WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — At the launch of the White House’s Joining Forces initiative in April 2011, Siemens Corporation pledged to fill 10 percent of the company’s 3,000 open positions with veterans. Today, at an event with President Obama, it was announced that Siemens exceeded its goal and will increase its commitment to ...
Highmark to Serve as a National Host Sponsor of 2011 Games WASHINGTON, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) proudly announces that Highmark Inc., based in Pittsburgh, PA, will serve as a National Host Sponsor for the 31st National Veterans Wheelchair Games, being held in Pittsburgh, August 1-6, 2011. Highmark is ...
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion has voiced its strong opposition to a cost cutting proposal by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma that would, in the words of the Legion’s national commander, “undo the good work of two decades.” Sen. Coburn has introduced a proposed amendment to the fiscal year 2012 ...
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Last November, in a Massachusetts town along the Vermont border, a young mother who had just given birth to her second child was turned out on the streets by her parents. The woman’s husband was a soldier serving in Afghanistan, and her parents did not approve of the war. ...
Statue in Normandy, France will honor the Commander of World War II’s Band of Brothers and all United States Army Junior Officers who fought on D-Day PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The World War II Foundation, a 501 c3 non-profit based in Kingston, Rhode Island is honored to announce that a formal date ...
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion has reacted strongly in support of legal action that alleges unlawful religious discrimination against America’s veterans on the part of the Houston National Cemetery. On Tuesday, June 28, Liberty Institute in Dallas filed court papers alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the director ...
Thousands of Active Duty Military Personnel, Veterans and Military Spouses Benefit CHICAGO, June 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Milicruit, powered by UBM Studios, successfully brought together industry leading employers, government agencies, and military personnel seeking employment in a fully interactive, online environment at the Veterans Virtual Career Fair, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Over 35,000 active duty ...
Successful Thanks For Giving Program Generates Groundswell Support for U.S. Troops BALTIMORE, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Outback Steakhouse concluded its 2011 Thanks for Giving program today with a presentation of a $1 million donation to Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization providing emergency financial and other assistance to military families and wounded warriors. The check ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The PA CLEAR Coalition is urging lawmakers to return the taxpayer’s surplus and prevent sweeping cuts to public schools in every corner of the Commonwealth. “All you have to do is read the papers to understand what is happening in virtually every school district in the state. Class ...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congress is poised to ruin Father’s Day for millions of men and their families by drastically cutting funding for prostate cancer research. Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $64 million in FY2012 for the Prostate Cancer Research Program as part of the Department of ...