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Law Firm Creates Scholarship for Veterans

Phoenix criminal defense lawyer David A. Black and his law firm, the Law Offices of David A. Black, have announced a scholarship for the benefit of disabled veterans who are interested in furthering their education. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000, and it will be applied toward tuition at the educational institution chosen […]

Workshops for Warriors Helps Veterans Find Purpose

A San Diego-based nonprofit organization that trains U.S. military veterans with job skills for manufacturing careers is not only giving vets a fresh start – it’s helping them find their purpose again. “It’s been a blast, all around,” said U.S. Marine veteran Brian Riley, referring to his courses and certifications received from the nonprofit school, […]

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W.Va. Business College Loses Permit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Business College has had its permit to operate in the state revoked. Media outlets report the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education said the decision was made over the college’s failure to gain accreditation for the 2017-18 school year and its inability to offer students financial aid. […]

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Canada Enhances Veterans’ Services

MOOSE JAW, SK, April 24, 2017 /CNW/ – Canada’s women and men in uniform have served our country with bravery, honour and dignity—putting their lives at risk to protect the values we cherish most. Our Veterans deserve our greatest recognition and respect for their service. The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate […]

Maine Campus Makes Appeal to Veterans

FORT KENT, Maine — Officials at the University of Maine at Fort Kent are renewing efforts to get military veterans to explore utilizing government benefits for education and vocational training. “A lot of veterans don’t know what’s available to them,” UMFK Assistant Registrar Joyce Plourde said Thursday, April 20. “We are trying to get the […]

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WUVets Chart New Course for Colleagues

James Petersen enrolled at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis to learn how to treat veterans like him — combat soldiers struggling to adjust to life back home. But he will graduate with a new mission: helping soldiers chart a path forward through higher education. “I came to WashU convinced that I […]

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One-Stop Shopping Helps Student Veterans

Success comes in many forms, including the newly remodeled, 1,600-square-foot Veteran Success Center (VSC) located in the University Union Fieldhouse at Northern Arizona University. For a veteran student, success can mean finding a safe space on campus to interact with other military-affiliated students and relax, watch TV and play ping-pong. Read More

Army Nurse Shares Experience

Capt. Kelly Elmlinger, a cancer survivor and Army nurse, shared a story of resilience and recovery during her battle with cancer with William Beaumont Army Medical Center nurses, April 6. Growing up, Elmlinger was always athletic. She participated in various high school sports and was even award a scholarship based off her athleticism. But Elmlinger […]

Women Veterans Alliance Empowers Lives

Sevrine Banks served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring as a Sergeant First Class. Once retired though, she missed the close-knit community that the military brought her, so she became a member of the new and local Sacramento chapter of Women Veterans Alliance, a professional organization dedicated to impacting and empowering the lives […]

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Iowa Soldier Creates Career Path

ONAWA, Iowa — Randy Lee, a soldier who grew up in Soldier, Iowa, enjoys the challenge of directing his “troops” at American Coating & Welding, a small business he founded in Onawa in 2015. “Something like one out of every seven veterans starts their own business,” said Lee, who served with the U.S. Army in […]

Brown U. Plans to Recruit at Military Bases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University says it has signed a memorandum with the Defense Department so it can talk to service members at military bases about attending the university. The Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, says one of its admissions officers visited Norfolk, Virginia, but couldn’t go to the Navy base because Brown […]

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Wounded GW Student Finishes Marathon

First-year graduate student and U.S. Air Force veteran Adam Popp ran the Boston Marathon alongside tens of thousands of runners last week. But for Popp, the journey to the finish line wasn’t so simple. Eight years ago, doctors told Popp, a rehabilitation counseling major, that he couldn’t run anymore because of complications from his amputated […]

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