Veteran Benefits
What does "VA" stand for in the context of veteran benefits?
What is the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This 1863 battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This act, passed in Illinois, is designed to provide financial support and assistance to veterans and their families for a variety of needs, including healthcare, housing, and education.
What is the Military Veterans Assistance Act?
This famous civil rights leader served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II before dedicating his life to activism and leading the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This global conflict, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, is often referred to as "The Great War" and led to the downfall of several major empires, including the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.
What is World War I?
What is the name of the VA program that provides compensation for service-related disabilities?
What is disability compensation?
This 1960s conflict in Southeast Asia resulted in a prolonged and unpopular war for the United States.
What is the Vietnam War?
This individual is responsible for executing the powers of the Veterans Assistance Commission and must have received an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States.
Wh0 is the Superintendent?
This future U.S. Senator from Arizona served as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War, where he was captured and spent over five years as a prisoner of war.
Who is John McCain?
In 1991, the United States led a coalition of forces in Operation Desert Storm to expel Iraqi forces from this country, which they had invaded in 1990.
What is Kuwait?
What is the name of the form that a veteran must present to a local CVSO to receive a Veteran Status Verification form?
What is a DD 214?
This 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy is considered the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.
What is D-Day?
This specific provision under the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act offers temporary financial support to veterans who are facing a financial crisis due to hardship.
What is Emergency Financial Assistance?
Before becoming the 40th President of the United States, this man served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This 1944 battle, known for its massive amphibious assault, marked the turning point in the war in the Pacific, with Allied forces successfully capturing a key island from Japan.
What is the Battle of Iwo Jima?
What is the name of the VA program that provides education and training benefits to eligible veterans?
What is the GI Bill?
This is the name of the highest rank in the U.S. Air Force.
What is Chief Master Sergeant?
According to the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act, veteran service organizations must select these individuals to represent them on the Veterans Assistance Commission.
What are delegates and alternates?
This Union general, later promoted to General of the Army, was a prominent military figure during the Civil War and went on to become the 18th President of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This 1861 battle, fought in Virginia, marked the first major land battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederate victory.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
What is the common name for a mental health condition that develops in people who have experienced a traumatic event?
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This 1941 event, when Japan attacked a U.S. naval base in Hawaii, led to the United States' entry into World War II.
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
For each violation of Section 8 or 9, or subsections (a), (b), or (c) of Section 10, the court may assess a civil penalty not exceeding this amount.
What is $5,000?
Known as the “Rough Rider,” this U.S. President was awarded the medal of honor for his heroism in the Spanish-American War.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This 1777 battle, which took place in New York, was a turning point in the American Revolution, convincing France to ally with the United States.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?