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THE RIGHT THING TO DO

THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WHAT IS MIAP? Non-profit organization dedicated to veterans. Massive nation-wide effort to locate, identify, & inter unclaimed cremated remains of forgotten veterans.

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THE RIGHT THING TO DO

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  1. THE RIGHT THING TO DO

  2. WHAT IS MIAP? • Non-profit organization dedicated to veterans. • Massive nation-wide effort to locate, identify, & inter unclaimed cremated remains of forgotten veterans. • Executed through combined efforts of: • Citizens • Volunteer service & veteran organizations • Funeral Regulatory Agency • State and National Veterans’ Administration agencies

  3. . • MISSION STATEMENT • To provide honor and respect. • To locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state, and federal organizations to those who have served this country by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes

  4. MIAP FOUNDER • Fred Salanti • National Director • Redding, CA • Disabled Veteran • Major, US Army Infantry • Viet Nam Veteran

  5. MIAP NATIONAL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR • LINDA SMITH • RETIRED DOD • US NAVY VETERAN • Lake Ozark, MO 65049

  6. MIAP NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON • Heidi Voight • Noted activist & public speaker from Milford, CT. • Personal mission is to ensure no man or woman brave enough to serve is forgotten. “We owe them a proper memorial with honor, dignity, and with love.”

  7. MIAP NATIONAL CHAPLAIN • CHUCK TYLER • National Chaplain/Web Administrator • Establish Chaplain Corps in 50 states. • Recruiting for MIAP volunteer chaplains. • If you feel it’s your calling and meet requirements of an ordained minister or an experienced chaplain, please consider joining our efforts.

  8. AMERICAN LEGION AND AMVETS Partnered with MIAP Adopted American Legion Resolution 24 in May 2007 by the National Executive Committee and AMVETS Resolution 09-19 in 2008. Formally endorsed the MIA project. Our goal is to “Identify, honor, and inter unclaimed cremated remains of veterans”.

  9. INSPIRATION FOR THE PROGRAM Cremated remains found in storage unit. In Nov 2006, the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery interred 21 veterans and 1 spouse. In Nov 2007, 13 additional veterans and 3 spouses were laid to rest. Rich Cesler, Idaho State Veterans’ Cemetery

  10. OREGON’S FORGOTTEN HOSPITAL 3500 cremated remains found stored at an Oregon State Hospital

  11. The Missing in America Project provides free liability insurance for all volunteers that visit funeral homes. • All volunteers must sign a release/liability form, assuring both the MIAP and funeral homes that all information is kept strictly confidential. • Funeral Homes are in charge of all decisions regarding interrment of located veterans.

  12. JEFFERSON BARRACKS SERVICE St. Louis, MO January 11, 2008 Six veterans’ cremated remains were interred.

  13. JEFFERSON BARRACKS SERVICE MIAP/ALR/PGR PIPE AND DRUM CORPS

  14. The shadow box was presented to the funeral director on behalf of the deceased veterans. It now hangs in a place of honor at the funeral home.

  15. CALIFORNIA MIAP MISSION

  16. MIAP UPDATE April 2010 • Over 400 volunteers + Approx 120 Group Volunteers (AL, ALR, VFW, MCL, VVA etc) • Number of states participating: 47 • Funeral Homes Visited : 822 • Veterans Identified: 712 • Veterans Interred: 632 • Cremated remains located: 6656 New cremated remains located in: NM, MA, GA, CA, KY, IL, AK, NY

  17. IDENTIFING VETERANS & DEPENDENTS • Inventory all cremated remains on property. • Input all cremated remains in secure MIAP database. • Check those files for military information: • DD 214 (discharge paper) • Certificate of Honorable Discharge • Notice of Separation • Death certificate: was decedent ever in US Armed Forces? • Submit information for eligibility verification. • Notification of eligible decedents. • Coordinate interment service with full military honors.

  18. MILITARY HONORS

  19. MIAP OPERATIONS Yellow = Region 5 LT Green = Region 5A LT Blue = Region 3 Violet = Region 4 DK Green = Region 2 Orange = Region 1 DK Blue = Region 1A White = No Region

  20. MIAP CONTACT INFORMATION National Director Fred Salantiducpho@miap.us National Operations Coordinator Linda Smith sailormom@miap.us National Events Coordinator Joe Smith joelinda2470@charter.net Financial Frank (Bud) Thieme Jr.             bikerpapa@miap.us Chaplain/Web Administrator Chuck Tyler                             chucktyler@miap.us Secretary Board of Directors/Legal Action Committee Open                             

  21. MIAP CONTACT INFORMATION Veterans Organizations Coordinator Chris Brocksmithcgbrocksmith@cbrocksmith.com National Liaison To Funeral Directors Sally Belanger Sallybelanger@aol.com National Spokesperson Heidi Voighthvoight@miap.us Funeral Director/Legal Action Committee PoulLeMasters, Esq. phl@rosenacker.com National Political Coordinator John CaldarelliJcaldarelli@optonline.com National Public Information Representative William Lauchlanwlauchlan@godaddy.com

  22. DEFINITION OF A VETERAN “A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America, for any amount, up to and including his/her life.” Author Unknown

  23. SUMMARY This project has just begun. Our goal is to inter veterans and their dependents with the honor & respect they deserve. They served our great nation; it is now our great nation’s turn to serve them.

  24. Missing in America Emotions surround on me this day of despair At the Veterans memorial, sorrow wafts in the air We honor five soldiers and lay them to rest The armed forces tribute for America’s best.  Their comrades escort them to this hallowed place A disciplined march, in synchronized pace.  Seven Honor Guard set, arms shouldered to fire Three shots will ring out, all meant to inspire Each volley thunders as it moves through my soul The flood in my eyes, I no longer control.  Softly, the bugle mourns one final song Taps for these men, their day is now done. As I hold my flag high, to honor these men My heart starts to ache for what gathered us in.  The journey each took to this final place Is unbearably sad and should cause us disgrace.  Missing in Action, we all know this phrase A price our men pay for defending our ways.  But missing at home, these men should not bear Being left on a shelf with no one to care.  Their families are absent, they don’t know we’re here They’ve left these men stranded, year after year.  On funeral home shelves, their fate left unknown So our mission won’t end, till all are brought home We’ll honor their service and life since the war And place them with God to rest evermore.  Old Glory is folded and placed at their side We’ll remember forever, Americas Pride Missing in America, a project held dear Will find all these men and see them brought here They defended this Nation with courage and grit We owe it to them to never forget Don Blair

  25. QUESTIONS? THE RIGHT THING TO DO

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