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Operation
Recognition
High
School Diplomas for NJ WWII,
KOREAN
& VIETNAM Veterans
The
West Milford Township Board of Education is proud to announce its recognition
of and support for
AOperation Recognition,@ a program that offers high school diplomas for veterans who left high
school to join the military.
In
a ceremony on October 5, 2000, the New Jersey Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) jointly launched a program to honor World War II era
veterans who left school to join the military and never received a high school
diploma. Known as Operation
Recognition, the program will award a state-endorsed high school diploma to
any New Jersey veteran who left a New Jersey high school to enter military
service during World War II. This
program has been extended to cover veterans of the Korean and Vietnam era as
well.
AThis
is a small recognition we can give in appreciation to those who sacrificed
their education to ensure our freedoms,@
said Michael Warner, Deputy Commissioner for Veteran Affairs, DMAVA.
AWorld War II was the defining event in the lives of so many of our current senior citizens. Many of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of that time sacrificed so much to defend our great country,@ said Commissioner of Education, William L. Librera. AI am proud to lend my personal support and pledge the full cooperation and commitment of the Department of Education to acknowledge with pride and reverence the opportunities they lost in order to keep our country free.@
Programs
similar to Operation Recognition have been established in other states,
including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska,
North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Who
qualifies
~ Current New Jersey Veterans who left a New Jersey High School to
join the military between the dates of September 16, 1940 and December 31, 1946,
June 23, 1950, and January 31, 1955, or December 31, 1960, through May 7, 1975,
who were honorably discharged.
~ All branches of service including Merchant Marine and Coast Guard are
eligible.
~ Those who have earned a (GED) are also eligible.
~ Diplomas may also be issued posthumously. Surviving family members of eligible veterans are urged to
apply.
Paperwork
needed:
~ A copy of your DD-214 or discharge papers
~ The name and address of the high school you attended
~ The year you would have graduated
~ Your name, address and daytime phone number
Contact
Bernice Colefield, Director of Education, West Milford Township Public Schools at (973)
697-1700, ext. 133,
or e-mail
bernice.colefield@wmtps.org
to
begin the process and obtain the necessary paperwork.