VLC Executive Director John Turner receives the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor award from Lisa Wooten, Regent of Asbury Station Chapter DAR and Peggy Troxell, Past Vice President General, NSDAR. On March 28, 2019, VLC Executive Director John Turner received the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor, the highest award […]
RALEIGH, NC, January 17, 2019. Colonel (USA retired) David Hayden, Chairman of the Board of the Veterans Life Center has been named a winner in the inaugural Veterans of Influence Awards sponsored by the Triangle Business Journal. These awards were developed to recognize military veterans for their success in the Triangle business community. It aims […]
Sunday, November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. That is the event from which the holiday we now celebrate as Veterans Day began. That made this year’s Veterans Day a very special one, and in recognition of the significance of the day the Veterans Life […]
BUTNER, N.C. (Oct. 27, 2017) – Under clear skies on a crisp day in Butner, U.S. Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis led a crowd of hundreds of well-wishers in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Veterans Life Center, a new concept in returning homeless, troubled and at-risk veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to […]
Veterans face challenges of homelessness and post-traumatic stress disorder more than ever before, and a first-of-its kind facility in Butner is designed to meet the needs of a new generation of veterans. Read more at WRAL […]
BUTNER, N.C. (October 2017) — The first facility of its kind in the nation for helping at-risk 21st-century military veterans reintegrate into civilian life will be recognized at a groundbreaking on Oct. 27th. When completed, the Veterans Life Center will help its 100 to 150 admitted residents through a program of community reintegration by strengthening […]
BUTNER, NC (JUNE 19, 2017) The Town of Butner has posted a request for proposals for construction of the Veterans Life Center, a 44,000-square-foot facility for 21st century war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress or otherwise having difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. The center is the first of its kind anywhere. The bid was advertised […]
Heavy equipment from EHG Environmental and Demolition Services Company was on the site of the Veterans Life Center on September 26, 2016 to begin the demo process. The work is scheduled to be finished by the end of October, with site preparation to follow and then construction of the new building can begin. The site […]
FAYETTEVILLE, January 5, 2016. Speaking at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Thom Tillis agreed that the country has not done enough to help veterans of the Iraq-Afghanistan era reintegrate into society following their service. The event was sponsored by the Veterans Leadership Council of North Carolina […]
Sanford, N.C. — An 11-year-old Sanford girl is on a mission to help veterans by collecting shoes and raising money. To View the WRAL video please click here “We take old shoes. They just can’t have a hole bigger than a quarter,” said Claire Ledford. This is the second year Ledford is raising money for […]
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