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Veterans
Local Connections
Connecting veterans to local people and support
The following connections are here to help connect local veterans with local people and groups that may be beneficial. Please let us know if you have an updated local connection to add.
Connections
American Legion Post 78
"Veterans Strengthening America"
Phone: 910-340-7055 | Address: 650 W Corbett Ave, Swansboro, NC 28584
Disabled American Veterans DAV 16
Meetings are held on the last Monday of each month. 6:00 PM.
Meeting Location is: 301 Roosevelt Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28540.
Dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
Phone: 910-455-3400 | Mailing Address: 300 Sherwood Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540; | Website: https://davnc16.com/
Fleet Reserve Association Camp LeJeune Branch 208
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 1830.
Location: DAV Chapter 16, 300 Sherwood Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540.
Among our membership are former national and regional officers and a Veteran Service Officer. Established to assist active, reserve, retired, and veterans of the Sea Services in and around Onslow County. Besides keeping our members informed of important legislative issues, we also assist our members with veteran issues and benefits. Branch 208 sponsors area students in the Americanism Essay Contest held annually, provides an annual scholarship award to children or grandchildren of members, and sponsors a local little league ball team.
Mailing Address: Fleet Reserve Association, Camp Lejeune Branch 208, P.O. Box 1079, Jacksonville, NC. 28541.
Email: pmiethker@ec.rr.com.
Marine Corps League 1407
Meetings are held at the Swansboro Moose Lodge, 161 Norris Rd, Swansboro, NC 28584.
Marine Corps League Swansboro Detachment #1407 is dedicated to helping the Marines, FMF Chaplains, FMF Corpsman and their families in the Swansboro North Carolina area and supports the National Marine Corps League Sponsored Marines Helping Marines Program with information and events. The league works in cooperation with the local community and Marines in the State of North Carolina.
Address: 161 Norris Rd, Swansboro, NC 28584
Military Order of the Purple Heart
The mission of the Military Order of the Purple Heart is to foster an environment of goodwill and camaraderie among Combat Wounded Veterans, promote Patriotism...
Address: 1006 Oak Dr Ext, Jacksonville, NC 28546.
NABVETS 0054
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Jacksonville (men’s chapter). Veterans Service Organization Accredited with the US Veterans Affairs.
Phone: (910) 346-2977 | Email: nabvetsmc0054@yahoo.com
Rolling Thunder NC-5
The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc., is to publicize the POW-MIA issue; to educate the public that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all previous wars and to help correct the past and to protect future Veterans from being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in action. We are also committed to helping American Veterans from all wars.
Address: Jacksonville, NC | Website: https://www.rollingthundernc5.com/
"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul."
Michel de Montaigne
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Resource Center
Connecting veterans and their families to local resources
Our Resource Center is offered as a place to find various veterans benefits, how to apply for them, and how to get more information. As more resources become available, we will update this section. We hope you will find them useful, and we'll appreciate any feedback from the Veteran community on improving this resource center.
Resources (coming soon)
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