July 4, 2008 By CJ
Posted in Life in the Military
I’m going to keep this generic, but I think it’s a story that needs to be told. As I type this, I’m returning from a trip to one of my offices. As you may know, my company is spread out among about 11 offices in eight states. So, I do a lot of travel. Out of privacy concerns, I won’t say where this trip took me.
One of the civilians that I work with has terminal cancer. The doctors have given him six months to live at the most. But, he could live longer or he could be gone tomorrow. This gentleman is a Vietnam Veteran retired from the Army and now working for the Army as a civilian. He’s got more than 30 years of service to this country under his belt. He’s a highly intelligent man who has done so much for this country than it will ever know (or until it’s declassified). He has played a MAJOR role in keeping this country safe from terrorist attacks.
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July 3, 2008 By CJ
Posted in Military News, News
Yup, they’re a Texas company!!
A Texas e-commerce company has announced a plan to give personalized banners to families whose loved ones are returning from Iraq or other international deployments to let the soldiers know there are those who care for them.
The company called Buildasign said its promotion will offer up to 10,000 signs – 3 feet by 6 feet – to families to help them welcome home their returning loved ones.
Disclaimer: Your’s may say something completely different than this example. Just sayin….
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By You Served Editorial Staff
Posted in Military News
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Bethesda, Maryland, today at the site of the new Walter Reed Medical Center. The new facility will combine the National Naval Medical Center with the current Walter Reed, offering more complete care to all members of the armed forces.
President Bush attended the ceremony and spoke about the many benefits that the new facility will provide Veterans, including increased access to medical specialists.
The construction of this new facility is particularly newsworthy because of the revelations two years ago about the terrible conditions at the current Walter Reed. Continue reading this post…
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By You Served Editorial Staff
Posted in Charities/Contests, News, Top Posts
VA Mortgage Center.com was recently named a “Corporate Partner of the Year” for 2008 at the National Coalition for Homeless Veteran’s (NCHV) annual conference and membership meeting, held in Washington, D.C. in late June. We have been honored to work with Cheryl and the folks at the NCHV in supporting their programs through our employee donation program.
If you haven’t heard of their organization before – please visit their site. There are many charities that help support military families and Veteran’s causes, but the NCHV stands out as one of the best. That’s why we choose to work with them.
Our company was represented at the conference by our Director of Community Involvement and Charitable Partnerships. Here is his personal recap of the experience in D.C.:
I recently got to visit Washington, D.C. to accept an award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans on behalf of our company, VA Mortgage Center.com. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans has done wonders this year in fighting the homeless epidemic amongst our nation’s Veterans and will continue to make great strides to help these individuals who served our country proudly.
There was a guest speaker at the dinner named Urban Miyares. He is a Vietnam Veteran who was blinded and multi-disabled who overcame disabilities to begin many businesses and founder of the Disabled Business Persons Association. He spoke about helping the homeless veterans become self-sufficient by using their natural entrepreneurial abilities. He warned of letting these individuals take on everyday business activities too soon. As he has seen many of these people fall into the trap of survival mode and not thinking of the future as their future is now.
There were also many other awards given that evening including an award to Mark Johnston, the Deputy Assistant Director of the HUD. He was recognized for his contributions to helping bring about an increase of Housing Choice Vouchers to a total of 20,000. There was even an appearance by Rep. Al Green. It was on that day that the bill he sponsored, H.R. 4161, passed through the House Financial Services Committee. The Bill, named the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Act, proposes that a pilot program be set up through the HUD to provide assistance to private NPOs to expand support for low-income veteran families.
I was honored to have been selected to attend and invite you to educate yourself about the great programs the NCHV help run.
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