Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Three New Benefits and Recognizing Our WWII Veterans With a focus on three new benefits for 2016 - Harry & David, Wolferman's and Extended Stay America - Veterans Advantage is delighted to provide timely discounts to help you this holiday season.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Remembering the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor This Wednesday, Dec. 7 marks the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), which – until 9/11/2001 – was known as the greatest attack on U.S. soil. We lost 2403 brave Americans serving that day. An additional 1,178 were wounded. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships. Our nation was stunned by the surprise attack, as we were completely unprepared. President Franklin Roosevelt declared Dec. 7, 1941 a "date which will live in infamy." Pearl Harbor pulled America immediately into World War II. 

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Thanksgiving 2016: A Time for Gratitude in America November is a time to give thanks, especially over Thanksgiving 2016. Take a moment to say a prayer for those in harm's way, serving and sacrificing away from a warm home and a loving family on behalf of our country. 

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Election Day and Veterans Day 2016 Election Day 2016 has been described as one of the most critical votes in a generation. Maybe longer. And while millions of Americans are going to the polls today and whatever the outcome, it is a reminder to all of the freedoms we enjoy that allow a day like this to happen.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: November is Military Family Month: Help a Military Family in Need! For 23 years, America has recognized Military Family Month to honor military families through awareness, public and private initiatives and service programs. It's a month for all of us to acknowledge the special service and sacrifices of our military family members.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Veterans Advantage Announces Veterans Week NYC Events Next Month As one of the founders of Veterans Week NYC, we are delighted to announce our fifth annual Veterans Week in the New York City area. The week is packed with events celebrating veteran service to our country, including three Veterans Advantage events:

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Remembering Arnold Palmer's Life of Service, On and Off The Golf Course This week we honor Arnold Palmer as our HeroVet. We first profiled Arnie as a TopVet in 2014, but with his passing last weekend, we had an opportunity to celebrate his substantial charitable activities and award him HeroVet status posthumously. It is only when we look at Palmer’s whole life, on and off the course, do we realize how special a man he was -- from helping to build hospitals, popularizing the game that he loved so dearly to being recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: A Note About 9/11/2001 No doubt by now you have read all the news reports and retrospectives this week about what transpired on that fateful day 15 years ago, 9/11/2001, but only a few of these reports ever come through the lens of the American military veteran.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Labor Day Discount Shopping Reminder Heads up! With the Labor Day weekend, we have the intersection of one of the busiest shopping holidays of the year with back-to-school shopping hitting its peak. With exclusive benefits, Greyhound and Foot Locker have been supporting Veterans Advantage members for a combined 20 years – each with 20% everyday savings.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Remembering Full Metal Jacket and R. Lee Ermey Nearly 30 Years Later It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 30 years since the premiere of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. At the height of Hollywood’s fascination with the Vietnam War, Full Metal Jacket is a raw reality drama that brings home "the hours of boredom, the seconds of terror" in war. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, it is considered one of Kubrick's finest films.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Today We Commemorate Flag Day and Celebrate the U.S. Army's Birthday America’s Army was founded on June 14, 1775, the same day as our U.S. Flag. Today, Flag Day, the official day of commemoration of the founding of our American flag, is celebrated each year on June 14th, the U.S. Army’s Birthday.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Memorial Day 2016: A Fitting End To Military Appreciation Month Military Appreciation Month in May is an annual celebration of patriotism. It also reaffirms our mission to make sure we honor service every day. From our popular 50% off member "thank you" sale completed last week, to our support of Team USA at the Invictus Games earlier this month, your service to our country is always in our hearts and minds.

Military & Veterans News 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Discounts & Benefits 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!

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Military & Veterans Life 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.

Discounts & Benefits 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®!

Discounts & Benefits 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