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  • Conference spotlights value of hiring wounded warriors

    Military leaders have issued a call to action to federal and private-sector employers: hire wounded warriors.It's a decision they won't regret, said Marine Corps Col. John L. Mayer, commander of the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment."That same spirit [service members] bring to the battlefield --

  • Communities must unite behind troops, official says

    While government programs are essential, it will take a concerted community-level effort to ensure troops, veterans and their families realize their independent "capacity for greatness," a Defense Department official said Feb. 28."Sometimes it takes more than valor. It takes leaders in the community

  • Pentagon leaders join White House in honoring Iraq War vets

    The Pentagon's top leaders joined President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in paying tribute to Iraq War veterans and their families at a White House dinner Feb. 29 titled "A Nation's Gratitude: Honoring Those Who Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn."More than five

  • Services officials announce teen summer camps

    Air Force Services Agency officials recently announced the call for three Air Force teen summer camps for 2012.The annual camps are designed to help Air Force youth build leadership skills and aspire to careers in space or aviation. The Teen Aviation Camp will be held June 2-7 at the Air Force

  • Former POW shares reintegration tips with reservists, families

    Having spent more than five years in prisoner-of-war camps during the Vietnam War, Lee Ellis knows how difficult it is to reconnect with family and friends after a long military separation. Ellis shared his experiences and tips for reintegration with about 450 Air Force reservists and their family

  • Military families can apply for new home

    More than 100 wounded warriors and military and veteran families will be the recipients of a new home this year, thanks to the generosity of a nonprofit organization and one of the nation's largest banks.Operation Homefront, which provides emergency assistance to military families and wounded

  • Ride the resiliency slopes

    Life is like a ski slope. Life has smooth parts, bumps, turns, and sometimes even icy patches. Every person on that hill needs to find a way down, no matter what his or her experience level is in negotiating the terrain. Some people are better equipped to tackle the large bumps while others are

  • Medical officer sees other side of care after injury

    In Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, where East meets West in a struggle to defeat the Taliban, lies an air base that's home to 30,000 service members tasked with the job of assisting NATO and Afghans in gaining and maintaining security.During 2011 alone, more than 400 U.S. service members died and

  • NBC show seeks military 'unsung heroes'

    A new NBC show that rewards selfless people for their good deeds is seeking service members, veterans and their families to spotlight in some upcoming episodes.The show gives people an opportunity to pay a deserving hometown hero back "for always paying it forward," an NBC news release said."The

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