Nearly 800 Volunteers Help with Cupcakes for Veterans
Patch Foxborough, MA -- Homeless veterans in Worcester and Boston will soon get a tasty treat straight from Foxboro. On Sunday morning and early afternoon, an estimated 800 volunteers came to Waxy...
View ArticleVeterans groups vow to fight cuts in military pensions
The Pentagon's top civilian says it's time to tame burgeoning military personnel costs, but he's facing a test of wills with the nation's powerful veterans groups, which want no cut in their benefits....
View ArticlePenske Truck Rental Donation Brightens Holidays for Paralyzed Veterans of...
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penske Truck Rental Donates $255,157 to Paralyzed Veterans as part of #OneWay4PVA Fundraising Campaign Running through Memorial Day 2014 Reported by Business Wire 3 days...
View ArticleIntelligent Business Concepts, Inc. Salutes Veterans and the Earth; Helps...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ--(Marketwired - Dec 23, 2013) - Intelligent Business Concepts, Inc. (IBC) of Holbrook, NY, a leader in Data Breach Notifications Services, has recently become a proud sponsor of a...
View ArticleAt special court, veterans get needed support
After going through a screening and assessment by the Kansas City Veterans Treatment Court, veterans participate in a 12-month treatment program instead of going to trial. So far, about 80 veterans...
View ArticleStudy: Female Military Veterans Have High Rates of Genital Herpes and Genital...
A study published on December 13, 2013 in the Journal of Women’s Health found that “there was a higher frequency of lab-positive findings of HSV (genital herpes) and self-reported history of genital...
View ArticleLacey Elks Partners to Help Disabled Veterans
Patch Lacey, NJ -- Published following a submission by the Lacey Elks: ~ Lacey Elks Lodge No. 2518 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which is also home of Disabled American Veterans...
View ArticleA Vulnerable Age: Winning Veterans’ Trust, and Profiting From It
Older veterans are being coaxed into paying for services or investments and signing contracts that lock them into long-term living arrangements. Reported by NYTimes.com 4 days ago.
View ArticleParalyzed Veterans of America Receives Historic Donation
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paralyzed Veterans of America Receives Historic Donation from Jeffrey M. Carlton Trust Reported by Business Wire 3 days ago.
View ArticleCould Pot Help Veterans with PTSD? Brain Scientists Say Maybe
The use of marijuana for PTSD has gained national attention in the past few years as thousands of traumatized veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan have asked the federal government to give them...
View ArticlePhilanthropist Pledges Largest Ever Gift for Paralyzed Veterans
Patch Newport Beach-Corona Del Mar, CA -- The estate of Jeffrey M. Carlton, who founded Paramount-based steel processor Press Forge, gave or pledged more than $3 million to Paralyzed Veterans of...
View ArticleGirls' Garage Sale Raises Money for Veterans Christmas Program
Patch Chatham, NJ -- Chatham residents support veterans at VA hospital in Lyons. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.
View ArticleMass. veterans look to treatment court for help
Mass. veterans look to treatment court for help Reported by ajc.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleThe New England Center for Homeless Veterans Gets Sweats
Patch Marlborough, MA -- Late Christmas morning, a truck load of brand new Boston team sweatshirts navigated from Marlborough to the New England Center of Homeless Veterans on Court Street in Boston....
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE--Liberty Institute: Veterns Affairs Bans Christmas Cards to Troops...
According to the Liberty Institute, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is refusing to allow school children to give Christmas cards to veterans if those cards say “Merry Christmas” or “God...
View ArticleFormerly Homeless Vets Return To Streets To Help Others In Need
CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Not far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward the underpass where he'd score crack cocaine by day and the train...
View ArticleIn Reaching Budget Deal, Congress Turns its Back on Those Who Have Served
With the New Year almost upon us, I'm making a resolution that if fulfilled, could resonate among veteran communities across the nation. My hope for 2014 is to be the cause and not just the effect; and...
View ArticleNorthport veterans post reveals new $1.17 million look
Several older veterans are saluting the newly renovated Northport American Legion Post 694, saying it is now more accessible to them. Reported by Newsday 2 days ago.
View ArticleChristmas Eve Collection for Lyons Veterans Exceeds Goal
Patch Warren, NJ -- Bedminster woman also collecting warm blankets and CDs for formerly homeless veterans living in Lyons. Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
View ArticleCustom Petals Supports the Environment and U.S. Veterans Through Solar Panel...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ--(Marketwired - Dec 27, 2013) - Custom Petals has recently become a proud sponsor of a portion of a solar panel system that will be installed at a Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall (VFW)....
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