veterans

Onondaga County wants to consolidate human services agencies

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:32:14 +0000

There could be changes coming to the human services agencies and departments in Onondaga County government. County Executive Joanie Mahoney says there's a two-fold reason for a proposed realignment.

Extended Interview: Matt Zeller on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:30:00 +0000

For eight months in 2008, Matt Zeller was an Army Lieutenant acting as an embedded trainer with Afghan security forces in the Ghazni Province. Following that, he was a CIA analyst, ran for Congress, and authored a book about his war experiences. In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, he speaks in powerful and unvarnished terms about his time in Afghanistan, his struggles upon his return to the States, and the shortcomings of American foreign policy in the Middle East.

Onondaga County increases Veterans Services staff as need goes up

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:01:00 +0000

Onondaga County lawmakers this month approved a new staff member for the Veterans Service Agency. an increase of returning veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan is putting more stress on the agency.

Rep. Buerkle says serving in Congress was an honor

Catherine Loper — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:23:02 +0000

Last week, the Syracuse area saw returning Democrat Congressman Dan Maffei sworn-in and Republican Representative Ann Marie Buerkle leave office. WRVO's Catherine Loper spoke with Buerkle about the ups and downs of her time in Washington, D.C.

Vets Peer-to-Peer Outreach Center opens in Watertown

Joanna Richards — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:07:00 +0000

A new center to help veterans through mental health problems opened Friday in Watertown. Veteran volunteers will help their peers get the services they need.

Honoring Veterans

Shannon Rosato, Leigh Rusyn and Tim LaMay — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:34:13 +0000

Zoe Wool on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Zoe Wool is a researcher and writer who has been working with war-injured American soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.

New complex to offer home for homeless vets

Ellen Abbott — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:42:00 +0000

Work is underway on a housing project that will offer apartments to homeless veterans in central New York . The new Van Keuren Square will help a population that is sometimes overlooked.

Buerkle wins veterans organization endorsement

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:46:18 +0000

Republican Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle is going into the November election with Onondaga County veterans on her side.

Vets head back to bootcamp, this time to learn entrepreneurship

Ryan Delaney — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Popping the occasional Tylenol and drinking plenty of Red Bull are how Tom Voss and David Kendrick get through the long days at the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV).

Voss, 28, from Wuawatosa, Wis. and Kendrick, 25, from Rochester, are both Army veterans hoping to start their own businesses.

For eight days at Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Voss, Kendrick and 25 other veterans spend 14 hours a day in classes learning how to be entrepreneurs.

Veterans Job Corp. would employ vets for one year

Ryan Delaney — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:05:15 +0000

As veteran unemployment hovers above the national average, some lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a Veterans Job Corp.

Democrat Senator Charles Schumer from New York says the veteran corp. would be similar to the already established AmeriCorp program.

Zoo hosts Operation Salute for veterans

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:35:31 +0000

Veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and their families will get a special welcome home this week at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. The idea is to show these vets that the community appreciates their sacrifices.

Memorial Day gets under way with watchfire ceremony

Catherine Loper — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:43:25 +0000

Residents and local officials are gathering for Memorial Day celebrations all across Central and Northern New York. The holiday to remember Americans who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces got under way Sunday evening at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

Schumer, Gillibrand aim to reduce unemployment among vets

Ryan Delaney — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:16:00 +0000

New York's senators say they have three new pieces of legislation that will reduce unemployment among recent veterans.

At a joint press conference Monday outside Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) unveiled the three bills, which Gillibrand says have bipartisan support.

Unemployment among veterans who served after September 11, 2001 is more than 12 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.