Operation Recognition
Veterans Diploma Project

In an effort to recognize the men and women whose high school education was interrupted due to their military service or their internment in a Japanese American relocation camp, the offices of the county Superintendent of Schools and the county Department of Veterans Affairs are  once again partnering to host Operation Recognition - Veterans Diploma Project.

Through Operation Recognition – Veterans Diploma Project, qualified applicants will receive a high school diploma at the county’s second Operation Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Coussoulis Arena at Cal State University in San Bernardino.

“Qualified applicants” are current residents of San Bernardino County and are:

• Honorably-discharged veterans of World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War
  or

• Japanese American relocation camp internees.

For more information about the Operation Recognition – Veterans Diploma Project, click here or visit www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/vdp.

2008 Veterans Diploma Project

This was the third year our department organized this Board-sponsored holiday collection drive, and it was a great success! San Bernardino County residents and employees contributed nearly 5000 toys and gifts and $11,000 in cash, gift cards and prepaid phone cards. Working with The American Legion 25th District, Yellow Ribbon America and other community groups, we distributed three pallets of toys to the families of area National Guardsmen at a holiday welcome home event for solders returning from a 15-month deployment in Iraq.

Military commanders, soldiers, Marines and their families expressed their appreciation for the generous outpouring of community support.

2009 Support Our Troops photos

2007 Support Our Troops photos
 

Our Mission

To honor the commitment and sacrifice of our veterans, military and their families, and to promote awareness of their contributions and unique challenges, the department identifies and obtains benefits and services through advocacy, outreach and education, thereby contributing to the quality of life and well being of our communities.

Our Vision

To be an agency that is well trusted both from within, as well as outside the community to provide clear, accurate, and timely information and assistance concerning veterans’ services and benefits. To be an organization that is fully integrated with other benefit delivery programs. Our ultimate aim is to provide the highest quality of service to the veteran community and, thereby, impart a positive image of county government.

Our Core Values

• Veterans are THE reason this department exists, our common purpose, and our efforts are directed toward meeting their needs. 
• We are open to change and flexible in our attitudes.
• We believe that respect, integrity, trust, and fairness are the hallmarks of all our interactions.
• We value a culture where everyone is involved, accountable, respected, and appreciated.

Contact Information

Telephone

866-4SB-VETS (866-472-8387)

Postal address

175 West Fifth St. Second Floor, San Bernardino. Ca. 92415-0470