Tag: Veteran
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Fisher House Foundation awards 500 scholarships to children of military families
Rockville, MD, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Scholarships for Military Children program once again came through for 500 students from military families who were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. “Thank you for recognizing me and acknowledging my academic achievement… I am truly honored to be the child…
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Tiny homes with a big purpose: Inside a new homeless veteran’s community in Longmont
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michael Tatmon leaned forward in his chair, a determined look in his eyes. He spoke emphatically. “This place is, for the first time, giving me an opportunity to look back on my life,” Tatmon said. “Everything is silent now, and I’m hearing a voice that I’ve…
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Denver jail unveils housing unit to rehabilitate military veterans
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new housing unit, aimed at supporting military veterans in custody, opened Wednesday at the Denver Sheriff Department detention center in Denver. The community-based housing aims to create a structured environment that fosters rehabilitation, personal growth, and successful reintegration back into society upon release. “Many…
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Veterans discuss moral injury at inaugural Memorial Day charity golf tournament
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Veterans, active-duty service members and their families and friends marked Memorial Day weekend with a round of 18 Saturday morning. The inaugural Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) charity golf tournament took place at the Homestead Golf Course in Lakewood, bringing together 19 teams of veterans and…
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Denver aims to end homelessness among veterans by year’s end
Atop his numerous promises this year, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston added another one — end homelessness among veterans. Denver officials said 52 veterans are homeless in the city and they plan to house all of them by the end of the year. It would make Denver the first large city in the nation to do…
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A Colorado veteran needed help. He ended up dead after the VA referred him to a nursing home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The terrible chain of events began three years ago in Grand Junction when the Veterans Health Administration made a questionable referral for an elderly veteran named Ernest Griffiths Jr. to enter a private-sector nursing home for his dementia care. It ended Feb. 25 with suspected…
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Helping a Hero builds house for Douglas County veteran
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Marine veteran stood in front of a crowd of fellow veterans, home builders and generous onlookers on Tuesday morning. Though his emotions stayed shaded by a pair of sunglasses, a trembling can be heard in his voice. “All I can say is to never…
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Bagpiper 1SG James DeGeorge, State Piper and the Color Guard lead the wreath to the front of the ceremony at the 89th Anniversary of Remembrance at Fort Logan National Cemetery Monday, May 29, 2023.
Bagpiper 1SG James DeGeorge, State Piper and the Color Guard lead the wreath to the front of the ceremony at the 89th Anniversary of Remembrance at Fort Logan National Cemetery Monday, May 29, 2023.
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NEWS | Pioneering military women recognized on Washington D.C. Honor Flight
Pioneering military women — including women who manned missiles, trained troops, and translated Vietnamese — traveled together to Washington D.C. this week on a trip dedicated to recognizing their contributions.