Vets Transform Life on the Farm
Calling a vet to the farm used to mean an animal was sick, but new approaches by government and other agencies are opening the way for military veterans to assume a prominent place in the… Read More
2014 Best Employers for Vets
Troops transitioning out of the military often worry that the jobs they did in uniform will be irrelevant to the jobs they want out of uniform. They’re often wrong. “We’ve seen that 85 percent of… Read More
Vet Center Open House Set to Spread Word of Free Services
When George Blackard found out about the Billings Vet Center, it was by accident. We just needed an office for a little event we were doing, the commander of the Andrew Pearson American Legion Post… Read More
WWII Vet Couldn’t Make Honor Flight, So Family Brought Honor Flight to Him
As a gunner’s mate in the U.S. Navy, Morris Barton served aboard the Lady Luck, a landing craft support ship, in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Judging from the festivities held in… Read More
Lima World War II Vet Shares Memories of ‘Five Grand’
LIMA World War II veteran Robert Bohyer took in a screening of the new film, Unbroken, the story of a World War II soldier who ended up surviving the ordeal of a Japanese POW camp…. Read More
Amorici Vineyard Joins Vet-Discount Program
VALLEY FALLS Amorici Vineyard is participating in the Return the F.A.V.O.R. program. The acronym stands for Find & Assist Veterans of Record, a discount program for military veterans. The Rensselaer County farm winery is offering… Read More
How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
Many types of medical conditions get worse over time. If you are a veteran receiving disability benefits from the VA, you have the right to request that your rating be increased if your medical… Read More
25 Adaptive Sports Organizations in 17 States to Serve 500 Disabled Veterans
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five-hundred severely disabled veterans will benefit from rehabilitation programs in winter sports and recreation through a $500,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Disabled Sports… Read More
VA Discloses Potential Data Breach Affecting 7,000 Veterans
Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that a security lapse in the network of an undisclosed telehealth services contractor potentially exposed the health data of more than 7,000 veterans, Health IT Security… Read More
York County Veterans Help Other Vets Through Homeless Shelter Project
About a month ago, Army veteran Patrick Welsh got a tattoo on his arm: 22 periods and a semicolon. The message isn’t a grammatical one. An estimated 22 military vets kill themselves each day and… Read More
