Tag: Veterans

Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.

A friend of mine called and said: We should try to find ways to advance ourselves with our allies and even our perceived enemies by sharing our knowledge of prosthetics.

The economy doesn't help the warrior's transitioning challenge

Our morally wounded veterans and rising suicide rate is the canary in the mineshaft warning America of the true human moral and economic cost for our continuing imperialistic agenda and unjust wars.

Bob Hope-one of the greatest Americans ever

Republican Governor Rick Scott was also photographed passing out Thanksgiving dinners in an East Naples, Florida shelter, which fed 7,000 families during the holiday week. Scott said “I care completely about all these programs,” but reality is that his budget cuts “slashed funding to some veteran and farm surplus programs that helped the homeless.”

By Michael Thornton   Just prior to Veterans Day, Congress appeared to actually find the will to act responsibly and with bipartisan support overwhelmingly passed a...

Figures lie, some groups are counted, some are not. But the lowest figures available have one in three families, this includes active duty serving overseas, reservists and National Guard and veterans losing their homes since 2008. Two thirds of those are now "split up" with at least one member "homeless."

Have you really though about Thanksgiving and where America is today?

Not all Custers went out in scorn. Thomas Custer was awarded 2 Medals of Honor!

Forget "superstars" they are made up by the Hollywood and the press. SUPERHEROES are everyday citizens who rise to the occasion

What makes someone volunteer for the Marine Corps?

SDVOB's are struggling to gain traction with Procurement officers is one of the most common statements that owners of SDVOB's share with me.

By Kyung M. Song   WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a jobs program for veterans to help them find work, starting from before they...

Veterans Day, 11/11/11 -- The thought police in the media rushed to judge my friend, WWII veteran James von Brunn, on so-called "evidence" that wouldn't have stood up in a traffic court.

The Continental Marines were the Marine Force of the American Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.

BY JULIA LYON   Thousands of Utah veterans are expected to find jobs faster thanks to a new program that will help them get professional licenses...

The attack on the USS Liberty remains "the only incident of damage to a major US ship since the sinking of the USS MAINE in Havana Harbour in 1898, prior to the Spanish-American War, that has not been investigated by the US Congress."

Do you pay federal income taxes every year? Do you think you know where your tax dollars are going?

A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday.

Hensley Industries, Inc has signed on with Hire Veterans online military job board for a second campaign.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has recently committed to a second year with leading online military career board Hire Veterans. The move came after a successful first year during the initial partnership.

Trinetics, Inc has renewed its devotion to Hire Veterans for a 3rd consecutive year. This is a premier military technology company offering exciting careers to qualified veterans.

VetLikeMe shares the legistlative and hot news topics for Veterans

Former Israel Defense Forces soldier Anat Kamm was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for “collecting, holding and passing on classified information without authorization". Kamm passed on the documents to reporter Uri Blau whose investigative report in Haaretz Magazine exposed misconduct by the Israel Defense Forces/IDF. Kamm's trial maybe over, but no decision has been announced whether Israel will prosecute Uri Blau for reporting the brutal truth.

Interstate Companies, Inc has recently teamed up with Hire Veterans in order to provide quality careers to our Nation’s veterans.

I was called recently by someone I know, who asked me to talk to a veteran that he knew who was in trouble.

From the time of the United States Revolution through World War I, Veterans had legal access to cannabis; but in 1942 a few powerful men managed to have cannabis removed from the United States Formulary. Medical research has shown medical marijuana has been very successful in treating PTSD and it's symptoms.

There are hidden wounds soldiers have always experienced upon returning home from every war- this documentary will shed Light and Healing on these many issues through the Voices of Veterans and their Families.

If we are sending our best into combat 14 times, then we are in worse shape than I thought.

"Never let a good crisis go to waste" is what got us into this problem!

I must confess right upfront that this posting is a little self promotion. Well, kind of. Three months ago, a dear friend of mine that I have known for over 25-years contacted me with an urgent request concerning his son who had recently returned from Afghanistan.

After founding and then running a shelter for homeless veterans for a number of years, I began to see patterns of pathology among the clients.

Veterans Job and Resource Fair:  “The State of California’s 5th Annual Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet Job and Resource Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1...

Bayer Corporate and Business Services has recently signed on for a fourth year with leading online veterans job board Hire Veterans.

Merchants Automotive Group of New Hampshire has signed on for a third year with Hire Veterans. This decision came after another great year finding quality employees through this leading online military job board.

The Emerald Queen Hotel and Casino in Fife, Washington teams with HireVeterans.com to attract Military Veterans to Their Workforce.

Senate Bill S-1629 needs to go much further into Agent Orange remedies

SAWTST, LLC has signed on for a 3rd year with online military job board Hire Veterans. This coming after another successful year of hiring in the Veteran community.

Agent Orange-The dirty secret of the US Government

Now we have NYPD, a police force I have always admired, where I have more than a few friends, playing the "petty thug" for Wall Street. I am ashamed

Veterans Job and Resource Fair   “The State of California’s 5th Annual Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet Job and Resource Fair is scheduled for Tuesday,...