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DOT Helps Veterans Find Work and Success in Transportation
Posted by on October 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM EDTThe Department of Transportation holds a Veterans Transportation Career Opportunities Forum with the Department of Labor to discuss careers in the trucking, transit, and motorcoach sectors and the importance of working with truck and bus companies to recruit qualified and safety-conscious service men and women for the critical jobs that need to be filled.
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Helping Veterans 'Get Skills to Work'
Posted by on October 18, 2012 at 4:52 PM EDTA unique private sector coalition aims to help 15,000 Veterans translate their military experience to advanced manufacturing opportunities.
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Honoring Filipino World War II Veterans for Their Service
Posted by on October 17, 2012 at 4:00 PM EDTFilipino Americans have made remarkable contributions to every sector of American life, including government, business, and the military.
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Weekly Address: Congress Should Keep America Moving Forward
Posted by on October 6, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTIn this week’s address, President Obama says that Congress should act to keep our nation moving forward four years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Operation Educate the Educators
Posted by on October 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM EDTHere's a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Joining Forces to Make a Difference
Posted by on October 5, 2012 at 1:11 PM EDTKrystal Shirrell is an 18-year-old Girl Scout that was honored at the White House in June for her work with homeless veterans. Krystal found passion in giving back to those who have served, specifically our military troops, veterans, wounded warriors and their families. Her efforts started with delivering simple lap blankets to dialysis patients at her local VA Medical Center, inspiring her to find more ways to serve veterans and military families.
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Joining Forces to Train Teachers to Serve Military Children
Posted by on October 3, 2012 at 5:23 PM EDTMore than 100 colleges of education have joined “Operation Educate the Educators” which is dedicated to raising awareness about military children in classrooms, and to helping better prepare teachers to support those students
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An International Approach to Military Mental Health
Posted by on October 3, 2012 at 10:24 AM EDTRosye Cloud, Director of Policy for Veterans, Wounded Warriors and Military Families, addresses the faulty perceptions surrounding military mental health, and explains how collaboration with our international partners will continue to strengthen the advancements we have already made.
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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act to Create Jobs and Grow the Economy
Posted by on September 22, 2012 at 5:00 AM EDTPresident Obama describes how the House of Representatives left town without finishing important work that would create jobs and strengthen our economy.
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National POW/MIA Recognition Day: You Are Not Forgotten
Posted by on September 21, 2012 at 12:15 PM EDTOn National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the nation honors those service members who endured captivity and whose remains have yet to be recovered.
