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"Today, the Register includes nearly 308,500 military women’s stories, but about 3 million women have served in or with the Armed Forces since the American Revolution. We need your help to reach the 2.7 million women whose stories will be lost to history if not recorded and preserved for generations to come at our Memorial. We need your help to preserve that history." -Women in Military Service Memorial Tag someone you think should tell their story through this program and tag yourself if you are a veteran or servicemember #womenveterans #veteranprogramming #womenveteransempoweredandthriving #wvet #womenveteranusa #veteranwriters #womenvets #womenveteranentrepreneurs #womenveteransinbusiness #veterancommunity #doyourwork #womenveteran #womenownedveteranbusiness #femaleveterans #womenveteransrock #femalevets #femaleveteran #sheserves #dosomethingdifferent #veteranshelpingveterans #womenveteransday #thankaveterantoday #veteranbusinessowners #femaleveteranbusiness #militarymuseum #wimsa #veteranwomen #womenwhoserve

"Today, the Register includes nearly 308,500 military women’s stories, but about 3 million women have served in or with the Armed Forces since the American Revolution. We need your help to reach the 2.7 million women whose stories will be lost to history if not recorded and preserved for generations to come at our Memorial. We need your help to preserve that history." -Women in Military Service Memorial Tag someone you think should tell their story through this program and tag yourself if you are a female veteran or servicemember #womenveterans #veteranprogramming #womenveteransempoweredandthriving #wvet #womenveteranusa #veteranwriters #womenvets #womenveteranentrepreneurs #womenveteransinbusiness #veterancommunity #doyourwork #womenveteran #womenownedveteranbusiness #femaleveterans #womenveteransrock #femalevets #femaleveteran #sheserves #dosomethingdifferent #veteranshelpingveterans #womenveteransday #thankaveterantoday #veteranbusinessowners #femaleveteranbusiness #militarymuseum #wimsa #veteranwomen #womenwhoserve https://lnkd.in/dmczkSW9

It is my pleasure to introduce a valued member of our team, Kathleen. 🤝 She has been serving the National Veterans Foundation for over two years speaking to countless veterans and their families as a Counselor on our crisis hotline. In this video Kathleen shares more of her story, how she began working with NVF, and her favorite quote from my book. The official website for "Captain for Dark Mornings" is HERE ---> Books.nvf.org #NVFCounselor #BookQuote #SupportingVeterans

Low percentage of Americans in military is

"What's one military book every service member should read?" asks @military.com. I think the obvious answer is #TRMIB, aka 'The Richest Man in Babylon." Yes, it's old having been written by a soldier from the Spanish-American War. But, it's financial lessons are critical. Sure, someone will say it should be Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" or one of the many great works of WWII like "First Light," "The Gettysburg Campaign," or "1776," all of which are excellent. But when you consider the whole of a service member and the alarming statistics 🤔 around the state of their #finance knowledge and #economics health as a group, what we need is #financialliteracy! Points: (1) predatory lending was common among the military, with 17% of military personnel taking out #paydayloans with interest rates up to 36% 🤯 (2) CFPB research shows that 20% of young service members have > $20,000 in auto debt (3) As many as an est. 275,000 🪖 military families (are eligible to receive food stamps (4) This is all without talking about #Veterans homelessness and related issues post-service. An ounce of financial education could go a LONG way for our troops and might even make them more effective at deterrence and defense. -GSP- #SemperFi

Low percentage of Americans in military is

While asking the right questions is fundamental to the discovery process in fundraising to acquire useful & accurate information, the most important part is to listen. Listening is a commitment of Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services. In August, we engaged with several organizations in which they all shared and recognized the needs and challenges facing aging veterans, particularly the cost and access to long-term care services. We heard them loud and clear – there is a need for an innovative solution. Serving as a catalyst for change, Dixon Center is in collaboration with relevant community-based partners and funding partners such as United Methodist Communities, Soldier On, Lever for Change, Humana and AARP Foundation to test and develop solutions. We listened, we learned, and we are taking action to address this need. Read more in today's Bugler: https://bit.ly/45WAfGJ

🤝 🎖 Serving those who served our nation! As a financial advisor, my focus is on helping military veteran business owners thrive financially. Let's connect and discuss how we can team together to elevate your business. Your financial success is OUR shared mission! #VeteranSupport #FinancialAdvisor #veteranshelpingveterans

"As active military operations fade into the background of America’s collective consciousness, so does the focus on veteran studies research. This is cutting-edge research that helps create, update, and improve public policies, programs, and services that support our nation’s veterans and loved ones, with applications to all Americans. What happens if this stops?" Read more in this exclusive op-ed by Dr. Chris Cate and #EvocatiPR client MilitaryConnected.org in today's edition of The Tennessean. #PRwithAPurpose #Client #VeteransResearch #NatCon2024

I want to address my approach on Memorial Day, specifically two previous posts. I received some feedback that were critical of my words, on why we fight, and received claims that I made Memorial Day about me instead of those who gave up their lives for our country. I hear you and get it. I suppose I’m frustrated. I see lives lost for decades and wonder what overall strategic and positive impact war has had. I wonder if there is any end to forever wars as money keeps flowing in DC. I see people honoring all those who die and yes, I get pissed off. So instead, I hoped it might help to do something about it. Share if you’re willing to vote with your feet. Bring in people who might not be interested in forever wars. Those who might not want the bloat of our government to continue. Otherwise, we’ll keep having dead bodies. That’s the reality. I know I’m not perfect in my words, but I get in the arena as a podcaster and with my own experiences, and I do hope that it helps even if it’s just a little. Deaths in combat have impacted me too. I just recently learned that the old blog we used when I served at Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines 🇵🇭 happens to still be online. The month I reported, we lost two Soldiers. Here’s the story I wrote about the memorial. It was surreal and sad. It made me realize how precious and fragile life really is. This is why I question what’s the purpose to begin with and hope one day we have a reckoning where global leaders decide that profits and power are not more important than conflict. However, I as an active duty member who for now can still use 1st Amendment speech protections will continue to ask one basic question. 𝗪𝗵𝘆?