This Saturday, December 16th, thousands of holiday wreaths will be placed on local veterans' gravestones at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. They need more volunteers and you can help.
There are thieves and then there are thieves that cross a line into just disgusting humans. Someone thought they could get away with stealing thirteen bronze veteran plaques from the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Upstate New York.
Here's another way we can show our veterans that we love and appreciate them. It's a program called "Valentines for Veterans" and it's in its fourth year. The program highlights veterans in our area who have fought and served our country. It's a way to show your love in time for Valentine's Day.
In one Northern New York area, there is a campsite available for free to any veteran, wounded warrier, and their families.
I saw this on newyorkupstate.com and couldn’t help but write about it. The headline sucked me in because you don’t often see something so positive in the news...
I have such a love for not only our veterans but also for the elderly. I saw a post trending through Facebook of this elderly army veteran who was not taken care of, left alone, and my heart broke.
Here's something we can get behind of!
This Sunday, November 11th, is Veterans Day. As a thank you to active, retired, and former military members, Texas Roadhouse is offering free lunch. I initially saw this posted by cbs 6 Albany, with the free lunch hours listed as 11am- 2pm...
Albany is doing some good for men and women who have served our country. The Times Union has reported that Albany is waiving the fee for the civil service exam for veterans who were honorably discharged. It looks like this only pertains to jobs applied for within the city of Albany, but it's a step in the right direction...