Carnegie Medal given to 21 American Heroes
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How You Can Help Operation Gratitude & Our Troops
Operation Gratitude needs some last minute help to create care packages…
Innovative Skin Cream Supports U.S. Troops Overseas
Combat-Ready Balm, a newly developed organic skin cream is providing relief to U.S. Troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marc Popchak of the 876th Engineering Battalion currently stationed in Iraq said, “If you put that balm on overnight, the next day the sand flea bites were just gone!”
Sara Damelio, the Combat-Ready Balm creator continues to donate [...]
Disabled Veteran Scholarship
Disabled War Veterans Scholarships are sponsored by Microsoft and the AFCEA Educational Foundation. Each scholarship is $2,500. each.
Scholarships are offered to active-duty service personnel, honorably discharged U.S. military veterans, reservists, and National Guard personnel who are disabled because of wounds received during service in Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan or Iraqi Freedom Operations.
Applicants must [...]
Sears Military Discount
Sears is honoring America’s service people (Police, Military, Veterans, Firefighters, Teachers and Hospital Staff) tomorrow Saturday, August 28, 11 AM-2 PM. The offer is an extra 10% off of apparel, shoes, lawn and garden, tools, home fashions, electronics, automotive and more!
Military personnel need to print out the Storewide Savings Pass found in [...]
War Memorial Fund Scholarship
Established in 1944, the Jaycee War Memorial Fund continues to make available scholarships for the educational training of young men and women.
Ten (10) scholarships are awarded annually.
Applicants must be citizens of the United States, possess academic potential and leadership qualities, and show financial need.
The scholarship is an award of $1,000 [...]
College of William and Mary, a Military-Friendly School!
The Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary has been named to G.I. Jobs Magazine’s 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that do the most to accommodate America’s active-duty military and veteran students.
Among the initiatives the College of [...]
The Making of a Marine
Dick Hrebik spent 23 years as a Marine. In his recent publication, “Corps Vet: More than a Secret Mission… A Lifelong Tour of Duty,” he reveals a behind-the-scenes look at Marine Corps life.
Dick Hrebik was born to a Czech immigrant family struggling to achieve the American dream. He joined the Marine Corps at age 18, [...]
Helping Veterans Transition to the Workplace
Many employers value military veterans as employees for their leadership, performance under pressure, loyalty, integrity, and ability to work as part of a team. Furthermore, hiring veterans can demonstrate an employer’s social responsibility, patriotism, and willingness to hire diverse candidates.
There are steps employers should make to help those returning from [...]
Ashworth College Makes List of Top Military Schools
Ashworth College made G.I. Job’s 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to recruit students with military experience. Schools on the Military Friendly Schools list, also offer additional benefits to military students including [...]
