Monthly Archive: October 2011

VOBeacon News & Events

SDVOSB and SDB Only Webinar: How to do Business with Lockheed Martin

Attention SDVOSB and SDB Members: “How to do Business with Lockheed Martin” (Webinar) Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Space is limited! Reserve your Webinar seat now at: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is partnering with Lockheed Martin (LM) to sponsor a virtual training on how to do business with LM. The training is designed for… Read more
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VA Launches Outreach Campaign to Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans

“Make the Call” Events Scheduled for 28 Communities Across the Nation WASHINGTON – As part of its drive to end homelessness among Veterans by 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a nation-wide outreach initiative, “Make the Call,” to spread the message about its special programs to help homeless Veterans and their families to 28 communities across the nation… Read more

The Birth Certificate of The United States Navy: October 13, 1775

On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was… Read more

Hire A Veteran Event November 9, 2011 in Holmdel New Jersey (Exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway)

Attention Veteran Business Owners: Does Your Company Have Job Openings? Hire A Veteran: Paving The Way To Welcome Our Troops Home   WHY HIRE A VETERAN? A large number of our troops are returning home and need employment. Participate in the Hire a Veteran job fair and give back to our troops. WHEN? November 9th from 11:00AM- 3:00PM WHERE? Merri-Makers… Read more

Military Casting Call: NYC’s Aquila Theatre Seeks United States Military Veterans To Work With Professional Actors

New York’s acclaimed Aquila Theatre is seeking performers who have served in the United States military to work with professional actors in performances of staged readings as part of Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives, a major new national public program, supported by a prestigious Chairman’s Special Award from the National Endowment of the Humanities aimed at bringing the veteran community and public… Read more