MARINE CORPS MARATHON FORWARD IN IRAQ KICKS OFF START TO “THE PEOPLE’S MARATHON”
150 Run in Iraq for the Fallen and Raise Funds to Help TAPS Support the Families Left Behind
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2008
WASHINGTON – On the other side of the globe, the Marine Corps Marathon will get an early start on October 26th as “Marine Corps Marathon Forward” kicks off the well-known “People’s Marathon” in Al Asad, Iraq.
“Making It Home” – NY Times Article Highlights Homes for Our Troops
NY Times | October 9, 2008
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa.
SIX weeks after James Fair, a 22-year-old combat engineer, began serving in Iraq in the fall of 2003, he detonated a homemade bomb while walking away from a barbed wire fence he had just erected near Falluja. He lost his eyesight and both arms below the elbows, and sustained brain injuries.
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“Veterans, Alone Together, Share Stories They Can’t Tell You” – NY Times Article Highlights Vets4Vets
NY Times | October 6, 2008
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
The war on terror, which has now lasted longer than World War II, is producing a growing family of combat veterans. It’s a disconnected family, large and far-flung, but close in ways that battle-tested soldiers always are.
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THE VETERANS ADVOCATE GOES ONLINE, HELPS VETERANS & THEIR SUPPORTERS
Trusted NVLSP Resource Easier to Access, Offers Current Legal News on VA Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2008
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Public Service Patriots Honored for Supporting Military Families
For Immediate Distribution
Contact:
Michelle Joyner
703-931-6632
publicrelations@nmfa.org
http://www.nmfa.org/
Swords to Plowshares’ 1st Annual Veterans’ Job Fair was a Success!
Swords to Plowshares had a great turnout for their 1st Annual Veterans’ Job Fair.
ABC 7 News Reported: “There was a big turnout of veterans at a job fair in San Francisco which was specifically for them. Many say they served their country honorably, but the job market hasn’t treated them honorably.” See the video here.
One of the veterans featured in the video is currently working with Swords to get into housing, and many employers who watched the segment called Swords to Plowshares to offer him a position.
PAVING THE ROAD HOME: TAPS SHARES LESSONS LEARNED WITH KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS
Honor Those We Have Lost, By Caring For Those Left Behind, Says TAPS Founder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 12, 2008
Mount Wachusett Community College Land to be Leased to Veteran Homestead Inc. to Create a Rehabilitation and Training Center for Injured Veterans
Worcester Telegram and Gazette News | August 10, 2008
“Through a bill approved last week by the state Legislature, 10 acres at Mount Wachusett Community College [in Gardner, MA] will be leased to Veteran Homestead Inc. to create a rehabilitation and training center for injured veterans.
Rebuilding body and spirit: Center for the Intrepid puts nation’s wounded military on the mend
By Victoria Stagg Elliott | American Medical News
Aug. 18, 2008
“From the moment one enters the Center for the Intrepid, it’s clear that this is not a typical rehabilitation facility. The building was constructed by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which raised $40 million from private donors… it serves an average of 145 injured soldiers a week.”
Read the full article here.
