Tag: Veterans
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Yesterday’s Immigrants Are Tomorrow’s Soldiers
Featured on the Bronx Chronicle. This week’s featured Veteran is Specialist Jose Javier Castro of the New York State Guard (NYSG). Jose was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx. He is currently a Case Manager at the New York City (NYC) Department of Homeless Services (DHS). Jose came to this country…
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Veteran Org Helping Student Vets With Scholarship
Service members and Veterans competed for three months for one thousand dollars scholarship, by composing a theme music for a local Veterans organization. “this is the 1st of its kind that I’ve seen” said Senator Gustavo Rivera while holding an overside check with both Devil Dog USA Inc. CEO Gonzalo Duran and COO Rosa Perlata.…
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48th Pct. School Supply Giveaway
With the demand of school supplies needed for children in the community, the 48th Precent Community Council made it their mission to new school year to have a school supply giveaway. This event was sponsored by SPMG, Devil Dog USA and TotalCare Pharmacy, to help with the residents in the community. The 48th Pct. closed…
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1st Annual Veterans Resource Fair In Harlem
The City closed off the street surrounding the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Plaza for Senator’s Perkins 1st Annual Veterans Resource Fair in Harlem. Organizations from all over the city as far as Brooklyn to the Bronx had representative from service organizations and agencies dedicated to helping with an array of Veteran issues. …
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46th Precinct National Night Out Against Crime
With the Bronx Borough celebrating its 31st National Night Out “Against Crime” we decided to take the invitation of the 46th Precinct. They had a very unique sub-theme this year honoring Veterans returning home with local returning Veterans receiving awards for their service and valor. The event was held at Grand Concourse between East 181st…
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Veterans, Chaplains and the NYPD 48th Pct
When a local Veterans organization Devil Dog USA Incorporated opened their office right across the street from the Chaplains Workers Federation’s office, most people would call it luck but not Rev. Carlos Baez. For Many years Rev. Baez has been trying to bring more resources to the local community of the 15th City Council District.…