General George W. Casey, Jr. (ret.) is the former chief of staff of the U.S. Army and served as senior coalition commander in Iraq.
One of the most common pleas I hear as I go around the country is, “I want to help our veterans, but I can’t figure out how.” Having worked in the government for 41 years, I can understand that. The government is a big bureaucracy and sometimes it can be hard to help.
Post written by Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light and author of Be The Change.
Over the next five years, more than one million veterans will transition out of the military and rejoin communities and families across America. Many politicians speak of them as people with needs, but that’s only half the picture.
Our veterans – steeped in discipline, steeled with the hardships of serving in two overseas wars and equipped with vital skills and broadly applicable experiences – offer the nation an extraordinary reservoir of human capital and talent.
How can the nation capitalize on veterans’ talents? Take a look at these three initiatives, led by veterans, for some of the answers.
Veterans Day is an important day for me and one that changed my life. Three years ago, I was at a Veterans Day banquet watching my sister receive an award for her volunteer efforts with "Hats of Hope," an organization she started to make hats for cancer patients. I saw her doing something really incredible and was inspired to make a difference. That day, I looked around the room at the brave men and women willing to sacrifice so much for me, and realized that I wanted to give back. I remembered hearing about dialysis patients needing to control body temperature and that's how my Girl Scout Gold Award Lap Pals project was born and my passion for veterans was inspired.
For Veterans Day we are highlighting all types of stories regarding Military service members, families, and communities.
Today’s guest post is written by Barbara Van Dahlen, Founder & President of Give an Hour.
Friends,
Christian Haerter and his partner, Michelle Severance, created Jordan’s Initiative after Haerter's son, Jordan, was killed in Iraq in 2008.
