Tag: Veterans
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‘America will never forget their sacrifices’
COVID-19 has silenced our traditional July 4th fireworks. This silence reminds us of President Harry S. Truman’s words which greet visitors to the American cemetery in Normandy, France. Seventy-six years ago, 73,000 American troops stormed Normandy; 6,603 young Americans would not survive the day. The 2020 anniversary of D-Day had a new sadness this year.…
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Veterans encouraged to seek assistance from GI Go Fund
The GI Go Fund has done considerable work for veterans over the past few months, including providing SBA and NJEDA loan assistance to veteran centers incubator businesses; connecting critical products for COVID-19 response to health care facilities in desperate need of supplies; and fielding video calls from more than 100 veterans in New Jersey and hundreds…
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Large-scale research project focuses on horse-human bond for veterans with PTSD; therapy will be conducted at Special Strides in Monroe
The Equine Science Center has announced its fundraising initiative kickoff for a large-scale research project focusing on Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies (EAAT) for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which will coincide with June’s Month of the Horse in New Jersey. The research project, conducted by the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, will…
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Opinion: Home of the Brave
I was quite dismayed on these days leading up to Memorial Day. The day which marks the pinnacle of American heroism, now exhibits a fearful population, some even afraid to go out of their homes, fearing attack by an unknown or seen organism. More than 1.3 million Americans sacrificed their lives for this nation. Were…
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Nominate a Purple Heart hero for national recognition
The National Purple Heart Honor Mission is opening the nomination process for its 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project. This multi-day salute to service will bring together Purple Heart heroes representing each state and territory in the nation to pay tribute to their courage and sacrifice on behalf of a grateful nation. One Purple Heart recipient and an escort…
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North Brunswick announces series of virtual programs to commemorate Memorial Day
The Township of North Brunswick will be commemorating Memorial Day in a variety of ways via a virtual setting. “This year, we know what it is like to be separated from people and things that we love,” Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said in a prepared statement. “This year, more than in other years, we owe…
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East Brunswick’s virtual Memorial Day observance to include pre-recorded messages, wreath laying ceremony
EAST BRUNSWICK – In lieu of the annual Memorial Day observance that was to be held on Sunday, May 24, the Township of East Brunswick will instead share a pre-recorded Memorial Day message from Mayor Cohen, the East Brunswick Veterans Alliance and East Brunswick students. Eight wreaths will be placed at the Veterans Monument in…
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Opinion: Drive-through poppy service available to support veterans
For us veterans, the month of May is a solemn month. Normally, all the veterans’ organizations would be out offering poppies in exchange for donations. A poppy represents a U.S. serviceman killed in action. These donations go into the Poppy Fund, and the money is used to aid veterans, their families and military members and…
