On September 25th, 2019, Medal of Honor Recipient First Lt. Brian Thacker (Ret) and representatives of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation visited the Tierney Center for Veteran Services in Tustin, CA. Tierney Center Director, Colonel Denton Knapp (Ret), led a private tour and discussed the center’s initiatives and efforts to support the community. The Tierney Center provides veterans and their families with quality health benefits, education, legal services, employment opportunities, and other essential services.

Colonel Denton Knapp (Ret), Director of the Tierney Center, says that they have reached major milestones for veterans and their families in the short time the Center has been a resource. 

“One of the things that we’re very happy about is veterans not coming in at entry-level,” says Col. Knapp. “Most veterans have led somebody…One of the things we were able to do here was the average wage of getting veterans hired at was about $12.50 and now that’s up around $24 an hour, which is a huge increase just in two years of our capability to find meaningful jobs for veterans at their level.” 

The Tierney Center has worked relentlessly to support struggling veterans and give them a better quality of life. “We had one veteran, living in his car — a marine that came in,” Col. Knapp continued.  “He had a degree in Engineering and we were able to get him a job at AT&T making six figures.”

“We had one veteran, living in his car — a marine that came in. He had a degree in Engineering and we were able to get him a job at AT&T making six figures.” -Denton Knapp

The Tierney Center is excited to continue its initiatives in the community and partner with other veteran service organizations to expand their efforts across Orange County.

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