{"id":1415,"date":"2014-11-11T18:32:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biddle.com\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2019-06-04T09:30:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T16:30:51","slug":"honoring-our-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biddle.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/11\/honoring-our-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Our Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/vetsday\/vetdayhistory.asp\">Veterans Day<\/a>&nbsp;we say &#8220;thank you&#8221; to those who served or are serving now in our Armed Forces. These men and women along with their families sacrifice greatly in serving both country and freedom.<\/p>\n<h3>Partnering with Starbucks to Honor Our Veterans<\/h3>\n<p>As part of a company-wide initiative to honor our veterans, BCG employees purchased Starbucks&#8217; Veterans Cards. For every card purchased nationwide, Starbucks is donating to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schultzfamilyfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Onward Veterans<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; an initiative by the Shultz Family Foundation focused on easing the transition to civilian life and promoting veteran\/military spouse employment.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/criselda11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1354\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/criselda11-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"208\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biddle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/criselda11-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biddle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/criselda11.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1353\" title=\"Nina\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nina1-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"216\"><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1354\" title=\"Heather\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/heather-sakamoto-sm11-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"178\" height=\"216\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1355\" title=\"MacKenzie\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MM_Veterans-SB-Card1-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"216\" height=\"161\"><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1356\" title=\"BCG Team\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/photo-11.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"173\" height=\"209\"><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1357\" title=\"Fe\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fe11-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Thank you, Veterans, for your service!&quot;\" width=\"142\" height=\"240\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>What is Onward Veterans About?<\/h3>\n<h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/89555925?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/89555925\">OnwardVeterans.org &#8211; Schultz Family Foundation<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user17446949\">Mandate Productions<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Veterans Day&nbsp;we say &#8220;thank you&#8221; to those who served or are serving now in our Armed Forces. These men and women along with their families sacrifice greatly in serving both country and freedom. 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