Veterans: Page 59

Deal Signed for VA Archive in Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio — Officials say the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to put its national archives in Dayton was firmed up ahead of the new administration taking over in Washington. An agreement on the project was signed January 19 by officials involved, and outgoing VA Secretary Robert McDonald officially designated the Dayton VA Medical […]

USDA Expands Training for Veterans, Others

On Jan. 12 the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced cooperative agreements with 46 partners to educate producers, including those who have been historically underserved by USDA programs, about Farm Service Agency programs that provide financial, disaster or technical support. Nearly $2.5 million will go to nonprofits and universities that will provide training and access to […]

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Naval Wounded Warriors Complete Training Camp

PORT HEUNEME, Calif. (NNS) — Athletes learned new skills and enhanced their knowledge of archery, air-rifle shooting, and track and field at the Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor Warrior Games Training Camp onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Jan. 8-14. The training camp was for new and accomplished athletes and provided a chance to strengthen their […]

ROTC: Imposter Posing as Army Vet at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — The commander of the University of Cincinnati’s military training program issued a warning to the school community regarding a man posing as a U.S. Army staff sergeant on campus. Lt. Col. Jason Bender tells WOIO-TV the impostor claims to be part of the university’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in a scam for cash […]

Veteran Reconnect Funds New Services in Tennessee

Martin, TN – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission selected the University of Tennessee at Martin as one of six institutions to receive funding through the 2016 Veteran Reconnect program in the fall of 2016. The first of many new resources available to student veterans is the creation of a dedicated veterans’ services coordinator. “We have, […]

WWII Dropout Gets Honorary Diploma

CINCINNATI — Ninety-year-old Louis Schipper never earned his high school diploma. In 1943, as a 17-year-old boy, he convinced his mother to let him leave St. Xavier High School behind and fight in World War II. “He was the only freshman in the classroom with calluses on his hands,” recalled George Wood, a former classmate. […]

Troops to Teachers Defunding Disrupts Services

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Head to the Troops to Teachers website, and all you’ll find are blank pages. Try calling a state office, and you’re told your call won’t go through. Instead you have to call an operator at the program’s national headquarters in Pensacola, because all regional funding to Troops to Teachers has been […]

Forums Address Veterans’ Needs

When it comes to veterans’ issues, there’s no one way to address the needs of those who served. It’s a fact that Sgt. 1st Class Ben Davis said is all too familiar. After returning from Vietnam, Davis felt abandoned. Transitioning back to civilian life took time. But his experience differs from what today’s veterans are […]

Psychologist Receives Award for Work on Veterans

Nathan Ainspan ’88, an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist with the Department of Defense’s Transition to Veterans Program Office, has received the Raymond A. Katzell Award in I-O Psychology from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) for his work improving the lives of military veterans and for his commitment to promoting research-based insights designed to […]

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Va. College Helps Convert Military Skills into Credits

As a Marine, Jasmine Quiroz–Pele went from Japan to Afghanistan and back again, getting a thorough training in supply chain logistics. But once out of the service, as a civilian in her mid-20s and a single mom who relocated to Fredericksburg after retiring from active duty, she was just another college student, with a long […]

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Wells Fargo Launches 2017 Veteran Aid Programs

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Scholarship America are now accepting applications for the 2017 Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship and Wells Fargo Veterans Emergency Grant Programs. Wells Fargo has committed $2 million over a four year period to fund the programs and help veterans and their families to successfully integrate back into civilian […]

Online Fund Offers Chance to Help Veterans Graduate

A new online funding option has been established to allow others to help student veterans at Oklahoma State University overcome obstacles to graduation. The OSU Student Veteran Emergency Fund site — www.osugiving.com/veterans — gives everyone the chance to help student veterans get through likely education-ending situations by making donations of any amount, said Rick Hansen, […]

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