CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ — The ITT Technical Institutes have been named military friendly schools by G.I. Jobs. The institutes were recognized for their support to military personnel, veterans and their dependents. The list, according to G.I. Jobs, honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and institutes that are doing the most to [...]
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Just two days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has announced major new funding to build a new destination attraction as part of the Museum’s ongoing $300 million expansion: The United States Freedom Pavilion: Land, Sea & Air. “The [...]
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Wisconsin Chapter of Soldiers’ Angels and its Valour IT Program announced today the presentation of two voice-activated laptop computers to assist local service members who have been injured while serving in the United States Military. This donation is made possible by a $2,500 grant from the Gordon Flesch [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — The 30th Anniversary edition of the world’s largest military exposition focusing on enhanced capabilities for expeditionary forces will be presented at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, September 28 – 30. The Modern Day Marine Military Exposition will celebrate that anniversary by continuing a proud tradition of leadership in the defense [...]
SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ — In the newest special in Military Channel’s Coming Home initiative, original “horse whisperer” and American renaissance cowboy Monty Roberts works with three veterans of the Iraq war, each of whom suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The result is nothing short of magic. Through an innovative yet experimental [...]
SAN MARINO, Calif., August 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — In a transfer ceremony at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens today, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero accepted on behalf of the U.S. Government the original Nuremberg Laws presented by Steven S. Koblik, Huntington president. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. deposited the [...]
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable home ownership, is partnering with Sears and the American Legion to provide extensive rehabilitations to Dryhootch Milwaukee, a local nonprofit veterans center, through the Heroes at Home program. Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee, one of the 200 Rebuilding Together affiliates located [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — CAFAmerica, a member organization of the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices, today announced that it has created a new Donor Advised Fund (DAF) to allow Americans to support the movie-inspired “Gumpathon” marathon across the United States (http://www.thegumpathon.com/index.php). The nonprofit CAFAmerica (http://www.CAFAmerica.org) is working with race organizers [...]
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ — The Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has awarded Omnivox, LLC, headquartered here, a contract to design, develop and prototype medical technologies to assist in the prevention, mitigation and treatment of blast injuries, the leading cause of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. If all contract options [...]
JACKSONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Booming cannons, cracks of gunfire and soldiers charging Jacksonville’s historic civil war battlefield will provide a realistic experience for visitors during the Battle of Reed’s Bridge Reenactment on September 11 and 12, 2010. The battlefield site, located on Highway 161 south, has undergone nearly two years of restoration work [...]