Here’s a special story about two heroes: one with two legs and one with four. The two-legged hero, Cpl. Jason Dunham, gave his life to save his fellow Marines; the four-legged hero has his own combat-related disability and has found a safe haven with the grieving family of Cpl. Dunham. Read the full story at: http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/10/millitary-dog-suffering-from-ptsd
Support your local Student-Veterans on Saturday, October 20, 10:00 am: Veterans Connection Club Car Wash Fundraiser is at 201 Grove Avenue at Footework Auto License and Title Service, in Prescott
This premium wash includes vacuuming and a mini detailing service. All this for the reasonable price of $10.00 so please come out and support your local veterans and their families by contributing to this Yavapai College Veterans Club.
And now for the villain, there are Arizona connections to the arrest of another Veteran charity scam-artist. The RAO Bulletin reported that a Harvard graduate and lawyer, who was wanted since the 1980s for stealing from his AZ clients, has been found. He was arrested in 2010, identifying himself as “Mr. X,” but this month his true identity was discovered to be John Cody. He swindled over $100 million in a con involving the phony Navy Veteran’s Association. The funds were used for his own benefit and for campaign donations to access top-level Republican lawmakers, with whom he enjoyed being photographed, including President G. W. Bush, AZ Senator McCain, and Speaker Boehner, according to the source article (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/feds-id-fraudster-behind-veterans-charity-scam-article-1.1172640) There are new scams every minute involving Veteran’s issues, so be wary and never give personal information or funding without investigating first. Several charity watch organizations (like http://www.charitynavigator.org/) rate by the percent of donations given to intended beneficiaries vs. administration expenses.
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