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class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-police-officer-award/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Marine infantry vet who stopped a school shooter named police officer of the year </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Marine infantry vet who stopped a school shooter named police officer of the year</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-10-22T12:47:11-04:00"> Oct 22 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/career/mil-mentors-veteran-hiring/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg 2000w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/job-fair.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" alt="Hundreds of service members, civilians, families, and members of the community gathered at the installation's Community Club on Jun 26, 2024 to participate in the Fort Buchanan Hiring and Education Fair in Puerto Rico." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Career</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/career/mil-mentors-veteran-hiring/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Navy officer launches career mentorship program for vets, military spouses </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Navy officer launches career mentorship program for vets, military spouses</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/">James Clark</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-10-09T17:29:53-04:00"> Oct 9 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/ex-service-member-defraud-ill-veterans/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?quality=85&w=826" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg 2987w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=768&h=419 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1536&h=837 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=2048&h=1116 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=826&h=450 826w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=367&h=200 367w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1211&h=660 1211w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=734&h=400 734w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1534&h=836 1534w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1266&h=690 1266w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=396&h=216 396w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=741&h=404 741w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1640&h=894 1640w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1380&h=752 1380w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1273&h=694 1273w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=280&h=153 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=1440&h=785 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=289&h=158 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=370&h=202 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=308&h=168 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7023472-1.jpg?w=50&h=27 50w" sizes="(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px" alt="Blanchfield Army Community Hospital nurse Heather Collins (left) looks up information for nurse Emily Acree at the nursing station in the hospital’s ICU Jan. 11. The newly renovated 9,300-square foot ICU features eight new private ICU suites, a centralized nursing station, charting stations, all new ICU equipment and state-of-the-art telehealth capabilities through the Joint Tele-Critical Care Network." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">Military Life</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/ex-service-member-defraud-ill-veterans/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Inmate posed as VA employee to scam ailing vets out of thousands </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Inmate posed as VA employee to scam ailing vets out of thousands</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/">Patty Nieberg</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-10-07T17:16:14-04:00"> Oct 7 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/bill-competency-record-military-separation/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/120619-F-EP111-011-e1728571161109.jpg?quality=85&w=799" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" loading="lazy" alt="Team McConnell Airmen receive information from colleges and universities during the annual education fair held in the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom June 19, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The fair was held to spread knowledge of the different programs for Airmen and their family members." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/bill-competency-record-military-separation/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Bill would automatically give separating troops ‘competency records’ for civilian jobs </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Bill would automatically give separating troops ‘competency records’ for civilian jobs</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/">Patty Nieberg</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-09-24T12:18:20-04:00"> Sep 24 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/gold-medal-pacific-battle-attu/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?quality=85&w=569" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg 1804w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=768&h=607 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=1536&h=1214 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=569&h=450 569w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=253&h=200 253w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=835&h=660 835w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=506&h=400 506w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=1058&h=836 1058w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=873&h=690 873w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=273&h=216 273w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=511&h=404 511w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=1131&h=894 1131w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=951&h=752 951w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=878&h=694 878w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=280&h=221 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=1440&h=1138 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=289&h=228 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=370&h=292 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=308&h=243 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/army-alaska-1.jpeg?w=50&h=40 50w" sizes="(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px" loading="lazy" alt="Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">History</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/gold-medal-pacific-battle-attu/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/">Patty Nieberg</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-09-11T17:53:26-04:00"> Sep 11 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/va-judge-carter-los-angeles-veterans-homeless/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg 3600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=2048&h=1152 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167956639.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Judge David O. Carter inspects the West L.A. VA campus on Aug. 21, 2024, while overseeing a lawsuit against the VA brought by veterans. (Getty Photo via Los Angeles Times by Brian van der Brug)" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-3" > <span class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight">News</span> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/va-judge-carter-los-angeles-veterans-homeless/"> <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Homeless vets sued the VA and won. Now the government has to build thousands of homes. </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Homeless vets sued the VA and won. Now the government has to build thousands of homes.</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton/">Nicholas Slayton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-09-07T16:26:15-04:00"> Sep 7 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/disabled-veterans-hockey-battle-of-jutland/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Military-Hospital.jpg?w=370&h=222 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Military-Hospital.jpg?w=308&h=185 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Military-Hospital.jpg?w=50&h=30 50w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" loading="lazy" alt="A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 508th Military Police Company, walks down the hallway at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1236283509.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Crews dismantle a homeless veterans encampment on San Vincente Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2021. 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