Thank You Thursday Recognizes Mike Ables and U.S.VETS. The headline reads ‘Gift of Survival: U.S. VETS outreach distributes backpacks to homeless veterans’. Nancy Hutson’s post on the Daily Courier website goes on to say: “Twice a week, Ables scours the area in search of homeless veterans who might be able to benefit from transitional housing… Read More
We live just outside Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema’s district but that doesn’t stop her from making a huge impact here. I subscribe to her newsletter and am connected on social media, and I can’t help but notice that more often than not, Ms. Sinema is honoring or working with Military folks and Veterans. As a… Read More
Fisher House Foundation crossed our radar just last week when Arizona’s very first one opened in Tucson. Fisher House provides a ‘home away from home’ for military families when military personnel need medical treatment. Each home is placed near a VA medical facility and can accommodate up to 21 families with absolutely no lodging cost…. Read More
Arizona School of Real Estate and Business (AZREB) is offering scholarships to Arizona residents who are members of the Military and their immediate family. To take advantage of the opportunity to attend one of the most respected Real Estate schools in the state, be sure to apply before December 1, 2015 . Link to AZREB… Read More
The VA loan is so much more than just a standard mortgage, and so much less hassle and expense than most people might think! I was honored to be invited by Sandy Heath , President of the Tucson Chapter of VAREP (Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals) to sit on a panel for their Lunch… Read More
A recent New York Times article began with two old adages of news media: ‘If it bleeds, it leads’ and ‘No news is good news and good news is no news’. By now, I think we’re all familiar with the popularity and high ratings of bad news. In the same NYT article, John Tierney cites… Read More
he news during this first half of National Military Appreciation Month has been crowded with headlines both good and bad. You absolutely can’t miss the helicopter crash in Nepal, about a military team there on an earth quake related aid mission. Here are just a few others that caught my eye.
He is willing to step up to honor his country and defend us all, this lone Marine at Las Vegas airport. He seemed a proud young man, very quiet, and very last in the boarding line. There was a sign on your check-in desk offering open boarding positions A1-15… for a price. I have no… Read More
I sat next to a Marine at the airport this weekend. He very politely replied “yes Maam” when my wife inquired if the seats to his left would be unoccupied. I nodded my thanks but not for the seat, and I could see that he understood. The look on his face really struck me. He… Read More
