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Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Refugee, POW, Veteran: Solider Survives Test of Time to Get Medal of Honor after 55 Years A concentration camp survivor who joined the U.S. Army out of gratitude, fought in Korea and spent 2 1/2 years in a Chinese prisoner of war camp was awarded a Medal of Honor last month, 55 years after acts that now qualify him for the MOH.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: A Most Senior Recruit: Top Heart Surgeon Joins the Army After a career as a world-renowned, pioneer heart surgeon, 57-year-old William C. DeVries decided to serve in the Armed Forces. After a career as a world-renowned, pioneer heart surgeon, William C. DeVries decided to serve in the Armed Forces. The doctor, who implanted the first permanent artificial heart in Seattle dentist Barney Clark, signed on at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a Defense Department contractor.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: May Marks Military Appreciation Month: Remember Those Who Served This month marks National Military Appreciation Month, a month of ceremony and remembrance culminating with the U.S. Memorial Day Weekend. It comes at a time of marking anniversaries of major wars in our country’s history, while we continue to wage another. This month, Veterans Advantage honors and pays tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Patrick Daley Reports For Duty The promise of a new year holds great potential for Patrick Daley. Most would think a 29-year-old with a University of Chicago MBA and a Windy City political pedigree which counts both his father and grandfather as its Mayor would look to the promise of stardom in politics or the private sector.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Veterans Advantage, Reebok Outlets Partner in 40% OFF "Share the Savings" Offer to Support the Troops Veterans Advantage Inc., a nationwide membership program providing new service benefits for U.S. Veterans, National Guard, Reservists, active duty military and their families, announced a special partnership with Reebok Outlets to reward overseas troops this August 11-15, 2004 with a special 40% OFF* invitation only offer.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: ESGR and Schmitty Team Up To help Soldiers Say Thanks, Boss The touching image of a small dog posing respectfully in front of the American flag will be coming in the mail to thousands of corporate bosses and small business owners soon. Even more moving will be the realization that this patriotic pooch's greeting card was sent by their employees who are overseas defending our country with the National Guard and Reserve. The code name for this special "pet" project, Operation: Thanks, Boss, is tied to the appropriate inscription inside the card that reads, Thanks for your support!

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Special Veterans Day Events Honor Heroes of Past, Present and Future In New York City, the weather held for the 85th celebration of service at its Veterans Day Parade up Fifth Avenue. Twenty-five thousand veterans and their supporters made the two-mile route as 1.5 million people (estimated by the NYPD) lined the streets, many carrying signs welcoming Veterans and thanking them for service to the nation.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: To Assist Vet Entrepreneurs, SBA's Bill Elmore Innovates to Overcome Bureaucratic Inertia Twenty years ago, "Jobs for Vets" was one of the rallying cries of advocates who cared about those who had returned to a less than rousing ’welcome home’ after serving in Southeast Asia. Forced to acknowledge that too many Vietnam veterans had been "left behind" their cohorts, agencies of government on the state and national level geared up to offer aid and comfort. Laws were enacted and programs were funded to train and place un- and under-employed veterans in career-path jobs. While some of these efforts, which are now well into their third decade, have worked out well, others have done little more than ensconce themselves in the roster of programs nourished by tax dollars.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Modern Technology Weds Old'Time Storytelling at the Digital Clubhouse And Captures the Memories of Veterans In 1996, a focus group sponsored by NASA came up with what was then a novel idea. Charged with thinking about how to narrow the "digital divide" between those with access to information technology and those for whom the advances in computer science were more science fiction than reality, the group hit upon the concept of a clubhouse: a place where the "haves" and the "have-nots," old and young and in between could come together to build community through "digital storytelling."

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: National Military Appreciation Month May 2003 With the demobilization of our Gulf troops in its early stages, attention is being turned to some very special reunions for our military, their families and friends.

WeSalute Awards Cover Story: Anthony Fisher Veterans Advantage offers a solemn tribute to Anthony Fisher, a friend to U.S. military families and a leading benefactor of military causes around the globe, who died earlier this month in a tragic plane crash that killed six of the seven people on board in Massachusetts. He was 52.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Veterans Often Overlook Benefits They Deserve There can be no doubt of Roy Leverich's background when you walk into his office in the Jay County Courthouse. The walls are covered with posters and photos of the aircraft carriers he once served on, and a large model ship is on display under glass.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Keeping Home Fires Burning As Reserves are Called Up, Their Employers Scramble With the prospect of war with Iraq increasing, 168,083 Army Reserve and National Guard members had been called to active duty as of Wednesday, a move that has had an immediate impact not only on personal lives but in the workplace.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Bob Hope American entertainment icon Bob Hope may be getting on in years - he's 99 now - but he continues his unerring support of U.S. troops assigned stateside and deployed around the world. For more than half a century, the master of the one-liner, the "ambassador of good will," one of the most celebrated entertainers of the 20th century, has brought laughter and solace to GI's. Former Marine Corps Commandant General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., paid him perhaps the ultimate compliment, referring to Hope as "this magnificent soldier in greasepaint."

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Red Cross - We're Here for the Troops Marsha J. "Marty" Evans wants to get the word out to service members and their families across the United States and around the globe: "If your family needs to reach you in an emergency, the American Red Cross will be there."

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: 'The American Soldier' It seems timely this Veterans' Day to reprint the following, which first ran in the Columbian Centinel, Issue No. 2,432, published in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 22, 1807.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Our Trip to Normandy My husband, Albert, who served with the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, landed on Utah beach at D plus four hours. Although he never spoke to his family about his experience there, when he would get together with one of his Army buddies, they would reminisce about their times in Africa, England, France, and finally Okinawa, and remember funny stories but not the gun fire.

WeSalute Awards Cover Story: Florence Aby Blanchfield, 1882-1971 As superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1947, and the first woman to be commissioned in the regular army of the United States, Florence Aby Blanchfield was among the most respected nurse leaders of the twentieth century. Devoting a significant part of her illustrious career to serving her country, Blanchfield’s military experiences included meritorious service in World War I and World War II.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: A Time for Remembrance For many, last week’s “Rolling Thunder” motorcycle ride on Washington D.C. was a time to shine the spotlight on the unresolved issues of MIAs and POWs. For others, it was an opportunity to remember those who paid the ultimate price in the Vietnam War.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: The Origin of Memorial Day Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with more than two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Veterans Advantage Makes Special Memorial Day Donation Veterans Advantage, a nationwide membership program providing private-sector benefits for Veterans and their families, announced today it will be attending the 15th anniversary ‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle ride in Washington D.C. this Memorial Day Weekend, and is honoring the spirit of the cause by donating 25% of all membership fees generated at the event to the ride organizers.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Setting the Record Straight on POW Frauds, Imposters, and Wannabes As the image of the Vietnam veteran has achieved a startling transformation from pariah to status symbol over the past fifteen years, the number of frauds and wannabes claiming to have served in Southeast Asia - in "special ops" and "clandestine activities" - has proliferated.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: Veterans Advantage Members Enjoy Free Private Screenings of Blockbuster Movies The spirit of the battles past is alive and well among theatergoers nationwide who are flocking to see ‘Hart’s War’ and ‘We Were Soldiers,’ dramatic films starring Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson, respectively. Veterans Advantage provided advanced screenings last month free of charge, before the nationwide rollout of the films, for Veterans Advantage members in the Washington DC area.

Military & Veterans News Cover Story: 60 Years Later, Remembering Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, the world changed. American service members based in Hawaii saw that seminal moment in history, and those alive today still vividly remember that Sunday morning 60 years ago.