By Debbie Gregory. America’s veterans are some of our nation’s bravest, hardest-working men and women. However, it’s hard to show them the appreciation they deserve when, back home and out of uniform, they’re more camouflaged than ever. Now a major retailer is calling attention to the professional and personal struggles some veterans face once their military […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is one of the nation’s largest military youth service providers, with one in four military youth attending a Boys & Girls Clubs of America-affiliated Youth Center. In an effort to recognize young people for their commitment and contributions to family, school, community and Club, the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Mark your calendar to join Artists for Trauma (AFT) and the Valley Cultural Center (VCC) as they present the first ever VCC World Music and Cultural Arts Festival. The celebration of the empowering, healing value of world cultural music, dance, arts, entertainment and fashion will take place on Sunday, June 7th from 1:30 […]
By Debbie Gregory. Nick Lachey and the USO have joined forces with the Almay Simply American Experience, and they’re taking it on the road. The Experience bus will be packed with Almay makeup goodies while they travel cross-country to the people, places and occasions that best exemplify the American spirit. There’s even a kissing booth […]
At Military Connection, we are honored to work with a number of great non-profit and for-profit companies. Many of them have one or more military Veterans at the helm. Veterans are natural leaders, with many of them having led small teams or platoons throughout their military career. Veterans are flexible, often times having been plunged […]
By Debbie Gregory. In return for the service and sacrifices they have made for our country, the American Freedom Foundation (AFF) works tirelessly to better the lives of our veterans, service members and their families. AFF serves and supports them by creating awareness and building support for their service, sacrifice and needs through partnerships with […]
Attention all Veterans: The fourth annual National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) is now open for registration. The NVSBE will be held on December 9-11, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. With 3,000 attendees expected, as well as more than 400 exhibitors and 25 government agencies, the NVSBE is a must-attend event […]
By Joe Silva This Friday, July 4, 2014, Americans will gather with friends and families, enjoy cookouts, and watch fireworks as they celebrate our nation’s Independence Day. While the federal holiday is intended to be a celebration, it is important to remember what Independence Day represents. In the 1770’s, our fore-fathers stood up against tyranny […]
Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day in the United States. The holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars and stripes as our nation’s flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The American Flag, as we know it, has 13 red and white stripes that represent the 13 original American colonies that declared […]
By Debbie Gregory. The competition in Sochi is not over yet. From March 7-16, the Paralympic games will be held in Sochi. In order to compete in the Paralympics, athletes must have one of the following disabilities: Amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, confinement to a wheelchair, blindness, or Les Autres (“other” disabilities that include: dwarfism, […]
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