Last month, we shared the story about Navy veteran James Kelly who was cited by Houston police for rummaging through a trash bin near city hall. It turns out that the charges against him was eventually dropped, and the city mayor has been fighting vigorously to repeal all or part of Houston’s law against digging [...]
News about homeless veterans always leave a poignant spot in many of us, but it’s even more heartbreaking when we hear about homeless veterans dying without a family on their side. That was the case of a 50-year-old Navy vet whose burial was attended by people who don’t seem to know him, yet they made [...]
Nearly 300 people were present during the April 2 dedication ceremony of a veterans home named after Sgt. Brian R. St. Germain, the Marine killed during convoy security patrol duties in the Al-Anbar province, Iraq on April 2, 2006. The Marine Sgt. Brian R. St. Germain Home, located at 790 Providence St. in West Warwick [...]
The Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans’ Affairs discussed last month a joint resolution that seeks to allocate more than $1 million for military veterans’ housing project. Senator Juan Pichardo (D-Providence), who introduced the joint legislative resolution, said even though the fund is not enough to accommodate the 270 homeless veterans in Rhode Island, [...]
Jessica Lynch became a household name following her rescue from the hands of Iraqi soldiers on April 1, 2003. She was regarded a hero for being the lone survivor in an ambush that killed 11 members of her unit. Now 29, she admits that the pain of losing her comrades, as well as the pain [...]
A major hiring event, hosted by JP Morgan Chase and the 100,000 Jobs Mission, is happening in Dallas on April 11. Its mission is to connect U.S military veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members and military spouses with more than 70 employers seeking military talents to fill over 5,000 jobs in the Dallas [...]
