May 30, 2017, by Eileen O'Shanassy - The period of time immediately following a tour of duty can be very challenging for returning veterans. After living life on a rigid military basis, an individual has to plan out their own existence very carefully. In addition to returning to the workforce, learning new hobbies after your tour is an excellent way to reorient oneself to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Blue Buffalo, PetSmart Charities and PetSmart Team Up to Support and Raise Awareness for Service Dogs for Heroes
May 29, 2017, WILTON, Conn. and PHOENIX, Ariz. – Blue Buffalo, PetSmart Charities, and PetSmart are teaming up to support and raise awareness for Service Dogs for Heroes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to training and placing service dogs with veterans who have bravely served America and may now be in need of the support a skilled service dog can provide. Through a new … [Read more...]
Every Day is Memorial Day for Veterans at Vietnam Wall
May 29, 2017, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - There's hardly a day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that Patrick Pellerin doesn't see an emotional, often tearful veteran or family member looking up the name of a loved one on the wall. Pellerin, an Army Vietnam veteran himself, now wears the uniform of a National Park Service volunteer, manning a post at the wall one day a … [Read more...]
Old Guard Honors Fallen with ‘Flags-In’ Tradition
MAY 26, 2017, JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (Army News Service) - Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) honored the nation's fallen heroes Thursday ahead of Memorial Day weekend as part of a Flags-In tradition at Arlington National Cemetery. For more than 60 years, Old Guard Soldiers have placed flags at gravesites for service members buried at … [Read more...]
Navy Offers Veterans Career Opportunities At Hiring Heroes Career Fair
MAY 26, 2017, SEATTLE (NNS) - Nearly 70 organizations offered veterans and transitioning active-duty service members interviews and career information during the Hiring Heroes Career Fair at the 7th Annual Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring Summit. Rear Adm. Christian Becker, commander, Space and Naval Warfare System Command (SPAWAR), opened the fair, welcoming employers … [Read more...]