Editor’s Note: All Americans are not Continentally-hyphenated by the AJC, such as the European-Americans. NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC today commended the United States Army for investigating the death of Private Danny Chen and deciding to bring charges against fellow soldiers for their involvement. “Private Chen’s heart-wrenching, untimely death is an ...
Holiday Contribution Allows Wounded Veterans to Stay in Contact with Loved Ones LAUREL, Md., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For the third year in a row, Verizon Wireless is donating $10,000 worth of long distance calling cards to benefit wounded U.S. servicemen and women recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, now located in ...
Sears and Rebuilding Together reach milestones throughout 2011, ending the year with donation of Mini Cooper as latest support for Rebuilding Together WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rebuilding Together and Sears have raised nearly $16 million to help veteran homeowners and families in-need via a joint effort under Sears’ Heroes at Home program that ...
Arizona resident, Stephen Goodman, completes more than 180,000 cards to be sent to U.S. troops ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – After nearly two years of devotion to writing messages of thanks and creating hand-decorated cards, 11-year-old Stephen Goodman from Surprise, Ariz. has exceeded his amazing goal of making 180,000 personalized thank-you cards for every ...
Building Partner NWC Construction and community of Orlando join in presenting specially adapted home to Army SPC Luis Puertas ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans, will present keys Saturday, December 17 to Army SPC Luis ...
SHAWNEE, Kan., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – With millions of homeless pets currently housed at overburdened animal shelters or wandering free on the streets, Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced today the launch of the “Lost Pet Alert Network,” a virtual community of veterinary clinics, pet owners and animal shelters that is designed to ...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Unless Congress moves quickly, says The American Legion, limits for Department of Veterans Affairs home loans in America’s high-cost counties will soon be reduced. The nation’s largest veterans’ service organization is calling upon congressional lawmakers to make good on their commitment to ensure veterans and servicemembers have access to ...
Building Partner Blue Valley Builders and community of Danielsville join in presenting specially adapted home to Army SPC Robert Kislow; racing legend Mario Andretti to join presentation DANIELSVILLE, Pa., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans, will present ...
BRONX, N.Y., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Elevated blood sugar levels are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The findings, observed in nearly 5,000 postmenopausal women, appear in the November 29 online edition of the British Journal ...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Republican Party to repudiate GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s call for profiling of American Muslims. In a debate aired on CNN last night, Santorum was asked if he would support ethnic and religious profiling. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the debate’s ...