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Nortrax has teamed with HireVeterans.com and encourages US Veterans to apply today By Randy Miller Nortrax is North America’s largest John Deere construction and forestry dealer....

Kansas Energy Giant Westar Joins HireVeterans.com and Opens Doors to US Veterans By Randy Miller Every day, 687,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers take Westar...

Event encourages older Veterans to continue leading active and rewarding lives,and serves as an example for all Americans that age doesn’t have to slow you down

Vocera Communications is currently looking for talented Veterans who care about enhancing the patient experience in the healthcare environment. They are seeking clinically- and technically-focused applicants who are results driven, innovative, and who embrace a “customer first” attitude.

25 million veterans and military personnel must use the power of the vote to preserve the rights and benefits we've earned

Farmland Foods has recently joined forces with Hire Veterans in hopes of finding talented Veterans to fill open positions within their vast company. The company itself was founded in 1959. Their belief is that the heartland work ethic directly translates into international success. The headquarters is located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Resurrection Health Care is a not-for-profit Catholic health care organization which operates six hospitals and many other health care facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area. The organization was incorporated in 1981, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection.

Four homeless veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other disabilities today sued Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and the director of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System for misusing the VA campus in West Los Angeles.

Military budget is in the cross hairs of the Obama Budget Deficit Reduction Committee

In the current patchwork of Medical Marijuana laws and regulations across the country, clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patients' need for medicine, but rather where they live.

Contrary to some thought, America is trying to do the best for its veterans with some amazing collaborative programs.

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 that has not been investigated by the US Congress.

As part of an interagency effort to support America's veterans, the Labor Department today announced $37 million in grants to provide job training for about 21,000 veterans, many of them homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

On May 30, 2011 America celebrated Memorial Day to honor the men and women who laid down their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. On that day, tributes were also paid to more than 1,400 soldiers, who died in combat in Afghanistan

As we celebrate Memorial Day, we are reminded of the many Veterans who have fought for our country. A recent report was posted by The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee explaining the issues of unemployment amongst Veterans.

There are many available programs for transitioning disabled veteran, from both the public and private sectors; they will not be forgotten.

As former employees in the private sector, both Secretary Shinseki and I have been in the shoes of small business owners–trying to navigate the ins and outs of the General Services Administration (GSA), and figure out how to secure federal government contracts.

Memorial Day: A day to remember, with family. The date was chosen possibly because flowers would be in bloom all over the country, according to the US Department of Veteran Affairs. The official birthplace of Memorial Day was declared in 1966, when Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared …

TAP program eases the burden for military personnel transitioning to civilian life

The Call of Duty Endowment announced today the launch of its second Memorial Day campaign to raise awareness for the issue of veterans' unemployment and encourage the public to find more jobs for veterans,

Honest-1 Auto Care, the only national full-service auto repair and maintenance franchise that is 100 percent ESA® Certified Eco-Friendly, today announced it is offering a discount of more than 15 percent on franchises for qualified military veterans.

Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources for Thursday

There was a time when America took seriously its responsibility to incarcerate those who inflicted harm upon our society. In addition, America also took responsibility to provide our Military Veterans with proper care and services. Today, it’s the complete opposite

For 25 years, military Veterans age 55 and older have come to the National Veterans Golden Age Games to compete and demonstrate the warrior spirit never fades.

Since 1990, with the development of the Total Assistance Program (TAP), which was suppose to meet the needs of military personnel and their families by providing the skills, tools, knowledge, and self-confidence necessary for a successful re-entry to the civilian world, things have moved slowly.

Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources

We may face the possibility of having to address post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in those who return from war. Even for those who...

9/11 was one of these as was 7/7 in Britain. It has been proven beyond any doubt though no major paper will ever report it. Fox News did. Jesse Ventura did. When they did, American veterans, the ones who play bingo, sat silently. 3000 Americans were murdered by their own government and millions of Americans did nothing.

Before taking my reader on a brief recollection of the Battle for Outpost Harry in the Korean War this past week, I had been...

Over the next two weeks, KALW News is bringing you stories from veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On Friday I wrote about an eight-day battle along the 38th Parallel in Korea in June 1953, and about Sgt. Ola Mize who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in this, one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the US military.

Military veterans could get a leg up on those competing against them for the same job under a bill Washington State Gov . Chris...

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq potentially got a lot more costly Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the VA' treatment of mentally-ailing vets is unconstitutional.

Four Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees are finalists for the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, which honors outstanding federal employees who are making high-impact contributions critical to the health, safety and well-being of Americans.

We are very proud to announce that Advance Auto Parts has enter into the second year with HireVeterans.com to reach out to our talented Military Veterans.

Albany, N.Y. (May 2, 2011)– The National Association for Uniformed Services (NAUS), a national military advocacy organization, has added online higher education as a member benefit in an effort to draw newer, younger members to the organization.

Military personnel with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should receive early adequate nutrition immediately after the injury, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

April is Confederate Memorial Month where various commemorations held throughout the month, primarily in the South. In the other states I would venture to say that most have never even heard of it, a combination performance of historical revisionism, political correctness, and amnesia. But I am happy to report that we are seeing more events being held each year,and better attended.

MINNETONKA, Minn. (April 7, 2011) – The Department of Defense (DoD) has sustained a protest by UnitedHealthcare’s Military & Veterans business and will undertake corrective action regarding the TRICARE West Region contract award. The DoD has indicated that it will update its solicitation for the contract and invite updated proposals. The decision pertains to the July 2009 award of the TRICARE West Region contract to the incumbent administrator.

GTEC UNVEILS NEW CORPORATE NAME & BRANDING - SOTERA DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, INC. Posted by Randy Miller   New Branding Follows Successful Completion of Acquisition by Affiliate of Ares...

U.S. Gas & Electric joins forces with HireVeterans.com to reach out to US Military Veterans. By Randy Miller The energy industry is an exciting sector to...

U.S. Gas & Electric joins forces with HireVeterans.com to reach out to US Military Veterans.