Veterans
Solano County While each organization has particular programs that it adheres to, the primary overall mission of the veteran's organizations, auxiliaries and support organzations is to serve veterans and their families, support military personnel and their families, and to serve their communities, especially the youth. Benicia• American Legion Post 101 meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1150 First St., Benicia: 745-1769. • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 530 Poppy Circle Drive, Benicia: 552-8531. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3982 meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1150 First St., Benicia: 642-6926. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 3982 meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1150 First St., Benicia: 208-0183. Dixon
• American Legion Post 208 meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 231 North First St., Dixon: 693-0933. • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 208 meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 231 North First St., Dixon: 693-0933. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8151 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 231 First St., Dixon.: 678-8286. Fairfield/Suisun
• Reams American Legion Post 182 meets the second Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Jack & Linda's Cafe, at 2390 N. Texas St., Fairfield: 427-1929. • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 81 meets the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 427 Main St., and Suisun: 426-1163. • Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 81 meets the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM at the Veterans Memorial Building, 427 Main St., Suisun: 422-6279. • Simmons-Sheldon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2333 meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 427 Main St., Suisun City: 428-1112. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 2333 meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., Veterans Building, 427 Main St. Suisun. 424-8055. Rio Vista
• American Legion Post 178 meets the first Monday of each month at the Veterans Memorial Building, 610 St. Francis Way, Rio Vista. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11389 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 610 St. Francis Way, Rio Vista. Contact: Quartermaster Steven Bissell, 374-2099. Vacaville
• Vacaville Veterans Building Association meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m., at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. Governing Board consists of Representatives from all of the organizations listed below that are housed in the Vacaville Veterans Memorial Building. • Rago Christopher American Legion Post 165 meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 165 meets the first Monday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • AMVETS Post 1776 meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans meets the third Saturday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 84 meets the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 84 meets the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688. • United Veterans Memorial Association meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688. • Lt. Michael Libonati Jr. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7244 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 7244 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant St., Vacaville, 95688: 447-6354. • Vintage Valley Blue Star Moms meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM at the Veterans Memorial Building, 549 Merchant Street, Vacaville, 95688- 452-0172, Vallejo
The organizations listed below meet at the Vallejo Veterans Building located at 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo 94591. The phone number to the hall is 644-3097. Message may be left at this number if no other number is given below. • American Legion Post 104 meets at the call of the commander. Robert Mattson, commander: 643-0391. • Mare Island Navy Yard American Legion Post 550 meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the veteran's hall, 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane, Vallejo: 644-3097. • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 550 meets the first Wednesday of each month, and hosts a social the third Wednesday of each month at the Vallejo Veterans hall, 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo: 644-3097. • Carl H. Kren Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1123 meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Vallejo Veterans Hall located at 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo: 643-9170. • Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Unit 1123 meets the first and third Monday of each month at the Vallejo Veterans Building located at 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo: 644-9105. • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 21 meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building 420 Admiral Callahan Lane. 557-3501, Delphine Metcalf, Adjutant. • Fleet Reserve, Branch 8 meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo: 642-0256. • Mare Island Base, Sub Vets, Inc. meets the third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo: 644-4746, William Dornik-POC. • Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 95 meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at the Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callahan Lane, Vallejo 94591. Veteran's hall number: 644-3097. Veterans Resources: • Veterans Affairs Northern California Healthcare System Service from Sacramento to Martinez, eligibility enrollment hours of operation: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 1-800-382-8387 (Vets connect telephone care program) • 24 hour advice nurse: 1-800- 382-8387 • Pharmacy advice and refills: (866) 600-8279. Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-noon and 1-3:15 p.m. Monday-Friday • Solano/Yolo County Veterans Employment Committee (VEC) meets the third Thursday of every month. 9:00AM. Meetings alternate between Fairfield and Davis. Solano County VA facilities • Veterans Affairs Fairfield Outpatient Clinic located at 103 Bodin Circle, Travis Air Force Base: 437-1800. Maria Miller-Carelock, Site Manager. Hours of Operation 8:00AM-4:00PM, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) Services offered at the Fairfield clinic are: primary care/ internal medicine, laboratory, mental health, pharmacy, ENT, and limited pathology/ optometry. Joint sharing services for inpatient care/ urgent (24/7), radiology, dialysis, and neurosurgery provided in conjunction with David Grant Medical Center. • Veterans Affairs Mare Island Outpatient Clinic located at 201 Walnut Boulevard, Mare Island, 94592: 562-8200. Maria Miller-Carelock, Site Manager. Hours of Operation, 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays). Services provided at Mare Island: audio/speech pathology, dental, primary care, internal medicine, mental health, neurosurgery, radiology, and comphrensive and pension exams. • Solano County Veterans Service Office, Bill Reardon, director. Main office is 675 Texas St., Suite 4700, Fairfield, 94533: 784-6590. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Veterans service officers provide counseling and assistance to, and act as advocates for veterans, their dependents, and their survivors, relative to federal, state, and local benefit programs based on military service. • Vallejo Field Office, 401 Amador St., Vallejo, 94590: 553-5261. Hours 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. • AMVETS Service Officer, Richard 'Dick' Lowdon is located at the Fairfield Veterans Affairs clinic 103 Bodin Circle, Travis Air Force Base, 94535: 437-1900. Office days are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Appointments recommended. Vet Centers/ Readjustment Counseling services • Concord Vet Center located at 1899 Clayton Road, Suite 140 in Concord, 94520: (925) 680-4526. Vet Centers are designed to help combat veterans in their readjustment back into civilian life. Vet Center staff also provides group, individual and family counseling plus a wide range of other services to medical referral, homeless veteran's services, employment services, VA benefit referral and the brokering of non-VA services. • Oakland Vet Center located at 1504 Franklin St., Suite 200, Oakland, 94612: (510) 763-3904 • Sacramento Vet Center, 1111 Howe Ave., Suite 390, Sacramento, 95825: (916) 566-7430. • California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), department headquarters, 1227 O St., Sacramento, 95814: 1-800-952-5626, www.cdva.ca.gov. Thomas Johnson, Secretary. Key responsibility of CDVA is to work hand in hand with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that California veterans and their families are aware of, and referred to programs and benefits that they're entitled to under U.S. laws. Key programs include the Cal-Vet loan program, and the current management of the three state veteran's homes for aged and disabled California veterans providing them with rehabilitative, residential and medical services in a home like environment. • VA National Cemetery Administration. Burial in a national cemetery is based on military service. Request for interment in a national cemetery should be directed to staff at the cemetery where burial is sought. A list of VA national cemeteries is available on-line at www.cem.va.gov or e-mail public.inquiry@mail.va.gov Nearest area National Cemeteries: • Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sheath Lane, San Bruno, 94066: (650)761-1646 • San Francisco National Cemetery, Presidio of San Francisco: 94129. For information please contact: Golden Gate National Cemetery. • San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, 32053 West McCabe Road, Gustine, 95322: (209) 854-1040 • Sacramento Valley National VA Cemetery located at 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, CA 95620. Burial operations began on Oct. 16, 2006. Contact cemetery staff at (707)693-2460 for additional information about burial and eligibility. To schedule burials call 1-800-535-1117. • Arlington National Cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army inquires concerning eligibility should be directed to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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