News by subject: VET

An official Government of Canada delegation will participate in a series of events in Normandy, France from June 3-9, 2019, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. The delegation will include Veterans, representatives from...

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on using the body's immune system to fight cancer, today announced that the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Richmond, VA has joined its ongoing prostate cancer...

Trident University International (Trident) faculty member Dr. Leandra Hernández, along with Dr. Jennifer Belding, served as co-editors on the book volume, Military Spouses With Advanced Degrees: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving Amidst...

Bringing Military Disability Made Easy into the fold will enable VA Claims Insider to reach more than 200K unique visitors each month, almost all of which are transitioning military members and veterans with service-connected disabilities....

Today the Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) announced the grand opening of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Valley Cities in Lakewood, WA. The new clinic will offer comprehensive mental health services to Washington state's many veterans and...

The Purple Heart Foundation & M.T. Publishing Company are proud to announce their partnership in the launch of the book The Medal with a Heart by Karen Kulinski, Illustrations by Karen Gruntman. This book honors the men and women who served this...

Rx Green Technologies, www.rxgreentechnologies.com, a leader in cannabis nutrients and supplements, partners with Hive Medicinal, www.hivemedicinal.com, to provide transportation to veterans in Maine. Several Maine...

Logan and Spencer Pasquariello are twin brothers with a strong heritage of military service. Growing up with two grandfathers who served their country inspired the brothers to turn a fifth-grade project into a way to honor their family. In the...

Extreme Energy Solutions Brand Ambassadors and Race Car Drivers include ARCA Driver Tommy Vigh Jr., NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver David Starr, and DIRT Car Hall of Fame Driver Jeff Heotzler - three drivers from different racing divisions coming...

It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that The Veterans Consortium (TVC) Executive Board of Directors announces the departure of Executive Director Ed Glabus.  Since 2015, Ed has played a critical role in the development and success of the...

The US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate is appealing to a Navy Veteran who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma or their immediate family to call them anytime at 800714-0303 for on the spot access to famed attorney Erik Karst and his amazing...

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company continued its commitment to supporting individuals, communities and our planet in 2018 through providing more than $31 million in funding, Purina pet food and Tidy Cats litter to nonprofit organizations across the...

In support of military Veterans' health care, Sprint is now providing unlimited high-speed wireless data at no charge when they connect over the Sprint Network with their VA providers through the VA's telehealth application, VA Video Connect.  This...

Cognosante, a leader in health information technology solutions and services for Federal and state public health agencies, today announced the appointment of Retired U.S. Army Captain, Scott Davidson as Chief Contracts Officer. With more than 15...

Representatives and supporters of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign rejoiced over the decision to increase financial support from the Government of Canada. To support the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign, the 2019 Federal Budget proposes to provide...

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation today announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors, who will play a leadership role in the creation of a permanent home to honor America's bravest heroes. The new board members are...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announces a grant in support of a collaborative effort between Blue Star Families, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes initiative, and Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) to connect military...

While on a mission in Afghanistan on July 23, 2011, a pressure plate improvised explosive device detonated beneath U.S. Army Captain Jake Murphy, immediately taking his left foot and causing an anoxic brain injury that put him into a coma. Against...

The Inaugural Bomb Suit World Record and Family 5K, hosted by Retired Army Captain Scott Davidson, who is also the Managing Principal at The GCO Consulting Group, is to be held Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Woodgrove High School in Purcellville, VA....

Buying a home has challenges, especially for a first-time purchase. Recently, veterans learned about the resources available to them during a Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) gathering with USAA. "It was a lot of...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announces a new partnership with The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit that has developed a nationally recognized transition program for the military's special operations forces community. This program helps special...

A gallery of photographs made by veterans and their families is on display now inside the Pentagon. The Alliance Collection, a project of photography company, Rich Poverty, will be on display from March 2019 through March, 2020 in Apex 1/2, level 2...

PenFed Credit Union today announced its new regional financial service center will be located at 19500 Bulverde Road in San Antonio, Texas. PenFed's expansion into the region will create over 500 new jobs including management positions in research,...

Today, Maj. Gen. Tony Carrelli, Pennsylvania's Adjutant General and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, participated in a tree planting ceremony to honor fallen service members in the Philadelphia region. Attended by Gold and...

Homes 4 Families (H4F) hosted its 3rd Celebs4Vets Build at the Veteran Enriched Neighborhood® in Santa Clarita, California today. The Los Angeles-based nonprofit empowers low-income veterans and their families to enter the middle class by providing...

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that it achieved the highest level of spend with diverse business enterprises in the history of the company, spending more than $673 million dollars with 583 diverse suppliers last year. The...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announced a grant in support of Comfort Crew, an organization that provides Comfort Kits with resiliency building resources to the children of wounded veterans and active duty service members....

Guidehouse, a leading provider of management consulting services, announced today that Cara McFadden and Dan Martin have been honored with the Patriot Award by the Department of Defense in recognition of their extraordinary support of their employees...

The Louisiana Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We are devoted to making certain a Navy Veteran with mesothelioma or asbestos exposure lung cancer anywhere in Louisiana receives the very best possible financial compensation. Navy Veterans are by far...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announces a grant and collaborative partnership with Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) to raise awareness and collect data on the impact of toxic exposure on the...

A Columbia, Missouri company that makes biometrically-controlled virtual escapes for areas of social isolation, situational and employee stress took home a first-place prize this week in the XR category at SXSW. StoryUP Studios makes Healium, a...

This month, the American Battlefield Trust debuted "Brothers in Valor," a project recognizing past and present recipients of our nation's highest military decoration for heroism:  the Medal of Honor.  The project features three living Medal of Honor...

Irving, Texas based QEO Insurance was recently recognized as the fourth fastest-growing veteran-owned business in the United States by Inc. Magazine. The company was named to the second annual Vet50 list, which is a collaboration between Inc....

As The American Legion celebrates its 100th anniversary, the U.S. Mint opens sales of a new commemorative coin series. The coins recognize the contribution the nation's largest veterans service organization has had in communities across the country,...

MilitaryConnection.com is pleased to announce the launch of VeteranArtConnection.com, a joint partnership with Visions For Vets, that features an online gallery of art produced by America's military heroes. The artwork, created by Veterans as a...

On the heels of esketamine nasal spray being approved by the FDA, psychiatrist Keith Ablow, MD (www.keithablow.com) is calling on the FDA to coordinate with the Veteran's Administration and Department of Health and Human Services to approve and fund...

The US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate says, "Contrary to what you hear on cable TV or see on the Internet the mesothelioma compensation process is contentious, there are asbestos trust funds but the attorneys who protect those trust funds don't...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today presented the 2019 William W. Tipton, Jr., MD, Leadership Award to retired Navy Captain Dana C. Covey, MD at the Academy's 2019 Annual Meeting. The Tipton...

The nation's largest and most respected veterans organization turns 100 this weekend. Founded by a group of World War I veterans during a three-day meeting in Paris, France, which occurred March 15-17, 1919, The American Legion today is comprised of...

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Veterans Affairs Canada - The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, met with three organizations receiving funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund in 2018 during a recent...

It's National Sleep Awareness Week (March 10 through 16, 2019), which highlights the importance of good sleep health. There are number of factors that contribute to insomnia for veterans including traumas associated with employment, irregular work...

MilitaryConnection.com is pleased to announce the launch of Veterans Art Connection, a joint partnership with Visions For Vets, that features an online gallery of art produced by America's military heroes. The artwork, created by Veterans as a method...

With support from Cognizant U.S. Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the first IT-Ready class in San Antonio will graduate on April 19, according to Creating IT Futures, CompTIA's tech workforce charity. Local IT hiring managers are asked...

Two remarkable stories of determination and persistence come from the household of disabled war veteran James Hayes, who has a service dog, an 85 LB German-Shepherd named Barrett. Barrett was given to James by...

CNC Machines announced today that it has chosen U.S. Army Staff Sargent (Ret)Terry Flannery of Union, Kentucky as the recipient of its Veteran to Machinist scholarship. This is the second of three scholarships the organization will award in 2019....

Lennar, Operation FINALLY HOME, and Cushman & Wakefield have joined forces to provide U.S. Army First Lieutenant Garrett Spears a mortgage free new Lennar home in Lennar's Johnson Ranch community. A special groundbreaking ceremony was held on the...

President and veteran advocate, Spencer Kympton will depart at the end of July, and has selected Mary Beth Bruggeman, VP, Program Strategy to succeed him. Nana Adae, Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase, will be the new board chair, succeeding John...

What:   In its efforts to recognize the service and struggles of female service members and veterans, K9s For Warriors is launching a new PSA featuring one of its service dog program graduates. In the PSA, Air Force Master Sergeant Mindy explains how...

As the nation approaches the 16th anniversary of the war in Iraq, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:30 p.m. about what she believes our nation...