Tag: Veterans

Volunteers and veterans were hard at work Thursday painting, digging and mulching at the Five Star Veterans Center. Source: vnn Veterans Center gets makeover thanks to...

David did not want to be photographed or have his last name used because life wasn't supposed to work out this this way.

A new documentary called ‘Thank You for Your Service’ sheds light on challenges military veterans face after years of intense training and war. William Rodriguez lived it.

March 22, 2016 – KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today it is creating a program to train active duty military in the pipefitting trade to assist service members who desire to pursue an industrial civilian career following their military service.

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Last May, after serving his country for 13 years in the United States Air Force, technical sergeant Heath McNaughton was re-entering the civilian workforce. Armed with two associate and a bachelor's degree he'd earned while serving, he was feeling quite optimistic about his post military professional life.

Justin Morin knows how Iraq changed the lives of those who served and fought there.

For women veterans in Duval County, finding adequate employment, financial stresses and mental health challenges are the leading barriers to building successful civilian lives after military service, according to the results of a recent survey.

Many of us are aware that veterans commit suicide at an average of 22 per day. We’re appalled by the daunting statistics while at the same time selfishly thankful that it didn’t happen to someone within our family.

In my previous articles on the “bogus benefit” of “preference” in the Federal hiring process, I highlighted the article by Ken Olson in the...

They were known as WASPs, Women Airforce Service Pilots. During World War II, between 1942 and 1944, about 1,100 women volunteered to fly military planes here in the United States. Today, a new battle is being waged for these veterans of war.

This past January the U.S. unemployment rate hit an 8-year low of 4.9%. With fewer people out of work, recruiters are finding it harder to find job applicants to fill open position and according to the Society of Human Resource Managers, 2016 will see an increase in that trend.

Yancey Farrington survived six years on the battlefields of Kuwait and Afghanistan. Now he’s dying in his walkup in the Bronx.

When we think of donating items like clothes and perishable foods might come to mind, but employees from Hormel Foods came together to donate hygiene products to local veterans.

One of the largest job fairs in the state for military veterans took place right here in Milwaukee. On Thursday, March 10th, there was some encouraging news for veterans looking for a job.

From an employer’s perspective, veterans offer a dedicated work ethic, who can work in teams or on their own to complete the task at hand. They offer the employability skills necessary to follow directions and lead a group.

In 2007, Bobby Henline survived a devastating explosion that killed the rest of the men in his Army vehicle in Iraq and burned more than 38 percent of his body.

American Future Fund, a political nonprofit that does not disclose its donors, is airing a pair of new ads featuring veterans speaking out againstDonald J. Trump.

Samford University students hosted a rally Saturday at Veterans Park in Hoover to raise awareness for student veterans.

The concrete is poured, the walls are up, and hopefully, the roof will be installed later this month on the Poyen Veterans Memorial.

Legislators in Kentucky have introduced a bill that would help veterans in the state start small businesses, reported The Associated Press. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, calls for state administrators to waive registration fees and reduce annual report-filing payments for veterans looking to start small businesses in life after service.

There is a new push to find New Mexico's veterans living in rural areas who may be in need of help.

In the March, 2016 American Legion Magazine, Ken Olson wrote an article entitled “The Bogus Benefit.” The title refers to the purported “benefit” that...

New York State is home to nearly 900,000 veterans who have fought for our way of life. As a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, I’m now honored to serve on the New York State Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Members of the new Local Veterans Advisory Committee got together for the first time Monday to watch Mayor Ed O’Brien sign an ordinance creating the new body, with West Haven one of the first municipalities in Connecticut to form a committee that is now required by the state.

The U.S. Air Force veteran said he gained great skills in the military, but had a hard time translating them to the private sector.

Nearly half a year after it suspended operations, leaders of The Pathway Home in Yountville are organizing a comeback – with a new focus on helping those struggling to shift from military service to civilian college life.

The men and women of our armed forces are highly trained professionals who have a lot to offer employers in almost every field.

The Department of Veterans Affairs ousted the head of its Ohio-based regional network Thursday and disciplined an official at the Cincinnati VA medical centerin connection with a probe of the hospital's management and veterans' care.

They may no longer be in combat, but for many student veterans, the battle is far from over, whether it’s fighting to find benefits, or adjusting to their new normal of civilian life.

Just over a year ago, Illinois lawmakers gathered at what was to be the future site of a veterans' home on the southwest corner of Forest Preserve Drive and Oak ParkAvenue.

In America, we like to tell children that they can grow up to be anything they want to be. It is an encouraging message that speaks well of our open capitalist economic system and relatively fluid social structure

Business and education leaders gathered at Albright College to make sure veterans get ahead in today's competitive job market.

Veterans say these specific services have been sorely needed. They believe a new Fresno facility can be effective in combating the growing problem of homelessness among veterans.

A local business is making a profound difference in the lives of our military veterans and their families.

Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been ranked the No. 5 best graduate business school for veterans in the nation by the Military Times.

If you’ve served in the military, you’re probably a veteran entitled to veteran benefits. But are you receiving them?

On Sunday, a group of veterans from all over the country gathered at the G.V. Montgomery Airport in Forest.

Women can now serve in all military jobs, combat roles included, which means that more and more veterans are going to be female.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) and Sunnyside's PS 35 third-grade students teamed up to make Valentine's Day cards and letters for veterans.

A multifaceted effort to provide housing for a deserving veteran's family is coming together with a Feb. 12 Habitat for Humanity dedication ceremony.