Canadian WWII veteran celebrates 102nd birthday in Ontario
Grahame Clapp smiled from ear to ear as he watched a convoy of vehicles – including military vehicles and police – drive past his Oshawa, Ont home to wish the Canadian WWII veteran a happy 102nd birthday. “I’m feeling really good, I appreciate all the attention I’m getting,” said Canadian WWII veteran Clapp, who officially […]
Royal Canadian Legion building a new veteran housing in Sault Ste. Marie
The Royal Canadian Legion veteran branch in Sault Ste. Marie has announced the construction of a new veteran housing project. The nine-story, 107-unit apartment complex will be built on the current site of the Branch 25 Legion on Great Northern Road. Legion officials said the location makes sense given its proximity to public transit, parks, […]
China’s Forgotten WWII KMT Veterans
WWII KMT Veterans, On September 3 of each year, China commemorates the anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. Back then, the Chinese forces were composed of a tense alliance between the ruling Kuomintang Nationalists (KMT) and members of Mao Zedong’s Communist Party of China (CPC), who had been fighting a […]
US Navy veteran with rare medical condition to compete in pageant
Practicing her walk has a whole different meaning for Arlena Johnson. Just two years ago, she couldn’t put weight on her feet, let alone move them. And she only had use of one of her hands. Now she’s headed for the runway and vying for the Ms. Veteran America 2021 crown. The pageant will be […]
US Veterans unemployment held steady in September as national outlook improved
Veterans unemployment rates held steady in September even as the outlook across the U.S. improved for most other job seekers. Bureau of Labor Statistics officials on Friday announced the unemployment rate for all veterans last month was 3.6 percent, the same as in August. It’s only the second time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in America in March […]
US Federal Agency threaten big fines against for-profits colleges that dupe troops, veterans
The US Federal Trade Commission officials are vowing to crack down on “shady” recruiting tactics used on service members and veterans by for-profit colleges with harsh new financial penalties for offenders. On Wednesday, the commission sent notices to 70 of the largest for-profit colleges alerting them of the potential for fines of more than $43,000 per offense for unfair or […]
More than 15,000 Veterans Affairs patients dead from coronavirus
Veterans Coronavirus news: There have been more than 15,000 Veterans Affairs patients who have died from the coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic. More than 2,200 of the deaths came since the beginning of August, the Army Times reported. The VA death total does not include more than 200 department employees who have died from the virus. The grim milestone […]
VetsWhatsNext Gives US Servicemembers Life.After.Military
Veterans Life After Military. Bridging the disconnect between veterans and the benefits and resources available to them is vital. Walking with them through that transition as a means of reducing veteran homelessness and suicide is key to the innovative mobile app and nonprofit service started by Major Eric K. King, who understands personally what it […]
Story of An Indigenous Woman in Canadian Air Force: Bertha Clark-Jones
Indigenous Woman. While some Indigenous peoples faced discrimination both during and after the war, Clark-Jones recalled in a 2003 memoir that there was an atmosphere of camaraderie in the Armed Forces: “I never once felt any discrimination in the air force; it did not seem to matter that I was young, Aboriginal or a woman.… there was no […]
Coding for Canadian Veterans: Program that retrains vets for IT jobs hopes for more Indigenous participants
Coding for Veterans program offers Canadian veterans retraining after military service. The program is hoping to recruit more Indigenous applicants who are interested in learning coding. Jeff Musson, the executive director of Coding for Veterans, had a tent set up in front of a Moncton legion on Thursday, trying to spread the word. “These are […]