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  • 200 remote jobs from Veteran-friendly employers

    200 remote jobs from Veteran-friendly employers

    Check out this listing of 200 remote jobs from Veteran-friendly employers. Remote work offers Veterans and family members job flexibility.

  • From evaluation to treatment, what Veterans should know about toxic exposure

    From evaluation to treatment, what Veterans should know about toxic exposure

    Treatment a Veteran can receive after toxic exposure. Learn about the online Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and the Post-Deployment Cardiopulmonary Evaluation Network.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gladys Blount

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gladys Blount

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gladys Blount, a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that delivered lost mail during World War II.

  • Oldest surviving member of “Six Triple Eight” turns 103

    Oldest surviving member of “Six Triple Eight” turns 103

    On October 29, 2022, Romay Davis turned 103-years old. She is the oldest surviving member of the “SixTripleEight.”

  • Daily Schedule – June 15th

    Daily Schedule – June 15th

    “Meeting and briefings. Also the Secretary will be providing remarks [...]

  • Dispelling the myths of Women Veterans Recognition Day

    Dispelling the myths of Women Veterans Recognition Day

    Women Veterans Recognition Day is not a separate Veterans Day for women

  • Financial literacy resources from Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

    Financial literacy resources from Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

    Veterans wanting to learn more about financial literacy can take advantage of the following free resources and events from The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

  • “Six Triple Eight” women to receive Congressional Gold Medal

    “Six Triple Eight” women to receive Congressional Gold Medal

    On March 14, President Joe Biden signed the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 into Public Law 117-97.  The legislation awards the Congressional Gold Medal to the 855 members of the Women’s Army Corps, who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the “Six Triple Eight” – during World War II.

  • Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson: Sisters in arms

    Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson: Sisters in arms

    This is the story of Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson, sisters in arms for the "Six Triple Eight."

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lena King

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lena King

    During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lena King, who served in the 6888th during World War II.

  • The origin of Women Veterans Day

    The origin of Women Veterans Day

    Why do we need Women Veterans Day? Women Veterans Day, also referred to as Women Veterans Recognition Day and Women Veterans Appreciation Day, is the anniversary of the day the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act (pub.L. 80–625, 62 Stat. 356) was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948. Prior to then, only women nurses could serve in the regular and reserve forces during peacetime.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Deloris Ruddock

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Deloris Ruddock

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Deloris Ruddock, who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II.

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