The U.S. Army Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion is hosting a Veterans jobs fair for Michigan Veterans on Friday.
The event will take place at the Hubert-Fortiers-O’Grady VFW Post at 27345 Schoolcraft Road in Redford Township. The job fair will begin at 10 am and end at 5 pm.
Veterans will be able to meet with representatives from many well-known employers, including Cintas, Southwest Airlines, the Social Security Administration and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
For more information, please visit http://www.vfwmi.org/Veteran%20Jobs%20pdf%20Links/JobFairs/ArmyGreatLakesJobFairFlyer.pdf or the battalion’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ArmyRecruitingBnGreatLakes2.
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Many of Macomb County, Mich.’s Veterans, particularly its Vietnam Veterans, have been missing out on business discounts offered to Veterans because they do not have the identification showing they have served in the military.
Many Vietnam Veterans were not issued photo IDs upon discharge and do not have a Veterans ID card for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
If approved, the card would cost no more than $10, and the Veteran would be required to provide a photo ID and a copy of their Certification of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
These Veteran ID cards would be recognized on a voluntary basis by businesses and, though not a substitute for an official military ID card, would provide proof of military service to receive discounts, ranging from free meals to percentages off at retailers.
Counties across the nation offer similar Veteran identification cards. Last month, the Veteran’s ID Card Act, which would create a standardized ID card for proof of Veteran status, was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.
For information on Veterans’ benefits, please visit: www.vetlawyers.com
With a $12,000 donation from the Home Depot Foundation and the assistance of a few dozen Veterans, 200 volunteer Home Depot employees pulled weeds and wielded tools to create a park for Veterans’ use in Detroit. The park is directly across from the Detroit Veteran Housing Program, which will provide shelter and services for homeless Veterans when it opens this Veterans Day.
The once vacant and overgrown lot now features planters, a grill and benches for a seating area. Carol Morrell of Washington Township works as a cashier at a Home Depot in Utica, Mich.
“They gave a lot to us,” she said. “It’s our turn to give back to them.”
