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The WAR and Veteran Resources

New Hampshire-based Organizations:

NH State Veterans Council
Located in Manchester, the mission of the State Veterans Council (SVC) is to assist veterans who are residents of New Hampshire or their dependents in securing all benefits or preferences to which they may be entitled under any state or federal laws or regulations.

Veterans Resource Guide
This information is a Self-Help Guide to Veterans Services and Benefits compiled by NH Employment Security. Use this guide to help yourself obtain information about services and benefits available from various listed agencies and organizations located around the State. 

VA Medical Hospital in Manchester
Manchester VAMC provides health care to over 20,000 veterans.  Services are centered around a large primary care clinic.  Other services include urgent care, outpatient specialty clinics and extended care.

NH American Legion
The largest organization of US Veterans in the country, this community-service, war-time veterans organization includes around 3 million members men and women in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. 

Veterans of Foreign Wars (NH)
The organization’s mission is to “honor the dead by helping the living” through veterans’ service, community service, national security and a strong national defense.

NH Veterans Home
Located in Tilton, the mission of the New Hampshire Veterans Home is to provide high quality, professional long-term care services to the Granite State’s elderly and disabled veterans.

NH State Veterans Cemetery
Providing a dignified final resting place to honor all veterans. Located in Boscawen, the cemetery conveys peace through natural beauty and is a source of pride to veterans’ families and residents of NH.

National Organizations:

Veteran's Oral History Project
Do you know someone who is veteran of World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean (1950-1955), Vietnam (1961-1975), Persian Gulf wars (1990-1995), and/or Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)? Perhaps you contributed to the war effort as a civilian?


Veterans and civilians who worked in support of these wars are encouraged to share their stories with the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Your interview will become part of the permanent historical record of our nation. The website offers historical information on the project, a database of information regarding stories already submitted, and a Project Kit that includes all of the information and forms you need to participate.

The National WWII Memorial Registry
The memory of America's World War II generation is preserved within the physical memorial and through the World War II Registry of Remembrances, an individual listing of Americans who contributed to the war effort. Any U.S. citizen who helped win the war, whether a veteran or someone on the home front, is eligible for the Registry
 
US Department of Veteran Affairs
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.

Veterans Law Project
Law firms are taking notice of veterans’ legal issues, following in good will with pro bono services. Working with veteran service organizations, commissions and councils, the Veterans Law Project works to create and fund law clinics throughout the country to provide pro bono legal services to pro se veterans. 

Disabled American Veterans
With more than 1.2 million members, Disabled American Veterans is an organization of disabled veterans who are focused on building better lives for disabled veterans and their families.

American Veterans Center
A non-profit organization affiliated with the World War II Veterans Committee project. The committee supports a wide range of programs, publications and activities to preserve the World War II generation’s legacy for current and future generations.

Museums & Memorials

New Hampshire:

The Wright Museum
Located in Wolfeboro, the museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of World War ll and captures the achievements on the home front and the frontlines. It was founded by David Wright, a Korean war vet, and son of a WW2 Vet, who wanted to educate future generations about the War and its impact.

NH State Veterans Cemetery
Providing a dignified final resting place to honor all veterans. Located in Boscawen, the cemetery conveys peace through natural beauty and is a source of pride to veterans’ families and residents of NH.

Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies
Located at Keene State College, The Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies is one of the nation's oldest Holocaust Resource Centers. The Center boasts a strong collection of print and media resources and supports a minor in Holocaust Studies at Keene State College.
 
Strawbery Banke
Strawbery Banke features the Marden-Abbott House, a WWII-era home and family-run grocery store.

Memorial Bridge
Connecting Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME via U.S. Route 1 across the Piscataqua River, this bridge is designated as a World War I memorial. The dedication plaque mounted above the entrance on the Portsmouth side of the bridge, reads: "Memorial to the Sailors and Soldiers of New Hampshire who participated in the World War 1917-1919".

Hancock, NH
Located on the town Common, this permanent memorial honors residents of Hancock who served in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam.

National:

Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for thousands of soldiers who fought and died in defense of America during World War II.

Fort Hunt
Now a recreation area, Fort Hunt park was the site of a POW camp and top secret military installation during World War II.

National D-Day Memorial
The National D-Day Memorial honors the soldiers who landed at Normandy on June 6, 1944, including those from tiny Bedford, Virginia, which lost more soldiers (19) in proportion to its population (3,200) than any other community in the nation.

National World War II Memorial
The official website of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. includes information about the memorial and resources for World War II soldiers and their families.

National World War II Memorial (National Park Service site)
The National Park Service’s website for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. provides information about visiting the memorial.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima)
The United States Marine Corps Memorial honors Marines who have given their lives in defense of America and commemorates the famous flag raising which marked the 1945 liberation of Iwo Jima.