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Vermont Vets Eligible for Living Stipend

BRATTLEBORO, VT – Union Institute & University is expanding its Veterans in Union living allowance stipend opportunity nationwide to Vermont veterans. As a Yellow Ribbon University, and recently named a 2017 Military-Friendly® School, Union is committed to serving the unique needs of veterans. “This stipend opportunity assists veterans in the completion of their undergraduate, master’s […]

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Groups Says Study Justifies Funding of GI Bill

WASHINGTON — In the first six years after the rollout of the multibillion-dollar Post-9/11 GI Bill, more than half of the veterans using the education benefit completed their degrees. Through September 2015, about 453,000 degrees were earned. Student Veterans of America, a nonprofit coalition of veterans groups on college campuses, released new research to Congress […]

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Veterans’ Seminar Will Expand

STEVENS POINT – A seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point that helps veterans transition out of military life will be available at other campuses in the UW System starting in the fall. The Back from the Front seminar is open only to first-year students who are veterans or currently enlisted. The course helps the […]

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Report: Veterans Need Help Getting to “Normal”

Public understanding of the needs of military veterans has focused largely post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, suicide rates, and poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. But the great majority of the veterans of post-9/11 wars need social services that will help them transition back to civilian life. Read More

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Campus Opens Veterans’ Center

Dakota County Technical College student Nelson Newbill Jr. has been an active user of the campus’ Military and Veterans Service Center since he started taking classes in 2015, despite the fact that the location and size limited its usefulness for some students. Newbill said the old location for the veterans center was crowded, which could […]

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Horses Ease Veterans’ Trauma

LAWTON, Okla. — It is possible to ride the Appaloosas that Ric Jerez uses in his equine assisted therapy, but that’s not how it works. Rather, they help people in distress get better by just being themselves. In nature, horses are prey and humans are predators. Horses tend to be wary around humans and only […]

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Group Promotes Camaraderie for Veterans

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Feb. 8, General William Darby will turn 106. Born in Fort Smith in 1911, William Orlando Darby formed the first Army Ranger battalion during World War II. Known as “Darby’s Rangers,” it would evolve into the modern special forces group of U.S. Army Rangers. Darby’s Warrior Support is a Searcy-based, […]

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Texas AgriLife Offers Program for Entrepreneurs

The Texas AgrAbility program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is introducing a new project to benefit military veterans interested in becoming farmers and ranchers. “In 2012, Texas AgrAbility developed Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transformational Journey, a workshop to address four key areas of agriculture business: planning, rural business opportunities, the Texas AgrAbility […]

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Office Recovers Millions for Veterans

The Arapahoe County Veterans Service office was very busy in 2016. The office recovered more than $3.6 million in Veterans Affairs claims for 5,685 Armed Forces veterans and their families living in Arapahoe County. The accredited Veterans Service Office serves as an advocate for Arapahoe County veterans and their dependents and assists in preparation and […]

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Guam Student Veterans Join National Coalition

The Guam Community College Student Veterans Club has been accepted into the Student Veterans of America (SVA). According to its website, SVA is a national coalition of over 1,000 student veteran organizations across the U.S. that works to create support for veterans in their transition to education and employment. GCC’s veteran student population is approximately […]

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“Pitsburgh Hires” Will Link Veterans to Jobs

Area veterans who are looking for additional training and assistance with job placement can receive help through Pittsburgh Hires Veterans (PHV), an organization that provides veterans with free training and opportunities for future employment. According to Jack Wagner, director of PHV, the Pittsburgh-based organization assesses veterans and their needs. “We recommend training or college, or […]

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Korean War Veteran Gets Diploma

The judge’s ultimatum came 67 years ago: Enlist in the military or face juvenile detention for repeatedly skipping classes at San Diego High School. Norm Johnson gladly joined the U.S. Air Force in April 1950. Even after he was deployed to Asia to fight in the Korean War, Johnson was sure he wouldn’t miss San […]

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