The Pottawattamie County Veterans Service Office in Council Bluffs runs two programmes, Veteran Emergency Assistance (county and state) and Veteran Services (federal), with nationally accredited caseworkers, and takes applications for the Korean government’s Ambassador for Peace Medal.
Also called: veterans service office, CVSO, Council Bluffs, Peggy Becker, emergency assistance, Ambassador for Peace, 35B.6.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Pottawattamie County Veterans Service Office is a county department providing assistance in determining eligibility for county, state and federal veterans benefits. The services include completion of forms, referrals, follow-up services and assistance as needed, free of charge to veterans and their dependents; the caseworkers are nationally accredited by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Commission of Veteran Affairs Department provides two programmes: Veteran Emergency Assistance (county and state assistance) and Veteran Services (federal assistance). The office is at 623 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, phone (712) 328-5797, fax (712) 328-5726, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Administrator of the Veterans Service Office is Peggy Becker.
Ambassador for Peace Medal. The Korean government issues a commemorative medal to United States veterans who served from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, and to veterans who participated in UN peacekeeping operations until the end of 1955. The medal may be awarded to the veteran or posthumously to the veteran's next of kin. The office invites eligible veterans and their families to apply; once medals are issued by the Korean Consulate the county hosts a ceremony. Questions go to the office at (712) 328-5797.
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Any veteran or dependent
The office assists veterans and their dependents free of charge across county, state and federal programmes. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.