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VETERANS PRESS: Service Connected disability means you are eligible for some great Morale Welfare Benefits

| October 31, 2023 1:00 AM

I recently had a Marine veteran with a service-connected disability ask me if they would qualify to use one of the military resorts in Hawaii since they were not a retiree. The answer is YES. He was very happy to learn that in 2020 there were many benefits made available to any service-connected veteran which had previously required a 100% service connection.

Facilities that are designated MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) are now available to all service-connected veterans that have a Veteran Health Insurance Card which display’s their eligibility status. This requires that “SERVICE CONNECTED,” “FORMER POW” or “PURPLE HEART” must appear on the card. If you are eligible but do not have that printed on your card, you will not be allowed on base. 

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