UPDATE: Double Fatal Wreck Closes Portion of Veterans Highway
Patch Pasadena, MD -- Traffic was closed in both directions on Veterans Highway while investigators combed over the scene of the wreck. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.
View ArticleSpecial center for female veterans opened in Philadelphia
Officials have opened the first Philadelphia center to provide services specifically for female veterans. Reported by FOXNews.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleNew Nonprofit "NS2 Serves" Seeks 20 Post-9/11 Veterans for I.T. Training and...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than three weeks to go, a new Maryland-based nonprofit is recruiting for post-9/11 veterans to join a world-class I.T. training and career...
View ArticleGateway 66 development would focus on veterans
A multifamily developer that has successfully brought historic Central Avenue properties back to life is attracting investment for a project that would serve Albuquerque-area veterans. John Bloomfield,...
View ArticleProgram to End Homelessness Among Veterans Hits Milestone in Arizona
Phoenix has become the first American city to end homelessness among veterans with long or recurrent histories of living on the street. Reported by NYTimes.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleWith New Funding Announced to Help Homeless Veterans, Disabled Veterans...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (www.dvnf.org), a nonprofit veterans service organization that focuses on helping men and women who serve and return...
View ArticleMOAA Announces Support of S.1950, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and...
MOAA appreciates the inclusion of a provision in S. 1950 that repeals the unfair 1% COLA Cut of the earned pensions of working age military retirees established in the Balanced Budget Act and a number...
View Article8 State Veterans Homes -- Including Yountville -- Cut Water Usage
Patch Napa, CA -- Napa Valley's Veterans Home of California at Yountville included in water use cutbacks. Reported by Patch 8 minutes ago.
View ArticleWounded veterans' new mission: Stopping child predators
Wounded veterans specially trained in computer forensics are working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices. Their mission? Stop child predators. Reported by Christian Science Monitor 3...
View ArticleHomelessness surges among veterans of recent wars
Homelessness surges among veterans of recent wars Reported by USATODAY.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleIraq war veterans upset by al Qaida gains
Marine Corps Cpl. Tireak Tulloch watched in dismay at the start of the New Year as al Qaida-backed fighters swarmed into Fallujah, Ramadi and other parts of the Sunni Triangle where he and fellow Iraq...
View ArticleVeterans, not just heroes or victims
Eric Liu says we should hire, connect, mentor, empower and invest more in veterans. Reported by CNN.com 2 days ago.
View ArticleHow Cities Are Eradicating Homelessness Among Veterans
In the past month, two major American cities—Salt Lake City and Phoenix—have both announced that they have ended "chronic homelessness" among military veterans in their town. How? Read more......
View ArticleSlidell veterans cemetery slated to open in April
Muddy roads will soon give way to asphalt and bare ground transformed with sod and landscaping as construction of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery near Slidell enters the final stages. The...
View ArticleFormer Veterans Administration police chief pleads guilty in plot to kidnap,...
A former police chief at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bedford pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal conspiracy charges for his role in two separate plots to kidnap, rape, and murder women and...
View ArticleProceeds from Barrett-Jackson Auction of Freightliner Cascadia Tractor will...
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proceeds from Barrett-Jackson Auction of Freightliner Tractor will Benefit Paralyzed Veterans of America Reported by Business Wire 15 hours ago.
View ArticleMalloy: Veterans' ID Makes Accessing Benefits, Services More Convenient
Patch Madison, CT -- The Governor says he wants to raise awareness of this program so Connecticut veterans "receive the recognition and considerations they deserve." Reported by Patch 2 days ago.
View ArticleFreightliner Cascadia Tractor Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Raises $70,000 for...
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Freightliner Cascadia Tractor generously donated to Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) by Freightliner Trucks, was sold for $70,000 at the...
View ArticleVeterans speak up about public thank-yous
DEAR ABBY: I just read the letter from "Twice Bitten in Washington," who had thanked veterans for their service to our country and received several negative responses. I'm a retired vet, dying from...
View ArticlePrince Harry's Fight To Help Injured Veterans
Captain Harry Wales will be reunited with his South Pole trek team-mates later, as he calls for more support for injured veterans. Reported by Sky News 3 hours ago.
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