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Nassau and Suffolk Counties' 2.8 million residents, include
227,000 veterans, and reside in the Counties' 917,000 households. On average
there is one veteran in every four households. In the Town of Oyster Bay, for
which Mr. Walter Schmidt is the Town's Veteran Services Officer -- VA accredited
-- and head of its Veteran Services Division, this ratio is even more dramatic
at one in three.
The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") NY/NJ
Veterans Healthcare Network and its Northport VA Medical Center offers quality
medical, surgical, psychiatric, rehabilitative and skilled nursing care to Long
Island veterans. Yet, more often than not, when a veteran of any era attempts to
obtain an accurate answer to even the simplest of questions, their task takes on
Herculean proportions.
For Veterans seeking information, Mr. Schmidt brings to the
table his three-decades of experience as a Certified Public Accounting. This,
along with the experiences from his own "still a work-in-progress" journey
through the VA system that resulted from his three tours in Vietnam (October
1967 to December 1969) and his contact with Agent Orange and other herbicide
Dioxins. This contact, over twenty-five years later, caused him to become
tetraplegic with only the partial use of his right arm and hand. While now in a
wheelchair fulltime, he continues to work a five-day week (from 7:00 am to 6:00
pm!).
During his 30 years in public accounting Mr. Schmidt's name
became synonymous with computers, the Internet, and technology. And while today
he and a computer are still never too far apart, when asked for the current
"words of the day," he will quickly tell you:
"Let no Veteran ever stand alone"
Walter makes the time to assist the Vietnam Veterans of
America Nassau County Chapter 82 by editing their Newsletter and Web Site, is
one of the founding members of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, and
is a member of both the Long Island and National Multiple Sclerosis Societies.
He has his own website at
(www.waltsdorsai.net)
and can be reached weekdays at
516.797.7875
Fine Print:
ABOUT THIS POST: While I am a
VA Accredited Service Organization Representative I'm not offering any personal
advice. I don't represent you. The information I provide here is for educational
and explanatory purposes only. It may or may not apply to your particular
circumstances. It should not be interpreted as a substitute for qualified
professional personal guidance. When it comes to your own situation, you should
always consultant your own representative(s) (Attorney, CPA, OD, MD, VSO, etc.)
before you make a decision.
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