KABUL, Afghanistan The Qadis family dress-making business boomed in the heady days after the Taliban were ousted. But 12 years on, the family is among a vast majority of Afghans who say economic prospects are… Read More
By Savannah ChastainPublished: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 15:57 PM.City councilwoman Prebble Ramswell has been chosen for the inaugural board of Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., a nonprofit corporation funded by the Florida GI Bill… Read More
By David SingerMultimedia [email protected] published jul 4, 2014 at 10:53 pm (updated jul 4, 2014 at 10:56 pm) U.S. Marine Sgt. Doug Vitale, an injured veteran, and his wife, Alexis, moved into a newly built… Read More
It’s dog days on Capitol Hill or, more precisely, dogs have had their day there. Five in particular all war dog veterans. The canines joined their human advocates at a Capitol Hill briefing Wednesday, “Military… Read More
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5150 in Loudon is sponsoring a free Day on the Water for military veterans on Saturday, Sept. 13. The event is open to all vets in the East Tennessee area… Read More
By Mark Filter August 5, 2014 Hello friends! Let me introduce myself. I am, Mark, Julies husband and this is my introductory blog post on Savvy Homemaking. (Yes, I hear the cheers and clapping from… Read More
Earlier this month, 45 Veterans participated in the 4th annual Heroes on the Hudson, an event designed to teach disabled Veterans how to kayak and sail. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power attended… Read More
Disabled Marine veteran Warren Cottrell Jr., his wife and two daughters recently came to Pamlico County to tour the Heros Home, being built for donation by nonprofit Military Missions in Action. They were told they… Read More
Readers may recall in the Veterans News Column on June 8 that Vietnam veteran Doug Lyvere, Sgt. Maj., USMC (Ret.) began his NEVER FORGET Ride on Memorial Day at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
Budd Gilbert rode his motorcycle to old town Surprise Monday hoping to find another creative outlet that puts a leash on the beast. Thats what the 15-year Army veteran, who saw combat in Panama, Iraq… Read More