Episode #179: Stephen Boyd & Thomas van Hees 03-31-2014 with Host Sandra Beck

Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd of Military Mom Talk Radio interview Stephen Boyd who served on active duty in the US Army from 1967 to 1970. He served in Korea in 1968 and Viet Nam from 1969 to 1970. He has numerous awards and decorations for his military service. This week Stephen continues his interviews with veterans and also brings us information about veteran cemeteries that families may not realize or know. Thomas Van Hees is a veterans’ advocate helping veterans obtain compensation from the VA for their service-connected health issues. These awards and denials led to writing a book specifically targeted towards veterans who may be seeking compensation from the VA mainly because Thomas did not want veterans having to go through what he did when seeking compensation from the VA. “Disability Compensation The Veterans Guide” was the outcome of his first book in a series of three books. “Disability Compensation The Veterans Guide” was submitted to the Military Writers’ Society of America for review and was entered in their awards contest in 2011. Thomas currently has six books published, two of which were released this last November. “Unheralded Heroes” has been submitted to MWSA for review and is also entered in the coming awards contest. “The Gulf Wars Veterans Guide to Disability Compensation” has not yet been submitted but may be in the immediate future. All of Thomas’ books appear on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Publish America, Blue water Press and the MWSA websites.