MilitaryConnection.com congratulates American Hero and Medal of Honor Awardee Sgt. Dakota Meyer for his heroism. On Sept. 8, 2009, approximately 15 kilometers south into the Ganjgal Village, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Embedded Training Team (ETT) 2-8, Regional Corps Advisory Command 3-7 joined together with elements of 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 201st Corps of Afghan National Army […]
31 August 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan Things are going well here in Kabul, and our unit is nearly running on all cylinders—training as many Afghans, U.S., and Coalition troops as possible. Ramadan—the Islamic holy month of fasting—has encompassed the entire month of August, so our Afghan partners have been doing their best, in the August heat, […]
MilitaryConnection.com would like to congratulate our good friend, Bill Hutton, who was recently elected as National Commander of the veteran service organization Military Order of the Purple Heart. Bill was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart medal with second star and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for his service in Viet Nam. After his discharge […]
All of us at Military Connection want to extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died in Afghanistan on Saturday. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a national nonprofit organization, offers comfort and care to anyone suffering the loss of a military service member. With such a sad […]
19 July 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan First Impressions By CPT Pete Hegseth It’s been six weeks since we arrived in Afghanistan. Mission orientation has been busy; but I’ve also been intentionally deliberate in wrapping my arms around the big, bad, beast known as Afghanistan. This country—and this ten-year-old conflict—contains umpteen layers, complexities, contradictions, and unknowns. The […]
In the military, the goal is to “Leave No Soldier Behind”. Given all of the sacrifices made by the brave men and women in our Armed Forces, our nation needs to adopt a policy of “Leave No Veteran Behind”. Yes, our nation has economic problems, but the statistic of 27% unemployment for young Veterans is […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting this event on August 15-18th, 2011, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana being assisted by Halfaker and Associates LLC. The largest nationwide conference of its kind, the National Veteran Small Business Conference provides Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs and SDVOSBs) an […]
Active Duty Military, Veterans and beneficiaries of Active Duty Military who were involuntarily extended under the stop loss program between September 11th, 2001 and September 30th, 2009 have until this Friday, March 18th, to file claims for their retroactive stop loss pay. Although this deadline has been extended a number of times, this is the […]
Jaeson “Doc” Parsons and his partner have had a dream since they returned from Iraq. They wanted to do a project that would bring understanding and healing to soldiers and civilians. Their project, Graffiti of War, focuses on the images created by service members and local nationals while deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. They […]
MilitaryConnection.com in its ongoing efforts to provide valuable resources has joined forces with Vet-Vault to offer, active military, Guard, Reservists, family members and friends very special pricing for Identity Theft Protection, including a total resolution guarantee. Did you know that Identity Theft strikes an estimated 10 million Americans each year? According to a recent report from virus protection […]
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