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 Real Estate Savings for Military Personnel (Active Duty/Veterans), Firefighters, Police Officers, First Responders, Healthcare Workers and Educators… Homes for Heroes® was organized shortly following the tragic events of 9/11/2001, by a small group of seasoned Realtors®, in Minnesota, who wanted a way to say “Thank You” to the brave men and women who serve our nation and their communities. We currently serve firefighters, police officers, military personnel (past and present) and first responders. In some areas our affiliates also serve healthcare workers and educators.   We are honored to serve all of the Heroes listed above in San Diego County.Hero discounts on...

Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Campbell, a Navy SEAL, was an incredible man... who lost his life in the August 6th helicopter crash that took the lives of so many American service members. We were incredibly honored and touched to learn that Chris' final wish sought to continue serving his country by helping wounded warriors and veterans. Hand-written on Chris' will was a note saying that if he died in combat, he wanted attention to focus on his wounded brothers and sisters, rather than himself. Chris' ultimate hope was that 100,000 individuals would donate to Wounded Warrior Project in his name....

"As a recent Marine Corps retiree, I have been fortunate to find that Marines I have served with throughout a twenty-year career are still eager to help one another.  Prior to my retirement, much emphasis was placed on me to building a strong network that would facilitate my transition into my next career.  Never did I imagine how many would extend a hand in order to help me take the next in the journey.  I had everything from letters of recommendation, employment search advice, cups of coffee over a discussion about what my goals are, and ultimately job leads as they...

Meet Monte, a local Marine from Camp Pendleton.  He has fulfilled multiple jobs from HirePatriots.com and shares his experience!  Please share this fantastic site with your neighbors and co-workers where they can post One-Day jobs for our Active Duty guys and gals to help them help you!  If you need help posting, please contact me @ 760-420-2625 and I'll be glad to help ; )...

My wonderful grandfather tending his tomato plants, how he loved them!I come from a long list of Veterans along with a couple of brother-in-laws who enlisted but I was never really impacted by their service, nor was it really discussed within my family. I do recall when Desert Storm kicked off and listening to the news coverage on the radio in my father's truck after he picked me up from basketball practice. I remember being so concerned about all of the troops there as I heard gunfire and explosions come over the radio. I remember I was so worried that...

Will you give this to my Daddy?As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.'Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed One of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen.Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camos. As they began heading to their gate, everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.  When I...

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Camp Pendleton will host its annual Battle Color Ceremony featuring the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Drum and Bugle Corps and the Battle Color Guard Friday, March 11.The performance is scheduled to take place at two locations on base, the Mainside football field and the School of Infantry parade deck. The performance at Mainside will begin at 10:30 a.m., while the SOI performance will begin at 3 p.m.The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, known as “The Commandant’s Own,” combines contemporary songs and traditional marching music with distinctive choreographed drill movements in a program entitled “Music in...

Now this is the way the National Anthem should be sung (take note Christina Aguilera)!  Amazing group called the "Cactus Cuties" belt it out and make everyone stand much taller!  Way to go girls!...

It started innocently enough, an introduction from a mutual friend.  Soon we were spending our evenings hanging out on his deck looking out among the many lights, homes and rolling hills that lay between us and the Carlsbad coastline.  Learning about each other over a glass of wine (alright, it was a bottle) and Jim has such a knack for telling stories, that is one thing I truly love about him.  He told me about his years as a Captain in the Marine Corp and how he undeniably loved being out in the field with his men and when he was...

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At Top San Diego Homes our motto is “It’s About You, Not Me!” We are Professional Realtors who thrive to educate and help first time home buyers, those purchasing investment properties, as well as the experienced real estate owner. We specialize in first time home buyers, FHA, VA, Short sales, REOs and Equity sales.We are a husband and wife team who bring a lot more to the table than most Realtors. Jim is a former Major, United States Marine Corps. His background as a Mortgage Broker, General Contractor, his Degree in Finance, and his personal real estate investing experience...

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A touching tribute to our veterans, past and present!

America, God shed his grace upon thee.We need a common vision for our country. A commitment to our founding principles. A return to the recognition that we are at the mercy of our Creator. He is our rock, our foundation, our strength, our hope for the future.What I pray for is that we might be united in brotherhood again. -- We need to become united again as fellow countrymen. America is our home. We are its family. "A house divided against itself will fall." We must cease to hate and to revile and to accuse. -- Walk in the...

One night, an injured Marine, who had just returned from Iraq that night, knocked on our door and asked," Sir, do you have any work I can do for you to earn some money to get my utilities turned back on?" It changed our lives. -- His wife had lost her job and the family car was repossessed. Then the electricity and gas was turned off. His wife and two kids had been living that way for weeks!We sold our house and all of our possessions to begin a "Helps" outreach for the Marines and their families at Camp Pendleton...

HirePatriots is a free outreach to our worthy and honorable US Military, Veterans and their families. The HirePatriots program helps them earn money when they are in and out of the Service with our Local One Day job boards and our National Full Time job board. We also hold job fairs, military marriage retreats and various wounded warrior programs. – Our goal is to support our military and their families; and to help them to return to civilian life as productive and healthy citizens.Our One Day job board is for residents to post jobs whenever they want some extra help...

Would you hire a US Veteran to help you with chores around your house and yard?HirePatriots.com is a free website for US residents to hire a local US Military person or a veteran whenever they need an extra hand with anything that you need to get done. They are extremely resourceful and hardworking. Whatever the job, there is a local GI or veteran who knows how to do it.Residents have been using HirePatriots.com for years. They simply post their job description, contact info, location and the amount they want to pay and a few minutes later they receive...

They find jobs on HirePatriots.com.Whenever you have a job or repair, hire patriots from your local US Military base or a veteran in your community. It is a wonderful and practical way to say "Thanks!"Six years ago, an injured Marine came to our door one night after returning from Iraq. He discovered that his wife had lost her job while he was deployed, and that she and their two small children had lived for several weeks without any utilities except for cold water.So at 8PM one evening this Marine knocked on our door. He was looking for immediate...

We always receive great comments of praise and encouragement. And everyone means the world to us! Please add your comment, HirePatriots story or pictures or video to our ever-growing list.Your comments are an inspiration to our GIs. And they encourage more patriotic citizens to sound off too.Companies deciding whether to join in with our hiring and higher cause also are inspired by what you write.Please add your comment.Thank you,Mark and T...