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HeroVet: Pat Tillman (in memoriam)
Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman shattered the illusion of the football player as a "warrior" and made it a reality when he announced his intention to join the United States Army 20 years ago, in May of 2002, putting his NFL career on hold.
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Veterans Advantage Continues to Recognize Medal of Honor Recipients
I want to take a moment to recognize the Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients. This past week, our nation marked National Medal of Honor Day to remember those who have received our nation's highest military decoration. It is a reminder we must do our part to perpetuate the legacy of our nations’ greatest military heroes.
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The Heritage of Veterans Advantage: Part 1, Scott Higgins' History of Patriotism
Veterans Advantage is the first program of its kind to deliver new service-related benefits to U.S. military veterans, active duty military, and National Guard & Reserve and their families. The program benefits are sponsored by top companies that
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Veterans Advantage Company Timeline
Our beginnings and Veterans Advantage’s founder’s roots go back to 1967 and Scott Higgins's service in the Vietnam War. Since our formal launch in 2001, we’ve been growing with the support of our active duty, veterans, and their families, who join our mission to ensure that they, and generations of service members to come, get the respect, recognition, and rewards they deserve for service to our country.
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Thanking Our Servicemembers on Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, we’d like to acknowledge our deployed U.S. military members, who often go without the usual comforts we associate with this holiday. Instead, they gather in chow halls, mess tents or even simpler settings, sometimes rationing their food supplies or fashioning their own versions of a Thanksgiving meal.
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Scott's View: Veterans Advantage at the 2015 New York City Veterans Parade
Once again Lin and I participated in the New York City Veterans Day Parade – also known as America’s Parade. This year, the parade traveled up New York’s historic Fifth Avenue amid the cheers of spectators showing their support of the 20,000+ participants.
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Remembering World War I on Memorial Day Weekend
The year 2014 marks a special time in military history, as this summer marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of one of the bloodiest wars in human history, World War I, a war which cost over 100,000 American lives.
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Remembering Medal of Honor Recipient Col. Bud Day 1925-2013
America lost a true hero over the weekend with the passing of Col. Bud Day, an Air Force fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient who was shot down in the Vietnam War, and led a life of inspiration for his peers and those who followed him. Day was the most highly decorated member of the U.S. armed forces since Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He was 88. "Bud Day was a very dear friend and a hero of gigantic size to me. I will miss him, but I will never forget t
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Veterans Advantage Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11
It was one of those few "you remember where you were when you found out" moments in American History, and yet it happened during a year chock-filled with historic moments. The United States held its first military draft lottery since World War II, the 60s generation was living its most-defining moments during a music concert in Woodstock, and two teams from New York City turned in improbable victories at the S
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The Time George W. Bush, then Presidential Hopeful, Kept his Promise to My Son
In late autumn last year, my son and Gettysburg College Freshman Parker Higgins spent an active and picturesque weekend afternoon with two friends on the grounds of the Gettysburg battlefield. Skateboarding to the summit of Little Round Top (the high ground of the battlefield overlooking the wheat field where Picket made his ill-fated charge), he thought he had the beautiful view all to himself, when he spotted
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July 4th: The Truth About the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and were tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships during the Revolutionary War.
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Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Who Served in the Armed Forces in Wartime
Ever wondered how many of your favorite Baseball Hall-of-Famers served in the United States Military? Plenty of America's finest athletes served their country before and during their sports careers.
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Member Stories: After 40 Years, Ed Dyke Opens Up About Surviving 2 Deadly Assaults During WWII
"Those first days in the hospital, the pain was so bad I prayed that I’d die," Ed says. After three or four days, though, "I thanked God for not taking me."
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Member Stories: Bernard Edelman, Vietnam Veteran, Learned of 9/11 in Vietnam
As I walk along the streets of the cities and villages in Vietnam, I feel totally safe. I never imagined I’d feel safer in Vietnam than in the streets of lower Manhattan.