Featured Veteran: Marine Corporal Shadequa Hampton, October 2009 – October 2014. The slang meaning of the word “ratchet” began as an insult, predominately directed toward African-American woman. It derives from the urban community, and with the...
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Featured Veteran: Marine Corporal Manuel Aulov, June 1998 – June 2002. It was a regular Tuesday morning. Manuel Aulov was working on some files, when all of sudden the floor and walls started trembling. Naturally he thought it was an...
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Featured Veteran: Army Sergeant Naslie Frenes, June 2014 – Present. This past Memorial Day weekend, many families gathered around the barbecue pit firing up steaks and burgers or soaking up the sun at the beach enjoying the beautiful...
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Featured Veteran: Personnelman Seaman Lisa Spencer of the United States Navy, July 1989 – July 1993. In light of Harvey Weinstein’s year-long legal battle stemming from accusations of sexual assault, Lisa Spencer wanted to chime in with her...
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The Greater New York Statue of Liberty Chapter of the Association of the United States Army ( AUSA ) is hosting a Networking event on June 12 at 7pm at the Massapequa American Legion. This is a great opportunity for service members and veterans...
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Featured Veteran: Hospital Corpsman Second Class Edson Arzu of the United States Navy, July 2001 – April 2008. Arzu is the President of Garifuna Veterans of America (GVOA). GVOA started as a way of acknowledging and chronicling the...
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As a former recipient of their Humanitarian Award, for my work in helping the Veteran homeless population, it is always an honor to attend. This year I asked Navy Veteran Edson Arzu and members of the Garifuna Veterans of America to attend...
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Join the Bronx Veteran Chamber of Commerce and Garifuna Veterans of America for a Cigar & Social Night to discuss an upcoming Garifuna produce film. RSVP at ceo@devildogusainc.org or (516) 515-0240.
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When I got out of the military I had difficulties with realtors accepting my Post 9/11 G. I. Bill. It is a Veteran’s educational benefit meant to pay for tuition and living expenses, but with no housing address, I was unable to retrieve my...
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