The Military Retiree’s Ready Reference Of Telephone Numbers Telephone numbers contained in this list were obtained in February 2002 and their accuracy is not certain Researched by Mel Weiss CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret. Email Address: [email protected] Please help me keep this directory up to date! Email any “new” or “better” telephone numbers to me, plus any additions/deletions, so that I can continuously update this information! Thank you! M.W. Government, Military, Veterans, Commercial & Charitable Organizations Organization Phone Number AAFES Catalog Sales 800-527-2345 AAFES Customer Service 877-891-7827 AARP Customer Service 800-424-3410 Airborne Express (Customer Service) 800-247-2676 Air Force Afterburner Newspaper 210-652-2126 Air Force Association 703-247-5810 Air Force Casualty Assistance 800-558-1404 Air Force Enlisted Men’s Widows and Dependents Home Foundation 904-651-9858 Air Force Magazine 703-247-5800 Air Force National Recruiting Center 800-423-8723 Air Force Retired Affairs 800-531-7502 Air Force Retiree Services Branch 210-652-4663 Air Force Sergeants Association 301-899-3500 Air Force Times Newspaper 800-368-5718 Air Force Village Foundation 800-762-1122 Air Force Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 210-565-2660 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 212-870-3400 Alliance of Women Veterans 714-551-2329 Alzheimer’s Association 800-272-3900 America Gold Star Mothers 202-265-0991 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) (Customer Service) 800-424-3410 American Cancer Society 800-227-2345 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 212-549-2500 American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 412-771-3956 American Ex-Prisoners of War Association 817-649-2979 American Forces Services Corporation 703-528-5444 American Foundation for the Blind 800-232-5463 American GI Forum 303-458-1700 American Heart Association 800-242-8721 American Legion 317-630-1200 American Lung Association 800-478-7653 American Merchant Marine Veterans 941-549-1010 American Military Retirees Association 518-563-9479 Researched by Mel Weiss CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret. Email Address: [email protected] 2 Organization Phone Number American Military Society 301-925-1420 American Red Cross 703-206-8512 American Stroke Association 800-315-8700 American Veterans Commission 301-320-6490 American Veterans of WWII, Korea & Vietnam (AMVETS) 301-459-9600 American War Mothers 202-362-0090 American WWII Orphans Network 360-733-1678 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Help Line 800-514-0301 Arlington National Cemetery 202-789-7013 Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) 909-413-2236 Army & Air Force Mutual Aid Association 703-522-3060 Army & Navy Union, United States of America, Inc. 330-652-1612 Army, Air Force, Marines & Navy Times Publishing Company 703-750-9000 Army Echoes Newspaper 800-445-2049 Army National Recruiting Center 800-872-2769 Army Retired Affairs 800-336-4909 Army Women’s Museum 804-734-4327 Army Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 703-325-3732 Asbestos Veterans Assistance Information League (AVAIL) 281-681-1827 Association of Ex-POW of the Korean War 513-426-5105 Association of the 199th Light Infantry 703-448-1999 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 800-336-4570 Automobile Association of America (AAA) (Customer Service) 800-624-0100 Awards Information, Washington, DC 202-685-1770 Blinded Veterans Association 202-462-4430 Blue Star Mothers of American, Inc. 301-949-0114 Brotherhood Rally of All Veterans 818-591-6300 Catholic War Veterans, United States of America, Inc. 703-549-3622 Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Help Line 800-311-3435 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 410-786-3000 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 703-482-0623 CHAMPUS (Customer Service) 303-361-1000 China Burma India Veterans Association 407-282-0346 Coast Guard National Recruiting Center 800-438-8724 Coast Guard Retired Affairs 800-772-8724 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) 202-606-2564 Combined National Veterans Association of America 202-543-2239 Congressional Medal of Honor Society 843-884-8136 Council of Better Business Bureaus 703-276-0100 Researched by Mel Weiss CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret. Email Address: [email protected] 3 Organization Phone Number Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 307-638-8143 DEERS Verification Help Desk 800-538-9552 Defense Commissary Agency (DeCa) Customer Service 800-294-2744 Defense Finance & Accounting Service, Cleveland, OH 800-346-3374 Department of Defense (DOD) Hot Line 800-424-9098 Department of Justice, Radiation Compensation Program 800-729-7327 Destroyer Escort Sailors Association 202-628-3400 DFAS Cleveland, OH (Retired Pay Customer Service) 800-321-1080 DFAS Denver, CO (Annuity Section) 800-435-3396 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 859-441-7300 Eighth Army Historical Society 949-552-3889 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 800-424-8802 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Help Desk 800-669-4000 European & Pacific Stars and Stripes Newspaper 202-761-0945 Federal Aviation Administration (Customer Service) 800-322-7873 Federal Aviation Administration (Security/Safety Hot Line) 800-255-1111 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 202-324-3000 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 888-225-5322 Federal Consumer Information Center (National Contact Center) 800-333-4636 Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (Information Desk) 800-633-4542 Federal Employees Retirement Service (Information Desk) 888-767-6738 Federal Election Commission 800-424-9530 Federal Express (FEDEX) (Customer Service) 800-463-3339 Federal Home Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) 800-732-6643 Federal Home Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) 800-373-3343 Federal Housing Administration 800-225-5342 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 202-606-1800 Federal Student Air Information Center 800-433-3243 Federal Times Publishing Company 703-750-7400 Fisher House Foundation, Inc. 888-294-8560 Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) 703-683-1400 Franco-American Wars Veterans Inc. 978-840-0445 GEICO Insurance Company (Customer Service) 800-861-8380 Go For Broke National Veterans Association, Inc. 619-779-9986 Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 888-751-6350 Government Printing Office (Ordering Publications) 866-512-1800 GSA Office of Enterprise Development (Small Businesses) 202-501-1021 I. D. Cards (Air Force Retirees) 800-558-1404 I. D. Cards, Benefits and Eligibility 800-443-9297 “I Have A Dream” Foundation 212-293-5480 Researched by Mel Weiss CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret. Email Address: [email protected] 4 Organization Phone Number Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) 800-375-5283 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Help Line) 800-829-1040 Italian American War Veterans of the United States of America 407-366-3232 Jewish Defense League 818-980-8535 Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America 202-265-6280 Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Air Force Personnel) 800-531-5501 Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Army Personnel) 800-892-2490 Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Marine Corps Personnel) 800-847-1597 Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Navy Personnel) 800-443-9298 Korean War Veterans Association 937-426-5105 Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. 805-692-2244 Library of Congress (Help Desk) 202-707-5000 LSM-LSMR Association 413-774-2397 Make-A-Wish Foundation of America 800-722-9474 Marine Corps Exchange Headquarters 703-784-3809 Marine Corps League 703-207-9588 Marine Corps National Recruiting Center 800-272-7391 Marine Corps Retired Affairs 800-336-4649 Marine Corps Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 703-784-2507 MEDICARE (Customer Service) 800-633-4227 Merck-Medro Managed Care (Medicare Contracted Pharmacy) 800-903-4680 Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America 703-276-2189 Military Living Publications (Commercial Business) 703-237-0203 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) 703-642-5360 Military Order of the World Wars 703-683-4911 NAM-POWS, Inc. 972-924-3337 National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division 770-587-2383 National Amputee Foundation, Inc. 516-887-3600 National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) 866-325-7208 National Association for Black Veterans, Inc. 800-842-4597 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 877-622-2798 National Association for Uniformed Military 703-750-1342 National Association for Uniformed Services & National Society of Military 703-750-1342 National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV) 505-877-3707 National Association of Black Military Women (NABMW) 708-534-3637 National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors 415-331-7757 National Association of Military Widows 703-527-4565 National Association of Radiation 800-798-5102 National Association of State Veterans 918-567-2251 National Association of Veterans Program Administrators 904-226-6350 Researched by Mel Weiss CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret. Email Address: [email protected] 5 Organization Phone Number National Coalition for Homeless Veterans 202-546-1969 National Congress of Puerto Rican Veterans 718-822-8077 National Contact Center (To Order A U.S. Flag) 800-688-9889 National Gulf War Resource Center, Inc. 301-585-0519 National League of Families 202-223-6846 National Life Insurance Program 800-669-8477 National Park Service (Golden Passes for Seniors) 888-467-2757 National Park Service (Information Line) 202-208-6845 National Passport Information Center (NPIC) 888-362-8668 National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) 314-538-4141 National Society Daughters of the American