Latest "Military Veterans" stories

Embrace The Challenge

Amazon has a prime opportunity for U.S. military veterans and spouses seeking their next career challenge. After exceeding their plans to hire 25,000 veterans and spouses by 2021, company officials recently announced a stunning pledge to bring on 100,000 vets and spouses by 2024.

2 years ago

7 tips for veterans who want to work in the media and entertainment industry

A Marine veteran shares some tips to smooth the transition for those veteran creatives not quite sure how to break into the media and entertainment industry.

By Melanie Corinne

3 years ago

VFW unveils new social media campaign to highlight continued service of military veterans

"The VFW encourages all veterans to share stories on social media using #StillServing to show how they continue to answer the call to serve in ways big and small. In addition, family or friends are asked to use #StillServing in social media posts to honor a veteran in their lives who believes the spirit of service transcends military life."

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Commander of ill-fated Fitzgerald among veterans with PTSD helped by innovative writing and arts program

“There’s power in telling the story. Not only is it keeping you from having to shoulder that burden by yourself and holding in all that pain. It’s not easy, but every time you tell your story...that’s a little bit of stress that is alleviated from you.”

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Cracking the code: The new frontier in confronting veteran suicide

Science may soon provide a way to predict and mitigate the risk of suicide, the author of this commentary piece says.

By Sherman Gillums

4 years ago

Meditation helps vets with post-traumatic stress disorder

Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense.

5 years ago