Monthly Archives: January 2005

Tattoo parlors see trade rise before deploymentsBy Diane Mouskourie Roni Falgout uses a needle to draw the fine lines of her designs. And rather than...

Iraqi voters defy attacks to make strong turnout in landmark election Bush has declared the elections a resounding success in Iraq.  With polls closed in Iraq, election...

Getting back on feet now vet's painful mission By Lona O'Connor Pictured left, Will Rightsell, 31, a Navy Seabee from Boynton Beach, tries to regain his...

Officers now eligible for SRAP hometown recruiting duty By Lisa Burgess ARLINGTON, Va. A program that allows enlisted servicemembers with war-zone experience to go...

Recruiting senior-citizen soldiersBy Donnie Johnston The U.S. military is stretched thin overseas, so it's time for the old veterans to get their uniforms out of...

POW/MIA: War vet makes it home after 37 yearsBy Nathalie Taylor "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on...

Support The Troops; Ignore The VetsBy William A. Collins Crippled now,My service done:Ignored by allIn Washington. Veterans of World War II were much admired. They fought...

Returning Iraq war veterans to face psychological testingBy Esther Schrader WASHINGTON -- Grappling with a growing mental health crisis among troops who have fought in...

To Hell, and They're Coming Backby Bill Berkowitz On Wednesday, January 26, at 10:42 Pacific Coast Time, amongst the latest headlines from AOL News were...

The Return of the DraftWith the army desperate for recruits, should college students be packing their bags for Canada? By TIM DICKINSON Uncle Sam wants...

First baseman, Delgado, fields questions regarding war protest Carlos Delgado dons the Marlins' pinstripes. Carlos Delgado is willing to stand up for his beliefs -- or, in...

Returning veterans paint grim picture of war's tollBy Cheryl L. Reed  Soldiers recently returned from Iraq gave an unfiltered and unflattering assessment of the war's...

CTP Exam Now Covered Under Veterans Affairs Benefits Prosoft Learning Corporation (Nasdaq:POSOD) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) today announced that U.S. veterans with G.I....

Dear old veteran, may I salute you?By Patricia Salwei I approached the entrance to Ft Belvoir's medical facility last year as an old veteran puttered...

Veterans' Benefits "hurtful" to National Security, says Pentagonby Joel Wendland "In an interview with the Wall Street Journal (1-25-05), Pentagon official David Chu, in a...

Bush targets tyrannyBy Andrew Miga WASHINGTON - President Bush will take new aim at tyranny across the globe in next week's State of the Union Address...

Bring the Troops HomeBy Michael RothschildThe United States should pull out of Iraq. Already, the United States has lost more than 1,350 soldiers. Already,...

WWII Veterans remember battle at Anzio  Halfway across the world two men from Marshall Minnesota were fighting a war sixty-one years ago. They wore the...

Home Loan Benefits Expanded for Veterans   Loan Limits Have Been Increased on VA Loans Allowing More Veterans to Get Assistance With Their Home Loan...

Pentagon tries to explain secret spy group WASHINGTON - The Pentagon yesterday confirmed plans to field new military spy teams to assist battlefield commanders with...

Former Miss America is determined to help veterans get health, VA information Former Miss America, Heather French Henry, was determined to find a way to get information about Veterans...

Protest the war, not the warriorsBY Andrew Borene I read in Friday's Minnesota Daily that a number of students chose to protest the war...

Recruiter takes on challenges of retaining soldiers for Guard By Dan de Carbonel  Lt. Col. Leah Sundquist's task never is easy under the best of circumstances....

Helping new veterans adjust Tricia Cruz New York--The services are there, but veterans aren't taking advantage--that's the word from those who run a task...

Iraq veterans groups forming NEW YORK -- A small but increasing number of Iraq veterans have formed or joined groups to oppose the war or to...

A few good men and women: Students contemplate military service By Yuri Ozeki Become a part of an army of one, join the few,...

Veterans want troops to come home  By J.J. Andrews Steve Brown remembers patrolling Vietnam waters as part of the U.S. CGC Androscoggin in 1967-68. As...

Families receive more support as military adjusts to changing demographicsBy Sydney J. Freedburg Jr. America is fighting its biggest war in decades with the most-married military...

Life after war: Returning soldiers cope with peaceful worldJulie Randle Sherman was right: War is hell. Ask any solider. Or ask their families."It's a profound...

Tough-sounding address makes no mention of IraqBy George E. Condon Jr. WASHINGTON President Bush delivered one of the more muscular, foreign-policy-dominated inaugural addresses in...

Fort Jackson to open 270 jobs to civilians; Move is part of Army's effort to free more troops for other duties By CHUCK CRUMBO   The...

Bush remembers war veterans at inauguration WASHINGTON - President Bush, proclaiming himself a war president, opened three days of celebrations marking his inauguration with a flag-waving tribute...

When Johnnie Marches Home...  By Keith Pandolfi   ...There's a good chance he aims to start a business. For returning veterans, the good news is they...

Senator Edward Kennedy:"Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam"By Al Click U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy launched a scathing critique of President George W. Bush, describing his...

'US planning strike on Iran'By Roy Eccleston The Bush administration is conducting secret reconnaissance missions in Iran aimed at identifying three dozen targets it suspects...

Iraq vets getting out of Guard By HARRY ESTEVE SALEM -- Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who served in Iraq are opting to leave...

Event finally welcomes Vietnam veterans home DAYTON, OHIO -- Dave Endlich, a Vietnam veteran, remembers his homecoming as prayers answered for his family. When Endlich...

US releases 80 Taliban suspects in peace gesture By Declan Walsh The US military freed 80 suspected Taliban members from custody in Afghanistan yesterday in...

Blankets for the troopsBy Ray Reyes FLORIDA- Warmth is on the way.  Just one more month, Barbara Seaman promises, until she's gathered enough of that...

Draft CreepBy David Wiggins Say hello to "draft creep." Remember "bracket creep," AKA the "sneaky tax increase," whereby inflation and income growth forces people into...

Security Clearance Job Outlook Strong for 2005 With the national economy on a slow but steady mend, unemployment and new job growth continue to...

Vatican disagrees with Pope regarding war in Iraq   Pictured left:  Anti-war statement made by Pope John Paul II printed on a sweatshirt ROME -- The U.S....