LANHAM, Md., Aug. 15, 2012—AMVETS leaders this week congratulated AMVETS 2012 Summer Sweepstakes grand prize winner Normand Bouchard. AMVETS National Commander Gary L. Fry personally called Bouchard to congratulate him on winning the $10,000 sweepstakes grand prize. AMVETS selected the 10 lucky sweepstakes winners from approximately 120,000 entries from around the country for prizes ranging from […]
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Hiring event goes virtual to reach more veterans
By C. Todd Lopez, Military Times WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012) — It won’t be a job fair in Detroit, June 25–29, but rather, a “hiring event.” The difference is that Soldiers who attend the Veterans Affairs-sponsored event won’t just be dropping off their resumes with company reps in hopes of receiving a call back. Soldiers can […]
View PostAmVets Announces 2012 Scholarship Winners
RECIPIENTS INCLUDE VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS AND GRADUATING SENIORS LANHAM, MD., June11, 2012— AMVETS, America’s premier veterans service organization, recently announced its 2012 AMVETS National Scholarship Program winners. AMVETS National Commander Gary L. Fry called the AMVETS National Scholarship Program an important component of the National Programs Department’s offerings to the veterans’ community. “Caring for […]
View PostAmVets, Howard Stern Agree: ‘You Never Lie About Your Military Service’
“America’s Got Talent” Stolen Valor flap renews calls for military awards database Lanham, Md., June 7, 2012— AMVETS, a leading nonprofit veterans service organization, renewed its call this week for a national valor awards database and defended the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 in the wake of controversy surrounding false claims of military service by […]
View PostAdvanced Bio-Fuels Mean Energy Security
Recent criticisms of the U.S. military’s long-term investment in advanced biofuels, which are sourced from non-edible plants like grass and algae, fail to take into consideration the sacrifices of the men and women serving in uniform across the globe. America’s reliance on foreign oil creates unnecessary strategic risks and we have a responsibility to solve […]
View PostAmVets Urges Affirmative Action Status For Vets
By Rick Maze – Military Times— Wednesday Mar 28, 2012—A major veterans group wants federal affirmative action laws expanded to include veterans among the classes of Americans that are specifically protected from employment discrimination. Under their plan, laws barring discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, race, disability or sexual orientation would be altered to […]
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