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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 for twenty years, the last ten
years running his own company, Satcher Industries. During that time, he 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 residing in California's 11th congressional district and taught coping techniques to Vietnam Veterans
who experienced difficulty dealing with the after effects of war. Helped disabled veterans file claims for service-connected disability compensation, Combat Related Special
Compensation (CRSC), Social Security Disability
Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and taught others how to do the same. He continues to monitor laws, policies and procedures: M21-1 & M21-1MR governing VA health care, disability compensation and survivor benefits. He is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, The United States Army Security
Agency Alumni Association, and an associate member of The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). 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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