Today’s Video shows the Women Veterans Champions of Change ceremony at the White House at: http://youtu.be/m-wxjCVDqrs March is Women’s History month, and 14 female veterans have been honored by the White House and the VA as Champions of Change. See the article at: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/9023/va-and-white-house-honor-women-veterans-who-make-a-difference/
Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica comes to Cottonwood March 28-31: See the full article at: http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=53242&TM=54214.23 This weekend is also the Cottonwood Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans celebration on Saturday, March 30 from 12:30-5:30 (and Veterans Upward Bound will be there - come visit us) – see more about it at: https://www.facebook.com/Welcome.Home.Vietnam.Vets
Do you want to improve your employability? Yavapai College has a six-week evening management class in Business Ethics, beginning March 28 (Thursdays from 5:30-9:00) at Cliff Castle Casino. Check out BSA132 and register online before 3/28, or check out more about the program for your future at: www.yc.edu/fast-track
An estimated 45% of veterans returning from recent deployment are filing disability claims, according to this article in the Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/54192254-68/veterans-claims-percent-disability.html.csp There are a lot of reasons for this high rate: Soldiers survive injuries that would not have been survivable years ago, and there is increased/earlier awareness of TBI and PTSD injuries that may have escaped notice in earlier conflicts.
The results are in and the winners in the Military Photography Contest of 2012 are shown here: http://www.stripes.com/top-military-images-for-2012-1.213319
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