Veteran's Day 2019

[JEBar]

anyone planning to travel or attend any sort of celebration over Veteran's Day, Monday, Nov 11th .... Friday, Nov 8th through Sunday morning Nov 10th we will be camping with our club at Raleigh Oaks ( https://raleighoaksrvresort.com/ ).... we plan to return home Sunday morning and have a Veteran's Day family cookout/gathering at our place during the mid afternoon .... we would rather have it on Monday but some of our family has to work ....

[JEBar]

Veterans Day Discounts 2019 ===> https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/67508/ ... unts-2019/

[JEBar]

don't have any documentation to back this up, I heard it from a friend ===> Effective 1/1/20 all service connected disabled vets will get on base PX privileges.

[TMB]

We both have to work so no plans. That's a nice resort!

[GunnyGene]

don't have any documentation to back this up, I heard it from a friend ===> Effective 1/1/20 all service connected disabled vets will get on base PX privileges.

I haven't seen anything about that, although here's the current rules. Note that 100% disabled have on base privileges, but not others. It's been that way for a long time. I think your friend may be mistaken.

https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/ex ... ick-facts/

Who We Serve

The Exchange serves an eligible customer base of 31 million active-duty military; retirees; National Guardsmen; Reservists; 100% disabled honorably discharged Veterans; all other honorably discharged Veterans (online only); authorized Public Health Service associates; authorized National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration associates; Coast Guard members and family members.

[GFK]

Actually, I am planning to be on my first hunting trip. So, it will be the start of another chapter in my life. Ya!

[JEBar]

Actually, I am planning to be on my first hunting trip. So, it will be the start of another chapter in my life. Ya!

good luck .... what area will you be hunting and what type of game .... will you be hunting with a Henry rifle .... looking forward to your post hunt reports

[BrokenolMarine]

We will attend a Birthday Dinner on the 9th with fellow old geezer Marines. Our Birthday falls on the 10th so every year, we celebrate both.

[RetiredSeabee]

Recently retired so no place to go that I don’t want to.
The town is opening a new park appropriately dedicated to Veterans and named Harrisburg Veterans Park.
So I will I will don my favorite Seabee hat and attend the dedication ceremony.

[JEBar]

I haven't seen anything about that, although here's the current rules. Note that 100% disabled have on base privileges, but not others. It's been that way for a long time. I think your friend may be mistaken.

checked with my friend and he provided this link ===> https://www.military.com/daily-news/201 ... ccess.html

[GunnyGene]

I haven't seen anything about that, although here's the current rules. Note that 100% disabled have on base privileges, but not others. It's been that way for a long time. I think your friend may be mistaken.

checked with my friend and he provided this link ===> https://www.military.com/daily-news/201 ... ccess.html

Hmmm. Ok. Thanks. Some restrictions, especially regarding credit/debit cards which is liable to create some confusion and checkout computer problems. Pretty sure they will limit this to honorably discharged vets also.

PS: A thought just occurred to me. I wonder how the Exchanges in States like CA will handle State laws regarding ammo, since the big bases stock it.

[GFK]

Actually, I am planning to be on my first hunting trip. So, it will be the start of another chapter in my life. Ya!

good luck .... what area will you be hunting and what type of game .... will you be hunting with a Henry rifle .... looking forward to your post hunt reports

Thanks. I will be in Arkansas, looking for deer. And, I am planning to use my Marlin 336W. It is the rifle that I first purchased (September 2016), when I decided to try hunting deer. Since it will be my first outing, I wanted to go with someone who has been before. If nothing else, I hope to be shown the ropes.

[JEBar]

many years ago I was told that Hunting is perfectly named .... the vast majority of the time is spent hunting, not finding .... enjoying the total experience of being out and about has a great appeal to me .... hope your hunt proves to be one you will really enjoy

[JEBar]

as noted in the opening post, we are scheduled to camp with our club .... with this coming weekend's club outing rapidly approaching the weather folks say we are in for a warming trend .... they are calling for a high of 70 on Thursday .... the bad news is we will be camping Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and they are calling for a high of 49 on both Friday and Saturday ... lows in the upper 20's .... camping with friends, gotta love it ...

[BigAl52]

Anytime your camping its a good time. Id like to be camping right now at South Padre Island

[JEBar]

Anytime your camping its a good time. Id like to be camping right now at South Padre Island

AMEN .... we are looking forward to it

[BigAl52]

Good deal I hope we see some pictures

[JEBar]

no problem taking pictures but on this outing, I suspect most will be taken inside the camper ...