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Center director Rod Gragg said the new name is the result of long-term support CresCom Bank has committed to the center over the course of the next 10 years.
Originally founded in 2010 in a partnership with the U.S. Library of Congress, the center is located in the Coastal Science Center on CCU’s east campus.
“We will be able to focus more on collecting and preserving the oral history of American veterans in partnerships with the Library of Congress and service branch archives; promoting outreach programs designed to encourage public recognition of the service and sacrifices of veterans; and conducting research into American military history,” he said. “Through its longtime support for the Center for Military and Veterans Studies and other actions, CresCom Bank has demonstrated a true heart for America’s veterans and active duty military.”
Myself and several others go around the "homeless camps" in the area when it gets cold and we give away sleeping bags, blankets and even some tents.
Yet the VA's total budget during those years increased by 57.4percent — from $97.7billion in 2009 to $153.8billion in 2014. The VA has requested $163.9billion for 2015, apart from Gibson's reform-related funding request last week.
originally posted by: TinkerHaus
If a fully functioning vet cannot get a job or take care of themselves or take advantage of the myriad of opportunities they are given (MGIB, discounts on EVERYTHING, preference for federal jobs, home loan guarantees, vocational rehad, etc etc etc..) then they should be homeless just like any other person who cannot handle their life.
originally posted by: mikefougnie
I can not believe we live in such a self centered and self serving nation that allows those who sacrifice and risk to protect our rights