Geography Project – Project Plan Liberty University David Curran GEOG 200 I. Introduction I decided that because I work directly with the military everyday that I wanted to help wounded military and veterans located in the Norfolk, Virginia area. I see what they endure on a daily basis and what they sacrifice to defend our nation. These men and women serving our country should never be in need of support or a helping hand once they leave active duty. However, there is an incredible amount of these Veterans that rely on others. II. General Overview Our military men and women are exposed to traumatic events that most will never experience, however, the treatments they receive are no different than most civilians. I would like to create a program that collects donations to benefit those with PTSD. These charitable giving’s would go directly to a local hospital, such as the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) for research. III. Region Relevance …show more content…
Place Relevance Hampton Roads is a community with constant churn. Military personnel and their families are stationed here for short and long term periods of time. The following is just a short list of statistics regarding this area. According to the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (2014): • Hampton Roads is home to the largest Naval base in the world and the only NATO command on U.S. soil. • The total Department of Defense population, including active duty and civilian personnel approximately 150,000 in an area with a total population of 1.6 million. • Major military units and headquarters include NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, U.S. Joint Forces. Command, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. • The military currently has 64 ships home ported in the area and 36 aircraft squadrons. They also have a variety of Navy Special Forces and support units. VI. Movement
You know the commercial with Trace Adkins in it? Yea, that is the Wounded Warrior Project. In this paper you will find many facts about the organizations and things that say good and bad things about it. This organization is one of the few that I would consider donating to. The Wounded Warrior Project has several critics but they continue to keep their reputation high by providing help to thousands of military veterans in many different ways.
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So many Veterans, even with the HUD VASH voucher system, are living in sub par conditions while landlords are pocketing overage monies for personal gain. Our mission is to offer not only housing, but a more complete and all-inclusive approach to treating our veterans, for future success. We aim to be an extension from existing VA programs and become a direct link to job training – while bridging Veterans back into society. Veterans are faced daunting challenges while transitioning into civilian society – which include—lack of camaraderie, lack of transferable job skills through the lack of support network lack of identity outside the military, and unemployment. Our mission is to alleviate these problems while benefiting the VA, overall society,
The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) began in the year 2003 after many veterans and their friends discovered the necessity to send items of comfort to service members who are wounded and coming back home from Iraq and Afghanistan. From that time, the WWP has developed into a full rehabilitative effort to help warriors as they shift back into a life of a civilian. Using an approach that is holistic, the WWP serves soldiers as well as their families through nurturing the body and mind, and promoting economic engagement as well as empowerment. Through this, service is offered to service members and veterans who sustained a mental or physical injury, sickness, or wound at the time their military service on the 11th of September 2001 or after that date.
For as long as there have been wars, there have been warriors who survive — and yet become as much casualties of battle as those who died (Blair). Founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Virginia, by a group of veterans and friends the Wounded Warrior Project took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation. The mission of the WWP is to honor and empower wounded warriors who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001. The vision of the project is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history. The project has three purposes: to raise awareness and enlist the
I have always been a passionate supporter of the troops. In middle school, I was given the opportunity to send letters to soldiers who stationed overseas.I have sent over 100 letters and care packages to those serving our country. Those letters and care packages had a huge impact on the troops and their families. In return, I was named Rotary Student of the Month as a freshman.I was also given the CASE Award-an award recognizing outstanding achievement in the
The Hampton Roads of Virginia boasts of numerous tourist attraction sites, like the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and the Military Aviation Museum. Like other areas in the US with tourist sites, however, the Hampton roads area is devastatingly plagued with homelessness. According to the Union Mission Ministries, there are approximately 1800 homeless people in the Hampton roads area alone. There is not a single panacea to solving the issue of homelessness; several multifaceted approaches can be adopted to help reduce the number of vagrants on the streets.
U.S. air forces were under the command of the Combined Force Air Component Commander (CFACC) and its Combined Air Operations
Although the Hampton Roads area is one of the biggest tourist destinations on the east coast, it faces a problem of traffic congestion. Many residents spend hours stuck in traffic around the area everyday. There are many elements in the area that develop the inevitable traffic congestion that plague the Hampton Roads. The main reasons of traffic congestion are heavy military presence, bridges and tunnels, and poor methods of alternate transportation. The consequences of heavy traffic are delays in commute, more accidents on the road, and noise and air pollution.
Also, while thinking about this particular issue, through the process of brain storming, I have begun to think about other issues that need to be solved where I live. I do know there are a lot of homeless veterans around where I live who are unable to get any help when it comes
Darrell Everhart, the director of the Military and Veteran Success Center and a retired U.S. Navy captain, said that the center will provide a place for veterans to receive educational resources and academic services.
The VA St. Louis Health Care System has been dedicated to serving the health care needs of veterans and their families for decades. With the needs of patients growing and the buildings located on the Jefferson Barracks campus becoming obsolete, the time came for the campus to be updated.
Veterans of the US military should be some of the most respected men and women of the United States. They risk their lives for years to fight for the freedom of Americans, and yet when they return home some are left homeless, financially unstable, injured, or worse. These men and women need help and should no longer be left to fight on their own. Veterans should be provided with a center to get back on their feet because many veterans suffer from mental disorders and substance abuse due to the things that they encountered during the war.
Once fully operational, two operational squadrons will operate and maintain the MQ-4C UAS, which consists of the MQ-4C unmanned aircraft (UA), Mission Control Systems (MCS) and service support systems (SS), from two Main Operating Bases (MOB) (NAVAIR, 2014). The MOB will, in turn, support a total of five Forward Operating Bases (FOB) (NAVAIR, 2014). The MOB MCS, designated MD-3A, will be permanently located within the Continental United States (CONUS) at MPRF fleet concentration centers on the East and West coasts
The population of the United States is now stands at 326 million. One hundred and fourteen million are over 60 years of age, which leaves 212 million to do most of the work. People under 20 years of age total 140 million, which leaves 72 million to do most of the work. Thirty-two million are employed by the government which leaves about 40 million to do most of the work. Almost two million serve in our Armed Forces leaving 38 million to do most of the work.