Maj.
Gen. William B. Lynch Named to Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame
PR
Newswire via Yahoo! News
Maj.
Gen. William B. Lynch (USAF-Ret.), the 49th adjutant general
of Pennsylvania and a veteran of the Vietnam War, was inducted
today into the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Hall of Fame.
Lt.
Col. Joseph Brennan Jr. Named to Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame
PR
Newswire via Yahoo! News
Lt.
Col. Joseph James Brennan Jr., a decorated war veteran who
served 43 years in the Pennsylvania National Guard, was
inducted posthumously today into the Department of Military
and Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame.
'Weekend
at the Post' pays tribute to veterans
Norwalk
Advocate
NORWALK
- Military vehicles, police cars and fire trucks will be at
the American Legion Post No. 12 this weekend, but not because
of an emergency. Veterans will be honored in a "Weekend
at the Post" event held at Frank C. Godfrey post building
at 60 County St. through Sunday.
Council
may make pool passes free for military families
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
The
families of active-duty military personnel and disabled
veterans can get free pool passes under legislation
tentatively approved by Pittsburgh City Council. ...
Mckinley
County Courthouse pillars honor area veterans
The
Gallup Independent
GALLUP
— Twelve pillars in Gallup ’s Courthouse Square tell the
story of the bravery and courage of veterans from McKinley
County. On the pillars are names of 1,396 area people who
served in the military.
KIMMSWICK:
Military hardware draws crowd at Rendezvous
Jefferson
County Journal
Huge
military vehicles rattled windows as they tooled around town,
but the most impressive figures at the Rendezvous @ Kimmswick
to Honor Our Veterans may have been the veterans of World War
II who were on hand to tell their stories.
Military
salute to veterans in Chattanooga
The
Dalton Daily Citizen
CHATTANOOGA
— The Greater Chattanooga Chapter of the American Red Cross
is working with Hamilton Place Mall to host “A Military
Salute” in conjunction with Flag Day, June 13 and June 14.
The event will be an opportunity for the community to express
their support of our troops currently serving in Afghanistan
and Iraq as well as those veterans who served our country in
the past.
Military
amputees stop in Henderson on bike trip
KVBC
Las Vegas
A
group of veterans and active military members biking across
the country made a stop in Henderson on Friday. What makes
these riders even more special is that they're all amputees.
A
different type of recruiting for veterans
The
Charlotte Observer
If
there is one thing Ed Moen has learned after 25 years in the
Marine Corps, he says it's leadership. As he looks toward
retirement from the Marines in December, Moen hopes to bring
that same leadership ability to a job in management. Thursday
afternoon, he got his first look at potential employers, as he
and between 200 and 300 other veterans talked with companies
looking to apply military ...
Agent
Orange Exposure, Vietnam War Veterans And The Risk Of Prostate
Cancer
Medical
News Today
ORLANDO,
FL (UroToday.com) - According to the US Census Bureau there
are over 8 million Vietnam Era Veterans. Many have now reached
the 6th decade. Some 20 million gallons of Agent Orange was
released into the jungle of South Vietnam. This herbicidal
agent, used by the U.S. military in an effort to deny its
opponent the thick jungle cover that they enjoyed, is a
mixture of two phenoxy herbicides.
