Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: The Meaning of Memorial Day 2021 With Memorial Day next weekend, we all experience the temptation to go out, celebrate and enjoy our lives again. We’ve earned it, after 15 months of sacrifice, fear and uncertainty. And yet, at the same time, we must remember the true meaning of this “holiday”, the recognition of the hundreds of thousands of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, to preserve our liberties.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Saturday is Armed Forces Day! May is Military Appreciation Month and an exciting time for patriotic holidays honoring you for your service. This coming Saturday is Armed Forces Day, a culmination of this Armed Forces Week, and a time to honor everyone serving in all the branches of the U.S. Military: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, and Space Force!

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: National Military Spouse Appreciation Day Every year, on the Friday before Mother’s Day, we honor spouses of our U.S. military through National Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Today’s that day!

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Getting Ready for National Military Appreciation Month As the calendar changes from April to May, we turn our attention to one of my favorite times of the year: National Military Appreciation Month. 

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Mother’s Day Discounts Veterans Advantage We hope you enjoyed today’s VetFamily feature story about Jimmy Fallon. As one of the most widely watched TV personalities in America, he helps bring smiles to millions, especially important this past year. There are 2 veterans in Jimmy’s life - his father and his father-in-law. 

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: The War in Afghanistan: 20 Years Later We learned this week of the President’s decision to withdraw our last 2500 troops remaining in Afghanistan, effectively ending our longest war.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: New Exclusive for Spring: Exclusive Plants.com Discounts We're proud of our longtime partnership with 1800Flowers, which continues to grow with new lifestyle-enhancing benefits exclusively for Veterans Advantage. This week, we unveil 20% VetRewards Exclusive savings with Plants.com.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Remembering our Vietnam Veterans This past week our nation recognized Vietnam Veterans Day to honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans. The official day, March 29 was designated by our nation only 4 years ago. It’s been a long time coming.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Remember the Medal of Honor This week’s “National Medal of Honor Day” was created to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” As a board member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, this day holds special meaning for me. It is our nation’s highest military honor and represents the six values of courage, sacrifice, patriotism, citizenship, integrity, and commitment. David Semour, a West Point graduate, Army veteran, chief operating officer of American Airlines and a partner of Veterans Advantage, leads the Foundation as its Chairman.

Discounts & Benefits How to Get Your VetRewards Exclusive Travel Discounts Verizon wants to thank you for your service by offering you a discount. If the news reports are true, you are likely to be thinking very hard about finally getting that vacation.

Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: Women’s History Month & the Coronavirus Anniversary We hope you enjoy this week’s HeroVet in recognition of Women’s History Month. The remarkable story about the Navy’s Julia Parsons, who just turned 100, is about the humility women like Julia had to demonstrate while serving our country during World War II. She served as a code-breaker, and no doubt saved countless American lives. But her role was top secret for 50 years. Today, we want to give her a long-overdue “thank you” for her tremendous service to our country.

WeSalute Awards Scott’s View: David Goggins Inspires Us All by Overcoming Rounding out Black History Month, we’ve profiled former Navy SEAL and motivational speaker David Goggins as our Veterans Advantage HeroVet. He’s overcome so many hurdles - from racial, financial, physical, and emotional - that his story resonates with nearly all Americans. And it inspires us to move forward with our own lives to overcome the challenges we all face.  

Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: New Exclusives from Veterans Advantage for February If you’re like me and have gotten the COVID vaccine, it’s exciting to start traveling again! You’re eligible for 10% OFF Alaska Airlines when you book and travel by March 31, and you get risk-free reservations with waived cancellation and change fees. Alaska 10% OFF ticket discounts are on all fare types: Saver, Main, and First Class. You’ll be eligible for 5% OFF for the remainder of the year. You can learn more about these exclusive airline ticket discounts on Alaska, plus American, United, and JetBlue for spring and summer travel in Travel & Lifestyle on the Military Discounts Marketplace.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: February is Black History Month I’m honored and privileged to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medal of Honor Foundation. I’m proud to support the work and values of an extraordinary group of Americans, the Medal of Honor Society and its 69 living recipients.   

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Valentine’s Day Exclusives with Veterans Advantage The first, and hopefully only, socially distanced Valentine’s Day holiday is only nine days away, Reminder - early ordering is more important than ever.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Super Bowl Head Coaches Andy Reid & Bruce Arians Had Military Dads We hope you enjoy today's VetFamily feature story on Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid, the son of a hard-charging disciplinarian Navy

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Operation Desert Storm: 30 Years Later This month marks the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, what most Americans remember as “Gulf War I.” As efforts for peace and troop drawdowns in the region remain a priority, we want to recognize the service and sacrifices of our veterans of that war. You are not forgotten. Thank you!

Military & Veterans News Looking Forward to a Better 2021 Like most of you, I was horrified by the events in the U.S. Capitol last week. There is no excuse for the violence of last week in Washington, and we mourn the senseless deaths of those caught in the crossfire. No doubt you feel that the intensity of anger and hostility in our nation has reached historic highs, and the adage “we’re all in this together” needs a renewed focus.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: New Year’s 2021 Resolutions and More Savings to Come! Happy New Year! Here’s hoping the year 2021 is a much better one than the last.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Our National Guard's Birthday & the Latest Holiday Exclusives First off, a big shout out and a Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army National Guard. Our "citizen soldiers" are 384 years old this week! Organized on December 13th, 1636, they met for their first drill three months later, on the village green in Salem, Massachusetts.

Military & Veterans News Scott’s Corner: Heroes Meet Heroes 2020 Memories with Veterans & Olympians For the past nine years, Veterans Advantage has hosted U.S. active duty military, veterans and their families to celebrate their service to our country on Veterans Day. 

Discounts & Benefits "Your Honor" Premieres on SHOWTIME with VetRewards savings The holiday season is looking different this year for all of us, with fewer Christmas parties and more time lounging on the couch during the COVID-19 pandemic. Binge watching is the new norm.

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Cyber Monday Discounts with Veterans Advantage We hope you had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. Lin and I dedicated most of our weekend to Zoom calls with our family and friends. We have so much to be grateful for!

Military & Veterans News Scott’s View: Black Friday & Cyber Monday Savings with Veterans Advantage Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be more popular than ever since nearly all of America is planning on shopping from home this year.