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Public Service Recognition Week May 3rd May 9th, 2015

Celebrated the first week of May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is time set aside to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees and ensure that our government is the best in the world. Throughout the country, mayors, governors, communities and public service organizations participate in PSRW by… Read more

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Veteran’s Day Project Aims to Recite Names of All Fallen Soldiers Since the Revolutionary War

Veteran’s Day Event to Honor ALL Fallen Soldiers A group of United States Marines have set their minds to undertaking an ambitious Veteran’s Day project . . . they are recruiting veterans from around the country to read the names of every fallen soldier from the Revolutionary War to the present.  Not just those from Afghanistan; not just those from… Read more

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Jobs Program for Wounded Warriors May Become New Federal Model

The National Organization on Disability is calling on the Defense Department and other agencies to take note and adopt its approach to helping severely wounded warriors get back to work. Tracking records indicate 70 percent of its seriously wounded warrior participants are experiencing employment and educational success due to its four-year Wounded Warrior Career Program–and this has federal officials paying attention.  Based… Read more

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Veteran’s Day Project Aims to Recite Names of All Fallen Soldiers Since the Revolutionary War

Veteran’s Day Event to Honor ALL Fallen Soldiers A group of United States Marines have set their minds to undertaking an ambitious Veteran’s Day project . . . they are recruiting veterans from around the country to read the names of every fallen soldier from the Revolutionary War to the present.  Not just those from Afghanistan; not just those from… Read more

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Blue Star Museums Initiative Gives Active Duty Military And Their Families Free Tickets To Over 1,600 Museums

1,600 museums offer military families free tickets Runs from Memorial Day 2012 (May 28th) through Labor Day 2012 (September 3rd) More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010. The expanded Blue Star Museums initiative was announced… Read more

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Public Service Recognition Week May 6th to 12th 2012! Veteran Owned Business Military Observance Announcement

Celebrated the first week of May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is time set aside to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees and ensure that our government is the best in the world. Throughout the country, mayors, governors, communities and public service organizations participate in PSRW by… Read more