There are many reasons that I love Arizona. For this, Arizona has earned my respect and my admiration…. ~Bill Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler and Gilbert have all seen plans and, in some cases, construction, of similar projects with their own unique elements. Patrick Leary, The Republic | azcentral.com When plans to develop a replica of the… Read More
Fitness & Wellness Professional Services is hiring Veterans. Here is their job listing on HireVeterans.com and a link to the job listing. Fitness & Wellness Professional Services, LLC (F&WPS) was formed to provide fitness and wellness services for the advancement of the community’s health and well-being. Partnering with hospitals to deliver full-service, hospital affiliated fitness… Read More
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona recently worked with an Army Veteran Josh Tucker, to reunite him with Ellen, the Military Dog he served with. AZCentral recently published the story. Josh suffered traumatic brain injury while serving in Afghanistan and now suffers from PTSD. It was a two-year struggle but they are together now and it’s… Read More
Emma Didlake is 110 years old and she’s headed for the White House! It is believed that Ms. Didlake is the oldest livingUS Military Veteran. Two years ago she was honored with the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award and now she’ll meet the President. At 38 years old with five children, Ms. Didlake was… Read More
After AZCentral reported a recent audit of Arizona Veteran’s Affairs revealing misuse of funds involving two Tempe service organizations, I believe there might be, at the very least, some course correction going on. Kudos to the city of Tempe who, out of their own sense of goodwill and not reliant on the decisions of AZVA,… Read More
By KEVIN BURBACH Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) – Perched atop a bluff in the remote Black Hills, a veterans hospital built of thick blocks of pink sandstone and topped with red-tiled roofs in a Spanish mission style overlooks the tiny town of Hot Springs, South Dakota, and has provided recovering soldiers a bucolic… Read More
I’ve always been a pretty big fan of Home Depot. We used to live 40 minutes from the closest Home Depot so I was thrilled when we moved to our current home and there it was, right around the corner. But I read something recently that made me much more than a fan… “like” has… Read More
This may be the ultimate in Veterans helping Veterans. Along with making a personal pilgrimage, this US Army Veteran is raising awareness for the plight of homeless and injured Veterans across the nation. This Fox News report explains Michael Robert’s selfless achievement and focuses on his message. ~Bill GILBERTSVILLE, PA (MyFoxBoston.com) — A US Army… Read More
It’s heartwarming to see Major League Baseball players, guys who have every right to claim the title of heroes and celebrities, humble in the presence of their own heroes. Three pitchers from the Arizona Diamond Backs visited with Veterans at the Phoenix VA Hospital on Thursday before the game. D’Backs pitchers Brad Ziegler, Josh Collmenter… Read More
by: ABC15 News & Sanderson Ford ABC15 and Sanderson Ford have teamed up to find a few good men and women who have served our country, and continue to serve our community. Our next ABC15 Salutes Arizona Veterans Honoree is (RET) Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Nasch. Ralph was a fighter pilot in WWII, flying… Read More
