Topic: Veterans
Lemons, Lemonade … and Lemon Rind
The two-time Super Bowl champ admires Food Network Star Robert Irvine’s work with our military and first responders as much as he lauds his attitude on life
By Lane Johnson
Veteran-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia
Support these local businesses opened by local veterans after their military service
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Katherine Rapin
How to Support Veterans
More than a dozen ways to give back to those who fought to keep you free
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Can A Horrific Political Assassination Finally Bring Us Together?
A local vet and former U.S. Rep on what 9/11 and Charlie Kirk’s assassination tell us about the America we live in. A roadmap to unity
By Patrick J. Murphy
How To Be Unemployed
A former U.S. Rep from Philadelphia shares, for the first time, his post-military unemployment story — and offers essential advice to anyone looking for work
By Patrick J. Murphy
The Grit Behind Greatness
Leadership lessons from the Super Bowl champion Eagles, just in time for fall camp
By Patrick J. Murphy
Collie Turner, Heroic Gardener
The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans
By Jessica Blatt Press
Where Have All the Veterans Gone?
Fifty years ago, veterans made up 80 percent of Congress. Now it’s less than 20 percent. Want bipartisanship? A Philadelphia veteran and former U.S. Rep. says: Vote in more vets
By Patrick J. Murphy
The Speech I Wanted To Give Young Soldiers
A message from a former Congressman and Army Undersecretary to the next generation: I’m sorry. You deserve better.
By Patrick J. Murphy
I Survived the Amtrak Train Crash
Ten years ago last week, former Congressman Patrick Murphy survived the Northeast Philly Amtrak train crash that killed eight and injured over 200. He still thinks about it everyday
By Patrick J. Murphy