9/18/2012 - WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense announced its new DOD Safe Helpline Mobile Application. With this new app, service members transitioning to civilian life will have access to critical resources that assist in managing the short- and long-term effects of sexual assault. This new app is the latest in a string of technological innovations designed to support … [Read more...]
Army Vet Sells Achievement Medal on eBay to Support Family
https://youtu.be/o0uQQNrlzG0?si=jEILQDkS_abIB9YX When Army Veteran Bill Shephard, 43, from Woodbury, New Jersey came home from Iraq back in 2009, unsurprisingly, he found it difficult to find work. He decided to return to his previous job as a salesman at Best Buy until the company decided to shut down his department. Shephard was left with minimal options to care for his … [Read more...]
NFL Heisman Trophy Legend Launches Suicide Prevention Fair
September 12, 2012 By J.D. Leipold Heisman Trophy winner and Dallas Cowboys legend, Herschel Walker kicked off this years Army suicide prevention month by signing autographs, posters, photos and helmets. In 2008, Walker published his memoir, "Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder." The book tells the story of how he reclaimed his life. In it, he explains … [Read more...]
Airmen Urged to Reenlist, Extend Before MilPDS Upgrade
Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 9/11/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force officials are urging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to reenlist or extend their current enlistment in December and early Jan. 2013 to complete these personnel actions through the myPers website and their base military personnel sections … [Read more...]
Local Fun Run Provides to World’s Largest Workplace Giving Campaign
By Lance Cpl. Jackeline Perez Rivera , Marine Corps Base Camp LeJeune MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Members of Camp LeJuene are so excited to be a part of the world's largest workplace-giving campaign with a 5K Fun Run/Walk. The Combined Federal Campaign, which helps federal employees, including service members, find and contribute to charitable organizations, … [Read more...]