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Operation Stand Down Rhode Island reopened a historic Woonsocket property on Nov. 27 as a transitional home for homeless female veterans.The house was named in honor of the late Marine Cpl. Andrea ...
Come join us for a day of golfing to raise funds for Operation Stand Down RI, the Family Assistance Center and the Ocean State Warrant Officers Association. To register or for details visit ...
New program to help Rhode Island veterans and families with mental health and overall well-being. In 2020, 14 Rhode Island veterans died by suicide. New program wants to reduce that number
Operation Stand Down is a United States non-profit organization providing social services to United States Armed Forces veterans, helping them transition into civilian life. It has chapters across the United States, with one in Nashville, Tennessee , among the most prominent.
The Rhode Island National Guard traces it origins to the earliest known colonial defensive force which was formed on May 13, 1638, and called the "Traine Band", in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The new force was founded as, “Freemen as a militia subject to call and expected to perform certain military duties in the protection of the people.” [ 6 ]
Under Rhode Island law, they are considered part of state's organized militia forces but are explicitly distinct from Rhode Island's National Guard, State Guard, and Naval Militia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Today, these organizations are largely ceremonial and educational in purpose but are sometime called up for active civil service in minor capacities.
Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691), a stone-ender museum, [3] and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston.
March 29 was the 51st anniversary of the final departure of U.S. combat units from Vietnam. Here's how Rhode Islanders marked the day.