35 cents VOL. 1/ISSUE 14 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013 On the ‘net Walmart launches push on hiring vets By Patrick McCallister apply.” For Veteran Voice Walmart CEO Bill Simon announced the veteran-hiring Walmart is lighting up the surge last month at the Nation- help-wanted signs for veter- al Retail Federation’s BIG Show ans. The company aims to add in New York. Simon served 25 100,000 veterans to its work- years in the Navy and Navy Re- force over the next five years. serve. The company employs Starting on Memorial Day, the about 1.4 million, and believes company will “offer a job to any that it’s the largest private em- honorably discharged veteran ployer of veterans in the United in his or her first 12 months off States. active duty.” “We approximate that over “We’re looking for all types of 100,000 (associates) are veter- veterans,” Brooke Buchanan, ans,” Buchanan said. company spokeswoman, said. In Florida, the company has “If someone wants a part-time about 300 locations and nearly position while they’re going to 95,000 associates. Buchanan school, or someone might want to start a management career at Walmart, we urge them to See WALMART page 6 Martin Veterans targeting veteran job seekers World War Two Posters Found! For Veteran Voice Veterans of America Chapter I got a lump in my throat when I read this. I ‘grew up’ thinking: patriotism, it is the 1041 and Workforce Solutions, AMERICAN way! I am glad to see that somebody saved these posters. The statement at There’s a new initiative in Martin Veterans has created a the end says it all! These were our parents. What in God’s name have we let happen ? Martin County focused on two-minute online survey and I guess we are the last generation to see, or even remember anything like these! reducing the number of unem- is asking local business owners Whatever happened? It’s called political correctness (or ‘re-education’) happened, lack ployed veterans. to participate by visiting www. of personal responsibility happened, lack of personal integrity and honesty happened, United Way of Martin Coun- MartinVeterans.org. lack of respect and loyalty to our country happened, lack of being an American hap- ty’s Martin Volunteers program Once the information is pened. Did all of these things die along with common sense?!? recently received a grant from plugged into the database, Mar- I for one am still proud to be an American! the Corporation for National tin Veterans will create a direc- and Community Service to fund tory of veteran-owned business- Editor’s note: Ben Humphries, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Florida this new initiative, aptly named es that will help connect those State Council, has been kind enough to include Veteran Voice on his email distribution Martin Veterans. businesses to local veterans list and sends material of interest to veterans several times a week. The above poster Martin Veterans’ first mis- seeking employment. and the information was among the numerous items he sent this week. We haven’t been sion is to develop a database of Martin Volunteers is a pro- able to trace the origin of the text, but it’s apparently been circulating on the Internet for all businesses in Martin Coun- gram of United Way of Martin quite some time. The poster, which was among 26 others from the World War II era, is a ty that would match employer County and is funded in part classic, and we like the sentiment expressed by the sender, so we’re sharing it with you. needs with veteran job seekers. with grant dollars from the To see the other posters, go to homepages.vvm.com/~rschulz/pages/wwii_poster.html. With help from Martin County’s Veteran Services, the Vietnam See MARTIN page 4 2 • FEBRUARY 8, 2013 • VETERAN VOICE • THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE Having More Retirement Accounts Is Not The Same Bike Repair Team was As Having More Money.. To learn why consolidating your accidental ministry retirement accounts to Edward By Patrick McCallister Jones makes sense, call your local For Veteran Voice financial advisor today. *Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss. Bicycles with American flags along with other patriotic and Havingservice More symbols: Retirement They’re hard to Accountsmiss Ison Not the Theroadways Same – apparent If You Aren’t at Your Last Job, As Havingmilitary More veterans Money. geared up for When it comeshomeless to the number of retirement living accounts riding you have, thebikes saying that Why Is Your 401(k)? “more is better” is not necessarily true. 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If you’d *Diversification Beachdoes not guarantee a– profit didn’t or protect against setloss. out to help like to roll it over to an Edward Jones Individual Retire- these homeless veterans when it ment Account (IRA), we can help you do it without To learn why consolidating your retirement accounts paying taxes or penalties. And you can feel confident to Edward startedJones makes sense,its bicyclecall your local ministryfinancial about that someone is looking out for you and your 401(k). advisor today.three years ago. But, the nine- Shane D Ireland year Navy veteran said he’s been Financial Advisor To find out why it makes sense to talk with www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC . Shane D Ireland pleased that it has. 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