A Vote for SVA is a Vote for Veteran Educational Opportunities

June 2nd, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community, Support Groups

Student Veterans of America need our help. Help this very important organization earn a $250,000 grant from Pepsi. They deserve your support. Vote now and vote often!

Honored to Help

May 25th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Support Groups

The families of our veterans who spend each day with them, holding their hands through pain and mental anguish, have at times been left to feel alone and isolated by their circumstances. Veteran Caregiver was recently created in order to provide a go between for veteran caregivers and veteran care providers to help establish a means of communication between individuals on a one on one basis.

Operation Purple Camp

May 3rd, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community

Operation Purple Camp is an amazing organization formed to support the children who make sacrifices for our country everyday through generosity of spirit and bravery. It so important for all of us to remember that our soldiers are not the only ones sacrificing for our country, children in particular sacrifice a great deal in their absence.

Camp Patriot: Helping Disabled Veterans Experience Outdoor Adventures

April 19th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community

Our soldiers give so much for our safety and too many of them return home no longer able to do so many of the things they love. Once vibrantly active people are left to feel they are now no longer capable of participating in the activities we often take for granted.   When Micah Clark [...]

Empowering the Paralyzed Veterans of America

April 13th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community

Paralyzed Veterans is the only congressionally chartered organization entirely dedicated to veterans with spinal cord injuries and diseases. They work to empower paralyzed veterans by offering them the means to be independent while supporting research and treatment options.   PV has helped people like Aubrey Youngs find a life for herself after a fluke accident [...]

Operation Homefront: Providing Help and Hope

April 9th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community

What happens to the families left behind once our soldiers have been deployed? How are they cared for when they return? I used to think that the toughest part of service would have been leaving your family behind. Yet I honestly never gave as much thought to the day-to-day tasks that would become much more [...]

Veterans Aid: Providing Service and Information

April 5th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Veteran Benefits

Sadly too many Veterans don’t take advantage of the benefits that are provided to them by the VA. Either they don’t know how to gain access to benefits or maybe they aren’t aware that they have them available to them at all.   Veteran Aid is a non-profit organization designed to help inform Veterans of [...]

Jon Renaud: His Book and His Commitment to the Wounded Warrior Project

April 2nd, 2010  |  by  |  published in Military News

  Jon Renaud is an ex-CID Agent. He bravely served our country for 20 years before retiring. During his 20 years Jon “earned two Bronze Stars for tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2005.  During his tenure as a CID Agent, Jon led Counter Narcotics Teams, worked on high profile Homicide Cases, served as the [...]

Compassion and Companionship

March 23rd, 2010  |  by  |  published in Community

What better way to help heal the affects that war and PTSD can have on our soldiers then to provide them with love and companionship. The idea behind Pets for Patriots helps to do just that. They may be a newer organization, but their goal says a lot about how much they care for the [...]

Give An Hour: Mental Health Volunteers for Veterans

March 11th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Support Groups

A non-profit organization providing free mental health services to US military personnel and their families affected by the current conflicts that in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Mission: Give an Hour is a non-profit organization that is putting an amazing effort to develop national networks of volunteers who are qualified professionals that are able to treat [...]

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