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Jim
Satcher served 28 years in the military: 8 years in the Army, 3 tours in Vietnam, and twenty years in the Army Reserve, before retiring as a Master Sergeant E8 in
1993. While in the reserves, he worked in business, the last ten years running his own company, Satcher Industries, and assisted Congressman Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey, Jr. (Col. USMC retired) and his congressional aide Thomas (Tom) Constantino (Col USMC retired) on matters pertaining to
veterans and military personnel and their families residing in California's 11th congressional district. He taught coping
techniques to Vietnam Veterans serving in the reserves who experienced difficulty dealing with the after effects of war -
later identified as post-traumatic stress disorder-delayed or PTSD, and he helped disabled veterans file claims for VA service-connected
disability compensation, Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Social Security Disability Compensation and their
widows how to file claims for VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Jim continues to monitor laws, policies and procedures: M21-1 and M21-1MR that govern VA health care, disability compensation, survivor benefits and Fee Services. He is a member of the
Disabled American Veterans and The United States Army Security Agency Alumni Association. He is active in his community
and maintains a keen interest in politics and community service. His opinions have been published in the San Jose Mercury,
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, the Skagit Valley Herald and on the Internet.
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