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Did you know that the State of Michigan Veterans' Services Division (VSD) is part of the new Talent Investment Agency? It's true! The Michigan Talent Investment Agency (TIA) was launched by Governor Rick Snyder on March 16, 2015 as a result of Executive Order 2014-12. TIA joins the efforts of the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) to integrate new workers into the economy and help those workers who have been in or out of the workforce transition into new jobs. This includes veterans!
TIA coordinates programs related to job preparedness, career-based education, worker training, employment assistance and unemployment insurance. TIA, along with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Strategic Fund, are part of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development (TED).
To learn more visit Michigan Talent Investment Agency
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Ten people will receive four FREE tickets to the Detroit Tigers vs KC Royals on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10 at 8:05pm.
Your opportunity to win is so easy. Click the banner below to like our new agency Facebook page, then fill in this simple Google form. Names will be drawn at random and the 10 lucky winners will receive an email this Friday.
You can also follow TIA on Twitter @MiTIAgency
More details are on the Google form.
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Are you a veteran looking for work or considering changing directions in your career? All veterans are invited to be part of this new "Veteran Networking Job Club." This is a perfect opportunity to connect with community resources and employers in the Grand Rapids area and build relationships with other veterans.
The "Veteran Networking Job Club" will be held on the first and third Thursdays at 10am beginning on May 7.
If you are interested, have questions or need more information call 616-336-3610 or email bergerk@michigan.gov
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This Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, a moment that is important in the history of all who served during Vietnam.
On Tuesday, April 28, PBS will be airing the Oscar-nominated film, "Last Days in Vietnam." This is the story of American military personnel who, often in defiance of their orders, helped rescue Vietnamese families who had collaborated with the United States from the approaching armies of North Vietnam. The film captures the emotion, the drama, and the sheer terror of those days for audiences too young to remember them. It was produced and directed by Rory Kennedy, an award-winning filmmaker who was herself a mere child when Saigon fell, but who was able to find never-before-scene footage of some indelible moments from April, 1975.
"Last Days in Vietnam" airs April 28 on Detroit Public Television at 9pm. Watch it on PBS.
Learn more about the history and the movie.
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 The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (also known as the Viet Cong) on April 30, 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam into a socialist republic, governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam.
North Vietnamese forces, under the command of the General Van Tien Dung, began their final attack on Saigon, with South Vietnamese forces commanded by General Nguyen Van Toàn, on April 29, suffering heavy artillery bombardment. This bombardment at the Tân Son Nhut Airport killed the last two American servicemen to die in Vietnam, Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points of the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. The South Vietnamese government capitulated shortly afterward. The city was renamed Ho Chí Minh City, after the Democratic Republic's President Ho Chí Minh.
The fall of the city was preceded by the evacuation of almost all the American civilian and military personnel in Saigon, along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians associated with the southern regime. The evacuation culminated in Operation Frequent Wind, the largest helicopter evacuation in history. In addition to the flight of refugees, the end of the war and institution of new rules by the communists contributed to a decline in the city’s population.
Continue reading on Wikipedia.
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The 2015 USS LST 393 Veterans Job Fair will be the fourth annual and it is expected to be a big success, featuring more than 60 employers and hundreds of job-seekers on board.
The event precedes the Armed Forces Day celebration on May 16. Don't miss this opportunity to attend one of the coolest job fairs in the country, on board the World War II landing craft, USS LST 393. Visit LST393 to stay up to date on further news regarding this job fair.
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