VA Benefits
The vision of the The Department of Veterans Affairs is “to provide veterans the world-class benefits and services they have earned – and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship.”
Maine Veterans’ Services
Maine Veterans’ Services was established in 1947. The Bureau’s main office is located at Camp Keyes in Augusta. The Bureau comes under the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. In addition to the main office, the Bureau has six field service offices strategically located throughout the state and a claims office located at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Togus, Maine. The Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery system is also a part of the Bureau and consists of two cemeteries located in Augusta, one in Caribou and is undergoing the planning stages for development of one in Springvale.
http://www.maine.gov/dvem/bvs/
SF 180 – Request pertaining to militray records
The Standard Form 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records (SF180) is used to request information from military records.
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf
