Monroe County Veterans Discount Card

"The Monroe County Commissioners have instituted a 'Veterans Discount Card Program' in Monroe County, PA. The card is free and may be used at select businesses within Monroe County." The commissioners' April 15, 2013 letter launching it - the programme has outlived two boards and three directors - says it exists "as a way of saying 'Thank You' to our veterans", after similar programmes in Pike, Wayne and Bucks counties, and asks area businesses to "voluntarily agree to offer a discount of their choosing to qualified veterans". Who qualifies. "This program is open to all former members of the Armed Forces: active duty, peacetime, wartime, former members of the National Guard and Reserves." Bring the discharge - the WWII Discharge/Separation paper or the DD-214 (1950 to the present) - and a Pennsylvania driver's licence to confirm residency, to the Veterans Affairs Office, One Quaker Plaza, Room 101, Stroudsburg, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The registration form records the proof of service - "DD-214, DD-215, or Honorable Discharge Paper" - the branch, and the card number and date issued, certified by the director of veterans affairs. The office's companion FAQ is frank that no federal photo veteran ID exists: the VA medical card and the Defense Department's cards "were never intended by the 'issuing authority' to be used for commercial purposes", so the county card fills that gap. The businesses. Merchants join on a one-page application to the office; the county posts the participating list - dozens of businesses with their discounts, from restaurants to veterinarians, last posted October 24, 2024.