Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Summertime Savings With Veterans Advantage During the “dog days of summer,” it’s a challenge to find new ways to enjoy our vacation and rest time. Some of us can squeeze in a one- or two-week vacation, but for the rest of us, what else can we do for an enjoyable outdoor lifestyle? Thankfully, Veterans Advantage offers VetRewards exclusives to meet those needs!
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Summer Olympics 2021 & Post-War Reflections on the Last Tokyo Games We continue our Summer Olympics coverage today with a moving article from our own advisory board member, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona.
Discounts & Benefits Benefit Upgrade: American Airlines Discounts Now Include Premium Economy, First & Business Class We’re absolutely delighted that American Airlines has upgraded our partnership for VetRewards subscribers to include discounts on Premium Economy, First and Business Class seats. Since 2019, fare discounts were limited to the main cabin.
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Independence Day Weekend 2021 for our Military and Veterans Happy 4th of July weekend from Veterans Advantage! May you and family have a restful weekend, and be safe as we celebrate our nation’s independence and 245th Birthday.
Military & Veterans News Scott's View: National PTSD Awareness Day is This Sunday Sunday is National PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) awareness day. It’s a day for us to recognize and acknowledge the hidden injuries that impact the lives of an estimated 8 million Americans. Within the military and veteran community, it is a reminder to recognize the unique challenges of post-traumatic stress and to spread the word that there are therapies that work to address them.
Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Rent A Car with Veterans Advantage; Celebrating the Army Birthday and Flag Day Monday, June 14th, is the Army’s 246th Birthday, and also Flag Day! To all my fellow Army veterans, I wish you a very happy birthday. On behalf of the team at Veterans Advantage, thank you for your service to our country! And may we all proudly show our flag’s colors this weekend, too.
Discounts & Benefits New Exclusives with Veterans Advantage We had a member ask one of our team members how he can keep tabs on our latest new offers. By reading the Benefits Alert, of course!
Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Memorial Day & the National Moment of Remembrance We wish you and your family a restful Memorial Day weekend. As we know, Memorial Day is one of the most solemn days of the year for the military community. It is a time to recognize the more than 1.1 million Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation and the preservation of our liberties.
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: The Meaning of Memorial Day 2021 With Memorial Day next weekend, we all experience the temptation to go out, celebrate and enjoy our lives again. We’ve earned it, after 15 months of sacrifice, fear and uncertainty. And yet, at the same time, we must remember the true meaning of this “holiday”, the recognition of the hundreds of thousands of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, to preserve our liberties.
Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Saturday is Armed Forces Day! May is Military Appreciation Month and an exciting time for patriotic holidays honoring you for your service. This coming Saturday is Armed Forces Day, a culmination of this Armed Forces Week, and a time to honor everyone serving in all the branches of the U.S. Military: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, and Space Force!
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: National Military Spouse Appreciation Day Every year, on the Friday before Mother’s Day, we honor spouses of our U.S. military through National Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Today’s that day!
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Getting Ready for National Military Appreciation Month As the calendar changes from April to May, we turn our attention to one of my favorite times of the year: National Military Appreciation Month.
Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Mother’s Day Discounts Veterans Advantage We hope you enjoyed today’s VetFamily feature story about Jimmy Fallon. As one of the most widely watched TV personalities in America, he helps bring smiles to millions, especially important this past year. There are 2 veterans in Jimmy’s life - his father and his father-in-law.
Military & Veterans News Scott's View: The War in Afghanistan: 20 Years Later We learned this week of the President’s decision to withdraw our last 2500 troops remaining in Afghanistan, effectively ending our longest war.
Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: New Exclusive for Spring: Exclusive Plants.com Discounts We're proud of our longtime partnership with 1800Flowers, which continues to grow with new lifestyle-enhancing benefits exclusively for Veterans Advantage. This week, we unveil 20% VetRewards Exclusive savings with Plants.com.
Military & Veterans News Scott's View: Remembering our Vietnam Veterans This past week our nation recognized Vietnam Veterans Day to honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans. The official day, March 29 was designated by our nation only 4 years ago. It’s been a long time coming.
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Remember the Medal of Honor This week’s “National Medal of Honor Day” was created to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” As a board member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, this day holds special meaning for me. It is our nation’s highest military honor and represents the six values of courage, sacrifice, patriotism, citizenship, integrity, and commitment. David Semour, a West Point graduate, Army veteran, chief operating officer of American Airlines and a partner of Veterans Advantage, leads the Foundation as its Chairman.
Discounts & Benefits How to Get Your VetRewards Exclusive Travel Discounts Verizon wants to thank you for your service by offering discountIf the news reports are true, you are likely to be thinking very hard about finally getting that vacation. No doubt you deserved it!
Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: Women’s History Month & the Coronavirus Anniversary We hope you enjoy this week’s HeroVet in recognition of Women’s History Month. The remarkable story about the Navy’s Julia Parsons, who just turned 100, is about the humility women like Julia had to demonstrate while serving our country during World War II. She served as a code-breaker, and no doubt saved countless American lives. But her role was top secret for 50 years. Today, we want to give her a long-overdue “thank you” for her tremendous service to our country.
Veterans Advantage Awards Scott’s View: David Goggins Inspires Us All by Overcoming Rounding out Black History Month, we’ve profiled former Navy SEAL and motivational speaker David Goggins as our Veterans Advantage HeroVet. He’s overcome so many hurdles - from racial, financial, physical, and emotional - that his story resonates with nearly all Americans. And it inspires us to move forward with our own lives to overcome the challenges we all face.
Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: New Exclusives from Veterans Advantage for February If you’re like me and have gotten the COVID vaccine, it’s exciting to start traveling again! You’re eligible for 10% OFF Alaska Airlines when you book and travel by March 31, and you get risk-free reservations with waived cancellation and change fees. Alaska 10% OFF ticket discounts are on all fare types: Saver, Main, and First Class. You’ll be eligible for 5% OFF for the remainder of the year. You can learn more about these exclusive airline ticket discounts on Alaska, plus American, United, and JetBlue for spring and summer travel in Travel & Lifestyle on the Military Discounts Marketplace.
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: February is Black History Month I’m honored and privileged to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medal of Honor Foundation. I’m proud to support the work and values of an extraordinary group of Americans, the Medal of Honor Society and its 69 living recipients.
Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Valentine’s Day Exclusives with Veterans Advantage The first, and hopefully only, socially distanced Valentine’s Day holiday is only nine days away, Reminder - early ordering is more important than ever.
Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Super Bowl Head Coaches Andy Reid & Bruce Arians Had Military Dads We hope you enjoy today's VetFamily feature story on Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid, the
