A military veteran serving in the Missouri Legislature wants the state to study the use of an alternative treatment to help with addiction, brain injuries, and mental health among other military veterans. In an effort to help them to thrive and be well, Ava State...
A U.S. House committee is examining a decades-long decline in entrepreneurship among military veterans. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo. 4th District, sits on U.S. House Committee on Small Business. During a hearing last week, he said many veterans want to start their own...
Central Missouri Honor Flight will begin shutting down operations after its final flight returns Monday from Washington D.C. The Columbia-based organization has raised funds to fly military veterans to the nation’s capital for 15 years, but declining interest has led...
As the holiday season approaches, so does another chance to honor U.S. military members no longer with us. On Saturday, December 14, more than two million volunteers and supporters will gather nationwide for Wreaths Across America Day. Christmas wreaths will be laid...
Duty, Honor, Sacrifice. That is a slogan often heard about the U.S. military. Today is Veterans Day – a day to honor those who exemplify duty, honor, and sacrifice. During a ceremony this month in Jefferson City, Governor-elect Mike Kehoe thanked Missouri’s...
