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2021 Maxine Rippe Award Recipient: Chaplain Leslie Haines Article by The Lutheran Foundation Maxine Rippe The Maxine Rippe Award recognizes an individual whose past and present service to the Allen County community exemplifies Christian compassion. Administered by The Lutheran Foundation, it is one of four monetary awards given annually through […]

Army announces plans to cut 40,000 troops plus 17,000 civilian employees and it doesn’t stop there. The US Army announced its plans today to cut 40,000 troops plus 17,000 civilian employees over the next two years. The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from its current size of about 490,000 […]

3 possible suicides at Fort Bliss last weekend Apr. 24, 2014 – 03:04PM   | By Patricia Kime Staff writer for Military Times Fort Bliss, Texas, is reeling from three deaths on Easter weekend that, while still under investigation, are thought to be suicides. A source told Military Times that two enlisted […]

VA homeless program to add more than 150 job coordinators June 10, 2015 WASHINGTON — As its self-imposed deadline to end veterans homelessness approaches, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new program to hire more than 150 employment specialists across the country. The new community employment coordinators are […]

Post -Traumatic Growth : Past the blast, and stronger for it The noise jolted Joshua Fosher back to the moment he thought might be his last. The first lieutenant stood talking with a group of soldiers in a motor pool at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Across the […]

Post War Needs Veterans, Family members and Caregivers Unfortunately, in a nation where less than 1 percent of the citizenry wears a military uniform and just 13 percent are veterans, there is widespread misunderstanding — and even ignorance — about what service really means. Too often, troops are seen as […]