Signing one of the few acts of Congress last year that sparked no arguments, President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses to “hire a veteran right away.” Nothing in this economy happens right away. Jobless numbers of military veterans serving in the post-9/11 era have dipped in the past year — to just below 10
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Bill Mondillo sums up the plight of a Coast Guard veteran in central Ohio with a little story about himself. Last year, he was at a Veterans Day event at his granddaughter’s elementary school. The school played Anchors Aweigh to celebrate the Navy people there. The song that begins “From the halls of Montezuma to
Northeast Indiana veterans deserve an answer: Did the Department of Veterans Affairs suddenly close down the inpatient and intensive care units at its Fort Wayne medical center because of deficient care or as part of yet another plan to change what is offered there? Had this unexpected surprise occurred at any other VA medical center
The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common — a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns. In a White House campaign this hard-fought, no interest group can be ignored. But veterans are an especially prized group
The 37th running of the Marine Corps Marathon is Sunday in the Washington, D.C. area, and all the while Hurricane Sandy is making its way up the east coast. Marine Corporal Ben McCrosky from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina runs with a prosthetic on his left leg. He is ready for the rain, if it happens.
As a colonel in the Army, I watched hundreds of soldiers and their families make the transition from citizen to soldier. In one unit in Germany during the 1990s, I would board the official Army “replacement bus,” a 40-passenger bus with soldiers fresh from their specialty training, to introduce myself, hoping that the personal touch
VoteVets Action Fund, a progressive veterans group, announced a $1 million push on Friday against Republican congressional candidates in Virginia, Indiana and Montana for the final days of the 2012 election cycle. The effort includes a television ad targeting U.S. Senate candidate George Allen’s voting record on veterans’ benefits and care. “There are over 800,000
After a five-fold increase in the number of military veterans attending Ohio State University — and some trouble keeping pace with mounting GI Bill paperwork — the school introduced an expanded effort to support veterans yesterday. The new Office of Military and Veterans Services will handle those GI Bill benefit issues while providing a “one-stop
The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 11 to 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war vets suffer from PTSD, as do 10 percent of Gulf War veterans and 30 percent of Vietnam War veterans. Military veterans can access free, licensed mental-health counseling through the Give an Hour website – giveanhour.org – for which 6,500
WASHINGTON — Officials from General Electric, Alcoa, Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced a new initiative Monday to train 100,000 veterans in advanced manufacturing jobs, with the dual goals of repaying their service and restocking the talent needed for those high-tech jobs in the coming years.