AARP - Segunda Juventud - Puerto Rico: Battles on the Home Front

Battles on the Home Front
On the battlefield and back at home, veterans find family roles changing. Children must learn to reconnect with their returning mom or dad. And grandparents aren’t just caring for grandkids; increasingly, it’s a wounded son or daughter who needs extensive attention.

By Julia Bencomo Lobaco
May 2008

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Resources

Office for Puerto Rico Veterans Services
Including employment, veterans organizations, complaints, and the Puerto Rico National Guard Family Readiness Program.

Family Readiness Center—San Juan
PDA 3½, Puerta Tierra
San Juan
787-289-1516, 787-289-1499
Email: FAC@ng.army.mil

Family Readiness Center—Juana Díaz
Fort Allen Juana Díaz Edificio 332
787-260-8000, ext. 7519

Family Readiness Center—Arecibo
Carretera 129 Km 6.0
Arecibo, PR 00612
787-880-2100, Fax: 787-880-2100

Family Readiness Center—Mayagüez
HHC 1/296th Inf BN 100 Carolina St Bo.
Sabalo Mayagüez, PR 00681
787-834-7979, Fax: 787-834-7979

Legal Office (JAG)
Captain William E O’Connor
787-289-1489/1490

Tricare
Fort Buchanan,
Sra. Aracelis Delgado
787-707-2526/34/36/54/72
humana-military.com

Cruz Roja Americana
(American Red Cross, in Spanish)
24-hour services
787-758-8150, 866-220-7859
cruzrojaamericana.org

Chaplains (PDA 3½)
Major Hector Alexis Rivera, 787-289-1650
Major Alejandro Sánchez, 787-289-1500

Military ID Cards

PDA 3½, San Juan
787-289-1683

Fort Buchanan
787-707-3511

Fort Allen, Juana Díaz
787-260- 8014

Base Aérea Muñiz
(Muñiz Air Base)
787-253-7443

Army Community Services & Army Emergency Relief

Fort Buchanan
787-707-3292, 787-707-3804, 800-786-5315, ext. 3423

Reajuste Financiero
(Financial Readjustment)
787-707-3310

Dental Concordia
800- 866-8499

Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
800-538-9552

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