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Veterans to Volunteer in Cleanup Efforts at Gateway National Recreation Area

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When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in the Northeast late last October, many of New York’s beaches were inundated with damage and debris. As the area recovers and rebuilds, a group of veterans will help with cleanup and beach restoration efforts at Gateway National Recreation Area, which has remained closed since the storm. The nonprofit organizing the effort, Wounded Nature – Working Veterans, based in [...]

Posted on: March 5 2013
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“Win-Win” Partnership for Wounded Warriors Benefits Veterans and the Park Service

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For a great read, I recommend this profile of Army 1st Sgt. Tim Thompson, a veteran of seven tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan, who is interning at Florissant Fossil Beds through a “win-win” partnership with the Park Service. Thompson has already put his skills to work saving the federal government thousands of dollars by helping oversee the construction of [...]

Posted on: February 24 2012
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