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Google for Veterans and Families

Wed, 12/07/2011 - 13:41
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Transitioning from active duty to civilian life can be a huge challenge for veterans and their families.

Google for Veterans and Families, www.googleforveterans.com, a web site created by Google employees who are veterans or have a veteran in their life, aims to help make that transition easier.

Google products and services are organized into toolkits to help facilitate re-entry to civilian life, whether it be job hunting or finding support networks.

A companion YouTube channel also offers transition tips and a place for veterans to tell their story: www.youtube.com/veterans/

Resources for Veterans, Military Members and Their Families

Tue, 05/24/2011 - 12:32 | Mutahara Mobashar
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Once a warrior, always a warrior : navigating the transition from combat to home

For many of us Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer.  Pools and amusement parks open to a regular schedule, children bring out their water toys, picnics are planned, and moms start dreading the increased loads of laundry.

Amidst all this excitement, we should always pause and take a few moments to honor the service members who have served and given their lives for this country. 

One way to honor these brave men and women is to provide resources that can assist their family members and also all the surviving veterans and military members.

Healing Suicidal Veterans: Recognizing, Supporting and Answering Their Pleas for Help

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By Victor Montgomery

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"There are 24.5 million military veterans in the United States; Seventeen of them each day will take their own lives. Homelessness. Alcohol and drug abuse. Unemployment. Domestic violence. Minds plagued by war scenes. The numbers are staggering and growing daily...Respected crisis intervention therapist and Vietnam veteran Victor Montgomery, III, has worked with thousands of veterans contemplating suicide. His unique, positive method: Explores the psychological wounds of war, significantly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI); Outlines warning signs of a veteran in distress; Examines the distinct issues facing women in the military; Provides an in-depth guide to veteran-related networks, organizations, and programs; Offers uplifting, inspirational stories of rescue and redemption..."

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Jimmy Crack Corn

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By Candice Ransom

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A young boy and his father leave their northern Virginia farm in 1932 to march on Washington, seeking the bonus money veterans were promised after World War I.

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