VCSO: Veterans County Service Officer
Harry Fontenot is the
Veterans Service Officer
for Van Zandt County
(903) 567-7985 or (903) 567-0554
The VCSO office is located at the Veterans Memorial Building at 1200 S. Trade Days Blvd. (Directly behind the Veterans Memorial Plaza).
Harry Fontenot, retired from the Air Force, is the local Veterans Service Officer available to help all veterans and their families in Van Zandt County.
Services offered include helping veterans with injury and pension claims, educational needs, health benefits, VA home loans, and land loans.
His office can also help with obtaining a veterans DD214 forms, military medical records, if available, and can refer other services for help in retaining medals like a Purple Heart or other service medals for a veteran.
There are approximately 5,000 veterans in Van Zandt County and according to Fontenot, his biggest challenge is letting local veterans know his office is available to them.
The number one request coming to his office is helping veterans with claims, mostly service connected. Many of them are Viet Nam vets requesting help with claims from Agent Orange, a chemical used to spray defoliants in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Office hours are currently Tuesday – Thursday 10:00 am. – 4:00 p.m.
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The Belief Center
Our mission is to help veterans stop hurting and start healing. (940) 367-3336
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Camp-V (Tyler, Tx.)
The Mission of Camp-V is to build a stronger community of engagement and support for East Texas Veterans. (903) 566-1010
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Goshen Farms
Reverend Bowen has ministered in Central and South America, Europe, Pakistan and Australia: helping children in orphanages, teaching the bible and assisting various ministries.
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Therapy Dog Teams
Vickie Ragle graciously offers consults on dog training, free of charge for veterans.
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VA Shuttle Bus Parking
If you are a veteran and need help to drive to Dallas VA, please add this phone number and information. The Shuttle Bus leaves the VA Shuttle area located at the Northeast corner of I-20 and Hwy-64 at Dukes and Craft-64 Parking Lot.
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Veterans Outpost
Veterans Outpost is a 46 acre ranch committed to improving the physical, emotional, spiritual, and economic well-being of our nation's military, veterans, and their family members.