Veterans Do you need help obtaining your DD-214 discharge, military service records, or medals that you earned while serving in the military? Are you having a problem with the VA? Do you know a veteran who is homeless or in danger of becoming homeless? Call Sen. Leahy's Burlington office at 1-800-642-3193 if you need my help. Records or Medals Requests The veteran (or next of kin, if veteran is deceased) must complete and sign a DD Form 180 (Request Pertaining to Military Records) and a Privacy Release. Mail these forms, along with a copy of your DD-214 (if available) to: Sen. Patrick Leahy, 199 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401. Sen. Leahy will make an inquiry to the National Personnel Records Center on your behalf. Note: The link above for the DD Form 180 leads to a .PDF version of the document. If you are unable to view this document, you may either download the latest free version of Acrobat Reader or you may click here for an image of the form that you may print. Please be sure the printed version of this form is clear enough to be read easily before using it.

Emergency Assistance

Friends of Veterans is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization of veterans (and people who work with veterans) who offer emergency support or service coordination for veterans of good service who are in financial, social or physical distress.  If you know a veteran in danger of losing his/her home, contact FOV at 802-296-8368 or FOV@valley.net  The Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs may be another resource for emergency assistance and referrals. You can also speak with the veterans caseworker in Sen. Leahy's Burlington office.

Vermont Vet Centers

The Vet Center program was established by Congress in 1979 out of the recognition that a significant number of Vietnam era veterans were still experiencing readjustment problems.  Vet Centers are community based and part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  The goal of the Vet Center program is to provide a broad range of counseling, outreach and referral services to eligible veterans in order to help them make a satisfying post-war readjustment to civilian life.  Vet Centers in Vermont can be found at:

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