Tag: Veterans

 November 9 through November 12, 2023- The Joel Fund and Heart2Hand Veteran artist Lt. Colonel (retired) Bernardine Donato will host the second annual four-day art exhibit at the Tobacco Wood Brewing Company (TWBC) Durham location. This family-friendly art show will contain original pieces created by North Carolina Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. For many veterans, creative expression is one conduit for processing emotions and personal narratives when sometimes words fail. A Closing Reception will be on Sunday, November 12, from 3-5 PM at TWBC. Brooke Dickhart started The Joel Fund (TJF) in 2016 in honor of her father ... Read more

 Veterans for Trump aka Veterans for America First has endorsed Rep. Alex Mooney for West Virginia Senate to challenge Joe Manchin. “Alex Mooney is a supporter of our veterans and law enforcement he has an outstanding conservative voting record which demonstrates he is the best candidate for the seat,” said Stan Fitzgerald President Veterans for Trump. “Representative Alex Mooney has done an outstanding job as Congressman in West Virginia. In fact, he recently opposed the horrendous Biden Administration’s ‘non-Infrastructure’ plan, and he opposed the January 6th Committee. Alex has been strong on crime, borders, our great military, and a champion ... Read more

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA) is providing coverage of LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) to veterans living with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). VHA healthcare professionals meeting the criteria set forth by the VHA can prescribe LEQEMBI to veterans who fit the VHA’s criteria and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current label. The VHA’s careful consideration and timely action to make LEQEMBI available approximately two months after the FDA approved LEQEMBI under the accelerated approval pathway shows its continued commitment to veterans living with AD. If approved under the traditional pathway, the FDA ... Read more

 Josh Goblowsky recently released his new children’s book, “Josh’s World.” It’s about a baby dragon with disabilities and how he sees the world. Josh was severely injured at the age of 3 in an hit-and-run involving two semi trucks. The massive Traumatic Brain Injury effected every area of his life; cognitive, emotional, and physical. He has been through two thousand appointments in the sixteen years since the injury. His cognitive abilities have suffered the most severe part of the injury. His father, Mark Goblowsky, was an Air Force veteran and took it upon himself to make sure that Josh’s life ... Read more

Ottawa, ON – In the early stages of the First World War, Germany captured Vimy Ridge in northern France and turned it into a strong defensive position. Ottawa, ON – In the early stages of the First World War, Germany captured Vimy Ridge in northern France and turned it into a strong defensive position. With its complex system of tunnels and trenches, and a heavy arsenal of machine guns and artillery pieces, the Germans established a nearly impenetrable fortress that the Allies struggled to overtake. Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops would be killed or wounded in unsuccessful assaults on ... Read more