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Home · Government · Town Departments · Veterans Services · Veterans Services
Veterans Services
Contact TypeContact Information
Contact:
Veterans Service Officer
Mailing Address:
55 Main St.
Westford, MA 01886
Phone:
978-392-1170
Fax:
978-392-0890
Office Location:
23 Depot St., Millennium Building (with Town Clerk)
Hours:
Tuesday - 8:30 to Noon
Other days - variable
Please call (978) 392-1170 to schedule an appointment
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Westford Historical Activities
-Memorial Day
-Veterans Day
-Flag Day

Upcoming Event
Veterans Day - November 11, 2010 (Town Common - 10:30 AM)
Westford Veteran’s Services
-Financial Assistance
-Medical Assistance
-Burial Assistance
-Cemetery Ceremonies
-Military/Discharge records

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Summary of Benefits
Financial Aid – If you are a veteran, dependant of a veteran or a widow/widower of a veteran and struggling financially, you may be entitled to assistance. Assistance is based on your income and assets, means-based. This benefit is under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 115.

Help for Veterans in danger of foreclosure – To obtain help from a VA financial counselor, veterans can call VA toll-free at 1-877-827-3702 or visit the VA's home loan guaranty program. Web site http://www.homeloans.va.gov

Education – All Massachusetts veterans are entitled to free tuition at Massachusetts’ state colleges and universities. Be sure to see the Veterans Representative at the college you plan to attend, or are attending, to maximize your state and GI Bill Benefits.

Suicide Prevention – The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hrs a day 800-273-TALK (8255). PTSD is a real item for all who served from D-Day to Fallujah.

Welcome Home Bonus – Have you received your Massachusetts Welcome Home Bonus? Active Duty service during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and the Global War on Terror (GWOT) means you are entitled to a Welcome Home Bonus. Amounts vary depending on assignment and there is no time limit on applying for this bonus. Current award for the GWOT is $1,000 for service in Afghanistan and Iraq or $500 for service in other locations. Update: Multiple Welcome Home Bonuses are now authorized. Under new legislation, enacted November 2009, veterans serving multiple deployments since September 11, 2001 are eligible for multiple bonuses:

Multiple Welcome Home Bonus Requirements:
1. Must show six months to one-year residency in Massachusetts before latest deployment.
2. Must have received your original Welcome Home Bonus under Chapter 130 Acts of 2005.
3. Service inside of Iraq/Afghanistan, or at least 180 days of active Foreign Service.
4. Veteran must have received an honorable discharge




 
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