Mayor Fulop & City Officials Honor Local Military Heroes in 3rd Annual Parade Commemorating Veterans Day

With Thousands of
Participants, the Jersey City Parade of Veterans & Local
Heroes Shows Continued Support for our Military Personnel; a Focal Point for
the Fulop Administration

 Jersey City’s 3rd Annual Parade of Veterans and Local
Heroes will take place this Saturday, starting with a remembrance ceremony at
Dickinson High School’s Vietnam Memorial.
From there, a parade of marching bands, local ROTC cadets, color guards,
active and former military personnel from all branches of the armed forces, VFW
members, AMVETS and other supporting organizations will march along Newark Avenue.  Six local veterans are being honored, including the
parade’s Grand Marshal, Vietnam veteran John Scafidi.  Following the parade,a Veterans Resource
 Fair will be held on the grounds of City Hall.

Mayor Fulop held the
 first-ever Veterans Day parade in Jersey City in 2015.  Last year, nearly 2,000 people participated,
establishing Jersey City as one of New Jersey’s premier
destination parades in honor of those who keep America safe and free.

Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 12 p.m.

William L. Dickerson High School 2 Palisades Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306

Active and Former Military Personnel 

2017 Veteran Honorees

Jersey City Mayor Fulop Jersey City Municipal Council

Who:               Active and former military personnel

                         2017
Veteran Honorees 

Jersey City  Mayor Steven F. Fulop

Jersey City Municipal Council

As we honor those who have served our country this Veterans Day, know that scammers go to great lengths to target their money, their benefits, and their commitment to current and former soldiers.

How It Works:

Targeting veterans can take many forms:

The Cash for Benefits Scheme: Predatory lenders target veterans in need of money by offering
cash in exchange for future disability or pension payments. These buyouts are typically a fraction of the value of the benefit.

The Update Your Military File Scam: A caller claims to be from the Department of Veterans
Affairs and asks to “update” your information, but really is hoping to get personal information to steal your credit.

Charity Scams: A caller claims to be raising money for disabled veterans or veterans
with cancer. But often, the so-called charity is not registered with the government and/or uses most of the money to raise more funds and pay their salaries.

Veterans Choice Program Scam: Scammers set up a phone number nearly identical to the
number veterans dial to find out if they are eligible to use approved health care providers outside of the VA system. The person answering the phone tells the caller of a rebate he can get by supplying credit card information. Make sure to dial the correct
number for the VCP: 1-866-606-8198.

What You Should Know:

If you are a veteran, you are unfortunately a target, so be mindful of this reality in your day-to-day transactions.