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Wounded Warrior Project Helps Veterans Find Careers

CLEVELAND, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) recently teamed up with OhioMeansVeteranJobs.com and the Cuyahoga Veterans Service Commission to provide career opportunities for hundreds of Ohio warriors. Dozens of companies gathered at Quicken Loans Arena for the Veterans Career Expo. They talked with warriors interested in careers in finance, healthcare, staffing, and […]

Illinois Veteran Excels at Cybersecurity Competition

PAYSON, Ill. —Dennis McDonald is proof that you can reach a goal if you don’t give up. McDonald is to receive his bachelor’s degree in computer science at age 49. That in itself is an accomplishment, but there’s more: McDonald was among three University of Illinois Springfield students to recently participate in one of the […]

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WWII Veterans Finally Gets Diploma

LIMA — When it comes to 90-year-old World War II veteran Duane Reynolds Sr.’s education at Delphos Jefferson High School, the phrase, “Better late than never” may apply. After a Veterans Day Lima News story related Reynolds’ experiences as a trained medic in the Navy and Marines in the Pacific, complete with recounts of the […]

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Grant Aims to Close Male Teacher Shortage

California faces a looming teacher shortage, and, in particular, a deficit in the number of men interested in working in elementary education. Hoping to help alleviate the problem, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded California State University, Northridge a $385,651, three-year grant for a teacher-preparation project aimed at increasing the number of men — particularly […]

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Job Fair Helps Veterans in Transition

FORT KNOX, Ky. (WDRB) — Thousands of Kentucky veterans are unemployed. “It’s really difficult, it is,” U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Terrence Douse said. “You know you’re getting out and you’re trying to figure out where you’re going to get a job at.” Staff Sergeant Douse is not alone. Many members of the military struggle to […]

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United Way Helps Training Center Meet Veterans’ Needs

WARNER ROBINS — Soon after a new veterans training center opened four months ago, workers there realized that veterans had more needs than the center was set up to provide. The center’s primary aim is to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce through education and ensuring that they get proper academic credit for the […]

Iraq Veteran Uses Experience to Get Through College

The most outstanding, vivacious rewards in life are seldom material. It takes time, effort and strife to realize ambition and achieve that level of personal satisfaction. On an individual basis, we’re all often trying to achieve the abstract; what is meaningful to one’s self. After serving in the U.S. Army for eight years and persevering […]

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Senator Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Veterans’ Bill

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, applauded Senate passage of legislation – the Miller-Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Act – to improve veterans’ access to health care, disability benefits, education and homelessness assistance, among other important benefits for our nation’s veterans. The bill […]

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Student Veteran Finds New Opportunities at Wichita State

Jared Smith, a senior studying chemistry pre-med, always knew he wanted to go into the medical field, but when he made the transition from active duty to a student at Wichita State University, he found himself in need of a support system. Smith has served in the Army Reserve since 2004 and found the change […]

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Navy Groomed College Coordinator for Leadership

Local veteran Allan Alldredge recently recounted the ups and downs of a Navy career, along with the missed moments it caused. Alldredge is the OCC Career Services Coordinator and sponsor of Olney Central College (OCC) Student Senate and Oath Keepers Club. Oath Keepers offers support for veterans who are transitioning to academic life. The 54-year-old […]

Campus Organizations Support Veterans

For some student veterans, making the transition from the military to academia is tough. Going from a structured lifestyle, centered on a tight-knit unit, to an open college setting is the source of most stress, said Katie Howser, president of the Student Veterans Organization and a senior veterinary science major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. […]

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Education Can Help Reduce Stigma for Veterans

In 2014, 55 U.S. military service members died fighting in Afghanistan. Today, an average of 20 veterans lose their lives every day to suicide, according to a recent report by the Department of Veteran Affairs. We do a spectacular job of providing our citizens with resources they need to keep our country safe. But the […]

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