Need gear money? Vets should read this!

[Rob]

YEA!!!
Finally i get something from them other than shots that make you sick as
hell... :)
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob & Heather Williams <will7370 at tao.sou.edu>
To: analogue at hyperreal.org <analogue at hyperreal.org>
Cc: Synth Do-It-Yourselfers <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 3:58 PM
Subject: Need gear money? Vets should read this!


>Hey guys,
>
>Guess who owes me money?  I know a lot of us are constantly talking about
how to
>come up with cash for our equipment.  I just found out how I'm going to get
>almost $700 in gear money.  Apparently the US Congress recently passed a
bill
>entitling veterans to a dividend on the GI insurance they had while in the
>service.  Both current and former military personnel are entitled to the
>dividend. BUT, the government will not send it to you unless you ask for
it.
>The general dividend schedule is as follows:
>
>2 years of service: $261.00
>3 years of service: $391.00
>4 years of service: $528.00
>
>To apply for the dividend, we need to write to the Veterans Center, P.O.
Box
>8079, Philadelphia, PA 19101.  Include your name, Social Security number,
>address, branch of service, date of birth and dates of military service.  A
copy
>of your DD Form 214 would help too.
>
>Anyway, I just thought that some of you would like to know how to get a
hold of
>this cash for new gear.
>
>Take care,
>
>Robert