January 7, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous flies solo this week
to talk about making 2012 the Year of the
Veterans, highlighting what we all should
expect, and what we all must strive to
achieve.
Also discussed are the recent
unemployment numbers for veterans, which
are rising despite a drop in overall
unemployment.
January 14, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous discuss the tragic situation
regarding the Marine video from the war in
Afghanistan that caused a firestorm
throughout the country.
Veterans Now crew discuss what they hope
is the key issue dealt with in 2012 as we
work to make this the Year of the Veteran.
January 21, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with, Deputy
Director Alex Manis, and Communications
Director James Fanous discuss the ways
that veterans can obtain jobs as they return
home in 2012 and all the ways that job
numbers should improve with the new tax
credit for employers who hire veterans.
January 28, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous discuss what the President
highlighted for veterans in his latest State of
the Union address, and what they each
think should also have been included in the
address to Congress.
February 4, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous host a special edition of Veterans
Now, as we mark the 8 year anniversary of
the death of Lt. Seth Dvorin with Seth's
mother, Sue Niederer.
February 11, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous and Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace discuss how, as the Giants
celebrated their well-deserved Superbowl
victory with a ticker-tape parade, the same
welcome celebration is not given to the
veterans of the current conflicts like after the
end of WWII.
February 18, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous again discuss the call to have a
parade for veterans of the Iraq war and how
the public and veterans could percieve such
an event.
Veterans Now Crew also discusses the
employment article by Sen Patti Murray as
well as the 2012 campaign to hire veterans.
February 25, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous preview their upcoming Press
Conference with Senator Bob Menendez,
along with representatives from Johnson &
Johnson and the Rutgers Student Veterans
Organization, which will highlight the
Veterans Tax Credit and Preview the
upcoming Newark Job and GI Bill fair on 3/13.
March 3, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous reflect on the Press Conference held
on Feb. 27 with Senator Bob Menendez, Iraq
War Veteran Sean Cavanaugh of Johnson &
Johnson, and the Col. (Ret.) Steve Abel,
Director for Veterans Services at Rutgers
University, which highlighted the new Federal
Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans and the
Newark Job and GI Bill fair on March 13.
March 10, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous preview the upcoming "Job and GI
Bill Fair" for Veterans, which will be on
Tuesday, March 13 from 10am-2pm at the
Paul Robeson Campus Center at Rutgers
Newark, 350 Martin Luther King Blvd.
March 24, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous discuss recent conflicting reports
regarding the rise and fall of Veteran
unemployment.
The crew also sits down with author and
female veteran, Eldonna Lewis Fernandez, to
discuss her book "Heart of a Military Woman"
March 31, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous, along with Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director Alex Manis,
and Communications Director James
Fanous interview US Senator Joe Manchin
(D-WV) to discuss his new "I Hire Veterans"
campaign.
The crew also highlights the new proposed
legislation that will grade schools that
receive GI Bill funds in order to eliminate
fraud and mismanagement.
April 7, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and Veterans
Now Host Jack Fanous and Marine
Sgt. Joe Pace interview Former Louisiana
Governor and current Independent Candidate
for President Buddy Roemer on his thoughts
regarding veterans coming home.
The crew also highlights the announcement
that Student Veterans Organizations will be
shut down at 40 colleges throughout the
country that are allegedly taking advantage of
prospective veteran-students.
April 14, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Deputy Director Alexander Manis and
Director of Communications James Fanous
highlight the one year anniversary of the
Joining Forces Initiative, spearheaded by
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill
Biden, as well as inform listeners about the
upcoming "Hire a Veteran" Job Fair hosted
by Greater Media on April 24 at the PNC Arts
Center.
April 21, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Deputy Director Alexander Manis Marine Sgt.
Joe Pace highlight the accomplishments of
Senator Patty Murray. Also the guys highlight
and inform listeners about the upcoming
"Hire a Veteran" Job Fair hosted by Greater
Media on April 24 at the PNC Arts Center.
April 28, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Marine Sgt. Joe Pace, Deputy Director
Alexander Manis and Communications
Director James Fanous highlight the
testimony before the Senate Veterans Affairs
Committee regarding the poor conditions at
VA healthcare facilities. The crew also
discussed the recent crackdown by President
Obama and the Student Veterans
Association against for-profit schools who
exploit the GI Bill.
May 5, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Deputy Director Alexander Manis and
Communications Director James Fanous
host a special edition of Veterans Now with
Col. Steve Abel and Robert Bright of Rutgers
University to discuss the opportunities that
Rutgers has to offer veterans and what
veterans are experiencing today as they
make the transition from Combat to Campus.
May 12, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Sgt. Joe Pace, Alexander Manis and James
Fanous discuss the historic launch of a
service and awareness campaign for
veterans called "Got Your 6". The Campaign
which is supported by many organizations
and Hollywood Celebrities is meant to show
our veterans and their families that we have
their back!
May 19, 2012
GI Go Fund Executive Director and
VeteransNow Host Jack Fanous, along with
Sgt. Joe Pace, Alexander Manis and James
Fanous announce that the GI Go Fund will be
featured on the Season Premiere of ABC's
Secret Millionaire!
Veterans Now Crew also discusses GI Go's
upcoming Jeans for Troops fundraising drive
for the Memorial Day, which includes over
250 employers, schools, and government
entities.