Posted on March 15, 2018 by Admin.

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United States Armed Forces Legal Services Project

Program Description

The RI Bar Association US Armed Forces Legal Services Project is specifically designed to provide those serving in the military, eligible veterans, and their families with legal assistance. Volunteer attorneys directly represent military personnel in critically needed areas of civil law.

Services

Direct legal representation of military personnel, veterans, and families in areas of civil law.
Cases can include family law, probate issues, landlord/tenant, real estate, contracts, consumer, bankruptcy, collections, employment, immigration/naturalization, and income tax.
Cases may not involve initiation of a law suit.
Services are provided pro bono by volunteer lawyers.

Eligibility

Current active duty, Reserve, and National Guard members and their families. -OR-
Retired service members and their families. -OR-
Service-connected veterans and their families.

Armed Forces Legal Services Project

The Rhode Island Bar Association United States Armed Forces Legal Services Project is specifically designed to provide those serving in the military and their families with legal assistance. Coordinated with the Attorney-Advisor at the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, volunteer attorneys directly represent military personnel by accepting civil law cases including family law, probate issues, landlord/tenant, real estate, contracts, consumer, bankruptcy, collections, employment, immigration/naturalization, and income tax. For additional information on this project,
contact the Lawyer Referral Service at: (401) 421-7799 or by email eking@ribar.com.

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Posted on March 12, 2018 by Admin.

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Tagged 2nd Annual Gold Star Gala 2018

2nd Annual Gold Star Gala

Reserve Your Tickets Here

Join Operation Stand Down RI for our 2nd Annual Gold Star Gala. The Gala, to be held at Twin River Casino on Friday, May 18, 2018 is a night to honor Rhode Island’s Gold Star Families post 9/11. The term “Gold Star” refers to a family member who had a loved one killed in action during a war time in a foreign country while serving their nation. On this night, we honor the families left behind, remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, and to raise money for the Boots on The Ground for Heroes Memorial.

This year the Gala is honored to announce our keynote speaker: Lt. Colonel Justin Constantine, USMC, Retired. Our speaker, Justin Constantine joined the U.S. Marine Corps while in law school at the University of Denver School of Law and served as a JAG officer for six years. As a reservist, Justin deployed to Iraq in 2006, serving as a Civil Affairs Team Leader while attached to an infantry battalion. During a combat patrol, Justin was shot in the head by a sniper. For his service in Iraq, Justin earned the Purple Heart Combat Action Ribbon and Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal. Justin retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of Lt. Colonel. He is now an inspirational speaker and veteran advocate.

The Gold Star Gala will be the official kick off to OSDRI’s presentation of the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Roger Williams Park, Memorial Day Weekend. In 2016, OSDRI launched the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial with the widely acclaimed and dramatic display of nearly 7,000 military boots adorned with name placards and flags representing each American service member killed in the Global War on Terror. The first of its kind, the display garnered local and national news coverage for the past two years and continues to grow

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Posted on October 16, 2016 by Cindy.

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Rest in peace our beautiful sister Rosemarie S. Moretti (Colaiacomo) August 15, 1950 ~ October 15, 2016

66, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at RI Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Stephen Moretti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Domenic A. and Mary Josephine (Carnevale) Colaiacomo.

Rosemarie was employed as an executive secretary for the Cranston Police Dept. for twenty years. She was an avid volunteer for the FRG (Family Readiness Group) of the RI Army National Guard 169 MP CO as well the RI Blue Star Moms. Rosemarie was also the recipient of the RI Red Cross Military Hero Award for her volunteerism to the families of the RI National Guard.

Besides her husband Stephen, she is survived by her loving children, Matthew S. Moretti and his wife Kerry of Warwick and Steven D. Moretti and his wife Beth of Cranston; cherished granddaughters, Jillian, Rachael, Mia and Phoebe Moretti; dear sister of Domenic Colaiacomo of Hanover, NH and the late David R. Colaiacomo.

Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston on Wednesday at 8:45 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Kevin’s Church, 33 Sandy Ln., Warwick. Burial will take place in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, West Greenwich. VISITING HOURS will be held on Tuesday from 4 – 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The 100 Club of RI, 222 Chestnut St., Providence, RI 02903 or RI Blue Star Moms, PO Box 40938, Providence, RI 02940.

http://www.nardolillofh.com/notices/Rosemarie-Moretti

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Posted on January 17, 2015 by Cindy.

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Letter to All Blue Star Moms

Dear Blue Star Moms – Past, Present and Future

We want to continue our growth as an organization. Not only in membership but also in our combined experiences so we can continue to help each other through the ups and downs of our children’s honorable career choice.

We didn’t just send our children to college, or help them pack for their new apartment for a new job in a new city.

We helped our children prepare to serve our great Nation as a member of our honorable Military branches.

We have burst into tears in the grocery store because our child’s favorite snack is on sale, when a song comes on the radio, National News broadcasts and especially when the National Anthem is played.

Together we bow our heads and pray for the safety of all our military in foreign lands, we have shed tears for a fallen soldier we don’t know and for the Gold Star families left behind.

Together we have helped each other survive and celebrate the major milestones of our children’s lives. From leaving for basic training, deployments, how to handle the changes in our children when they come back from deployment, marriages, divorces, moves across the country and the world and births of grandchildren. We understand the real definition of anxiety!!

We are lucky that we have a wide aray of membership. We have Veterans, Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Air Force, Marines, Army & Navy moms.

We are not here just for the deployments or bad times. We are only as strong as the COMBINED experiences of our moms. We continue to learn from each others viewpoints and experiences

We are a family. We have our differences of opinion, personality and agendas but we are still a family! We understand the feelings that sometimes can’t be spoken, we understand the power of a hug or a smile or a quick text.

If you can’t attend a meeting please contribute via email or we can have people phone in and use speakerphone. Everyone has something to contribute

We need our past and present members to be active in the RI Blue Star Moms so we can continue to provide support for current and future moms!

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting which will be at 6 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at Beacon Mutual Insurance Company located at One Beacon Centre, Warwick

Sincerely

Cindy, Rennie, Rhonda, Ellen & Ann

2014-15 RI Blue Star Moms Officers