Putnam County Clerk: free DD-214 filing and the F.A.V.O.R. veteran ID card (Michael C. Bartolotti)

The program. The County Clerk's page: "Participating Veterans will file their DD214s at the Putnam County Clerk's Office and be issued a Putnam County Veteran ID card (both services provided free of charge) enabling them to take advantage of discounts offered by local merchants. They will also receive a List of Program Rules & Conditions together with a Discount List detailing discounts available. Participating Merchants will file a Merchant's Discount Application with the County Clerk's Office indicating their discount offered to Participating Veterans and will receive a participation poster for display at their place of business." The letter is signed "Michael C. Bartolotti, Putnam County Clerk": "I am pleased to sponsor a program that honors our Putnam County Veterans as well as benefits our local merchants... Veteran Service Agency Director Karl Rhode and I look forward to your participation in this most worthwhile program. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (845) 808-1142 x 49301." The appointment list. The Clerk's online booking types include "Veterans DD-214 / F.A.V.O.R Card" beside land recording, passports and pistol-permit transactions. The statute. New York's Military Law 250 requires every county clerk to furnish without charge a certified copy of a discharge to the veteran or a parent, spouse, dependent or child, and the recording itself is free (the State entry carries the statute and the restricted access). The F.A.V.O.R. merchant rules, conditions and discount list post beside the program on both the Clerk's and the Agency's pages.