This Week’s Member Newsletter: School and Family
Posted at 12:56 pm | Category: Apple Computer Discounts, PTSD, Veterans Advantage benefits
Active Veterans Advantage members are currently reading this week’s e-mail newsletter to learn more about partners and locations that accept the Veterans Advantage Card. For starters, as I mentioned in the blog last week, I replaced my office machine at a nearby Apple Store, showed my Veterans Advantage card and saved over $200! And we chose this [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Benefits to All WWP Alumni
Posted at 1:17 am | Category: PTSD, Veterans Advantage benefits
Lin and I attended a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project last night in our hometown of Greenwich, CT. Organized by resident Michelle Simonte, it was a wonderful and important event. Founder John Melia spoke movingly about the beginnings of WWP and their commitment to honor and assist our wounded warriors. Scott Higgins [...]
How Will We Welcome Them Back?
Posted at 3:12 pm | Category: HeroVet, New Benefits, PTSD
There appears little question that our troops will be leaving Iraq in greater numbers in the months and years ahead. The question now is, how will we welcome them back?
There was little thought given to this question for those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam and the results were painful and disastrous; they continue [...]
Looking At 2008 with Pride and Forward to 2009 with Hope
Posted at 11:03 am | Category: PTSD, Veterans Advantage benefits, veterans articles
At this time of year, our thoughts turn to those who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. We thank them and their families from the bottom of our hearts. We are deeply grateful for their service and sacrifice. Please include your prayers with ours that each one returns home safely.
As you know, your membership supports and [...]
Helping You with Your Everyday Financial Needs
Posted at 1:07 pm | Category: Insurance, PTSD, veterans articles
With the dramatic events of the last week, most people and their families and businesses are struggling to cope with a weakening economy and plunging financial markets. This crisis hits all of us, but it’s especially difficult for those who serve overseas and their families; they’re already saddled with a host of financial, family and [...]
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