Veterans Assistance & Benefits
Suicide Crisis Hotline # - "988"
National Archives Military Personnel Records
Click the following link: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records for Veteran's requests of such things as:
- Copy of DD214
- Copy of Official Military Personnel File (OMPF)
- Replacement Medals
- Copy of Medical & Health Records
- & more
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20420
800 827-1000
www.va.gov
Abbeville Co., SC Dept. of Veterans Affairs
903 West Greenwood St.
Suite 1600
Abbeville, SC 29620
Office Phone: 864 366-2608
Officer: Teresa Mahaffey
Email: [email protected]
https://abbevillecountysc.com/veterans-affairs
Greenwood Co., SC Dept. of Veterans Affairs
106 Main St.
Greenwood, SC 29646
Office Hours: 805 M-F
Office Phone: 864 450-9268
Officer: Rosalind Burke
Email: Click on Rosalind Burke to contact her for further information
https://greenwoodcounty-sc.gov/veterans-affairs
McCormick Co., SC Dept. of Veterans Affairs
610 S. Mine St.
P.O. Box 276
McCormick, SC 29835
Office Hours: M-Th 9-3, F 9-1
Office Phone: 864 852-2212
Officer: Melissa Mack
Email: Click on Melissa Mack to contact her for further information
http://www.mccormickcountysc.org/departments/veterans_affairs.php
Columbia Regional Dept. of Veterans Affairs
6437 Garners Ferry Rd.
Columbia, SC 29209
800 827-1000
http://www.benefits.va.gov/columbia
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
1 Freedom Way
Augusta, GA 30904
706 733-0188
http://www.augusta.va.gov/
Note: Patients visiting the facility that have a service related disability should stop at one of the entrance kiosks (faster processing) or travel office & complete a travel reimbursement voucher currently worth $30 when traveling from SLV, which you will receive in the mail about 2 weeks later.
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
6439 Garners Ferry Rd.
Columbia, SC 29209
803 776-4000
www.columbiasc.va.gov
Richard M. Campbell VA Nursing Home
4605 Belton Hwy.
Anderson, SC 29621
864 261-6734
www.rmcveteranshome.com
Fort Gordon Dinner Theater
Performing Arts Center
Bldg. 32100, 3rd Ave.
Ft. Gordon, GA 30905
Phone: 706 793-8552
Call for show schedule - Hours & ticket prices posted on website
https://gordon.armymwr.com/programs/dinner-theatre
Veteran (& related) Burials
VA National Cemetery burial - https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility
VA Headstone, Marker or Medallion for Private Cemetery burial & for eligible Spouses &/or Dependents in VA National Cemeteries - https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items/headstones-markers-medallions
U.S. Veterans Affairs VetResources Weekly Newsletter. Click HERE to sign up & receive your free weekly copy.
South Carolina Five Wishes Health Care Directive. Click HERE to View/Print Forms
South Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney. Click HERE to View/Print Forms
McCormick Area Transit (MAT)
Transportation Hours: M-F 6am-7pm (ask about scheduling earlier a.m. pickup)
Office Hours: M-F 8:30am-5pm
Address: 1421 South Main St., McCormick, SC 29835
Call 2-3 Days in Advance to Schedule Transportation: 864 852-6655
Transportation: Within McCormick Co. & to Abbeville, Greenwood, Edgefield Counties, SC & Augusta/Richmond Co. GA
Return Pickup Outside McCormick Co. requires that the initial pickup originate in McCormick Co.
Click on McCormick Area Transit for more info, including fee schedule. Prices quoted are round trip.
Click on Becky Powell-Moon to contact her for further information
Veteran Tickets Foundation aka Vet Tix is a 501c(3) non-profit organization, which teams up with major sports teams, leagues, promoters, organizations, venues & ticket holders across the U.S. to provide free tickets to sporting events, concerts & more to currently serving military & honorably discharged veterans from all service branches, & immediate family of those KIA. VetTixer's accounts are active once they verify service status. Tickets are either distributed directly to military bases or claimed through the website.
(photo - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington, D.C.)
Click here to access The Virtual Wall website
Search for Vietnam Memorial Veterans & information about them on the website via several methods. Information includes:
- The actual memorial wall panel & line they’re engraved on
- Where they were from
- Service Branch, Rank & Unit
- Some have an associated Photo
- Pictures of Commendations/Medals
- Date of Birth/Death/MIA
- Fuller details about their service, action & more