- September
- 30
Veterans can meet with private and government employers, benefit advisors, state and county service organizations and other employment counselors on Friday, Oct. 9 at a job fair being held at the Veterans Administration’s Castle Point Campus.
Information on job opportunities, resume writing tips, benefits, housing, education, claims and more will be available. Make sure to bring several copies of your resume and military discharge papters (DD Form 214).
The campus is on Route 9 D in Castle Point and the fair is being held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Building 13.
For more information contact Debra Lucas at 845-831-2000, ext. 4629.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 3:14 pm | 
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- September
- 24
Officials from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund estimate that 40 percent of those who visit The Wall in Washington, D.C. are too young to remember the war or any of the more than 58,000 people whose names appear on the memorial.
To keep the memories alive, an $85 million learning center is being build underground at the National Mall to educate visitors about the Vietnam War and those who fought and died there. Exhibits will include a timeline and a sampling of items left at The Wall by loved ones of those who died in the war.
Perhaps the most spectacular display being planned is a larger-than-life wall of photos of the men and women whose names are etched on the memorial, to be shown on each of their birthdays.
It’s a way to remind visitors that the people who fought and died in Vietnam were in fact people, not just faceless names on a monument.
To that end, the Memorial Fund and FedEx have started a Call for Photos campaign to gather images of those who died in Vietnam. Friends and family member can bring their photos to any of the more than 1,600 FedEx Office Print and Ship centers to be scanned for use at the Education Center at The Wall. Contributors will be asked to fill out a form identifying the person and will be asked to share a memory of that person.
Click here to check out the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website and find out more.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at 2:57 pm |
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- September
- 18
The American Red Cross in Westchester County is teaming up with Four Winds Hospital to provide a support group for families of deployed military personnel, returning service members and those returning to civilian life to share their common concerns.
The Iraq/Afghanistan War Family and Military Support Group will hold its first meeting at 7 p.m. Monday (Sept. 21) at the Red Cross’ 106 North Broadway office in White Plains.
The group is intended to create a supportive environment and provide resources for coping and adjusting to civilian life, post traumatic stress disorder and other issues relating to life in and out of the miltary.
Anyone interested can e-mail Jackie Jones at JonesJa@usa.redcross.org or call 914-946-6500 ext. 309.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Friday, September 18th, 2009 at 2:10 pm |
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