Neumann University

Mainline Health Center

Officers

Chairman/President, Lothar E.S. Budike, Sr., P.E.

Advisors

FBI Agent, Lewis H. Vernazza (Ret)
Sheriff Robert Downing Jr. (Ret)

Our Motto and Mission!

In time of need and distress we will provide assistance and support to Naval Veterans accordingly. These supports are in appreciation and in remembrance for their rendered duties, courage, suffering, and sacrifice for our great nation, which has sustained and continues to maintain our freedom that comes with heavy burdens and a heavy price. With your help you will become a part of the Patriotic Inspiration to “Leave No Naval Veteran Stranded or in Distress”. Together we shall accomplish all of our wishes and mission faithfully.

Requested Donations and/or Gifts!

Thank you in advance for giving so generously to the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. and helping us to continue to provide services to Naval Veterans. We couldn't do this without you.

We will continue to provide Naval Veterans with the services and support they need as they transition back into society.

We have big plans as we move forward in our mission.

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Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc.
506 Georgetown Rd.
Wallingford, PA 19086-6922

Letters of Support I

Mainline Health

At your service!

NVIUSA counseling services are conducted on the campus of Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. The services offered include: crisis intervention, diagnostic assessment, brief individual and group therapy, and referrals. For those individuals who need medication or a medical referral, the NVIUSA will refer them to our affiliate Main Line Health Systems for further medical service support.

Be your own boss!

NVIUSA entrepreneurship training program is conducted on the campus of Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. This program assists participants in the preparation and implementation of specific business goals and needs. An important component of the program is to facilitate connections between the veteran and the resources or services they may need to work or start a business. The program will be structured to include intensive classroom training followed by one-on-one consultation.

Be your own boss!

The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc., provides assistance to naval veterans who are in need of Educational, Medical, Physical, Mental Health and Social Issues; including those veterans who have suffered tragically as a result of purposely orchestrated terrorism actions which resulted in serious unsuspecting injuries.

The Naval Veterans will be encouraged Neumann University to take advantage of higher education opportunities which are available for them at Neumann University because Neumann University offers a wide array of excellent graduate and under graduate degrees with in the arts and sciences, as well as highly regarded degree programs within their integrated professional divisions of education and human services, health sciences, business and information systems. Naval Veterans wishing to take advantage of these opportunities will be given the assistance and support they will need to get enrolled and stay enrolled.

Get the skills you need!

NVIUSA life skills training program is conducted on the campus of Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. The cornerstone of the life skills training program is the Project C.H.A.N.G.E. curriculum (Creating Healthy Alternatives through Nonviolent Guidance and Education). Project C.H.A.N.G.E. uses a unique method of instruction, which teaches participants how to study cause and effect as a basis for problem solving rather than making assumptions of injustice and responding to conflicts based on arbitrary concepts of “good and bad” or “punishment and reward”. The need to develop an intellectual response to human error in themselves and others is emphasized throughout this curriculum by helping individuals cultivate an understanding of “Self, Science and Citizenship”. These skills are taught using the Principles of Nonviolence, a historically proven, scientific, eight-step process for correcting errors in personal and social contexts.

Learn to lead!

NVIUSA peer mentor program is conducted on the campus of Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania and provides one-on-one peer mentoring for interested veterans. The mentor is responsible for organizing on campus activity or events for their mentee(s). The peer mentor will help the mentee become familiar with the resources available through the NVIUSA at the university. The peer mentor will advise mentees on appropriate campus ethics and how to deal with personal issues that can arise on and off campus. The peer mentor will meet with the veteran as frequently as necessary. The peer mentors will report to the NVIUSA and the coordinator of the peer mentor program.

A Message From The President

As a proud Retired Naval Engineering Officer and a current Licensed United States Marine Chief Engineer, I am honored to be a part of the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. (NVIUSA). As we continue to expand our programs and services to Naval Veterans, we hope that you will be able to take part in our work by supporting our cause. It is our mission to provide assistance and support to Naval Veterans who are in need. Our motto is "No Naval Veteran Will Be Left Stranded."

In order to fulfill our mission and provide the much needed programs and services we offer, we rely on the generosity of individuals and businesses for support. Without the assistance of community-minded individuals and businesses just like you, we wouldn't be able to serve those who have given so generously to protect the freedoms we all enjoy.

Today, we ask that you make a commitment to support the NVIUSA and make a generous tax deductible donation. Your generosity will make a difference in so many lives.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Sincerely,
Retired Naval Marine Officer and
Current Licensed U.S. Marine Chief Engineer

Note: Immigrants and/or refugees, including their siblings, spouses and children who arrived in America on board the SS United States and/or the SS America can be identified accordingly through the United States Department of Justice inbound passenger manifest listings. These listings will identify the individual or family listing. The NVIUSA can furnish other data concerning their arrival in the United States. This information will include individual or family name, date of arrival, passport numbers, and amount of luggage upon arrival in the United States.

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Limited Special Collector's Editions — 32" x 48" U.S.S. Cole - SS United States - U.S.S. Battleship New Jersey

Donors can own a piece of American history, with specially crafted, wall mountable, classic designed renditions of historical United States Maritime Ship. Own 1, 2 or all 3 of these collector items.

For more information on owning these collectors items,
contact the Naval Veterans Institute at 856-338-0205.

A Tribute To All Our Fallen Heroes

"Our prayers are with all the families of this great nation who have had their innocent loved ones killed. Our prayers also go out to the families of the FBI Agents who have performed heroically under all the stress and against all odds. We have waited a long time... and the time is now at hand to finally bring those who masterminded the plan to fleece and destroy America before an American jury for their decision"

Yours Truly,


United States Marine Chief Engineer,
Relater on behalf of the United States of America

The USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-Class, Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, during World War II. The Cole was built by the Ingalls/Northrop/Grumman Ship Building Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on February 10, 1995, fitted and delivered to the navy on March 11, 1996 and commissioned on June 8, 1996.

On October 12, 2000 the USS Cole was the target of a terrorist attack in the port city of Aden, Yemen. Seventeen (17) sailors were killed, thirtynine (39) were injured and the ship was heavily damaged. On November 29, 2003, the USS Cole completed its overhaul and was deployed for her first overseas deployment after the bombing and subsequently returned to homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on May 27, 2004 without incident.

Construction

Cole is one of 62 authorized Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyers, and one of 21 members of the Flight I-class that utilized the 5"/54 caliber gun mounts found on the earliest of the Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers. In addition to her guns, the Cole carries nearly 100 missiles of various types aboard two separate Mk 41 VLS Magazines. Her superstructure features the AN/SPY-1 Radar indicative of the Aegis Combat System combat system, which allows the destroyer to track over 100 targets simultaneously. She also has two Phalanx CIWS gun mounts, located immediately fore and aft of the superstructure, which are intended to protect the Cole against enemy missiles that manage to evade the ship's anti-missile missiles. Cole was launched on 10 February 1995, delivered to the Navy on 11 March 1996 and commissioned on 8 June 1996.

USS New Jersey (BB-62) ("Big J" or "Black Dragon") was an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and is the only U.S. battleship to provide gunfire support during the Vietnam War. During World War II, New Jersey shelled targets on Guam and Okinawa, and screened aircraft carriers conducting raids in the Marshall Islands.

During the Korean War, she was involved in raids up and down the North Korean coast, after which she was decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets, better known as the "mothball fleet". She was briefly reactivated in 1968 and sent to Vietnam to support U.S. troops before returning to the mothball fleet in 1969. Reactivated once more in the 1980s as part of the 600-ship Navy program, New Jersey was modernized to carry missiles and recommissioned for service. In 1983, she participated in U.S. operations during the Lebanese Civil War.

New Jersey was decommissioned for the last time in 1991, having earned a Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam and 19 battle and campaign stars for combat operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War, and service in the Persian Gulf. After a brief retention in the mothball fleet, she was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden, New Jersey, and began her career as a museum ship on the 15th of October 2001.

Construction

New Jersey was one of the Iowa-class "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by the Preliminary Design Branch at the Bureau of Construction and Repair. She was launched on the 12th of December 1942 and commissioned on the 23rd of May 1943. The ship was the second of the Iowa class to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The ship was christened at her launching by Carolyn Edison, wife of Governor Charles Edison of New Jersey, himself a former Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned in Philadelphia on the 23rd of May 1943, with Captain Carl F. Holden in command.

The SS United States was a luxury passenger liner built in 1952 for United States Lines designed to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record.

Built at a cost of $78 million, the ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the US. The fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, and even in her retirement retains the Blue Riband Award, given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest speed.

Her construction was partially subsidized by the US government, since she was designed to allow conversion to a troop carrier should the need arise. The SS United States operated uninterrupted in transatlantic passenger service until 1969. This great passenger ship transported many Americans to and from Europe and other destinations between 1952 and 1969. She carried four U.S. presidents and countless military, diplomatic, and business leaders, celebrities and artists, and foreign heads of state, not to mention thousands of ordinary citizens and immigrants. Famous passengers included John Wayne, Grace Kelly, Salvador Dali and President John F. Kennedy to name a few.

Since 1996 she has been docked at Pier 82 South on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Privacy Policy

The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. is committed to safeguarding your privacy. This statement explains our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way the information you provide us is collected and used. For easy and direct access, we provide a link to this statement from the footer of our home page and all other pages of the website (the "Site").

The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. is the sole owner of and the only organization that uses the information collected on this Site. We will not sell or rent this information to others under any circumstances. Please see the Service Providers section of this Policy for an explanation of how we share certain information with some approved third party providers for specific services needed to conduct business.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information

We do not store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers. We sometimes request users of the Site to provide personally identifiable information. If you create an account, you will need a personal User Name and Password. You may be asked for your contact information, such as your name, email address, address, work setting, profession, principal professional field and country of residence ("Personal Information"). The Personal Information is linked directly to a personal User Name and Password chosen by the user and can be retrieved only by supplying the correct User Name and Password that is linked to that account. It is the user's responsibility to maintain his/her password securely and to confirm the accuracy of his/her information. The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. does not share your profile with third parties.

Service Providers

The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. uses certain third-party providers as needed to conduct business and to provide specific services. For example, we use third party companies for certain meeting registration functions, abstract processing, market research, fundraising, journal publishing, shipping and credit card processing. We may share names, address information, phone, fax, and/or an email address as necessary for the third party to provide these services. These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services. We make our privacy policies clear to any providers, and adherence to these policies is required for maintaining a business relationship with the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. These companies are under contractual obligation with the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc., and do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Internet Protocol Address

We collect an internet protocol ("IP") address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the Site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses may be collected in log files along with information regarding your browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

This Site uses cookies. By using this Site, you agree that the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. may place cookies on your device and access them when you visit our Site. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. The cookies we use aid us in improving our Site and your experience by tracking which areas and features of our Site are popular, making the Site easier to navigate, counting visits, and allowing a registered user to remain signed in to his/her user profile throughout a visit. If you want to opt out of our cookies, you can delete them and any other cookies that are already on your computer. Please refer to the help and support areas on your Internet browser for instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Some functionality on our Site may be affected if you delete our cookies.

Purchases/Subscriptions/Donations

The Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. collects the following information through our secure online financial-transaction pages: name, address, email address, phone number, and credit card information. This personally identifiable information is used for billing purposes, to process your order, to acknowledge receipt of your transaction and/or to include you on the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc., mailing/emailing list if you choose to join them. Additionally, if we have trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact the user. By engaging in any kind of activity on the Site that uses financial information, you consent to our using your financial information, or providing your financial information to our service providers and to such third parties as we determine is necessary, to process your transactions. These third parties may include banking institutions used to process these transactions Any of these various third parties are authorized to use your financial information in accordance with our contractual arrangements with such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control.

Security

We care about the security of your transactions and apply industry-standard practices and technologies to safeguard your credit card information. We use high-grade encryption and the secure https protocol to communicate with your browser software, which guards against interception of the credit card information you give us. We also employ several different security techniques to protect your personally identifiable information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the organization. The Web servers for the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. are located in a secure environment, and computer systems are maintained in accordance with industry standards to secure information. You should be aware, however, that "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet, and third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications.

Children's Privacy

None of the content and information on the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. website is targeted toward children under 13 years of age. We make every effort possible to ensure that we do not collect or maintain information on our website from those we know to be younger than 16 unless parental consent has been obtained in writing. If you are under the age of 16, please do not provide any Personal Information through the Site. If you are under the age of 16 and have already provided Personal Information through the Site, please have your parent or guardian contact us immediately using the information below so that we can remove such Personal Information from our files.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or address), or if a user no longer desires our service, the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information. This can be done by logging into their account and updating information, by emailing the Membership Department or by contacting the Institute by telephone at the number provided below.

International Users

If you are visiting the Site from outside of the United States: your connection may be made through and to servers located in the United States; your registration, entries and orders placed through the Site may be fully processed in and from the United States; and all information you provide may be processed and maintained in our web servers and internal systems located within the United States. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but please be assured that we take steps to ensure that your privacy is protected. By using our services, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Policy. By using the Site, you authorize the export of Personal Information to the United States and its storage and use as specified above when you provide such information to us. This Privacy Policy and our legal obligations are subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey and the United States, regardless of the location of any user. Any claims or complaints must be filed exclusively in the courts of the United States in the State of Pennsylvania.

Changes to This Policy

In the event that the Naval Veterans Institute USA, Inc. decides to alter its privacy policy, the changes will be added directly to this statement. We indicate the date of the current Privacy Policy below, so you know when it was last updated. Continued use of this Site after any such revision or modification constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy as so revised or modified By using the site(s), you agree to this change procedure.

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