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LEADER$HIP WHERE IT REALLY COUNT$
Union Bank is not the largest bank around. But, on any list of financial institutions based on their commitment to…
Hiring Vets: Good for Shareholders
Recently at a luncheon that brought together veteran service agencies with companies hiring veterans and supporting veteran and service-disabled veteran…
Honoring the Wounded, Ill and Injured Veterans…All of Them
I’ve been thinking about the Invictus Games (“Invictus” means unconquered) since the news coverage last month. Modeled after the U.S.…
Fifty Years On: Vietnam Vets Still Coming into Treatment for the First Time
The year 2017 has been designated as the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. I confess 50 years is hard…
A Veteran Services Office in Soledad Prison: Why Not Throughout the System?
Sneaky White—decorated combat Vietnam Vet, veteran advocate and fundraiser from inside California’s Ironwood Prison—sent me an article about two inmates…
The VA vs. Sergeant Major Jesse Acosta
Army Sergeant Major Jesse Acosta has received notification from the VA that his benefits for a caregiver are ending in…
Honoring a WWII Marine
His son, Ron, and I were close friends after Vietnam. Alan Klemp was my friend’s dad…the guy whose hand you…
Pre-PTSD: How Some Vets Became “Forgotten”
My career working with vets started when I got home from Vietnam in 1971. Initially I was hired to find…