Justin Brown
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Homeless veterans bring life to the stage in ‘Truly Dually’: Musical shows hardships and challenges they face living on the streets
November 23, 2009 - 2:30 pm
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Las Vegas Review–
Jeff Northrup is a homeless veteran and a recovering alcoholic who was prescribed anti-anxiety medication. He’s been living in shelters and on the streets of Las Vegas for 10 years. He’s tried to get his life together, only to return to the veterans shelter three times.
But this weekend, for a few hours, he’ll [...]
Army’s record suicide rate ‘horrible,’ general says
November 18, 2009 - 10:11 am
Tags: Army Suicide, Peter W. Chiarelli
Posted in DoD, News | No comments
Despite high total, awareness campaign shows signs of helping
By Ann Scott Tyson–Washington Post Staff Writer–
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli on Tuesday called the Army’s record suicide rate this year “horrible” and said the problem of soldiers taking their own lives is the toughest he has faced in his 37 years in [...]
SBA, Six Universities to Offer Business Training for Iraq/Afghanistan Disabled Vets
November 17, 2009 - 10:44 am
Tags: Small Business Administration
Posted in Employment, Just Awesome, News, Small Business | No comments
SBA Adds New Training Tools to Increase Opportunities for Vets
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a three-year agreement to expand and deliver entrepreneurship training for service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The agreement with SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development will support the expansion of the year-long Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans [...]
President Obama Addresses Veterans, Fort Hood in Weekly Address–watch it here.
November 15, 2009 - 10:34 am
Tags: Fort Hood, President Obama, Veterans Day
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Also attached are President Obama’s Veterans’ Day comments at Arlington National cemetery and his comments at Fort Hood.
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars posts struggle
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY–GALESBURG, Ill. — The future of VFW Post 2257 might hinge on the life span of its worn-out, 50-year-old boiler and attendance at weekly bingo games this winter.
Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts, Post 2257 in this western Illinois city of 31,000 people is struggling to survive [...]
Senator Vitter, Senate Republicans, honor veterans by pulling no show on homelessness hearing
November 11, 2009 - 11:29 am
Tags: Bob Corker, Charles Schumer, Daniel Akaka, David Vitter, Herb Kohl, Jack Reed, Jeff Merkley, Jim DeMint, Jon Tester, Judd Gregg, Kay Bailey Hutchsion, Mark Warner, Mike Crapo, Mike Johanns, Robert Menendez, Sherrod Brown, Tim Johnson
Posted in News, Politics, Veterans Homelessness and Housing | No comments
Yesterday the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing titled, Ending Veterans’ Homelessness. While it is not unheard of to see meager appearances at Congressional hearings, particularly when dealing with subcommittees, it is uncommon to see a complete no show by the minority, particularly the ranking member.
This also comes coincidentally [...]
Younger vets entering ranks of the homeless
November 10, 2009 - 1:00 pm
Tags: Jake Saltzman, veterans homelessness
Posted in News, Veterans Homelessness and Housing | No comments
By JEREMY HAY–THE PRESS DEMOCRAT–
Among the thousands of homeless people in Sonoma County is a small battalion of U.S. military veterans who lay down at night under bridges and in cars, on friends’ couches and in crowded shelters.
“Here I am, living the vet’s life,” said Jake Saltzman, an Air Force medic who served in Iraq [...]
