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The Service™ is the WeSalute (founded as Veterans Advantage) Community blog for those who serve, those who care, and those who want to connect to all things military
The Service
The Service
The Service™ is the WeSalute (founded as Veterans Advantage) Community blog for those who serve, those who care, and those who want to connect to all things military
Military & Veterans News
Vet News: New Funeral Program Teams Military, Vet's Groups
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2001 – The Department of Defense is teaming with veterans service organizations across the country to conduct traditional funeral ceremonies that honor the nation’s military veterans.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Honoring African-American Korean War Veterans
The Defense Department honored African-American Korean War veterans here July 23 in a three-part commemoration starting at the Tomb of the Unknowns.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Warren B. Rudman, Economic Legislator
Warren B. Rudman served in the Army as a combat platoon leader and company commander during the Korean War. He was wounded in action. His service, he told The New York Times, changed him forever.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Harvey Schiller, YankeeNets
Dr. Harvey Schiller, who flew combat missions in Vietnam during his 24 years as an Air Force pilot, is the Chairman and CEO of the YankeeNets.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Howard Stringer, Sony
In 1965, just four months after Howard Stringer, a son of Cardiff, Wales, moved to the United States, he was drafted and sent off to Vietnam. He is, perhaps, the only Welshman to have served in the United States Army during the war.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Terry G. Hillard, Chicago's Top Cop
Superintendent Hillard, who said he was ‘flabbergasted” to be chosen, was decorated for heroism during the Vietnam War. He was a former bodyguard to ex-Mayors Jane Byrne and Harold Washington. His wife, Dorothy, is a sister of the former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: National D-Day Memorial Dedicated on a Virginia Hilltop
As our boat touched sand and the ramp went down, I became a visitor to hell.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Dave Thomas, Wendy's Founder
Dave Thomas, the fast-food impresario who gained fame appearing in the TV commercials that sell his hamburgers, enlisted in the Army at age 18.WeSalute Awards
HeroVet: Dr. Skip Burkle, Vietnam Veteran, Physician, and Humanitarian
He was 28 years old, the Senior Resident in Pediatrics at Yale. He was married with three very young children. Life was hectic. Life was good. Then he was drafted.WeSalute Awards
CelebVet: Hal Linden, Actor and Singer
Hal Linden, the multi-talented actor, singer, and musician who is this year’s Chairman of the VA’s National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, opened the Broadway season in a new play entitled "The Gathering" by Arje Shaw.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Why Civilian Control of the Military?
Civilian control of the military is so ingrained in America that we hardly give it a second thought. Most Americans don’t realize how special this relationship is and how it has contributed to the country.WeSalute Awards
TopVet: Mike Shad, AutoNation, Inc.
Mr. Shad served five years in the U. S. Army, which included a year’s tour in Vietnam with the Green Berets. He joined AutoNation in 1997, when the Company acquired the award-winning Mike Shad Ford dealership and another Shad-owned Chrysler, Plymouth, Jeep dealership in Jacksonville, Florida.Military & Veterans Life
Cover Story: Hiroshi H. Miyamura
War is a destructive, bleak picture that can make the skies of any canvas gray. For the picture to brighten it takes the heroism of a few ordinary men who look into the face of death, take on the challenges that break most men, and persevere.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: The Case of the ‘Bogus’ Lieutenant
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2001 -- Bessie Coleman would not be deterred. She spent her life following her dream and eventually died because of it, but she blazed a path that women aviators have followed ever since.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Bessie Coleman Blazed A Path For Women Aviators
Bessie Coleman would not be deterred. She spent her life following her dream and eventually died because of it, but she blazed a path that women aviators have followed ever since.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Espionage and Intrigue on the Eve of War
With the downfall of communism and the demise of the Cold War, most novelists of espionage thrillers lost their bread-and-butter bad guy: the operatives of that "Evil Empire", the Soviet Union, who plotted to undermine the Free World.Discounts & Benefits
Benefit Partner News: Amtrak and Veterans Advantage Announce New Partnership
Veterans Advantage, Inc., the first online private-sector benefits company for military veterans and their families, announced today an exclusive partnership with Amtrak, the nation's premier passenger railroad company.Military & Veterans News
VA urges communities to recognize hospitalized Veterans during ‘National Salute to Veteran Patients’ week
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that, as part of an effort to honor hospitalized Veterans, it will mark National Salute to Veteran Patients from Feb. 10-16 by encouraging communities to seek out opportunities to volunteer at their local VA facilities.Military & Veterans News
VA Becomes First Hospital System to Release Opioid Prescribing Rates
Interactive Map Expands Transparency, Shows Opioids Dispensed Among VA Health Care CentersDiscounts & Benefits
Home Loan Q&A's
Making the decision to sign on the dotted line for a mortgage can be daunting. For many military and veteran families, it is the biggest purchase they will ever make in their lifetimes.WeSalute Awards
CelebVet: Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Great, U.S. Marine
With the Grammy Awards in February each year, which is also African American History Month, it is particularly fitting to recognize one of the MDiscounts & Benefits
Military Transition Center
NEWS COVERAGEMilitary & Veterans News
CVS Health Expands Commitment to Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life
In its continuing commitment to hire our nation's veterans, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the expansion of the company's participation in the Department of Defense SkillBridge Initiative, which helps service men and women transition from military life to private sector civilian careers, to new locations in Hampton Roads (Virginia) and Schofield Barracks (Hawaii). Active duty military at these bases can begin training with CVS Health within 180 days of their separation from military service.Discounts & Benefits
Tips for Your Next Move
What can you do to streamline the relocation process? A good starting point is to research your new community, check out schools, and identify several resources to simplify the military move process.