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Free Disney World Resort Vacations for Combat Veterans If you are a combat veteran you may be eligible to win a a free vacation to Orlando, Florida. Westgate Resorts is giving out 1,500 free vacations this year and over the past eight years has given more than 25,000 vacations to qualifying veterans and military members. […]
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US Deficit Rises to $779 Billion, Military Could Be Seeing Cuts in the Future This year, 2018, our country’s deficit reached $779 billion making it the highest in the last six years. The current administration’s tax cuts have led to the government looking for more fiscal aid from other countries. This is 17percent more than […]
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The launch of New SpaceX Satellite, The First Time a First-Stage Rocket is Landed on The West Coast According to the Air Force Times, residents of on the central California coast were warned by the Air Force that they might see multiple engines burns when the first-stage Rocket by SpaceX was launched, as possibly hear […]
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A Six-Month Extension on President Trump’s Border Policies in California The governor of California, Jerry Brown, extended the state’s National Guard’s participation in border deployment policies, outlined by President trump, by six more months. Though participation was expected to end on Sunday, and Governor Brown openly argued with the President on the state’s involvement, they […]
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Getting involved in politics does not always mean running for office. Staying informed and casting your vote is an easy and essential way to get involved with what is happening in your state and country. This year during the midterm elections in November all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the […]
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Most massive VA Budget in History Signed by President Trump According to Military Times, on Friday, September 21st, President Donald Trump signed the largest Department of Veterans Affairs budget in American history. For the first time, the VA budget has surpassed $200 billion with a 6% increase from last year. The bill was finalized and […]
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The Military Responds to Hurricane Florence As conditions worsen in the Carolinas and flooding increases, the military has responded swiftly and efficiently in helping save and help those affected by the storm from people to abandoned pets. According to the U.S. Army website: There are more than 13,000 soldiers providing support More than 3,000 soldiers […]
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IVY League Schools Trying Harder to be more Accessible to Veterans Princeton removes an old ban on transfer students to accept more veterans into their school. Lifting the ban is the latest move by the Ivy League school to make their institutions more accessible to veterans and service members. Other schools have been doing this […]
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Even though veterans only account for about 8% of the population. From an estimated 40,000 who people commit suicide in America every year, approximately 20% are veterans. Every death by suicide is a life that could have been saved and as the VA states “Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business,” everyone should do their part to […]
Continue ReadingPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety condition caused by exposure to traumatic experiences, such as military combat, the death of a loved one or domestic abuse. There are varying symptoms of PTSD that may develop because of trauma. These symptoms can affect cognition, mood, the ability to form new memories, the suppression of memories, as […]
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