News by subject: VET

People with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, wounded vets and healthcare professionals attending Abilities Expo (#AbilitiesExpo) on December 1-3, 2017 at Dulles Expo Center will discover the latest products, education and fun for...

Handyman Connection, a home repair franchise company with over 25 years of experience, announced today its placement on Entrepreneur's 2017 Top Franchises for Veterans list for the first time in the company's history.  To determine the Top Franchises...

Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) this week announced its partnership with Elevation Burger, launching an in-store campaign that will provide funding for programs and services that support catastrophically injured veterans. All...

The month of November draws to a close, and razor companies everywhere are breathing easier again as legions of men resume trimming their facial hair. If you spent the last month scratching the unfamiliar fur on your face, congratulations, you made...

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has added RADICAVA® (edaravone) to its National Formulary (VANF), with a national prior authorization process in place, making it possible...

Private organizations, colleges and universities, private sector firms, nonprofit organizations and state, local or tribal governmental agencies are eligible to apply for funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide training and...

Every year, fans look forward to one of the biggest rivalries in college football, and a head to head faceoff for bragging rights between the two largest branches of the US military: the Army Black Knights vs. the Navy Midshipmen. Thousands of...

WNC, a national investor in real estate and community development initiatives, announced today that Eastgate Apartments, a 42-unit affordable housing community designed for veterans and families with household incomes between 50 percent and 60...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) veterans and their family members answered the call for help from those in need by volunteering with Harvest Hope Food Bank. Volunteers fed the hungry across 20 South Carolina counties and helped their community by...

FedHealthIT magazine, a print and digital magazine dedicated to providing Federal health technology news and insights to key Government and industry decision makers, has named Kevin Wilson, president of DLH's Health and Logistics Services operating...

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), has announced an initiative aimed at helping its authorized dealerships across the United States hire the best and brightest America has to...

PenFed Credit Union announced today that its charitable arm, the PenFed Foundation, is donating $300,000 to Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW) to construct a home that will provide a week-long respite in the Virginia countryside for hundreds of...

Now in its 18th year, the Alliance for Community Development ("The ALLIANCE") is proud to launch the Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance (BAE Alliance) at its ninth "Bay Area Capital Connections" (BACC9) conference on December 2, at the Impact Hub in...

Olumide Onanuga has been named Ashford University's Outstanding Alum of the Month for November 2017. The Ashford University Outstanding Alum of the Month recognition highlights Ashford success stories and graduates who have used their Ashford...

Today, the United States Mint hosted a ceremonial strike of the 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Dollar honoring the 100th anniversary of American participation in World War I.  The World War I Centennial Silver Dollar...

Environmentally conscious injured veterans recently scoured the banks and tributaries of the Weeki Wachee River for debris with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). This effort is tied to a broader, statewide River Cleanup of Florida campaign designed to...

FUTURES Inc. collaborated with Arizona State University and Cisco using an innovative cloud based technology to redefine how Veterans match and connect with high-demand civilian jobs in Arizona. FUTURES Inc. technology is raising the standard for...

PODS Enterprises, LLC announced that it will once again be supporting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation during the upcoming 2017 holiday season. This will be the eighth year that PODS is helping the charity with its national toy drives by donating...

In the wake of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, independent online retailer MilitaryMall.com is reporting record sales of military gifts and patriotic keepsakes. The e-commerce retailer features officially-licensed clothing, jewelry, flags, home goods,...

As an organization that respects the hard work of its employees ? both on the job and at home ? USAA is proud to be listed No. 15 on the 2017 Best Workplaces for Parents. The Great Place to Work ranking considered more...

Long airport security checkpoint lines are the accepted norm. But should individuals who have already been fingerprinted and passed a background check be subjected to Transportation Security Administration screening to enter the TSA PreCheck program?...

Today, Dr. Art Langer, Director of Columbia University's Center for Technology Management and Founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, will join Ameri100 as they ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell in New York City. Founded four years ago,...

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announces that Colonel Wesley L. Fox, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Friday evening, November 24, 2017, in Blacksburg, Virginia, at the age of 86. Colonel Fox was born September 30, 1931, in Herndon,...

Today, on Holodomor Memorial Day, Canadians pause to remember the millions of Ukrainians who suffered and died by forced starvation under the tyrannical regime of Joseph Stalin in the early 1930s.  This genocidal act of forced starvation was...

Canadians take pride in the nation's rich history and military heritage, and a large measure of that is owed to the selfless service and contributions of Canada's Veterans, still-serving members, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice....

Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will join Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Randy Ambrosie, Jackie Gaudaur, daughter of the late Jake Gaudaur, members of...

Centurion Auctions is pleased to offer the historically important WWII D-Day Flag flown on-board LCT 530 (Landing Craft Tank) as it took part in Utah Beach Operations at Normandy on D-Day. This one-of-a-kind Flag would be an excellent complement to...

Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will join Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Randy Ambrosie, Jackie Gaudaur, daughter of the late Jake Gaudaur, members of...

In response to H.R. 4243, the "Veterans Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017," 22 labor organizations co-signed a letter delivered to Congress on Monday urging members to reject the bill. The organizations ? led by the American...

Starting Black Friday, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® is partnering with its flagship nonprofit partner Operation Homefront to help provide toys to military children. Cracker Barrel will donate 20 percent of all toy sales purchased from...

In the season of giving, Pergo, one of the world's most recognized flooring brands, has teamed up with The Home Depot and American Widow Project, a national nonprofit supporting military widows, to thank two Atlanta women with flooring makeovers....

For more than 60 years, a special day has been etched on Americans' November calendars. It's a solemn moment of national remembrance that comes on the heels of what's typically a heated, politically charged election season, and less than two weeks...

The Veterans Ombudsman's 2016-2017 Annual Report was tabled yesterday in the House of Commons by the Minister of Veterans Affairs. The Report covers all activities of the Veterans Ombudsman from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 demonstrating the...

The Veterans Ombudsman's 2016-2017 Annual Report was tabled yesterday in the House of Commons by the Minister of Veterans Affairs. The Report covers all activities of the Veterans Ombudsman from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 demonstrating the...

Special Investigations Limited Company ("SI") today announced a major corporate reorganization. Along with a significant infusion of additional equity capital, the CVE-verified service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) announced the...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Assisted Living Locators announced today that it received ranking in Entrepreneur's "2017 Top Franchises for Veterans." In celebration of Veteran's Day, Entrepreneur developed a ranking of 150 top franchises for veterans,...

The Learning Corp (TLC) today announced that veterans eligible for speech or cognitive therapy through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) are eligible to access the Constant Therapy mobile app at no cost to them. Constant Therapy is a tool...

Home Helpers, the leading brand for in-home care for seniors and others seeking an independent lifestyle, has committed to adding 3,000 veterans and military dependents to its workforce by Veterans Day 2018. "Service...

This November, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Clingman and his family will celebrate Thanksgiving in their newly renovated and fully furnished custom home provided by the Carrington Charitable Foundation (CCF) and its signature program, Carrington House,...

The Veterans Ombudsman's 2016-2017 Annual Report was tabled today in the House of Commons by the Minister of Veterans Affairs. The Report covers all activities of the Veterans Ombudsman from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 demonstrating the Office of...

Raleigh's outdoor wedding venue of choice for every type of newlywed has just played host to a celebration of marriage and service to our country. On Nov. 10, active and former military service men and women were offered free marriages and vow...

Fifteen veteran and military service organizations have joined a coalition led by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) to urge Congress to quickly pass S. 2117, the Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act. Introduced by Sens. Bill Nelson...

Service members will spend an average of $569.00 on holiday related activities in 2017, with 87% spending the same or less than last year, according to the 2017 Military Holiday Spending Survey conducted by Pioneer Services, a Division of MidCountry...

NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) successfully launched this morning at 1:47 a.m., PST, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. Ten minutes after launch vehicle separation, the...

Pittsburgh residents will have a chance to rally behind local community foundations and support their favorite charity on Nov. 28. "Give Big" is returning to Pittsburgh, and Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) will be among the nonprofits registered to...

Beam Suntory, the world's third-largest premium spirits company, has donated $100,000 to Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities that they've worked so...

FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, the leading sign, graphics and visual communications franchise, announced today that it has been named by independent franchisee satisfaction research firm Franchise Business Review as being...

Ever since Jasmin's husband, retired Marine Corps Capt. Wally Blair, sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) when his convoy hit a roadside bomb, she has served as his caregiver. "I view myself more as a spouse [who] wants to help her husband lead a...

American Mint, LLC President Kevin Sacher proudly announced that the company is releasing a collection of "KA-BAR" collector knives dedicated to World War II battles.  As the U.S. entered World War II, the military realized that there was a need for...

The Wreaths Across America escort of handmade, balsam wreaths heading to Arlington National Cemetery from Maine has become known as the country's longest veterans parade, and this year, the weeklong journey kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 9. Grand...