Scott Higgins, WeSalute Co-founder & Co-CEO
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Scott's View: Invictus Games 2016: Veterans Advantage Honors Wounded Warrior Paralympians
Earlier this week, Veterans Advantage honored 115 members of Team USA, our military veteran Paralympic team competing at the 2016 Invictus Games, with free Veterans Advantage.
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Scott's View: Kenneth Fisher, Chairman of Fisher House and This Week’s Invictus Games 2016
There are few people in this country who have done as much for today's military as Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of the Fisher House Foundation and our VetFamily honoree. Ken has created Fisher Houses in the U.S. and abroad - there are now 70 of these comfort homes and many more under construction - that provide accommodations at no cost to the families of servicemen and women who are receiving treatment in nearby military hospitals.
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Scott's View: Justin Constantine, Looking Out For His Fellow Veterans
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may be hearing the name Justin Constantine for the first time. In an exclusive interview with Veterans Advantage, the former Marine Corps Colonel shares his inspirational story of service before self. We have awarded him as our newest HeroVet, having overcome his serious injuries sustained in Iraq, and now distinguishing himself by his contributions to his fellow veterans and leadership in his civilian life. Justin tells us he has been guided both by the experience of his injury and the skills he gained from his military service.
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Scott's View: Country Music’s Love For the Military Shows In Award-Winning Singer Dierks Bentley
We hope you enjoy this month's feature on Dierks Bentley. As any vet will attest, country music is a favorite among our military. That's been true for as long as I can remember, which goes back to Johnny Cash, who was an Air Force veteran. Maybe it's the intense love for our land shared by the singers and veterans alike which makes country music so compelling from a patriotic perspective.
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Scott's View: Members Appreciate Our Exclusive Partnership with 1800Flowers.com this Easter!
1800Flowers.com offers Veterans Advantage members a great deal - 30% off! You still have time to order flowers for Easter weekend and take advantage of this terrific benefit. Learn more about 1800Flowers.com in the Military Discounts Marketplace and place your order today!
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Scott's View: TopVet: Dusty Baker
As President Obama announced in his 2016 African-American History Month proclamation, "We honor the contributions of African Americans since our country's beginning, and we recommit to reaching for a day when no person is judged by anything but the content of their character." All this month, as Veterans, we recognize the character and accomplishments of great African Americans while in uniform and after their service.
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Scott's View: Tucker Smallwood, Actor And Advocate
Actor, writer, musician, advocate and fellow Vietnam veteran, Tucker Smallwood has been in over 30 films, performed in more than 40 theatrical productions and voiced over 1,000 television and radio spots. With the excitement and film frenzy leading up to the Oscars on February 28, we recognize him as a CelebVet and applaud his work on an Oscar-nominated film that’s near and dear to our hearts at Veterans Advantage.
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Scott's View: Super Bowl 50 - Coach Ron Rivera's Military Connection
After 256 games played in the 2015-2016 NFL season, the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers not only won their divisions handily, but were victorious in their respective conference championship games. So, with Super Bowl 50 taking place on February 7, we will once again have a VetFamily member coaching a Super Bowl team: the Panthers' Ron Rivera.Military & Veterans News
Scott's View: Winter Storm Jonas - Benefits Update
Early Thursday we were already feeling the effects of Winter Storm Jonas, expected to arrive full-force in the Mid-Atlantic region tomorrow. According to the National Weather Service, Jonas is a “potentially crippling winter storm” with anticipated snowfall of up to two feet around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and significant freezing that could reach as far south as Kentucky and North Carolina.
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Scott's View: 2016 - The Start of a Big Year for Military News
A mere two weeks into 2016 and it’s clear that military and veteran issues are already dominating the news. From cities pledging to end veteran homelessness to the Defense Department’s implementation of new goals and procedures related to the Medal of Honor and other combat awards, 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for our nation’s military and veterans.
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Scott's View: Universal Orlando - Together for the Holidays
It’s been hard to contain our excitement here at Veterans Advantage, but we’re ready to share some amazing news: we’ve partnered with Universal Orlando®!
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New Partner: Universal Orlando
It’s been hard to contain our excitement here at Veterans Advantage, but we’re ready to share some amazing news: we’ve partnered with Universal Orlando®! In September, I spent three days at Universal Orlando, along with my spouse, Lin, and our son, Parker, who heads our Veterans Advantage Digital Development Office out in Sal
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Scott's View: After a Month of Honoring Veterans, a Great Future on the Horizon
November was a busy month for us here at Veterans Advantage. On November 1, we kicked off the fourth annual Veterans Week NYC - during which we hosted a series of events for our own members, their families and special guests.
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Scott's View: Celebrating Thanksgiving, at Home and Away
Veterans Advantage co-founder and CEO Scott Higgins (left), seen here with Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller at the Marine Corps Birthday Gala on the U.S.S.
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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: Military Strengths Translate to Tools for Civilian Success
In a weekly address on November 14, 2015, President Obama emphasized the importance of hiring our veterans, stating: “As our veterans will tell you themselves, they’re not finished serving their country. As I tell small business owners and CEOs on a regular basis, if you want to get the job done, hire a vet.” Here at Veterans Advantage, w
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Scott's View: November - Military Family Month
In 1993, the Armed Services YMCA, in conjunction with the United States government, declared November "Military Family Month." Every November since then, we celebrate Military Family Month to honor military families through awareness, public and private initiatives and service programs. It's a month for us to recognize the special service and sacrifices of our military families.
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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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Scott's View: Veterans Day: Today and Every Day
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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Scott's View: Veterans Advantage to Host Free IMAX Movie Screening for Members
It’s an exciting time for us at Veterans Advantage as we prepare for this year’s Veterans Week NYC, where we’ll celebrate you: our nation’s veterans, military members and family members. This is time for activities surrounding Veterans Day, November 11, and the great parade that takes place that day.
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Scott's View: Recognizing 240 Years of Our US Navy
We recently celebrated the 240th birthday of the United States Navy - a momentous occasion not only for our U.S. active duty military, veterans and their families, but for our country. Since its birth on October 13, 1775, the U.S. Navy has been dedicated to preserving freedom and patrolling our waters, sailing as a constant deterrent against aggression.
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Scott's View: Presenting Our HeroVet Award to Dr. Linda Spoonster Schwartz of Veterans Affairs
I was delighted to get an email from the Department of Veterans Affairs the other day, which included photographs from our HeroVet Award presentation to Dr. Linda Spoonster Schwartz in June. Linda was an easy choice for a HeroVet Award, even before she was nominated for her new position as assistant secretary for policy and planning at the Department of Veterans Affairs.Military & Veterans Life
Scott's View: Veterans Advantage HeroVet Richard Cody Leads Home for Our Troops
We hope you enjoy our HeroVet Feature this week. General Cody is a man of great integrity and accomplishment among the highest circles within the Army. Through the unprecedented efforts of Homes for Our Troops, General Cody continues to shine.
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Scott's View: Veterans Advantage and United Recognize Our Nation's Military and Veterans
Longtime Veterans Advantage partner United Airlines hosted us recently for a stirring speech by its CEO, Jeff Smisek at the Wings Club, the prominent NYC-based aviation industry organization.