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Veterans Advantage Wishes Members a Happy New Year

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

As Veterans Advantage enters its 10th year, we’re looking to 2010 with continued commitment to our mission. All of our members have served and sacrificed to achieve their Veteran status, and we are proud to honor that service with our program. “Giving Back To All Who Serve” is what Veterans Advantage is all about.

We are grateful for your membership, which helps support the charitable activities of Veterans Advantage. This holiday season, we deployed another 65,000 complimentary Veterans Advantage membership cards to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan through our partners, Operation Gratitude and Operation Care & Comfort. To date, we have deployed 365,000 complimentary memberships. These sponsored memberships represent an important part of our charitable activities, as we honor and acknowledge the service of these brave men and women.

We also are working hard to add new and substantial benefits to the program. We ask companies to partner with us and offer preferred pricing on their goods and services as a thank you for service to the country. As we enter 2010, we are encouraged by the strong response we continue to receive. Our hope is that the companies we approach will want to participate, since Veterans Advantage provides them with a successful program to administer their benefit and an opportunity “To Give Back To All Who Serve.”

Finally, and importantly, Lin and I and the whole team at Veterans Advantage wish you and yours the most special of holiday seasons. We are honored to count you among our members, and wish you peace, hope and prosperity in 2010.

Please remember our brave men and women who serve today in your prayers.

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HBO Thanks Those Who Serve with Holiday DVD Donation to Veterans Advantage

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I am proud to announce a valuable benefit offer for new members of Veterans Advantage. Through a special order link, new Veterans Advantage members can receive a free DVD copy of the Iraq War drama “Taking Chance,” starring Kevin Bacon. And hat’s off to our longtime friends at HBO® for stepping up to support our members in such a tangible way!

It is a must-see for anyone who has served our country, and their families. Everyone I know has seen it, and found it as riveting as I have. It also makes for a great holiday gift.

The list price for “Taking Chance” is $19.95, but free with membership. Note: This is a limited time offer and available on a first-come, first-serve basis and is only available through this dedicated link. (Editor’s Note, January 17, 2010 — Kevin Bacon wins Golden Globe Award for “Taking Chance,” Best Performance for an Actor in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television).

More about Veterans Advantage’s partnership with HBO® .

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Remembering Pearl Harbor and WWII

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

As yesterday was Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, please make sure you take a moment this week to honor those who served and gave their lives on the “day of infamy” 68 years ago, which brought the U.S. into WWII.

This week’s HeroVet feature is the WWII Navajo Code Talkers. They transmitted messages on behalf of the Allies that saved countless American lives. Thankfully, their code was never broken. On Veterans Day, a dozen of these Veterans were proudly welcomed by NYC Mayor Bloomberg at the Mayor’s breakfast and in the parade that followed. Thanks to HBO CEO Bill Nelson, their trip to the Big Apple from Arizona was fully underwritten; they rode on the Pacifica float to the cheers of appreciative New Yorkers. Pacifica is the HBO series on the War in the Pacific, opening in March.

Speaking of history, I was pleased to see that the History Channel has joined our group of Veterans Advantage partners who are combining their discounts. In addition to the current 10% discount off the list price on its Web site for a special WWI 7-Disc DVD selection, Veterans Advantage members get another 20% off on top of that and save a whopping $42! That alone pays for the first eight months of your annual Veterans Advantage membership!

Other places you may see your Veterans Advantage discount being combined is via our special online links to Dell and Target. There are special savings there for holiday shoppers.

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Veterans Advantage Visits Verizon Wireless To Honor Its CEO Lowell McAdam

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Just prior to Veterans Day, we honored Navy Vet and Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam with a TopVet Award. Lin, Board member Peter Eldredge and Roy Asfar, our marketing VP, travelled to the sprawling corporate headquarters of Verizon Wireless in Basking Ridge, NJ and met with Lowell and his corporate communications chief, Jim Gerace. We presented Lowell with a framed copy of his TopVet Award for his service and achievements following his 4-year Navy stint. Lowell attributes his remarkable climb to the top of the largest U.S. carrier in part to the skills and experience he acquired in the Navy. “The things you learn in the service will stay with you your whole life,” he said. Lowell’s a wonderful guy, smart, knowledgeable and proud to be recognized for his service. It was truly a pleasure to meet him and recognize his achievements. Read our profile of Lowell McAdam.

Verizon Wireless has been very active lately with new products and services, and we salute the company for having one of the Navy’s best at the helm. Veterans Advantage hopes to work with Lowell’s team in the future to recognize service to our nation. Stay tuned.

Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam receives

Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam receives "TopVet Award” from Veterans Advantage Founder and CEO Scott Higgins

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