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Honoring the Nation’s Heroes on Veterans Day

By Becca Stewart On November 11, 1918, fighting ceased on battlefields in western Europe. More than 110,000 Americans lost their lives in the conflict. The...

Support Veterans by Working with These Nonprofits

Photo Source: “181111-D-BN624-0519” by U.S. Secretary of Defense is licensed under CC BY 2.0 There are many excellent reasons to support veterans. Veterans...

Support Veterans Nonprofit Organizations: Give Back to Our Heroes

Photo Source: “Jabella Market” by United States Forces – Iraq (Inactive) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 This May, as we recognize and remember...

Donate to Veterans Organizations This Giving Season

The holidays are an ideal time to recognize and thank the men and women who serve our county. There are many ways to donate to veterans organizations this season. But...

7 Small Ways You Can Help The Homeless

Give hope and resources to homeless veterans: Backpacks for Life Inc. “Backpacks for life Inc is a blessing for my family and I. We had reached out to over 100...

Veterans Day: Addressing Mental Health Issues Faced by Veterans

One of the major challenges facing those who serve overseas is the adjustment back to civilian life. As many as 31% of Vietnam veterans, for example, suffer from PTSD...

Veterans Day: Veterans’ Employment and Housing Nonprofits

According to DoSomething.org, the unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans is 6.2%, or a full 1.2% higher than the national average for the overall population. And in...

Cheers to Charity: Helping Around the Holidays

Pine trees. Gilded glass ornaments. Big gold boxes wrapped with shiny red ribbons. The image of the holidays we have is one of people cozying up next to the...

Wreaths Across America Strives to Honor Veterans Every Day

“To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen… to be forgotten is the worse.” – Pierre Claeyssen An important yet...