deserves equal respect I’m going to devote some time this month to talk about the increasing incivility among… Read More

Veterans Affairs column: Congratulations to a local Boy Scout, remembering a hero and upcoming dates to note

Posted on October 17th, 2016

By Jim Alton, Emmet County VA Director Petoskey Eagle Scout project helps veterans fly Tyler Hitner, a junior at the Concord Academy of Petoskey, has raised almost $10,000 to help veterans participate in the Mid-Michigan Honor Flight as a part of his Eagle Scout project. Our congratulations… Read More

Harbor Springs resident ‘Moose’ Dunne recalls service in the Merchant Marines

Posted on September 20th, 2016

“My orders were to go to San Mateo and to report on Jan. 15, 1945,” Moose wrote. “My departure for WWII has one image fixed in my mind, that of my mother crying as she and father saw me off to war at the LaSalle Street railroad station.” By Tamara Stevens Maurice “Moose” F. Dunne turned 18 on Nov.… Read More

Jim Alton’s September Veterans Affairs column: Supporting veterans and their families in a variety of ways

Posted on September 9th, 2016

Emmet Realtors group raises funds for local vets The Emmet Association of Realtors is kicking off its annual “11-11” campaign on Sept. 11, which culminates with a large donation each year to the Emmet County Veteran’s Affairs office on Nov. 11. Realtors, their affiliates and members of the public… Read More

Veterans Affairs monthly update from Director Jim Alton

Posted on August 11th, 2016

Web editor’s note: Each month, VA Director Jim Alton writes a column about issues affecting veterans. Following is his August 2016 column. Pheasant hunting opportunity for vets VFW Post 8530 in Gettysburg, S.D. is sponsoring a pheasant hunt for five disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients… Read More

Emmet County VA: $14.9 million in benefits to local veterans and their families

Posted on July 6th, 2016

An update on your Emmet County VA office: $14.9 million to local veterans Every year since 2006, the Emmet County Veterans Affairs office has increased the amount of various benefits paid to veterans and their families. In 2005, the VA was paying approximately $2 million to our local veterans;… Read More