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A Benefit Concert for The Fisher House

What is the Fisher House? A home away from home. Imagine for a moment that your son, daughter, husband, wife, or friend is seriously wounded serving in Afghanistan. They now face months of surgeries, rehabilitation, and recovery at one of the many hospitals situated around the country that treat service...
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Free Homes to Military Families: In a Struggling Economy, Non-Profits Step Up

Our service members sacrifice their livelihood for our country every day despite the risks that include severe injury and even death. They put their lives on the line to ensure our freedom, yet many of these deserving people are struggling financially and cannot even afford the simple luxury of having a...
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Suicidal Veteran Facing 40 Years In Prison – A Roadblock For Military Suicide Prevention?

Sean Duvall, a 45-year-old homeless Gulf War veteran, pulled out his cell phone. It was just past midnight in Blacksburg, Virginia. In his possession he had a confirmation letter of his eligibility to be buried in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, a final note for his family, and a homemade...
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A Christmas Dinner

A guest post from David J. Karwoski - John was a disabled Vietnam veteran who struggled with debilitating health issues as a result of the war. His daily struggles centered around diabetes, peripheral neuropathy and residual problems from malaria—not to mention the several pounds of metal used to hold his...
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America’s Homeless Heroes

The most recent survey released by Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that over 136,000 homeless veterans spent at least one night in homeless shelters sometime during 2009; on any given night, over 75,000 veterans sleep in homeless shelters or on the streets. Other sources...
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Never Leave a Fellow Soldier Behind — A True Story

A guest post by David John Karwoski January 2009, Massachusetts. Zack, a two tour combat veteran was walking through a hospital parking lot on his way to visit someone in the hospital. He noticed an elderly couple sitting in their car with winter coats on,...
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Three Great Ways to Observe Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a week away. It should be a time for all Americans to reflect on the sacrifices of our service members past and present, but for veterans and their families, the day is especially significant. The holiday falls on a weekend this year, which offers more time than...
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Give Homeless Veterans A Sense Of Home

Though some might associate the term “homeless vets” with nothing more than a line from Billy Joel, the sad fact is that twenty-two years after the recording of “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, little has changed for returning soldiers. It is estimated that over 10,000 homeless veterans of the Iraq...
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