Veteran friendly....... (New York, Syracuse, Schenectady: neighborhood, high school, train)

[Tioga]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

While national, there are NY ties...

Jon Stewart, Sen. Gillibrand join forces in fighting for veterans exposed to 'burn pits': https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...to--burn-pits-

One of my sons is a living result of the damage those burn pits did. Guess their bs briefings they received on deployments was all happy talk.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Tioga

One of my sons is a living result of the damage those burn pits did. Guess their bs briefings they received on deployments was all happy talk.

I hope that he gets the VA benefits that they are fighting for. He should and it is a shame that people serve in these environments, but get ignored. That doesn't make sense, given that they know what harm can be done from this.

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North country native is first active duty soldier to test Army COVID vaccine: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/04/14/no...covid-vaccine/

Fort Drum cooks make healthy food options for soldiers: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/04/14/fo...ions-soldiers/

Watertown Navy veteran visits ship after 70 years: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/04/14/wa...p-after-years/

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New York programs for veterans, as recommended by a veteran: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...s-for-veterans

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Bill seeks to boost veterans' access to benefit information: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...it-information

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(Fort Drum), Behind the scenes look at soldiers’ live fire training: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/04/21/be...fire-training/

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New York's "Best Warriors" ready for regionals: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...-for-regionals

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JPMORGAN CHASE AWARDS ADDITIONAL $8 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT MILITARY VETERANS AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: https://www.cnybj.com/jpmorgan-chase...eterans-at-su/

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Some news from Syracuse University's Office of Veteran and Military Affairs: https://veterans.syr.edu/news/

More: https://veterans.syr.edu/

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In Lowville, military and community come together: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/wa...-come-together