City Barbeque honors veterans, troops with free meal on November 11
RALEIGH, NC —City Barbeque will once again commemorate Veterans Day by treating veterans and troops to a meal. All day on Saturday, November 11, veterans...
Category : Veterans
Veteran Credits Wounded Warrior Project Mental Health Workshop for Saving His Life
KENLY, N.C., Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — An accident during an Army deployment to Egypt caused Thomas Holcomb’s traumatic brain injury – and the invisible wound...
Veteran Served by Wounded Warrior Project Throws First Pitch at East Carolina University
GREENVILLE, N.C., June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — During a recent military appreciation game, the East Carolina University (ECU) Pirates welcomed Marine Corps veteran Taniki Richards to throw out the first pitch....
Home Means Everything to a Veteran
STATESVILLE, N.C., Dec. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — During this holiday season here at Purple Heart Homes, we recognize the importance and meaning of ‘home’ to those...
Purple Heart Homes, State Credit Union Leagues, and Credit Unions Join Forces to Help Military Veterans with Home Renovation
STATESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Purple Heart Homes, a national public charity based in Statesville, NC, announces the kick-off of its inaugural campaign, Operation...
HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS PARTNERS WITH RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING DRIVERS TO HONOR USMC UNITS
Ty Dillon and Brandon Jones to Honor Two U.S. Marine Corps Units in continuation of Hope For the Warriors’ Serve 2 Serve Campaign DAYTONA BEACH,...
Memorial Day History
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the...
Ahead of Memorial Day, Seven VA National Cemeteries Are Added to the National Register of Historic Places
Designation Shows Significance of VA National Cemeteries as Historic Properties WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of...
Operation: Coming Home Begins Construction Of Home For U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Payne
Nonprofit Organization And Centex Homes To Build Tenth Hero Home In Raleigh Neighborhood RALEIGH, N.C., April 16, 2015 – Operation: Coming Home, a joint volunteer...