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Wounded Warrior Puts Experience to Work

A U.S. Marine who was wounded by an IED while on duty in Iraq is putting his military experience to work in the private sector, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. Purple Heart recipient Matt Kinney is the militiary adviser and Assistant Director of Semper K9 Assistance Dogs, a new non profit which has opened in […]

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Cadets and Vets Meet to Teach Leadership

Nineteen years ago, the American Veterans Center began hosting an annual conference to honor World War Two veterans. At the time, the event was small and quiet, attended by just a handful of people. Then the focus was on remembering past conflicts. Time and events, though, started to shift the event’s focus. As the wars […]

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Wounded Warriors Graduate

Today in Jacksonville, sixty wounded warriors graduated from a year long education program. Read More

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Baker College Honored for Service to Vets

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — Baker College has been recognized for its commitment to veterans, service members and their dependents. The Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency’s Veteran-Friendly School Program, which recognizes various Michigan colleges and universities that aid military members and their families under the GI Bill, has awarded the school a gold ranking for the second […]

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Veterans at the Ivies: Students Seek to Increase Ranks

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It’s not easy to find military veterans in undergraduate programs at most Ivy League schools. Harvard has only three in its undergrad liberal arts and sciences school. Princeton, just one. Students from the eight Ivies hope to change those kinds of numbers. They see a chance for institutions to diversify and for […]

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Free Tuition for Veteran’s Children Creates Conundrum

KINGSVILLE — Steven Tallant, president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, credits two American institutions for his success: the military and higher education. He has studied or taught at universities in Florida, Utah, Wisconsin and Texas, and been stationed by the Air Force in Mississippi, Portugal and Washington, D.C. Those experiences helped him rise from a young […]

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$1 Million in Grants Will Give Veterans Commercial Driver Training

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded nearly $1 million toward programs aimed at helping train military veterans to be commercial drivers, the agency announced in a press release on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Specifically, the money has been awarded to seven technical and community colleges across the United States to help train veterans and […]

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$400 Million College Bond Includes Funds for Veterans Support

The Southwestern College district is asking voters on Nov. 8 to approve Proposition Z, a $400 million bond measure to finance repairs and construction at its four South County campuses. District officials said bond money is needed to renovate classrooms and facilities in order to provide more instruction and job training to South County residents […]

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University Offers Veterans “At Ease Zone”

Education student and U.S. Air Force veteran Alain Grimmet was walking one morning when he noticed a sign in a window of Cherry Hall 239 reading, “At Ease Zone.” Inside, he discovered a small study room and lounge specifically for student veterans. In association with the Student Veterans Organization, the At Ease Zone is dedicated […]

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CareerSource Helps Veterans Find Employment

PANAMA CITY — With some help from CareerSource Gulf Coast, Army veteran Adrian Ramirez is starting a new job Monday at a local military base. Ramirez will work in an administrative role, experience he carries over from the military. While the small unit and weapon skills he picked up don’t transition well in civilian life, […]

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University Creates Haven for Vets

The two offices on the fourth floor of Lowell Heiny Hall at Colorado Mesa University still smell new. New carpet, new paint and all new furnishings make the rooms feel clean and welcoming, and for the 400 veterans who attend CMU, they are a little oasis from the bustle of campus. The Veterans Services office […]

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UWF Military Center Celebrates 5th Anniversary

The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. The celebration included an open house barbecue to honor those who have protected and served and featured a live jazz band, office tours, refreshments and guest speakers, including student testimonials. The MVRC was opened in October […]

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