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Show AD EFFECTIVE OCT. 6 THRU OCT. 8 Heinz KETCHUP 88 32 oz. P Western Family SUGAR ft felDS0g25At CHG lTEVfEg- At 8ojjmat4S till ,OCT VETERANS DESERVE HELP STOKLEY GATORADE I f 177 TRASH BAGS Vietnam Era veteran, Wes Thomas, who lost an arm maneuver, is interviewed by during a Utah Job Services personnel. Veterans have special job benefits, but many dont want to be classified as a Vietnam veteran. of disabilities when referring to veterans, said Mr. Seegmiller. Not everything is cut Vietnam veterans are eligible for employment and benefits, but many veterans are not aware of whats in store for them, according to Grant Seegmiller, veterans representative from the Bountiful Office of Utah Job Services. and dried that a veteran has to be physically disabled (loss of a limb, etc.) In fact, many of the disabilities are related to emotional I,- 000 a SOME businesses in Davis veterans living in Davis County," said And many Mr. Seegmiller. of these veterans dont even know what benefits they are entitled to.. He defined a Vietnam-er- a veteran as one that served in the active military service between May 1964 and August 1975. There are an additional 700 or more veterans of the Korean conflict or World War II. its JOB-WIS- fairly simple what a Vietnam-er- a veteran is entitled to. ; He has first chance at any job opening to which he is qualified, Mr. Seegmiller explained. Beyond that, we must offer them any and all of our job opportunity services. EMPLOYERS, too, have an obligation to veterans. Business leaders must file reports showing their use of veterans, especially disabled veterans. THERE IS a wide variety County receive federal monies for employment of physically and emotionally handicapped veterans and all businesses receiving Job Services. Quarterly reports must also be made to the Department of Labor. How does Job Services find these veterans to offer help? IT ISNT easy, said Mr. Seegmiller. Most veterans especially those connected with Vietnam dont want to be classified as a veteran. They dont want to be recog; nized as such and they dont' want to receive aid. Mr. Seegmiller said his staff works with personnel out of the Salt Lake City office in an attempt to seek out and help these veterans. TWO OF these Job Service severely representatives handicapped physically themselves attempt to get names and then make personal contact with disabled veterans. Let us Make your Gifts Our Patterns or Yours 3 con- tracts of $10,000 or more are required to list with the State Christmas Shopping? 773-188- than physical problems. THERE ARE more than Vietnam-er- rather Dale Brockbank is one of these outreach veterans. He was badly wounded in Vietnam and the injuries left him, among other things, with a speech impairment. WES THOMAS, too, is a seeker of disabled veterans. His handicap is more noticeable as he lost an arm d while on a maneuver in Hawaii. Both agreed that most disabled veterans of the Vietnam-era dont want to be associated with the war. service-connecte- VEGETABLE OIL THEY DIDNT like it and they dont want to have the Vietnam stigma attached to them, said Mr. Brockbank. Many will even fabricate stories as to how they suffered their injury, especially if its the loss of a limb or any visible scars. Mr. Thomas added that those that are not physically disabled, but emotionally disturbed because of the war, also will try to hide or disguise their handicap. VERY FEW veterans will publicly talk about their disabilities and some will even make threats to us when we find out about them, he said. They want to know how we got their names. But its our job to try to get through to these men that they do have benefits rightfully theirs, regardless of their feelings about the war. Sometimes a personal visit will help when they see that we, too, have been disabled in the war. MR. THOMAS added that publicity and work through community civic groups has helped to break the barrier that many veterans have regarding benefits. Some of the veterans we find are retrained into better jobs through and schools programs, agencies, training he said. MR. Brockbank added that about 35 percent of the job Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA). Some of the benefits allowed to veterans include job placement, unemployment insurance, training, counseling, testing, vocational training, schooling, etc. ,.J Gerber Strained Duncan Hines d CAKE MIX statewide. In the Salt Lake area between Oct. 1, 1976 and Aug. 1, 1977, there were 3,430 veterans placed on jobs. Of this figure, 139 were classified as disabled veterans, said Mr. Seegmiller. c IT5 BABY FOOD MR. Seegmiller said there Angel Food uU Duncan Hines MUFFIN MIX General r.lullins To Address Two Groups HAYS Blue Berry Boneless CHUCK STEAK James P. Mullins, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, will speak to two groups at the Officers Club at Hill Air Force Base, one on Oct. 18 and the other the following Gen. Italian VANILLA WAFERS are about 14,000 disabled veterans Maj. S70 Gallon KRAFT DRESSINGS placement of veterans is federal the through service-connecte- 20s Western Family d !t $p oz. Glad it; 1000 Island French By GARY R. 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