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Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S.A.

Office of the Secretary: 202-273-4800

Office of the Inspector General: 202-565-8620

Hotline for DC Metropolitan area: 800-488-8244

Office of the General Counsel: 202-273-6659

Office of Chief Benefits Director: 202-418-4343

Office of the National Cemetery System: 202-273-5146

Arlington National Cemetery (General Funeral Information): 703-697-2131

Board of Veterans Appeals: 202-565-5436

Central Office (Main Switchboard): 202-273-5400

Freedom of Information/Privacy Act: 202-565-5862

Government Life Insurance: 800-669-8477

Personnel Locator: 202-273-4950

Persian Gulf Veterans Hotline: 800-PGW-VETS (749-8387)

Veterans Benefits Administration--Veterans Services Division: 800-827-1000

Other Phone Numbers

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VVA (Viet Nam Veterans Association)

National Office: WAXL16a@prodigy.com

"The VVA Veteran" Publication: 202-628-2700

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Write to:

President George W. Bush

Vice President Richard Cheney

First Lady Laura Bush

Please write to Mrs. Cheney and to White House staff by regular mail.

The address is:

The White House

Washington, D.C. 20501 (Mrs. Cheney) or 20502 (all WH Staff)

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Government Agencies

Department of Defense:703-545-6700

Department of Labor:

Office of Veterans Employment and Training: 202-219-9110

Office of Veterans Employment, Reemployment, and Training (OVERT): 202-219-9116

Department of State:

Office of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Affairs: 202-647-3133

Office of Management and Budget--Veterans Affairs: 202-395-4500

Office of Personnel Management: 202-606-1000

Small Business Administration--Office of Veterans Affairs: 202-205-6773

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"Federal Benefits Manual for Veterans And Dependents"

The "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents--February 2007" manual has been revised to include the changes in law for 1997. This book sells for $5.50 a copy, but is available FREE, published on the Internet at:

www.va.gov

or via VA-Online, a bulletin board that can be reached by modem at 1-800-821-8387. This book has the addresses and phone numbers of all VA benefits offices, medical centers, national cemeteries, counseling centers, and other VA facilities.

Please tell people that do not have access to a computer, that they can mail $5.50 per copy to:

Superintendent Of Documents

P.O. Box 371954

Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

Ask for "GPO Stock number 051-000-00212-1, (Federal Benefits for Veterans And Dependents)."

To order with visa or mastercard, phone (202) 512-1800.

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Embassies

Embassy of Vietnam

1233 20th Street, NW

Suite 501

Washington, D.C. 20036

Embassy of Laos

2222 S Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20008

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