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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This is a reminder that the BJA Drug Court Technical Assistance Project at American University will conduct the second in a series of interactive webinar sessions on
<b>Veterans Treatment Court Programs</b> on <b>Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EDT</b>, with a follow-up interactive web meeting on
<b>Thursday, March 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EDT</b> to discuss applied examples from the previous session and address questions participants have that could not be answered during the first session.
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<p>Information on the this session, entitled <b>"Understanding Military Discharge Characterizations: Potential Pathways to Obtaining Benefits for Recipients of Less-Than-Honorable Discharges"</b>, is included in the attached announcement.
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<p>We have also attached here a few supplemental documents related to Tuesday's webinar:
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2014 Hagel Memorandum <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Policy Brief on VA Adjudication of Misconduct Discharges <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
"Beyond 'TBD': Understanding VA's Evaluation of a Former Servicemember's Benefit Eligibility Following Involuntary or Punitive Discharge from the Armed Forces - Major John W. Brooker, Major Evan R. Seamone, & Ms. Leslie C. Rogall
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"Veterans' Benefits: The Impact of Military Discharges on Basic Eligibility" - Congressional Research Service ("cliffnotes" version of the Beyond TBD article)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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If you have any questions for Major Evan Seamone that you would like him to address during the session(s), please email them to
<a href="mailto:justice@american.edu">justice@american.edu</a>. <br>
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Please follow the instructions below to register for the webinar(s):<br>
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1. Go to: <a href="https://bja-au.webex.com/bja-au/onstage/g.php?PRID=d7eda91d480215354688a5536275d7c9">
https://bja-au.webex.com/bja-au/onstage/g.php?PRID=d7eda91d480215354688a5536275d7c9</a>
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2. Choose the webinar event(s) you would like to register for and click Register.
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3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click Submit. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>4. This will generate an automatic email confirming your registration and providing you with the information to attend the event (the email will be from "messenger").<br>
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<p>Please contact me (<a href="mailto:fuhrmann@american.edu">fuhrmann@american.edu</a>) if you have any questions on the webinar or the registration process.
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<p>We look forward to your participation. <br>
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Best, <br>
Monica <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Monica Fuhrmann</span> <br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Research Associate</span> <br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Justice Programs Office, School of Public Affairs<br>
American University</span> <br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Physical Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 4000 Brandywine Street N.W., Suite 100</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Telephone: 202/885-2875 Fax: 202/885-2885 </span>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mailing Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 4400 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Brandywine Suite 100<br>
Washington D.C. 20016-8159<br>
Telephone: 202/885-2875 Fax: 202/885-2885<br>
web: </span><a href="www.american.edu/justice"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.american.edu/justice</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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