On this 4th of July, it’s important to know what we can do to help our veterans. Many of them know about the basic health care and education benefits available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs: Tricare and the GI Bill. While these benefits alone are substantial, numerous other programs help provide more benefits to veterans and their families. Even within the health care and education programs are little-known benefits to improve the lives of veterans and help ease the financial burden of medical care or other expenses. Here are 10 veteran benefits gleaned from veterans information sites that you may not know about but for which all veterans should investigate to see if they qualify.

Source: Consumer Watch: Ten veterans benefits you should know about