In this election, and in every election going forward, it is essential that we send a message to all candidates running for office that our veterans are respected and honored best when their interests and needs are placed above political wrangling in the halls of Congress. That has normally been the case. And, even in
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JERRY GRANTLAND grew up in Lansdowne, enlisted in the Army right out of Cardinal O’Hara High School, deployed to Iraq in 2003 and was on reconnaissance patrol in an armored personnel carrier when a roadside bomb exploded. He wasn’t wounded physically. But after eight months of hypervigilance in Iraq, always ready to run for cover
As part of Major League Baseball’s association with the Welcome Back Veterans program, the first pitch for Thursday’s World Series Game 2 was thrown out by Marine Corporal Nicholas Kimmel. “It’s like a dream,” he said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports. “Being in the Marines and having to do so much stuff
In the decade after World War II, 2 million veterans went to college on the new GI Bill, and almost all of them graduated and went on to power the post-war economic boom. This fall, tens of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans are enrolled in colleges and universities across the country, courtesy of
Reams have been written about the advantages to veterans of continuing their educations. The Department of Labor reports that unemployment for college-educated veterans is about half that of those with only a high school degree. The Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests a much greater disparity, showing unemployment at about 30 percent for veterans under 24,
When Ben Haberthur returned from Iraq in 2003, he found solace and recovery in 10-hour hikes along California’s coasts, often with fellow veterans. Now a restoration ecologist with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Haberthur is determined to offer that same cathartic experience to Chicagoland’s veterans. “Two months after leaving Iraq, I was in
I’d never have thought a humble pet columnist would be correcting the President of the United States. During the third presidential debate October 22, President Barack Obama maintained that his administration was “making sure that…our veterans are getting the care that they need when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury.”Ads
President Obama, whose last visit to Los Angeles included a fundraising extravaganza at the home of George Clooney, is scheduled to return Wednesday evening for a guest appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” On his next visit, it might be nice if he could pull himself away from celebrities long enough to drop
Tennessee was one of nine states with a double-digit jobless rate for veterans last year. In response, state officials have scheduled more than a dozen job fairs on a single day. Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville and 10 other cities will host simultaneous hiring events. Labor Department spokesman Jeff Hentschel says companies have jobs to fill with
Helping veterans buy franchise businesses has been a major focus in the franchise industry of late. It seems like a great match, at least on the surface — veteran unemployment is high and franchises need owners to grow. Why not get veterans into franchise ownership?