US Job market remains stable for veterans as pandemic restrictions linger
As the United States ended its first full year under business restrictions of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, veterans’ unemployment rates remained largely stable last month, with slight improvements in job prospects among young veterans.The unemployment rate for all veterans in April was 5.2 percent, just above the 5.0 percent reported by the Bureau of […]
Former POWs are now fighting for their captor’s citizenship
On Nov. 15, 2012, five men sat down for dinner at Ted’s Montana Grill in Crystal City, Virginia. Dressed in shirts and ties, they could’ve easily passed for old friends or business partners, reminiscing on days past. Their friendly conversation gave no hint to the fact that just two decades earlier, three of these men […]
The Story of a 100-Year Old Army Veteran
James Chapman, an army veteran who served during World War II in the South Pacific has just turned 100. During his military service and aftermath, he experienced the trauma, witnessed many tragedies, and went through numerous challenges of life. Continue reading…
WWII veteran wants to be buried in Navy uniform, so she made one
A 96-year-old veteran, Joseph Hall, lives alone. His wife passed away three years ago, and all of his former crew mates are gone. He turns 97 in March and has nobody to celebrate with. He is the last. He has one final wish… to be buried in his original U.S. Navy uniform that he wore […]