In spite of the commitment the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces have made to their country, and the lip service paid to veterans and current service men and women during elections season, the state of veteran affairs in the U.S. still leaves much to be desired. As Semil pointed out in a
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When Paul Rieckhoff started his organization, The Iraqi And Afghan Veterans of America (IAVA), he had his work cut out for him. In a time when less than 1 percent of the population serves in a volunteer military, most Americans have no personal connection to service members or veterans. As a result, veterans often suffer
The Kroger Co. today announced a renewed commitment to hiring veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The company is encouraging military veterans seeking employment to visit www.honoringourheroes.com to learn more and find links to apply for a job. Kroger’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative is an extension of the company’s Honoring Our Heroes program, which
The nation observes Veterans Day today, but there are many veterans who are unemployed and on the streets. Careerbuilder.com says 3-in-10 employers say they are actively seeking veterans. But, Ed Speller of Philadelphia Stand Down says he doesn’t see a lot of vets getting jobs because their area of expertise doesn’t translate over to civilian
It’s Veterans Day 2012 and the US military is one of the country’s most trusted institutions. Seventy-five percent of respondents in a June Gallup poll either had a “great deal” of confidence in the military or “quite a lot” of confidence in it. By contrast, only 6 percent of respondents had a “great deal” of
A war memorial cross that once stood on a rocky hilltop in a national park before being deemed unconstitutional and ordered removed was resurrected on Veterans Day at the stunningly stark Mojave desert site, capping a landmark case for veterans fighting similar battles on public lands. Henry Sandoz, who cared for the original 1930s cross
Despite their public displays of support on Veterans Day, most Americans cannot truly appreciate the sacrifices made by the millions of people who have served in the military during war, a former U.S. Marine Corps veteran says. To help educate the public, John Ciecko Jr. and about 70 other veterans from the United States and
When members of our military return home today they benefit from a positive reception, one very different than after Vietnam. As a veteran of that war I am very pleased to see this change. We all need to respect the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform – and their families – make in
Arthur Lute’s arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. Lute has post-traumatic stress disorder from the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. He spent years drifting
Lousy record keeping by the military is hurting veterans who need to prove their sacrifice in order to access the benefits they’ve earned, according to a report. Much of the problem arose from the military’s switch from paper to digital records in the early 1990s, according to the probe by Propublica and the Seattle Times.