Johnny Damon: A Great Yankee Who Bats for Vets
Posted at 2:16 pm | Category: Events
We hope you enjoy this week’s VetFamily feature piece — no matter which end of the New Jersey Turnpike you’re on, you’ve got to give credit to Johnny Damon of the World Champion New York Yankees. The Game Four Series hero proved his hustle with a bold double steal that solidified a key late-game rally. [...]
New Veterans Advantage Web Site Launch
Posted at 10:07 am | Category: Events, Financial Services, HeroVet, New Benefits, News, PTSD, veterans articles
Welcome to our new redesigned Veterans Advantage Web site! I hope you like it. It was literally years in the making — borne of the years our Veterans Advantage team has been listening to members tell us what benefits they want and how they prefer to access them. Each day, we respond to their needs [...]
We Attend Special Honors for WWII Veterans In Paris, Honoring Normandy
Posted at 6:44 am | Category: Events, News
This month, Veterans Advantage attended with other top officials an extraordinary French Legion of Honor award ceremony to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy. In a private military ceremony on a beautiful and cloudless June 5th, 32 American Veterans of D-Day together with 9 British Veterans were awarded the Legion of [...]
The Colbert Report Travels to Iraq for a Haircut
Posted at 7:39 pm | Category: Events, News, Photos
Those on staff here had a chuckle to watch the latest “Colbert Report,” starring Stephen Colbert as he traded yuks with Gen. Odierno, airing on tape from one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces. The show, which is due to air from Iraq most of this week received assistance from the USO. Colbert came on stage [...]
D-Day and Father’s Day: Reminder and Remembrance
Posted at 9:49 am | Category: Events, HeroVet, New Benefits, Veterans Advantage benefits, veterans articles
In the spirit of reminder and remembrance — Father’s Day is about two weeks away – we’ve loaded lots of discounts into this week’s members-only newsletter especially for Dads and Grads. If you are not yet a member, we e-mail our members each week with their latest benefits added to our program, as well as [...]
Fleet Week – New York City
Posted at 12:47 pm | Category: Events, News, Veterans Advantage Advisory Board, veterans articles
On May 21st, Veterans Advantage attended the Fleet Week breakfast hosted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion. It was beautiful, sunny morning and there were an overflowing number of military troops, veterans and Government officials in attendance to include the Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office Veterans Affairs, Roger Newman.
As we’ve been [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
Posted at 9:56 am | Category: Events, News, PTSD, veterans articles
The Memorial Day weekend typically marks the start of summer. It’s a time to make travel plans or participate in barbecues with friends and family. Originally, though, Memorial Day was a day of remembrance, but sadly we have departed from this original designation. Memorial Day should include some time for each of us to recognize [...]
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