National Hire a Veteran Day Marks 10 Years With a New Challenge for Employers
National Hire a Veteran Day enters its 10th year on July 25 with a broader message for employers: Do not just hire veterans. Put them in jobs that use what they learned in uniform. Dan Caporale, a Marine Corps veteran and founder of Hire Our Heroes, created the observance in 2017 as a national call […]
This Is How Veteran Entrepreneurs Can Access Up to $20K in Business Grants
The military produces entrepreneurs at rates higher than the general population: Veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-employed than nonveterans, according to Small Business Administration data. What it produces less reliably is the business training and startup capital to turn that entrepreneurial drive into sustainable companies. Warrior Rising, a nonprofit supported by the […]
Texas Mental Health Program Reveals 103% Increase in Veteran Enrollment
Texas has the second-largest population of former military service members in the nation, with more than 1.5 million veterans. More veterans in the Lone Star State will have access to mental health services as the nation honors Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. That is due to a partnership involving the Emory Healthcare Veterans […]
Hidden Camera Exposes Alleged Abuse of Marine Veteran with Alzheimer’s Disease
A hidden camera installed by the wife of a disabled Marine veteran has triggered criminal charges, calls for a broader investigation, and a pledge from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to remove a federal employee accused of abusing the veteran inside a New York state-run veterans home. The case centers on Albert […]
Navy Veteran Creates App to Track Mental Health Changes From Psychedelics
After his life as a Navy SEAL ended, Jonathan “Johnny” Wilson found it difficult to function in society. After deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, his mind racked with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Wilson tried healing his wounds with alcohol. He became increasingly isolated. Even his own family couldn’t understand his pain. He looked fine on […]
Afghanistan Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home Built by Volunteers in 2 Weeks
Disabled U.S. Army veteran Nathan Kalwicki never thought he’d be a mortgage-free new construction homeowner. An amputee from western New York, who was injured in Afghanistan in 2011, is set to move into a new accessibility-built home at the end of May thanks to the national nonprofit organization A Soldier’s Journey Home. “This is basically […]
Air Force Veteran Shares How He Was Forced to Pivot After Losing Federal Job
After almost 21 years in the Air Force, Jeff Andrejcik was looking forward to retiring from military life and embarking on a fruitful career in the civilian world. Andrejcik’s service time included multiple deployments, highlighted by three combat tours in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. The Air Force veteran served in several roles and […]
Irish-American Marine Veteran Who Dove on Grenade in Vietnam Remembered
Cpl. Patrick “Bob” Gallagher immigrated to the United States from Ireland in the 1960s, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honored with the Navy Cross as a hero who saved American soldiers during the Vietnam War before he was killed in action. This Memorial Day, members of the Gallagher family who traveled from […]
Navy Veteran Built 5 Businesses After Turning Wild Ideas Into Reality
Austen Alexander has never been one to sit on an idea. The Navy veteran’s mind is always working, thinking of new entrepreneurial goals, leveraging his large YouTube following of over 1.6 million subscribers to promote his businesses. From fitness to gaming to computer software and beyond, if a tangible plan pops into his head, Alexander […]
Veteran: Executive Order a Win for Ibogaine, But More Research Needed
Proponents for the use of ibogaine to treat severe mental illness, including veterans, received promising news recently with President Trump’s executive order opening the door for treatments through psychedelics. The measure prompts the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow more access to psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which is derived from plants found in Central […]