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Purple Heart Vets Could Get Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVEC) — A new bill could grant Purple Heart recipients full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, along with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bill. Under the bill, Purple Heart recipients would be eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is […]

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Online Plan Could Be Cash Cow for U. of Phoenix

ORANGEBURG — South Carolina State University’s plan to offer online courses via the for-profit University of Phoenix is supposed to help college dropouts return to school and complete their degrees. It remains to be seen whether the program will work. University of Phoenix has a track record of low graduation rates and high student debt […]

Bill Would Secure Benefits for Vets, Families

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen.Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans, service members, and surviving spouses and children of service members who have died in the line of duty take full advantage of their education benefits. Brown, who serves on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, outlined The Veterans Priority Enrollment Act […]

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Veterans’ Center Opens

Teresa Leyba Ruiz, Interim President of Glendale Community College, perhaps described the new GCC Veteran Services Center best, when she said, “In 2010, as soon as we opened the doors, we knew it was too small.” Since that time, 16,000 families have walked through the door. Leyba Ruiz and other college and military officials made […]

Indiana Boasts Lowest Jobless Rate for Veterans

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has the nation’s lowest unemployment rate for veterans, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016 report on the employment situation of former military members. The report found that just 1.8 percent of Hoosier veterans were unemployed on average during 2016. The highest unemployment rate for veterans was 7.6 percent in […]

Veteran Earns Prestigious Internship

East Tennessee State University student David Lutz is one of only 25 people in the country to be selected for the prestigious Veterans Employment Trajectory Initiative, an all-expenses-paid summer internship at The Washington Center Sponsored by the Prudential Foundation, the VET Initiative is designed to cultivate veterans’ career advancement and workforce preparedness. The 10-week professional […]

Wounded Warrior Is Pillar of Strength

Brendan Ferreira was lying on a mat at the Somerset gym he owns, a small foam roller under his side, rocking back and forth on it. I noticed his left arm ended just past the elbow. “When you get blown up,” he said, “you have a lot of deep scar tissue.” If you don’t work […]

Iowa Campus Opens Dialogue on PTSD

CEDAR FALLS — Snowflake. Crazy. Reclusive. Those, and some less-polite words, are ways people with post-traumatic stress disorder said their condition is viewed by others. They are subjected to personal questions about their trauma. They can be triggered by something like a professor repeatedly asking a question or the sound of a person’s laugh. They […]

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Nonprofit Camp Serves Veterans

Founded in 2013, Veterans Base Camp “is a 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to providing residential and resources needed by our Veterans and First Responders,” according to the facility’s website. With a team consisting of veterans, business owners, corporate employers, private citizens, and government agencies, the mission of the organization is to collaborate to assist […]

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Campus Bars PTSD Service Dog

DENTON – “This is probably the least disabled veteran friendly school in the nation right now,” Tawan Throngkumpola told NewsFix. Throngkumpola thought his toughest battles were behind him: three tours of duty, IED explosions, and even homelessness. Now, he’s being told his service dog isn’t allowed on campus at the University of North Texas, where […]

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Textbook Helps Veterans Transition

Written for veterans, The Transitioning Student Veteran in Higher Education helps readers apply their active duty experiences to the right higher education choices and career paths. Many veterans struggle to figure out how their military experience can be applied to a higher education experience, and they’re not sure what career paths they’re suited for in […]

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University Gives Wounded Warriors a Spot

A dedicated parking space in the university parking ramp has been reserved with a Wounded Warriors Family Support’s combat wounded sign. The reserved parking space is near the ground floor entrance of the parking ramp. The sign and parking space are the result of an effort by Tom Torgerud, university parking operations coordinator, to show […]

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