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 [...]
Who Says Politicians Don’t Keep Their Promises?
Posted at 12:01 pm | Category: Photos
In late autumn last year, my son and Gettysburg College Freshman Parker Higgins spent an active and picturesque weekend afternoon with two friends on the grounds of the Gettysburg battlefield. Skateboarding to the summit of Little Round Top (the high ground of the battlefield overlooking the wheat field where Picket made his ill-fated charge), he [...]
A Heartwarming Feedback from Bonnie Carroll At Taps
Posted at 6:15 am | Category: HeroVet, News, Photos, veterans articles
Its always great to get feedback from happy members and partners, but this particular note in my mailbox was heartwarming. Bonnie Carroll, founder of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), passed along her thanks for another donation from us, part of our ongoing charitable activities with leading organizations supporting those who serve. Bonnie’s also an [...]
Visiting New York City’s Mayor
Posted at 11:14 pm | Category: Photos
I was honored to have received in my mailbox just last week photographs from the New York City Mayor’s office, which included several of our team members with the Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as part of a special Veterans Day breakfast he hosted last November. Veterans Advantage and the City of New York have always been [...]