Video E-mail Launches for Deployed Soldiers
Soldiers and families can now communicate by video e-mail through the Army Knowledge Online intranet portal. AKO video messaging allows all deployed active-duty, National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers to create video messages on a computer with a Web cam. The message is then stored on a server and sent to the recipient via a link. Upon opening an e-mail, the user clicks on the link to get streaming video and sound. Soldiers must follow the same Defense Department security measures used for standard e-mail and are not allowed to use Web cams in secure areas. Families with an AKO account can send video e-mails from home.
New Passport Requirements Jan. 2007
Beginning in January 2007, all air travelers, including U.S citizens, will need a valid passport to enter the U.S. You can obtain a passport at more than 9,000 locations in the United States. For more information visit the U.S. Department of State's website.
National Guard Museum Opens New Exhibit
A new interactive exhibit that showcases the National Guard's participation in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom is on display at the National Guard Museum. The exhibit displays Guard members' equipment, uniforms and photographs from the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The granite and glass National Guard Association of the United States Memorial Building that houses the Museum is located on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Capitol Street in Washington, D.C. Visiting hours are Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, call (888)-226-4287, or visit the Museum's webpage.
To locate a military-themed museum, monument or memorial, visit the Military.com Museum and Memorial Guide.
Military Honors for Veterans' Funerals
The National Guard's Honor Guard Program is available in many states to any person who served in either peace-time or war-time on active duty. It is also eligible to anyone who served in the National Guard or Reserve, completed at least one enlistment and received an Honorable discharge. There is no cost to the family members of the veteran. The family need only to notify their funeral director they desire to have military funeral honors rendered at the interment. To make the arrangements, the funeral director will need the veteran's DD214, Form NGB22, or a Certificate of Honorable Discharge, which can be requested from
Military Records at the National Archives.
There are three different types of the Funeral Honors Programs as described on the Website of the Arlington National Cemetery.
To learn more about memorial benefits,
visit the Burial and Memorial Benefits webpage at Military.com.
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