The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival will once again be at the Stand Up for Heroes event. Stand Up for Heroes kicks off the New York Comedy Festival with an electrifying night of comedy and entertainment, all the while honoring the sacrifice of service members, Veterans and military families. Among the […]
By Debbie Gregory Los Angeles area radio station K-EARTH 101 (101.1FM) and the world famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood are hosting an event to benefit American service members through the Bob Hope USO. The event will include a radiothon, online auction and comedy festival on July 3rd. Broadcast live from the Laugh Factory over the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band are going to pick up where California school students left off in providing assistance for a local wounded Veteran. The actor, as famous for his movie roles as he is for his charitable acts for Veterans, donated $60,000 and is putting on a concert on […]
By Debbie Gregory. Have you ever had a life changing moment? For Michael Lindell and over a dozen Iraq Veterans, it was several years ago at the Omaha Home Show held at what was then called the Qwest Center Omaha. Lindell was peddling his invention, the MyPillow, when 18 Veterans visited his booth, curious about […]
By Debbie Gregory. In Southern California on April 12, 2014, Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/ Santa Clarita Valleys (Habitat SF/SCV) presented the keys of twelve new homes to local Veteran families. The homes were built as part of the Habitat for Humanity’s Sylmar Veteran Enriched Neighborhood, and made possible through the support of many local […]
By Military Connection Staff Writer Joe Silva. “I’m just a football coach,” Mark “Coach” Soto told Military Connection staff writer Joe Silva. It is true that Coach Soto has been a football coach for 28 years. But there is more to Coach than his leadership on the gridiron. He is also the father of two […]
MilitaryConnection.com congratulates Give an Hour™ (http://www.giveanhour.org) on the receipt of their $100,000 grant from Veterans United Foundation, the charitable arm of Veterans United Home Loans. The grant will give the non-profit the funds necessary to fulfill their commitment to the Army National Guard. Give an Hour’s Army National Guard program will make all Guard units […]
By Debbie Gregory. On October 8, 2013, after finding out that the families of five recently deceased military personnel would be denied their death benefits during the government shutdown, Fisher House Foundation agreed to offer the families an advance on their military death benefits. The foundation will forward each family their $100,000 death benefit, and […]
The Fisher House volunteers, who give so much of their time and themselves, are the heart and soul of Team Fisher House. With such a small staff, the Fisher House Foundation depends on the generosity of its volunteers to support their fundraising efforts. MilitaryConnection.com is a proud media sponsor of Team Fisher House. If you […]
Bonnie Carroll is a dear friend and an amazing woman. Bonnie has helped so many going through the most difficult days of their lives. We were honored to have Bonnie as a keynote speaker at a prior 9/11 Freedom Program and Walk at the Reagan Library. I want to share an article with her experiences […]
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