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Combat vets having tough time in job market

Posted by WebSgt on Monday, September 14, 2009 :: Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2009
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By Rick Maze - Staff writer Marine Corps Times The unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is 21 percent higher than the rate for all Americans, a sign of trouble for newly separated or retired service members looking for work in a tight job market. A Labor Department report shows an unemployment rate of 11.3 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in July, up from 5.9 percent one...

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Cop Aids Dying Vet

Posted by WebSgt on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 :: Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2009
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By Rita Delfiner NY Post (August 17, 2009 New York) -An ailing 84-year-old Brooklyn veteran was all alone in the world -- until he met tender-hearted cop Susan Porcello, who watched over the former Marine during the final months of his life. It was in July 2008 that Officer Porcello, then 35, and her 68th Precinct partner, Eddy Ennis, responded to a 911 call at Gasper Musso's Ba...

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A Community That Cares: Blood Drive

Posted by WebSgt on Sunday, July 19, 2009 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Blood Drive August 4th 2009 Ron Stytzer President of Antun's of Westchester and Military Key Wife and model Lani Ridenhour have joined forces with the American Red Cross in Westchester County to gather blood and support the USMC Toys For Tots Literacy Program. All presenting donors will rece...

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The Ben Franklin Scholarship at Lint Center

Posted by WebSgt on Monday, June 29, 2009 :: Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2009
412 Views :: News from the Web, Lint Center News

Benjamin Franklin (17 January 1706 – 17 April 1790) was an American inventor, journalist, printer, diplomat, and statesman. The Lint Center is pleased to inform you of a recent donation which will sponsor two new scholarships ($500 in July 2009 and January 2010). This generous (new) supporter has requested that the Lint Center determine what these two scholarships should be named an...

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New York City Career Fair

Posted by WebSgt on Saturday, May 16, 2009 :: Last Updated: Saturday, May 16, 2009
285 Views :: News from the Web, Reunions / Meetings / Announcements

RecruitMilitary will be hosting a Career Fair in cooperation with the American Legion on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 from 11am to 3pm at Madison Square Garden. It is being hosted to benefit all veterans, transitioning military personnel, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members in the New York City area. A flyer that you can print, post, and forward to anyone that may bene...

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