VetFamily: Tiger Woods
As his Army Ranger dad told him before he died: Tiger Woods will never meet a more mentally tough person. And he seems to be proving that on the golf course, fresh off a U.S. Open victory despite two breaks in his leg and a torn ACL. Read More >

BENEFIT 1:
CONTINENTAL:
Summertime travel is in full swing, book online today for special discounts. Continental Airlines honors those who served and their families with 5% discounts on travel booked at continental.com, with frequent flyer points too.

To get these points on future travel, which saving on your current trip. Just join Continental’s OnePass program, and then book your travel using your 10-digit Travel Discount code listed on the front of your Veterans Advantage card.
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MORE TRAVEL
Dollar Rent A Car
Thrifty Car Rental

BENEFIT 2:
AMTRAK:
Avoid high fuel prices and ride the train today. Our Amtrak 15% discount is good 365-days-a-year, and can easily be booked online or by telephone 3-days in advance with your 10-digit Travel Discount Code for Veteran travelers.

Plus all Veterans Advantage members can get started with Amtrak Guest Rewards frequent traveler program with 1,000 introductory points, good for a free trip on some of Amtrak’s most scenic routes. Use “VATAD” code at amtrakguesrewards.com.
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BENEFIT 3:
RX SAVINGS:
Your Veterans Advantage card is good at over 50,000 pharmacies nationwide, and gets you instant savings whenever you show your card when you pick up your prescriptions. Travelers find our downloadable prescription card a valuable convenience, too.
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MORE HEALTH & WELLNESS
Contact Lens Discounts
GNC.com Health Foods
Medical Evacuation Insurance

Earlier this month, Lin and I were invited by an old friend of Veterans Advantage to a U.S. Naval Academy Retirement Ceremony. But it wasn’t your typical retirement party; it honored nearly 40 members of the USNA’s Class of 1978, who have given 30 years of service to our country, and their families.

Some hope it’s the start of an annual celebration at Annapolis. Honoring those who have served and given so many years of tireless dedication to our country.

Captain Barton D. “Bart” Buechner was an early Veterans Advantage member, passionate about rail service in America, and helping those who serve. He was instrumental in forging our partnership with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and in raising funds for ESGR’s Foundation in support of mobilized National Guard and Reservists, as part of our cell phone recycling initiative (“Recycle and Reward”).

These days he is working with the California Department of Veterans Affairs as Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Home of California at Yountville. It was great to see him and his wonderful wife Pat. He looks great, and has a lot more to look forward to. We thank Bart for his service to our country, as well as the rest of his class of 1978. We appreciate his early support of Veterans Advantage, helping to bring us to where we are today. We’’ll be recapping his retirement party in our next newsletter, so stay tuned.