Local Vets Encouraged to Preserve Their Stories

ALLVETS, a nonprofit group with a goal of preserving the stories of local veterans, invites veterans and the public to join them at their monthly recording meetings, held at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month, January through October, at the York History Center, 250 E. Market St., York.

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Vets Meet with Employers, Resources at Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair

It’s been four years since Seven Valleys resident Carl Jones was discharged from the U.S. Army. Recently married and with a newly blended family to support, Jones attended April’s Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair in York in search of new opportunities.

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Free Vets Event to Connect Military to Benefits, Employers

The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will return to Berks County Wednesday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Reading Hotel, 1741 Papermill Road, Wyomissing.

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Soldier Stories: The Amazing Survival Stories of Chieu Le

It’s difficult to imagine a more desperate situation than the one facing South Vietnamese Air Force pilot Chieu Le on April 30, 1975.

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Vietnam War Veterans Day Returns March 29

For the second year, American flags should be displayed March 29 to mark National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

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Soldier Stories: Near Chu Lai, Army Nurse Treated Civilians, Soldiers — and Vietcong

In the December 2017 issue of 50plus LIFE I told the story of Ann Thompson, who served as an Army nurse during the early period of direct American involvement in the Vietnam War.

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VA Community Clinic Relocating in 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Lebanon VA Medical Center has announced it is relocating its current Cumberland County VA Community Clinic in Camp Hill to a new and expanded facility in Mechanicsburg.

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VA Hotline Now Fully Staffed and Operational

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that the White House VA Hotline is now fully staffed with live agents working to serve veterans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Job-Seeking Vets, Hiring Employers Try to Connect at Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair

Current military personnel of all ages, veterans, and their families found benefits information and job opportunities recently at the fourth annual Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair at Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim.

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