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Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Easter is One Week Away - Get Exclusive Savings on Flowers & Chocolates One of the best things I hear from our members this time of year is that they get excited about our 1800Flowers.com exclusive partnership. For instance, with Easter next week, you can get a great variety of attractive bouquets and chocolates at 30% OFF. It also helps get you in the mood for spring!

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Montford Point Marines In a local ceremony in North Carolina recently, several of the military’s first Black Marines were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service with the legendary Montford Point Marines. Their experiences tell a bigger story for the Marine Corps and our nation.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29 Tuesday, March 29, is Vietnam Veterans Day, we as a nation will recognize the service and sacrifice of the 2.8 million Americans who served in a war where more than 57,000 of them lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands were wounded. Since the end of the war in 1975 and continuing today, even more lives, including my brother-in-law's, have been lost to the horrific effects of Agent Orange.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Iraq War Anniversary: 19 Years Later March 20th will mark nineteen years since Allied forces moved into Iraq. It has popularly been called by its military mission name, Operation Iraqi Freedom, but it re-ignited a series of escalations that date back to 1990.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: March is Women’s History Month & We Salute Military Women After officially being allowed to serve in combat in 2016, women in the military continue to make great strides, inspiring others and future generations. This month of March, Women’s History Month underscore these accomplishments and brings stories of service to life.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Reminder: Alaska Airlines 10% sale is good for three more weeks With the good news that Covid has dramatically declined in recent weeks, we’re seeing airline traffic rising once again. The timing couldn’t be better, and if last year is any predictor, you should lock in your travel now before bookings surge going into the spring break and summer travel seasons.

Veterans Advantage Awards HeroVet: Dr. Linda Schwartz “If you have an opportunity to influence the outcome, to make it better, take it. You never know what else you’ll be able to do,” said Dr. Linda Schwartz when former President Obama asked her to be the first female Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Women’s History Month Highlights Leader in Benefits for Female Veterans With the start of Women’s History Month, we are recognizing female veterans who have made a difference.

Military & Veterans Life Scott’s View: Remembering Army Veteran Jackie Robinson’s 75th Anniversary We continue our exclusive military veteran coverage of Black History Month with a profile of Sidney Poitier, an Army Veteran, film director, diplomat and Oscar winner, who passed away last year.

Veterans Advantage Awards HeroVet: Jackie Robinson This year marks the 75th anniversary of baseball legend Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball – but sports wasn’t the only place he went up to bat for his race. Robinson was an Army veteran who was court-martialed for standing his ground in a segregated military experience during World War II.

Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: David Seymour What child hasn’t dreamed of being able to fly? Like many youngsters, David Seymour was fascinated with flying and airplanes. And today, he lives that dream as a top executive and Chief Operating Officer at American Airlines.

Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: Recognizing American Airlines Chief Operating Officer & West Pointer David Seymour We hope you enjoy today’s TopVet feature of David Seymour, the Chief Operating Officer of America

Discounts & Benefits Scott’s View: Featuring Harry & David and Couples Resorts With all the buzz surrounding Valentine’s Day, we want to keep relevant offers on your radar, with this week’s focus on Harry & David and Couples Resorts.

Veterans Advantage Awards HeroVet: Sidney Poitier There is probably only one veteran who lied about his age to join the Army early and also went on to win an Academy Award. Bahamamian-American actor Sidney Poitier enlisted at age 16 and though his military service only lasted 10 months, his film career set records for Black individuals on screen for decades. Poitier passed away on January 6 at the age of 94.

Military & Veterans Life Cover Story: Tuskegee Airmen “Don’t let negative circumstances be an excuse for not achieving,” said Air Force Colonel Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who passed away last month. The Tuskegee Airmen are a legendary group of Black soldiers and pilots in World War II who helped racial equality take off in the military. McGee was one of the oldest remaining Airmen before he died recently at the age of 102.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Black History Month 2022 & Military Veterans With the start of Black History Month, we want to share with you one of our military's most famous stories of service, the legendary Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Last Weekend to Get Four Months of Free Streaming with Paramount+ If you haven't joined the thousands of Veterans Advantage members who have already locked in exclusive savings on their home streaming, you have only three more days to get a special offer on Paramount+.

Military & Veterans Life Scott's View: Charles McGee, One of the Last Tuskegee Airmen Dies Charles McGee, a decorated combat veteran and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, passed away this past week at 102. He served our nation for 30 years, flying 409 combat missions in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War.

Veterans Advantage Awards TopVet: Chuck Scarborough Air Force Veteran Chuck Scarborough is one of the most experienced and successful journalists in the country. Over five decades, both in New York City and nationally, he's earned a total of 36 Emmys. Importantly, he credits his military service for the skills, education, and discipline to break into and achieve a remarkable career that continues today.

Discounts & Benefits Scott's View: Limited-time Sales With Veterans Advantage We continue to rotate exclusive offers for you in the Military Discounts Marketplace. As our members are spending more time at home, the Paramount+ four month free trial has become tremendously popular. Be sure to sign up before Jan. 31, if you haven’t already.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: New Job for 2022? We’re Helping to Hire Veterans Looking to make a change in 2022? Today, I want to let you know about one of the best-kept secrets in the job market. The Veterans Advantage Jobs & Career Network, free for veteran job applicants and employers who want to hire veterans, is getting attention from those who made a New Year’s resolution to take their career to new heights.

Veterans Advantage Awards VetFamily: Betty White This week, America mourns the death of its favorite Golden Girl: Betty White passed away on New Year’s Eve, just two weeks before her 100th birthday. While best known for her seven decade-long career in Hollywood, the eight time Emmy-winning actress was greatly influenced by military service, including her marriage to Allen Ludden, a Bronze Star medal recipient and celebrity game show host and volunteering to support the troops in World War II.

Military & Veterans News Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2022 We send our warmest Christmas and holiday wishes to you and your family and hope you’re having a restful and enjoyable holiday season.

Military & Veterans News Scott's View: How the Marine Corps Made Toys for Tots a Successful Holiday Tradition As much as we would like to think the holidays are all about family, tradition, and celebration, for kids, it’s often about only one thing: presents! And yet, so many parents across the country just can’t afford to give gifts to their children. That’s where The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation steps in to deliver hope to less fortunate kids by collecting and distributing new, unwrapped gifts. They’ve done this since 1947.

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