My neighbor is a veteran who has been trying to get 100% disability for a number of years now. His son is about to go to college (great kid) and because of his disability he can't afford to send him, so as a final resort he's advised me that to raise funds he will put his purple heart on E-bay. I find it a disturbing because if he was awarded 100% disability he could use his workers comp to send the kid to college, as it stands he gets 40% even though he has been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, and was wounded in Vietnam. I don't know what to tell him, he's a proud man who has been getting the runaround from AMVETS and VFW, I wish I could help because I would hate for him to part with this prestigious award. Any suggestions?
Thats nice, NJ but people don't get out to the benefits much anymore. The tsunami benefit a few weeks ago was cancelled.
AB, this guy might be able to help out: GALVESTON (H) Robert T. Dambach 2201 Avenue L Galveston , TX 77550 409/ 766-2448 (FAX) 409/ 766-2294 [Senior Citizens Bldg.] Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 4:00 Email: dambacr@co.galveston.tx.us He's with the Texas Veterans Commision. He worked wonders for us when he had to move my father-in-law here. He serves Galveston COunty. Here's a list of all the counties and the person to contact. http://www.tvc.state.tx.us/cso.htm
Financial aid / Student loans / Part time job Where is he going to school?...HCC for a few years and then UH is not that expenseve of a combination (considering college costs). They can make it work.
My dad works but doesn't make much and my brother, my sister, and I are on financial aid. They go to private schools though, so he still has to cough up some cash. I go to A&M and I don't pay anything out of pocket. Of course, I am racking up some student loan debt.
I hear John Kerry is looking to pick another medal. Maybe he'd pay big. I know. That was shady, to say the least, but I couldn't hep mice elf.
Thats what I would do, tell that kid to get on http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and whatever school he gets into they can pull all the info from fafsa and cut him a amount for school..
I had to work my way through college. That's what this kid should do. I just don't understand why it's taken for granted that a parent should pay their kid's college expenses. His degree will mean more to him and he will take it seriously if he is paying for it. If I'm an employer I would rather have the applicant that put themselves through school instead of the kid that had mommy and daddy pay.
