U.S. Military Veterans Being Hired but Not Targeted in Recruitment

A poll addressing military employment conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) showed that companies that are hiring have hired U.S. military veterans within the past 36 months. But a sluggish economy and the lack of awareness of resources for connecting with veterans appear to be major causes for not putting more soldiers to work. Read more....

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March 30 is "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" in California?

How an Act of Generosity Reconnected Woman With Long Lost Cousin

WINCHESTER, Calif., Mar 23, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Jo Ann Williams of Rialto, California has for years been a supporter of national nonprofit organization Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV), the largest provider of free therapeutic arts & crafts kits to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and military hospitals worldwide. Read more here

California Veterans Home Fund Gives Taxpayers an Easy Way to Help California’s Veterans

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 23, 2012: A simple check mark on you state income tax form this year can help veterans living in one of the California Veterans Homes live a more fulfilling life by providing recreational materials like movie and books and social events like trips to ballgames and concerts. Read more here

War veterans help train wolf-dogs at California rescue center

It's been three months since a California animal rescue center retrieved 29 wolf-dogs from an Alaska tourist attraction that had fought the state over owning, breeding and selling the wolf-hybrids. Chains were so deeply embedded in the necks of two of the animals that they had to be surgically removed. Many developed limps because they'd never used the pads of their feet. Read more here

Women's Military History Week

Did you know it's Women's Military History Week in California (March 19-23)? Former Governor Schwarzenegger, proclaimed the third full week in March as Women's Military History Week, recognizing the special contributions made by women in the military to this nation and, ultimately, to this state.