News by subject: VET

Today, Wreaths Across America (WAA) and MISSION BBQ announce the start of the "American Heroes Cup" campaign to raise funds to sponsor veterans' wreath to be placed on National Wreaths Across America Day in December of 2020....

Canadian Pacific (CP) unveiled five specially painted locomotives on Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the U.S. honouring the culture and history of the armed forces. The five Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACUs will take the message of...

Military veterans considering a career change have something to celebrate: an all-new program that reduces the cost of the country's best tech skills education programs. Shift, a military career change company backed by Andreessen Horowitz, launched...

Elias Partners LP commemorated Veterans Day by announcing that it has joined forces with GEHA's (Government Employees Health Association) Connection Dental Network to offer Member Dentist exclusive savings. The Connection Dental Network is the...

In honor of celebrating America's heroes during the month of November, Reliant Funding, a leading small business finance provider, announces the release of "The Complete Veteran Business Owner Resource Guide." The informative, 40-page handbook serves...

In honor of Veteran's Day, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) today announced it has donated $12,000 to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to enhance the availability of technologies that improve learning and future employment...

WHO:  Bring Our Troops Home, a 501(c)4 organization, will host a series of policy briefings at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. and Capitol Hill visits on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.    Dan McKnight, Bring Our Troops Home Chairman and a...

As Americans celebrate Veterans Day and honor the brave men and women who have served this country in the military, it's important to remember that they also deserve recognition and compassionate care when dealing with an advanced illness. By...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has officially launched its much-anticipated online merchandise store, WWP Shop. Visitors to WWP Shop can browse an array of WWP-branded merchandise, including shirts, outerwear, flags, water bottles, and much more....

Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB), a nonprofit research organization dedicated to fast-tracking personalized diagnostics and therapeutics for brain health, today announced its strategic collaboration with Parexel Biotech, a new division of Parexel, for...

To honor Colorado veterans and in recognition of Veterans Day, students and staff at Landmark Academy at Reunion showed their appreciation for those who served our country by hosting a special honorary assembly. Students welcomed military members who...

Today, global education provider General Assembly (GA) announced the expansion of its post-9/11 G.I. Bill® offering in Seattle, marking the sixth state where veterans can use their military benefits to participate in career-changing programs across...

In honor of Veterans Day and the veterans who served America, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Tamara Geyer, a Marine Corps veteran, laid the wreath...

As a way to honor veterans this Veterans Day, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national not-for-profit network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans and military families, partnered with StoryCorps to record, preserve, and share the stories...

This Veterans Day, Carpet One Floor & Home will celebrate another successful year of partnering with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Smart Home Program. The national program provides mortgage-free, custom-designed smart homes to...

Tire Discounters is honored to have raised $20,631 to support Wounded Warrior Project ® (WWP) during its "Labor is On Us" event, held at Tire Discounters locations in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The first-of-its-kind, week-long donation drive...

Mack Trucks recently announced that proceeds from their online auction of a customized Mack Anthem® used by the Zac Brown Band during their 2018 Down the Rabbit Hole Live tour will benefit Camp Southern Ground, the passion-project of multi-platinum,...

½ Price Mattress honors veterans who have served and those who are continuing to serve this great country. ½ Price Mattress has provided South Floridians with top-quality, brand-name mattresses at discount prices for over a decade. Their showrooms...

On November 11, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt will be offering free frozen yogurt for all active and retired military at participating locations nationwide. A coupon is available online at orangeleafyogurt.com/veteransday. In...

This Veteran's Day, November 11, 2019, and during National Nurse Practitioner Week (November 10-16, 2019), the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) extends its gratitude to our nation's 18.2 million veterans for their service and...

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans, a New Orleans-based coffeehouse that demonstrates a "southern hospitality" experience, the freshest products, and better beans with superior roasting technique, has announced its third annual Veteran Franchise License...

The Knights of Columbus has counted hundreds of thousands of veterans as members, and we recently highlighted two who received the Medal of Honor. This Veterans Day, we recognize all the everyday heroes who have served their country in uniform in all...

Building on the success of its Sentinels of the Street affordable housing program aimed at veterans who are homeless or precariously housed, the Old Brewery Mission has launched a number of initiatives targeting this group this year. As the...

eMindful, the leading provider of purpose-driven mindfulness solutions with proven outcomes, today introduced its program to support veterans. More than 20 million living Americans have served our country. Many suffer...

The newest video from VITAS® Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, highlights the various ways that the hospice company honors and cares for seriously ill veterans, from educating and partnering with community groups that...

Cengage and Goodwill Industries of San Diego County today announced that free online career advancement and soft skills training is available for local veterans and military families. Funded by a grant from the United Services Automobile Association...

NuggMD, the nation's leading cannabis-focused telemedicine platform, will be providing free online medical marijuana evaluations to Oklahoma's veterans this Monday, Nov. 11. Any Oklahoma veteran who provides their valid proof of service and Oklahoma...

i9 Sports Corporation, the nation's first and largest youth sports league franchise business, just announced the launch of their exciting franchise giveaway opportunity specifically for veterans, a first for the unique sports concept brand. The...

Veterans Day in the US is a national holiday to honor our patriots of service, and today, Boomi, a Dell Technologies business, commits to training 1000 veterans by 2025. Boomi's Veteran Academy offers free, high-demand training for service members,...

G4S was named a 2020 Military Friendly Employer and Military Spouse Friendly Employer by VIQTORY, an organization that connects members of the military with employers across the United States. G4S has been named a Military Friendly Employer yearly...

Caregility, a clinical collaboration and communications company changing the point of care, today announced the company's involvement in the ATLAS pilot project, an initiative to bring virtual care offerings from the Department of Veterans...

GTL, a leader in transformative corrections technology that improves outcomes for inmates and facilities, today announced that a free guide is available on its Inspire tablets to assist incarcerated veterans with preparing for their life after...

Four new Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Centers of Excellence (COEs) have joined the PCF's dedicated network of centers executing the ambitious mission of improving the care for U.S. Veterans with prostate cancer. With the addition of the new...

In honor of Veterans Day, Welltower Inc. today announced that it has signed the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve ("ESGR") Statement of Support pledging the Company's support for employees serving in the military....

On October 23, Morphy Auctions sold the widely acclaimed gun that fired the first shot at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill for $492,000. The company's Extraordinary Firearms Auction held over two days, October 22-23, 2019, attracted worldwide media...

Today, Thrive Causemetics, a leading vegan and cruelty-free makeup and skincare company built around philanthropy, announced they have expanded their already robust year-round giving program to include donating to nonprofit partners that empower and...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency...

AGS or (the "Company") today announced that it was awarded a 2019 Gold Medallion Award through the U.S. Department of Labor's HIRE Vets program for commitment and leadership in recruiting, employing, and retaining U.S. military veterans....

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Remembrance Day: "Today, we come together to honour the brave Canadians in uniform who have served our country throughout our history. They've built peace. They've defended...

ABC Financial, the nation's leading software and payment processing provider for the health and fitness industry, earned national recognition Monday for its extraordinary support of employees who are veterans and those in the National Guard and...

It was a crystal-clear morning on Oct. 9, 2010 as U.S. 101st Airborne Infantry Division Recon Scout Squad Leader J.D. Williams was on a recon mission in the mountains of Afghanistan. As J.D. maneuvered up a trail, he suddenly came upon six Taliban...

This Veterans Day, Root 66 (https://root66brand.com/), a brand reshaping the Hemp-derived CBD health and wellness category, is proudly announcing its partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project ("WWP" https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/). As the...

On November 15, 1969, the world was forever changed when Dave Thomas founded Wendy's® Old-Fashioned Hamburgers® in Columbus, Ohio. What started as one restaurant now spans the globe with more than 6,700 locations. To celebrate 50 years in business,...

In honor of Veterans Day, the non-profit Warrior to Cyber Warrior (W2CW) Foundation today announced the third anniversary of a nationwide program that provides Veterans of the US Armed Forces with free cybersecurity training and certifications. This...

The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate is now launching a state specific initiative-nationwide to do everything possible to ensure that a Navy Veteran or person with asbestos exposure lung cancer gets compensated. What most Navy Veterans or people...

In honor of Veteran's Day and to celebrate our nation's military, Vortic Watch Company, a vintage pocket watch upcycling business, announces a partnership with the non-profit, Veterans Watchmaker Initiative, to raise awareness for the only technical...

National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced today that forty-seven cemeteries have been registered by local volunteers to participate in National Wreaths Across America Day ? Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. This is the largest number of...

Hormel Foods Corporation  today announced the recipients of this year's two $10,000 Hormel Heroes Scholarships. The Hormel Heroes Scholarship Program was created by Hormel Foods to support students with military backgrounds pursuing degrees in...

In honor of National Veterans Week, Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) recently teamed up with PeopleFund, a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to introduce ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 ALLSM, a part of the Woodforest FoundrySM in...

Tom Selleck and AAG would like to thank all members of the armed services, past and present, for your service to our nation. We owe you our respect, our gratitude and, most of all, our liberty.   About AAG AAG is dedicated...