Ken
Elder, United Methodist Church, West Michigan Conference, Retired
President/CEO Habitat for Humanity Michigan, Emeritus
President, Habitat for Humanity State Support Alliance
Vietnam Global Village Team Leader, August 2013
Green Valley, AZ 85614
517-819-7511
From: JS Pentagon OCJCS Mailbox Warrior and Family Support [js.pentagon.ocjcs.mbx.warrior-and-family-support@mail.mil]
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 4:20 PM
Subject: Warrior & Family Support Newsletter: Friday, 11 October 2013
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 4:20 PM
Subject: Warrior & Family Support Newsletter: Friday, 11 October 2013
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Warrior & Family Support News
"Keeping Faith with the Military Family"
Friday, 11 October 2013
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Warrior & Family Support Office
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EDUCATION
The Flagship
The Washington Redskins and Kaplan University have joined forces to create the Kaplan University – Washington Redskins Military Family Scholarship Fund. The fund is designed to honor military families by lessening the financial burdens of earning a degree…for spouses and dependents of active duty, National Guard and reserve members…deadline for application is Oct. 26…
Veteran peer advisers ease transition to university life
Diamondback Online
About 800 student-veterans are enrolled at the university. About 30 of them are regularly active in the veteran community, and PAVE leaders will see another 30 "once in a while," Dimino said — an amount they hope will change with the new program.
Diamondback Online
About 800 student-veterans are enrolled at the university. About 30 of them are regularly active in the veteran community, and PAVE leaders will see another 30 "once in a while," Dimino said — an amount they hope will change with the new program.
EBV: Program For Veterans With Disabilities Supported At UConn
Hartford Courant
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, as its full name reads, caters to service members like Pat Nelligan and Gulaid Ismail, who have ideas for start-up businesses but need training in self-employment and running a business ...
Hartford Courant
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, as its full name reads, caters to service members like Pat Nelligan and Gulaid Ismail, who have ideas for start-up businesses but need training in self-employment and running a business ...
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
Shoulder to shoulder: Women veterans share their experiences
Mail Tribune
She will be one of four panelists discussing issues facing women veterans and reintegration into the civilian world on Friday, Oct. 25, in the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. Joining her on the panel will be her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan ...
Mail Tribune
She will be one of four panelists discussing issues facing women veterans and reintegration into the civilian world on Friday, Oct. 25, in the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. Joining her on the panel will be her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan ...
LA Times.com
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological diagnoses end up living in the streets because they're too disabled to seek help, advocates have long argued… Now Los Angeles County, which has the most homeless veterans in the nation, has taken a step forward with a $48-million permanent supportive housing project…
Wounded Warrior Receives New Home, Humbled by Aggie Spirit
KBTX
The wounded warrior's life changed drastically July 4, 2012 when he encountered an enemy IED in Afghanistan. "I stepped in one and it blew off both of my legs and my hand," he said. Bernardo is still in physical therapy at the Walter Reed Army Medical ...
KBTX
The wounded warrior's life changed drastically July 4, 2012 when he encountered an enemy IED in Afghanistan. "I stepped in one and it blew off both of my legs and my hand," he said. Bernardo is still in physical therapy at the Walter Reed Army Medical ...
WELLNESS
Parents of Az vet work to 'put a face' on veteran suicide epidemic
TucsonSentinel.com
WASHINGTON – Daniel Somers' parents said they had "no idea" about the struggles their son was facing before the Phoenix Army veteran took his own life in June. Now, Howard and Jean Somers are working to raise awareness about veterans' mental ...
TucsonSentinel.com
WASHINGTON – Daniel Somers' parents said they had "no idea" about the struggles their son was facing before the Phoenix Army veteran took his own life in June. Now, Howard and Jean Somers are working to raise awareness about veterans' mental ...
Motorcycle project rumbles into Pittsburgh to call attention to veteran suicide
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Marine veteran Daniel Egbert, left, is given a flag by Theo Collins, 25, center, a Marine veteran from Brookline, as veterans arrive Wednesday at the Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA offices on the South Side. At left is Rocky Bleier, former ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Marine veteran Daniel Egbert, left, is given a flag by Theo Collins, 25, center, a Marine veteran from Brookline, as veterans arrive Wednesday at the Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA offices on the South Side. At left is Rocky Bleier, former ...
Walking with the wounded: Support sought for Fond du Lac area veterans
Fond du Lac Reporter
Rick Patton, Fond du Lac County Veterans Services officer, says everyone expects the Veterans Administration to treat troubled veterans, but the VA is overwhelmed and unable to fill the need. / Patrick Flood/Action Reporter Media ... We do spiritual ...
Fond du Lac Reporter
Rick Patton, Fond du Lac County Veterans Services officer, says everyone expects the Veterans Administration to treat troubled veterans, but the VA is overwhelmed and unable to fill the need. / Patrick Flood/Action Reporter Media ... We do spiritual ...
EMPLOYMENT
Entrepreneurship event announced for veterans
LSU The Reveille
The University's Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute will work with local and national partners to hold a new seminar and luncheon program designed for military veterans considering a career in entrepreneurship, the University announced in a news ...
LSU The Reveille
The University's Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute will work with local and national partners to hold a new seminar and luncheon program designed for military veterans considering a career in entrepreneurship, the University announced in a news ...
Veteran focused recruitment firm holds career expo in Long Beach
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Long Beach, Calif., -- 10-10-13- Long Beach resident and a navy veteran Andrew Robinson talks with job recruiters for Home Depot, at a job expo for veterans, aboard the Queen Mary Thursday October 10, 2013. Robinson who was once homeless, recently ...
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Long Beach, Calif., -- 10-10-13- Long Beach resident and a navy veteran Andrew Robinson talks with job recruiters for Home Depot, at a job expo for veterans, aboard the Queen Mary Thursday October 10, 2013. Robinson who was once homeless, recently ...
If you are interested in events for wounded warriors or their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) at Bethesda, please see the link for the Warrior Care homepage at: http://www.wwcc.capmed.mil/SitePages/WarriorCare.aspx.
If you would like to submit information about what you are doing for our warriors and their families, please send us a hyperlink to media coverage of your efforts.
Best regards,
Randall E. "Smitty" Smith, Lt Col, USAF
Deputy Director, Warrior & Family Support
Office of the Chairman
703.692.2105 (DSN: 222)
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