Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Stocking up on necessities for your home or small business? Veterans Advantage members should look to our partnership with Overstock.com by utilizing its O.biz site. For instance it is a great resource for office furniture and supplies, restaurant and catering gear and wholesale products – all of which help you entrepreneurs out there looking to make it on your own.

But you may find it appealing for the home, too. As noted by my spouse Lin, you can also load up on cleaning supplies, which is always welcome around the house.

Remember, Veterans Advantage members get to shop the O.biz storefront using their complimentary “Club O” account, a free one-year membership (a $19.95 value) for Veterans Advantage members. Club O gets you 5% everyday cash back savings, free shipping, and more. Log into Members Only for directions on how to get started today.

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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

We hope you enjoy reading our profile of William “Bill” Holloman, a former Veterans Advantage member. Bill passed away a few years after we originally worked with him on the piece, but his legacy is alive and well today. As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, he helped pioneer the way for millions of African Americans who later served our nation with honor.  ”We were the forerunners of the civil rights movement. We opened the door…and it has taken years for people to recognize our contribution to the war,” he once said. The achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen were recently celebrated in the movie “Red Tails,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.

And in recognition of African American History month, we wanted to take a moment to remember the story of Holloman, and so many other great Americans who came after him.

Here are the other great African Americans who were linked by military service and high achievement, profiled by Veterans Advantage over the years.

• Frank Miller, Dell Executive, Veterans Advantage Advisory Board member
• Clarice Joynes, Champion for New York City Veterans
• Julie A. Cunningham, COMTO president
• Sidney Poitier, actor
• Charles F. Bolden Jr., NASA administrator
• David Robinson, former NBA star
• Will Smith, Actor
• Harris Faulkner, journalist
• Michael Strahan, former NFL star
• Rachel Smith, former Miss USA
• Senate Chaplain Barry Black
• Chris Gardner, Author
• Bill Cosby, Comedian
• Duery Felton, Jr. Vietnam Veterans Museum Curator

For more on the importance of this month, learn more on this Library of Congress website about African American History Month.

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

We are pleased to announce a new benefit for Veterans Advantage members. We now have special discounts on select PGA Tour® and Champions Tour tickets through the TOUR’s own Birdies for the Brave® program. Our first tournament discounts were just announced for our members, including next week’s  World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play Championship just outside of Tucson, Arizona.

Veterans Advantage members attending the tournament can also present their VetRewards Card for complimentary access into the PGA Tour’s own Patriots’ Outpost hospitality tent.

Active Duty military who are Veterans Advantage members continue to be eligible for free tickets.

Want more information? Click here for more on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour ticket discounts through Veterans Advantage.

We also wanted to thank our friends at Golf Digest for covering news of our announcement. Click here for the news about Veterans Advantage and Birdies for the Brave at GolfDigest.com.

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Monday, February 6th, 2012

Our friends at Champs Sports are fast to respond to Sunday night’s nailbiter Super Bowl Championship game with N.Y. Giants-branded apparel.

Hats, shirts, jackets — all with Big Blue’s championship victory proudly emblazoned across them. And these come at a discount for Veterans Advantage members.

Availability for these items are only for a limited time.

And remember, our discount partnership works every day of the year. Champs Sports salutes Veterans Advantage members with 20% discounts for Veterans Advantage Card members at stores, online and by phone. Veterans Advantage family members are included, too.

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