News articles for Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
State Bonus Available to Pennsylvania Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An estimated 20,000 Pennsylvania military veterans have not yet applied for a state-run bonus program recognizing their service in the Persian Gulf in 1990-91, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs said today.
More than 9,800 Persian Gulf veterans have applied for the one-time ...
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PA National Guard Soldier to Run 232 Miles of Appalachian Trail
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Staff Sgt. Gabe Sweger, a drill sergeant with the PA Army National Guard, will run the 232 miles of the Appalachian Trail located within Pennsylvania beginning Sept. 2.
Sweger's run is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Friday at the Delaware Water Gap ...
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