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Gilbert AZ plans Viet Nam Memorial
From AZ Central / The Arizona Republic Operation Welcome Home AZ, a veterans organization, unveiled plans for a future Vietnam War Memorial in Gilbert on Saturday. The memorial plans were presented to a room full of city and state officials, veterans and their families. Celebrated veteran Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg was present, as well… Read More
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9 simple ways you can help veterans
There are, without a doubt, a few drawbacks to being in the military, but the positive lessons like cooperation and compassion seem to stick with you long after you transition into civilian life. Every task in the military involves or is for the benefit of many others, and selflessness becomes unavoidable. Click through to the… Read More
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Wait times for VA patients, better or not? (Video)
In the video below, Chris Williams with 12News reports on continuing issues with wait times for Veterans at VA medical centers. It’s obvious that they’re working on it and in all fairness, wait times to see civilian doctors are generally about the same (if not worse). My thoughts are that the system had so many… Read More
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If you’ve been on the fence about refinancing it might be time to jump!
How To Tell If It’s Time To Refinance Your Home Loan To determine whether you should consider refinancing your home loan, you can compare the costs of getting a new mortgage with the savings you would get from a reduced interest rate. You may also want to consider refinancing to a different type of mortgage,… Read More
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Is Subprime Just Semantics?
What do you think of when someone dares to utter the words Subprime Mortgage? According to this article in the New York Times, so-called subprime mortgages are inching their way back into the market. But this may not be what you assume. A huge percentage of folks were adversely affected (and let me point out,… Read More
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Steady job growth in Arizona is a good sign.
Not a bad showing for Arizona. Job growth is not through the roof but appears to be somewhat steady at least. ~Bill Arizona ranks in top 20 states for February job growth by Eric Jay Toll Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal Arizona’s employment gains in February put the state in the top 20 for job growth… Read More
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RallyPoint – Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support
RallyPoint is such a well done resource for Veterans and Military Members. If you’ve never visited the site I’d suggest you take a look, the site is comprehensive, well organized and very professional. ~Bill By Brian Mastroianni Around last April, LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke was approached by Yinon Weiss about supporting an interesting twist… Read More
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Disabled American Veterans group to begin van service
In light of difficulty with the “40-mile rule” this sounds like a fantastic solution! ~Bill by Scott Rogers, lsrogers@thenewsstar.com The Gen. Claire Chennault Flying Tigers Chapter 51 of the Disabled American Veterans will conduct a fundraiser this week to help raise money for the region’s first veteran shuttle to the Jackson, Mississippi VA hospital. Local… Read More
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WWII Veteran Still Giving Back to Veterans
Decorated WWII Veteran savors giving back to fellow Vetrans What an amazing man and a tireless patriot. He explains in the article below that raising funds each year for Northern Arizona Veterans Affairs make him “feel worthwhile”. If I were fortunate enough to be able to speak with Mr. Cornelius I would say “You are… Read More
