[ABOUT THE AUTHOR] IM A VIETNAM ERA VETERAN WHO, AT THE TIME OF MY DISCHARGE, I NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED THAT THE 'REAL WAR I WOULD HAVE TO FACE WOULD BE BACK IN THE STATES FROM MY OWN COMMUNITY'..SO I HIT THE  JUNGLE, ( THE STREETS), TO CHANGE MY FAITH, [ IM A SOLDIER/SURVIVOR ]. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, " MY LAST 35 YEARS WERE SPENT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATIONS. (NOTE): " GROWING UP THE SON OF A POLICE OFFICER, I WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED IN LAW, SO I STUDIED LAW, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, TITLE 38 U.S. CODE, CFR, ETC.",..SO I WILL NOW ATTEMPT TO 'GIVE YOU MY 35 YEARS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED TO SHOW YOU, THAT ( ALL THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK, ARE JUST A CLICK AWAY ), I WILL SHOW YOU THE EASIEST WAY TO FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED. SO PLEASE FOLLOW MY POST'S, YOU DONT WANT TO MISS WHAT "EVERY VETERAN AND THEIR FAMILIES NEED TO HEAR, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY".....

SEE:{CALIFORNIA VETERAN'S RESOURCE BOOK}, [INCARCERATED VETERANS BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS],...WHICH STATES; "VA CAN TAKE 'ALL OR PART' OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THAT THE INCARCERATED VETERAN 'DOES NOT RECEIVE' AND APPORTION IT TO THEIR SPOUSE, CHILDREN AND DEPENDENT PARENTS ON THE BASIS OF INDIVIDUAL NEED",..[CONTACT THE NEAREST VA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR DETAILS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INCOME INFORMATION TO START THE APPLICATION PROCESS.......

NOTE: ( WE ALL KNOW A INCARCERATED VETERAN, BUT HE CAN STILL ASSIST IN THE SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS WHILE INCARCERATED ).

PLEASE INVITE EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS A VETERAN TO, " REGISTER AND BECOME APART OF THE COMMUNITY ".

HOPE MY INFORMATION WILL TAKE THE STRESS AND FRUSTRATION OUT OF WONDERING-WHAT DO I DO NEXT.

RESPECTFULLY;

DARRYL