Veterans will now be cared for in an environment that mimics all the comforts of home instead of a hospital-like nursing home, Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center officials said Thursday. The Tuscaloosa VA celebrated the opening of the Cottages at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center with a ribbon-cutting in front of an expansive, 25,000-square foot
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Global conflict and unrest have led to deployment of large numbers of military personnel (active duty, Reserves, National Guard). As a result of duty assignments, members of the military are often separated for lengthy periods of time from their families and sent to distant, dangerous or unknown locations. A family that loses the active presence
COSTA MESA, Calif., October 22, 2012 – Military brass from the Pentagon, Marines, Navy SEALs, and other servicemen, including First Sergeant Matt Eversmann, U. S. Ranger, whose story was captured in the award-winning movie “Black Hawk Down,” joined nearly 150 guests at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach on October 18. They gathered for VetNet Nite, the
Irvine, California – October 15, 2012 – U.S. Veterans Magazine is set to release the results of its much-anticipated 2012 survey of the nation’s Top 100 Companies Recruiting Veterans. This objective review evaluates the nation’s top employers, providing a valuable resource for job seekers, business owners, veterans, consumers, senior management, business associations, employment agencies and
During our campus Veterans Day ceremony last year, Joe Buhain, our Respiratory Therapy program director and a Bronze Star Medal recipient who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said this: “Someone once asked me, ‘What can I do for a veteran?’ There are organizations you can volunteer with that help veterans. But if you can’t
In a segment last week on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart highlighted the absurd employment market veterans come home to. Hosting a mock job interview for two former Army medics with combat tours in Iraq, Stewart emphasized the challenges veterans face when transitioning to the civilian workforce — especially when it comes to obtaining civilian
Bureau of Labor Statistics researchers announced that veterans unemployment dropped to 6.3 percent in October, its lowest point since before President Barack Obama took office. The figure still means that nearly 690,000 veterans are looking for work. But that number has been on a downward trend for the last 18 months, when more than 1
The outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election may alter the fate of the Affordable Care Act, or the Bush-era tax cuts, but it won’t change the challenges faced by growing numbers of military veterans, both in the Rochester area and across the nation. To that end, leaders in Washington — whatever the post-election political balance —
Up to his armpits in flood water, flanked by darkened buildings and submerged vehicles, Iraq veteran Peter Meijer felt oddly at home Monday night as he trudged through the streets of Brooklyn at the height of Sandy’s fury: “The right place at the right time with the right mission.” With a fellow veteran at his
Retired Master Sergeant Ken Holman was confused when Scott Miller and Paul Cotter approached him about applying for a job at Microsoft. On Feb. 21, 2002, his vehicle flipped over during a training exercise. His seatbelt broke, flinging him against the windshield. He broke his neck in three places and shattered his lower vertebrae, leaving