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Vietnam Education Center Gets $10M Grant

WASHINGTON – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has received a $10 million grant for its proposed education center adjacent to its famous memorial on the Mall in Washington. The fund said the grant from the Lilly Endowment was the largest single cash donation in the fund’s 37-year history. The fund has been trying since 2003 […]

University Plans Veterans Center

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The University of Memphis is announcing plans for a new veterans’ care center on campus. In a news release, the university said the outpatient Veterans Care Center will address the mental health needs of veterans, regardless of era, gender, discharge status or service connection. The university says the facility will be located in […]

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Retired Col. Heads Arkansas Vets’ Agency

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named a new leader for the Arkansas Department of Veteran Affairs. The governor says he’s appointed retired U.S. Army Col. Nathaniel Todd to serve as the agency’s director. Todd will replace former director Matt Snead, who is resigning. Todd now serves as chief financial officer of the […]

Veterans Boost Community Outreach

Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and studying business and sociology at Linn-Benton Community College, Fergus isn’t done serving her country. And neither are her fellow members of the LBCC Veterans Club. Read More

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“Stories From Wartime” Brings Veterans, Students Together

DENVER — When U.S. Marine David Pond returned from war, something was missing. After serving seven months in Afghanistan, Pond and his bomb-sniffing dog Pablo were split up. However, their recent reunion has helped him deal with his experiences post-deployment. It’s also helped him to talk about those experiences with students and the public at […]

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Central Missouri Ranks No. 1 Military Spouse Friendly

(WARRENSBURG, MO., digitalBURG) — The University of Central Missouri is the No. 1 ranked military spouse-friendly school, beating out the likes of the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Alabama and Buffalo State College. UCM topped the list of 100 public universities included in Victory Media’s 2017 Military Spouse Friendly Schools, according to a […]

Attorneys General Ask DOE to Keep Protections

Attorney General Andy Beshear today joined with other state attorneys general to send a letter to federal officials expressing continued support of recent federal protections for students in higher education and taxpayers. Beshear sent the letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Elisabeth DeVos and congressional leadership detailing how rolling back federal education laws would […]

Missouri State Unveils Veteran’s Center

On the third floor of Carrington Hall, there used to be a little hole-in-the-wall lounge for student veterans. Now, the Office of Veteran Student Services has moved to Meyer library and has been renamed the Oldham Family Veteran Student Center. The new location is a total of 2,500 square feet and contains four offices, a […]

University to Research Veterans at Cemetery

STURGIS, S.D. — A nearly $74,000 contract has been awarded to a South Dakota university to research stories of veterans buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Staff and students at Black Hills State University will research the veterans’ history and the circumstances of their service, the Black Hills Pioneer reported. Thousands of people are […]

Groups to Receive $350k to Help Veterans

BOSTON — Four Massachusetts organizations that provide legal assistance to veterans will receive $350,000 in grant funding. Attorney General Maura Healey says her office will award two-year grants to fund legal help for veterans seeking services such as health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system, housing and education assistance, discharge status upgrades […]

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Wounded Warrior Gives Back to Community

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — John Jacobson comes from a family of sailors. Both of his older brothers joined the Navy, so when he graduated high school, it seemed like a natural choice. “My first ship was the USS Mississippi, a nuclear-powered cruiser out of Norfolk, Virginia,” John said. His career led him […]

Colleges Helping Veterans to Stay in School

If college is not easy for a regular student, just imagine how difficult it would be for student veterans. Military veterans face tough challenges in school compared to their non-vet peers. According to the American Council on Education, 4% of undergrad student vets across the country have expressed their difficulty in connecting in their campus […]

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