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  • Get a great job through American Corporate Partners

    Get a great job through American Corporate Partners

    In 2023, a record number of post-9/11 Veterans found meaningful employment with mentor’s assistance for free from American Corporate Partners (ACP), a national nonprofit organization. The average starting salary was $93,000. ACP will help Veterans find a new position, get promoted and grow their civilian network.

  • Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Discover how nonprofit, Leashes of Valor pairs post-9/11 Veterans with service dogs from shelters, aiding recovery from PTSD, TBI, and other military traumas.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jonathan Sorrenti

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jonathan Sorrenti

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jonathan Sorrenti, who served as an information systems operator and a military police officer during the Iraq War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Katherine Gregory

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Katherine Gregory

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Katherine Gregory, who was the first woman to serve in many Naval positions, including chief of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Danielle Ngo

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Danielle Ngo

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Danielle Ngo. Before her 30-year career in the Army, she was born in Saigon, South Vietnam and fled to America as a refugee when she was just three years old.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Kathryn Tate

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Kathryn Tate

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Kathryn Tate, who served 29 years in the military medical system and has continued supporting Veterans after service.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James “Mike” Swink

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James “Mike” Swink

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James “Mike” Swink, who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Andrew Pedersen-Keel

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Andrew Pedersen-Keel

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Andrew Pedersen-Keel, who was killed in March 2013 while serving in Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ricardo Sanchez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ricardo Sanchez

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ricardo Sanchez, who served as director of operations, U.S. Army Europe, and led the 1st Armored Division at the start of the Iraq War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Thomas Dudley

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Thomas Dudley

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Thomas Dudley, who was killed in action three weeks before the end of his sixth deployment.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Joel Dameron

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Joel Dameron

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Joel Dameron, who was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving his second tour in Iraq.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Derek Holland

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Derek Holland

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Derek Holland, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan.

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