Charitable Donations Determined By In-Game Item Sales and Concurrent User Numbers October 30, 2012 – Wargaming America, the exclusive publisher for Wargaming.net, the creator of the award-winning games World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and the upcoming World of Battleships, today announced the details regarding its in-game Veterans Day charitable activities for World of Tanks. Beginning […]
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AMVETS Veterans Day Promotions
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American Veterans Anti-Discrimination Initiative
1. The anti-discrimination act: WILL raise awareness among employers who are already required to complete monthly EEOC reports; WILL give veterans experiencing employer/housing discrimination legal recourse to pursue their claim; WILL help level the playing field and acknowledge a veterans service by giving them employment preference between two or more fully qualified candidates. 2. The anti-discrimination […]
View PostCmdr. Geer’s Veterans Day 2012 Message
As a nation, we have prospered because we have always had citizens willing to rise to answer the call to serve in hours of need. The millions who have worn the military uniform have expressed our national resolve. Today, we honor our veterans, past and present, for their unyielding sacrifice and dedication to our great […]
View PostHelp Wanted: Veteran Unemployment in America
By Brittany Barry The Problem Unemployment has been a constant topic of discussion in the political sphere, with both presidential candidates discussing how they will fix the problem if given a chance. Individuals in differing sectors of the civilian workforce are searching for new employment, and among these job seekers are veterans. According to the Bureau […]
View PostFall Nec Returns to Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
WASHINGTON (Sept. 20, 2012) — AMVETS announced today a new contract with the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel to host AMVETS Fall and Spring National Executive Committee meetings through March of 2015. The first event under the new agreement, signed this week, will be the 2012 Fall NEC, to be held Dec. 7–9 at the […]
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 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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