NVF Street Team

Twice a week, NVF’s “Street Team” program mobilizes staff and volunteers who load the NVF outreach van with bottled water, hygiene kits, sack lunches, information about the NVF helpline and other vet services, and they head out to make contact with homeless veterans. NVF Street teams make contact with anywhere…

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OVOH Founder, Ken Fry tells The Story of the Our Veterans, Our Heroes Foundation

OVOH founder, Ken Fry tells the story of the Our Veterans, Our Heroes Foundation – who we are and our mission.

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HBO’s “Taking Chance”

Sunday night, HBO aired “Taking Chance”, starring Kevin Bacon. It is based on real events and the experiences of Marine Lt. Col. Mike Strobl while escorting home the body of Chance Phelps, a 19-year-old Marine killed in 2004 in Iraq. On the surface this is a story of a fallen…

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Army Reports Rise in Suicides Will Likely Outnumber Combat Deaths

WASHINGTON —  The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January — a count that could surpass all combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan last month. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were 24 suspected suicides in January, compared to only four in January of 2008….

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Looking for the Best and Brightest? Hire Vets

By Brent Phelps As a small-business leader I often struggle to find good people to hire in order to add much-needed value to my business. Over the years I have tried pretty much every approach and the typical methods have yielded sporadic results at best. But one tactic that has…

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