News by subject: VET

XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, the leader in extended reality and therapeutic applications, today announced that they partnered with the VA St. Louis Healthcare System to provide VR therapy to Veterans. VR Therapy is designed to provide pain...

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization has called on health care administrators to study the findings of a recent VA inspector general's report to ensure that circumstances that contributed to a veteran's 2018 suicide do not...

At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Poland to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Poland on January 27, 2020. This follows the Governor General's visit to Jerusalem to attend the...

Clearing driveways and sidewalks of snow and ice is a hard job under the best of circumstances. Imagine if you were the spouse of a deployed soldier, sailor or airman in a city where you had no family and had to get two young kids out the door to...

In true Military Makeover style, host Montel Williams, cast and crew, special guest WWE Superstar Lacey Evans and equally passionate national brands, give the gift of a beautifully renovated home to Debbi Hixon, wife of the late Chris Hixon. The...

The 4th Annual Anthony DeSantis 'Service to America' Scholarship Winners and the Bob Beaman 'B-Involved' Scholarship Winners have been selected. The Anthony DeSantis 'Service to America' Scholarship has been established...

The DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust has announced the award of a $500,000 grant to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a nonprofit organization and national leader supporting the men and women of the United States armed...

Margulies Perruzzi (MP), one of New England's most innovative architectural and interior design firms, today announced that its high performance clinical workplace design for the Home Base Veteran and Family Care Center has been honored with awards...

Not since Anne Frank's diaries has a window into the day-to-day life of World War II been opened to the world - this time that life belongs to an ordinary soldier. Frank G. Thompson wrote his family almost daily from the day he reported for duty in...

The US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate says, "We are the top branded resource in the nation for a US Navy Veteran receiving the best possible mesothelioma financial compensation if they were exposed to asbestos on a US Navy Nuclear Submarine. A...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and Deloitte are teaming up again to provide free career development training to wounded veterans and family members seeking employment across the United States. Together, WWP and Deloitte hosted over 15 employment boot...

Throughout the month of January over 500 veteran volunteers will lead and support service efforts across the country to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The veterans are volunteers with The Mission Continues, a nonprofit organization...

The HeroZona Foundation and the American Legion Travis L. Williams Post 65 will host a special MLK Day Celebration recognizing the success of the "Play It Forward for the Arts" program at Post 65 (1624 E. Broadway Rd.) in Phoenix on Monday, January...

MidFirst Bank and Rebuilding Together OKC were awarded a $1,000,000 Affordable Housing Program Grant (AHP) from The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank Topeka) to help low-income senior homeowners through the Safe & Healthy Housing Programs....

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Jerusalem, from January 22 to 24, 2020. The Governor General will join leaders from around the...

Marine Corps veteran John Chance didn't consider himself much of an artist, but the opportunity to learn blacksmithing alongside other veterans from Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) changed his perspective. "When you take...

Raytheon Company , in partnership with Student Veterans of America, is offering two U.S. Navy student veterans $10,000 each in scholarships under a new program announced during the Surface Navy Association's 32nd National Symposium....

Galvanize, the nation's leading provider of data science and software engineering training, today announced it was awarded a Phase I SBIR contract to accelerate the software engineering technical readiness of the United States Air Force (USAF)....

The Mesothelioma Compensation Center says, "We are by far the top ranked source in the nation for a nuclear power worker with mesothelioma receiving the very best possible financial compensation and we are urging a person like this or their family...

Author Mike Smith (https://inspireanduplift.com/) recently announced the release of his new memoir, coupled with a website launch aimed at uplifting veterans who struggle with mental illness, addiction and homelessness. The website contains excerpts...

Global Ordnance LLC ("GO") announced that, in the 4th quarter of 2019, it executed a Five-Year Teaming Agreement with Research and Production Enterprise Zarya LTD. ("Zarya") to Import Trinitrotoluene (TNT) to the United States (U.S.) for Defense and...

U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked Eastern Kentucky University's online degree programs among the best in the nation. EKU is 39th on the list of Best Online Programs for Veterans. The school also made the top 50 list of Best Online...

Royal Truck & Equipment Inc. announced today that they will be supporting veterans through donations to the Helmets to Hardhats program as part of its 2020 Trucks for a Cause program. Rob Roy, President, said: "As the father of an active-duty Navy...

Dr. Keith Ablow has teamed up with Jack Cunningham, a Marine who served in Vietnam, to develop a television series based on the Marine Corp's Combined Action Program (CAP). CAP was a fascinating program that placed Marines inside peasant farming...

The third novel by author and combat Vietnam War veteran Earl "Dusty" Trimmer is out now. This heart-wrenching book delivers a long overdue unforgettable and proud legacy for Vietnam War veterans as well as Vietnam's people. "Unbreakable Hearts: A...

Easterseals, the nation's leading nonprofit service provider and advocate for the one in four people living with disability in America today, recently elected Juan Otero and Frank Filippo to its National Board of Directors....

WHEN: Saturday, January 18, 2020 WHERE: Embassy of Afghanistan Media availability RSVP for details Listed in "MORE INFO" WHAT: The Independence Fund and the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will partner to host an event that celebrates...

EnableComp LLC, the healthcare technology leader in complex claims revenue solutions announced its newest partnership with Patriot PAWS Service Dogs, an organization based in Texas that trains and provides service dogs of the highest quality at no...

Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, today marks ten years since its first relief operation, which was launched in the wake of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010....

According to the US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate, "We are passionate about making certain a Navy Veteran with asbestos exposure lung cancer has direct access to the lawyers at the law firm of KVO/Karst von Oiste-especially if the Navy Veteran's...

They say good things comes to those who wait, but "they" clearly weren't thinking about the new V8-powered Lexus LC 500 Convertible. Introduced at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, the 2021 LC Convertible will go on sale this summer, but those...

Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets), a nonprofit dedicated to serving military veterans by supplying them with therapeutic craft kits, is pleased to announce that HHV veteran crafter, Richard Bohls, has won the silver medal in the 2019 VA National...

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger testified before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity today, cautioning that veteran hunger should be considered a national security issue, and far too many veterans go...

Liberty IT Solutions, LLC (Liberty), which specializes in Health Information Technology, has been awarded a 5-year (12-month Base Period plus four 12-month Option Periods), $48 million Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Program Task Order (TO). The goal for...

Patriot Angels CEO Suzette Graham praises Secretary Robert Wilkie and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for increasing wartime Veterans Pension with Aid and Attendance by 1.6% starting in 2020. There are over 15M wartime Veterans including 9...

Today, the FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICLECAAA) announced Glenn Smith as the organization's new Chairman. Smith joined the FBICLECAAA Board of Directors after graduating from the FBI Citizens Academy in 2018 and took on the...

On Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. ET, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in a hearing entitled "Reviewing the Availability of Resources...

American Racing Headers (ARH) is proudly visiting the troops at Camp Arifjan, a massive United States Army base located in Kuwait that houses more than 16,000 service members from four branches of our mighty military. ARH will bring a full day of fun...

Go Energistics (GoE) is pleased to share that it has been selected by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to provide Initial Outfitting services for the Groton Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC), located on the Naval Submarine Base in...

Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH the next generation about the value of freedom. This gathering of volunteers and patriots takes place in local and national...

Petland and Petland Charities are proud and honored to announce their support of more than 200 service dogs across the country, up more than 48% from 2018. Petland is grateful for the work these dogs do every day to help communities, children,...

SOPO Dispenser was granted a Utility Patent on November 19th. The corporation will begin marketing their innovative, patented dispenser in March. SOPO is an acronym for Stick On Pull Off Dispensers. According to Edward Goldfarb, SOPO's president...

Heroes on the Water, a 501 (c) 3 based in Dallas, announced an all-star lineup for their upcoming Inaugural Gala titled, A Night to Salute our Monumental Heroes. Dale Hansen, announcer for WFAA-TV ABC Dallas, is the master of ceremonies for the Feb....

Seventy-five years after Canadian soldiers and their allies liberated Western Europe in the closing months of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Mint is dedicating its annual Proof Silver Dollar to their memory.  This exceptional collectible...

Hart Energy's inaugural "25 Impactful Veterans in Energy" program honored veterans in the oil and gas industry and two special guests in a recognition luncheon on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Houston's Marriott Marquis hotel. ...

Seventy-five years after Canadian soldiers and their allies liberated Western Europe in the closing months of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Mint is dedicating its annual Proof Silver Dollar to their memory. This exceptional collectible...

Achieve announced today that J.R. Martinez will be the motivational speaker for the 2nd Annual Tackle the Challenge luncheon to be held Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. Mr. Martinez is an Army...

The Night Stalker Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of renowned writer and educator, MyLinh Shattan, to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Night Stalkers are the Soldiers of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation...

Ricoh USA, Inc. today announced the company has received the Advocating for Veterans Award as part of the Coalition for Government Procurement's annual Excellence in Partnership Awards. This recognition marks the latest in several milestones...