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West Philadelphia: Veterans Manage PTSD With The Hope For A Brighter Future

December 18, 2014  0

When Thomas Adams was just a child, he was frequent witness to his mother’s ferocious fights with her boyfriend. Adams, now a Marine Corps veteran, was so afraid that his mother would be hurt that [Read More]

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Old City: Thank-a-Vet Helps Veterans Put Best Foot Forward

November 20, 2014  0

  An ‘80s cult classic movie gave Shannon Drake one of her first ideas for Thank-a-Vet. The therapist, who works with veterans in a Northeast Philly housing program, said she was talking to a veteran [Read More]

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Juniata Park: Puerto Rican Veterans Honor Successes

November 19, 2014  1

Latin American Veterans in Philadelphia are remembering their success after a long history of service to their communities. “We need role models,” said Juvencio Gonzalez, outreach coordinator for State Senator Mike Stack. “When they went [Read More]

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South Street: Words are Mightier Than the Sword for Veterans

November 10, 2014  0

Lamont B. Steptoe said that when he returned from Vietnam, he was ready to buy a gun. In the wake of a much-debated war, the veteran was so frustrated with his country that he said [Read More]

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Veterans Affairs’: VMC Says Fairwell To E.D. Tim Meserve and Welcome’s Tim Williams

October 24, 2014  0

The Veterans Multi-Service Center is changing leadership. The new executive director of the VMC is Tim Williams (pictured above), taking over from Tim Meserve, who served as the executive director for two years. Meserve, a [Read More]

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University City: Richard Kydd and A Legacy of Service

October 22, 2014  0

During his 19 years in the Philadelphia School District, Richard Kydd always wanted his students to feel open asking questions in class. Now as a science teacher for veterans at the University of Pennsylvania, he said nothing’s [Read More]

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Veterans Affairs: The Philadelphia Guide to Veteran Resources

October 8, 2014  0

With so many organizations, figuring out whom to trust for help can be difficult for Philadelphia veterans. Some services will even come to veterans directly, like the mobile resource center based out of the Philadelphia [Read More]

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Powelton Village: Hope and Refuge for Struggling Veterans

March 2, 2011  0

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1107mantuahousingjamaitus/” height=550 width=600] The Veterans Group, located at 32nd and Baring streets, is an organization that provides help to former soldiers dealing with homelessness in Philadelphia. The goal of the program is to give [Read More]

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Powelton Village: Vietnam Vet Opens Up About Life After War

February 24, 2011  0

Sam Hampton, a Vietnam War veteran, never took a moment for granted since his Marine Corps days. In June 1968, the then-18-year-old went to war and has since suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Sitting in [Read More]

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