Westchester County veterans not registered for medical benefits can do so Thursday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the county Veterans Service Agency, 112 E. Post Road in White Plains.

Former service members can also obtain the new anti-ID theft veterans identification cards, which help streamline benefit services. Make sure to bring your discharge papers (DD-214) with you.

Veterans benefits are constantly changing and a visit to the Veterans Service Agency will keep you up to date on what you’re entitled to. For a complete rundown of the services offered by the agency, visit their website by clicking here.

A color guard from Pelham’s American Legion Post 50 joined New York State America Legion Commander William Kearsing and Fang Wang, former national vice commander on the CBS Early Show last week in a runup to Veterans Day.

The group appeared in the GM Building Plaza with Early Show co-hosts Harry Smith and Maggie Rodreguez. Color Guard members were Joseph Hall, Ron Oravec, Phil Perrorazio, Robert Lepple and Robert McGuirl.

The South Side Inn on Route 6N in Mahopac is hosting a “Support the Troops Night” Saturday.

Bring in socks, T-shirts, non-perishable snacks and other goodies between 4 and 8 p.m. and enjoy a free hot buffet and live music while you’re there. All donated items will be shipped to service members overseas.

Simultaneous fund raising events for Tower of Hope, an organization that teams veterans with severe physical and/or psychological disabilities with specially-trained service dogs are being held Wednesday at the Pocantico Hills home of Jeff and Pat Joseph and in Pound Ridge at the home of Dr. Emer Leahy and her husband, Donald Perun.

Founded by Sleepy Hollow resident Cathy Carilli, whose husband, Tom Sinton, was killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, Tower of Hope pays about $25,000 for each service dog, which includes training, placement and ongoing veterinary care.

The dogs do a myriad of tasks for their owners, who receive the animals at no cost.

Check out the organization’s website here for more information on the programs, the fundraisers, and how you can help.

The Vietnam Wall Diginity Memorial, a traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial located on the mall in Washington, D.C. comes to Yonkers next week for Veterans Day.

Scheduled to arrive Tuesday with a police motorcycle escort, the wall will be set up at Fleming Field and officially open to the public on Wednesday in a ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. The wall is to receive a 24-hour honor guard staffed by volunteers, who will also be able to help visitors find the names of loved ones or friends who were killed in the war. The city is still looking for volunteers, who can call 914-377-6700 for more information.

Click on to the city’s website at for additional details.

The Medal of Honor display at Mount Pleasant Town Hall will be completed Saturday (Nov. 7) when Rep. Nita Lowey presents the American Legion Medal of Honor Committee with the U.S. Navy’s version of the nation’s highest honor.

Pete Fiumefreddo, commander of the Hawthorne American Legion post and the driving force behind establishment of the display and of a monument at Town Hall honoring all of the New Yorkers who have received the Medal of Honor, said the presentation will take place at 10:30 a.m. Earlier this year the medal committee unveiled the Army and Air Force medals. Arrival of the Navy version was delayed by red tape, Fiumefreddo said.

The display, and the monument bearing the names of New York’s recipients, “will serve as an everlasting testament to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have received this honor for their courage and valor,” he said.

New York National Guard Capt. Robert Zizolfo will be guest speaker at Pelham American Legion Post 50’s annual Veterans Week dinner-dance Friday evening at the Davenport Club in New Rochelle.

Capt. Zizolfo is base operations officer for the Guard’s training site at Camp Smith. He spent two years in Iraq as commander of the 145th Maintenance Company, directing a force of more than 300 soldiers who provided logistical maintenance and support at seven bases .

The dinner-dance begins with a cocktail hour at 7:30 p.m. and concludes at 12:30 a.m. Included are a full course dinner and music provided by a disc jockey.  The event is open to the public. Tickets, which cost $60 per person, can be obtaianted by contacting Post Commmander Frank Barbieri at 1-646-533-0187.