employment
Veterans unemployment up again
The veterans unemployment rate rose to its highest level in a year last month and posted above the national unemployment rate for the first time
March 6, 2020
4:00 pm
Category: National
healthcare
Veterans: Sick? “Stay Home and Phone” a safe convenient option
Got a fever, cold, cough or flu-like symptoms? Are you worried that you have a viral illness? The last thing you want to do is
March 6, 2020
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mental health
Suicide remains growing challenge for younger veterans, survey shows
An excerpt from the annual Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America member survey released on March 4, 2020. More than two-thirds of individuals who participated
March 4, 2020
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WWII veterans
Rosalind P. Walter, the First “Rosie the Riveter” Is Dead at 95
A daughter of privilege who worked on an assembly line during World War II, she became a principal benefactor of PBS, her name intoned on
March 4, 2020
1:20 pm
women veterans
Soldier set to become the first ever female Green Beret
For the first time ever, a woman is now “in the final stage of training” to become the U.S. Army’s first female Green Beret. The
March 4, 2020
10:25 am
VFW unveils new social media campaign to highlight continued service of military veterans
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)’s #StillServing campaign seeks to showcase U.S. military veterans’ continued service in their communities and to encourage other veterans to
February 25, 2020
3:10 pm
WWII veterans
75th Anniversary of the Flag Raising at Iwo Jima
On Feb. 23, 1945, four days after the initial assault on the island of Iwo Jima, Marines took control of the high ground and planted
February 24, 2020
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POW/MIA veterans
Three downed aircraft, associated with seven MIAs from famous WWII battle, located in Pacific Ocean
In February 1944, the U.S. military launched Operation Hailstone, a massive military assault on Japanese fortified positions in the Pacific. On Monday — 76 years
February 20, 2020
3:00 am
WWII veterans
Ceremony honors Battle of Iwo Jima Veterans
Ira Rigger was a carpenter’s mate in the Seabees during World War II. Rigger served alongside Marines on a little-known island named Iwo Jima. Fast
February 19, 2020
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WWII veterans
Historic Iwo Jima footage shows individual Marines amid the larger battle
When most Americans think of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima – if they think of it at all, 75 years later –
February 19, 2020
2:43 pm
WWII veterans
New digital archive shows historic images from Battle of Iwo Jima captured on film
Seventy-five years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, images captured on film during the bloody World War II assault will be made public for the
February 19, 2020
10:38 am
employment
An open letter to the Veteran community from the U.S. Census Bureau
To our Nation’s Veterans: Throughout our history, you have rallied time and again to protect and serve your family, neighbors, and friends. Your leadership, patriotism,
February 18, 2020
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