THOMASTON, CT, USA – Ward Leonard Electric Company held its first Operation Shoebox charity drive recently, collecting donated items for our troops deployed outside of the United States. Started in 2003, Operation Shoebox is an organization which was founded in order to raise morale and let the men and women defending our country know that they are cared about. Based in … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Patriot Group Gives Veterans New Job Opportunities
September 4, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Sarah Wolff-Diaz , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Patriot Group, Inc. hosted a job fair at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Aug. 30. The job fair included military and veteran friendly employers, colleges, trade and technical schools, and … [Read more...]
Army, NFL Team Up to Fight Traumatic Brain Injury
By David Vergun Army News Service WEST POINT, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2012 – The Army and the National Football League are working together to improve awareness of traumatic brain injury and increase research into its causes, prevention and treatment. The top leaders of both organizations -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell -- met at the … [Read more...]
Defenders on the Line
September 4, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Shawn McCowan 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- The population of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, represents a melting pot of the ongoing international effort to support stability in Afghanistan. Service members from America's four major military branches, military members from several NATO … [Read more...]
Obama Orders Better Improvements In Military Mental Health Care
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2012 – President Barack Obama today signed an executive order that provides increased access to mental health services for service members, military families and veterans. The order, signed as Obama left Washington for a visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, directs the Defense Department, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and … [Read more...]