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Veterans, upon returning home, have the unique challenge of reintegrating back into civilian life. Here in Massachusetts, veterans and those currently serving on Active Duty have access to a wide array of employment and training resources to ensure their success in the workforce when they …Continue Reading Veterans: Find Your Career in Massachusetts
Defenders of freedom will also always have a place to live in the Commonwealth. Veterans of Massachusetts have multiple different housing options to suit their needs, as well as programs and organizations to advocate for them. Here are a few of the housing options available …Continue Reading Veterans: Find Your Home in Massachusetts
After a traumatic event, stress-related reactions are common, but not everyone gets Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD affects 20% of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and untreated symptoms can disrupt normal life. Here are some quick facts about PTSD: PTSD can Affect Anyone There …Continue Reading PTSD Awareness Day 2014: 7 Things to Know About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Each year, the Women Veterans’ Network (WVN) hosts a Women Veterans Conference, a free networking event for women veterans to meet each other and learn about the unique programs offered exclusively to Massachusetts’ female veterans. This year’s Conference is going to be held this Saturday, June 14th at …Continue Reading Register For The 6th Annual Women Veterans Conference (Free)
The Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke held a ceremony on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, honoring four veterans living at the facility who survived the largest seaborne assault in the history of the world. More than 200 people attended the ceremony, which remembered the sacrifices of …Continue Reading Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke Celebrates 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Not only veterans suffer from head trauma. In fact, did you know that 2.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year? And that in Massachusetts there were 68,285 cases that involved a traumatic brain injury in 2010 alone? That’s why the Massachusetts’ Rehab Commission …Continue Reading March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month!
Ever hear of or see the the movie Glory, starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington? Well, that is of our Commonwealth’s very own 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The 54th Volunteer Regiment was the first organized regiment of the US Army that was comprised of African American soldiers. …Continue Reading Hometown Glory
Students at McMahon School got the opportunity to pose for pictures with the trophy, won by the Red Sox in six games against the St. Louis Cardinals last October. The golden icon also made an appearance at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. Red Sox mascot Wally …Continue Reading Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Trophy Makes Appearance at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
The Battle of the Bulge was the deadliest and most desperate battle of World War II. Among the dead were the Wereth 11. The group was comprised of eleven black soldiers from the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, an African-American Battalion from the United States. The …Continue Reading Honoring African-American History Month: The Wereth Eleven
January is National Mentoring Month. The Commonwealth has several unique and specialized mentoring programs, one of which is the The Boots to Business Veteran Mentorship Program. In partnership with the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), the Labor and Workforce Development Division of Career Services, and the Greater …Continue Reading Boots to Business: Connecting Vets to Employment Opportunities
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