Veteran Owned Businesses News - VOBeacon

SINCE LAUNCHING VETERANS DAY 2008:
150,000,000 pages viewed | 50 Million Visitors
OVER 40,000 Veteran Businesses/SDVOSBs | 400,000+ Supporters

Monthly Archive: June 2012

Operation Red Wings

Announcements and Updates / Army History / Military History / Naval History

June 28, 2012: Remembering Operation Red Wings 7 Years Later (June 28, 2005)

Operation Red Wings Observance (June 28, 2005) A brief history of Operation Red Wings: On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet. The SEALs, Lt. Michael Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class… Read more

Announcements and Updates / News / Veteran Owned Business Industry News / Veteran Owned Businesses News / Veterans Administration VOSB News / Veterans Medical News

June 27th is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day

June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day (PTSI and TBI) The United States Senate has unanimously approved legislation authored by Senator Kent Conrad designating June 27, 2012  as National PTSD Awareness Day. Click here to view our PTSD Resources Section. The event is part of Senator Conrad’s continuing efforts to bring greater awareness to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a severe… Read more

Announcements and Updates / Events / GA Veteran Owned Businesses News / Nonprofit Announcements

Joseph & Sarah Caring for Vets Grand Opening – Helping Homeless Veterans in the Metro Atlanta Area

Joseph & Sarah Caring for Vets Grand Opening!!!!!!!! Mark your calendars and set your clocks for JSCVs Grand Opening. We are extremely excited to open our doors and provide a much needed service to homeless veterans in the Metro Atlanta area. WHERE:   191 Sunset Ave. N.W., Atlanta GA WHEN:     Saturday 30 June 2012 @ 2pm “light refreshments will be… Read more

Announcements and Updates / Military History

Observing the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary’s 73rd Birthday on June 23rd, 2012 with a Detailed History

June 23rd, 2012 Marks the 73rd Anniversary of the birth of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) and was established on June 23, 1939 by an act of Congress as the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and was re-designated as the United… Read more

Announcements and Updates / Award Programs / News / Veterans Employment Events / Veterans Employment News

Our Military Heroes Need Your Help… And So Does VOB!

Your support is appreciated more than you can imagine! VOB is in the running for a grant from Chase (see below) for our Veteran Owned Business Project. In short, our goal is to continue to promote and build support for VOB, our new Veterans Hire Veterans Initiative and create the aVOSBa (the American Veteran Owned Small Business Association) nonprofit organization.… Read more

Announcements and Updates / News / Nonprofit Announcements / Veterans Medical News

We proudly welcome Warrior Service Dogs; Started By Three OIF/OEF Combat Veterans

Veteran Owned Business is proud to welcome Warrior Service Dogs of Asheville, North Carolina (Buncombe County NC) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Nonprofit Section. Warrior Service Dogs is a non-profit organization started by three OIF/OEF combat veterans based in western North Carolina.  Warrior Service Dogs trains service dogs and matches them with veterans to help them in their path to… Read more