Monthly Archives: May 2005

Chairman Buyer Tells Normandy Memorial Day Audience "These are the lives we must celebrate Normandy, France,  Chairman Steve Buyer and Veterans Health Subcommittee Chairman Henry...

Military mom's Web site grows By Leroy Standish ADELANTO Janice Enkoff says inspiration for her Web site, www.support4ourtroops.com, came in a dream. Her 20-year-old daughter, Army...

Army's 'Old Guard' blacksmith Completes 3 Decades of Service Pete Cote to retire after years of service at Arlington National Cemetary ARLINGTON, Virginia - Monday is Pete Cote's...

The History of Memorial Day How Decoration Day become today's modern Memorial Day by Pvt. Charlotte Johnson Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of...

Ceremonies and Parades among the solemn events to mark Memorial Day MEMORIAL DAY 2005 Parades, official ceremonies and solemn visits will mark Memorial Day 2005 across the...

"It's not Eddie here" Kin say military gave them wrong body for burial in '69 By Electa Draper        LEFT: Thomas Martinez holds a photo of...

Vietnam Vets Find Ways to Serve 30 Years Later Two men feel need to contribute The fighting stopped 30 years ago in Vietnam, but for some...

Million Veteran March Opened to the Public All American Citizens Welcome to Attend June 8, 2005  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE OUR ANGER AT...

American Gold Star Mothers Reject Mother of Slain Soldier Non-Citizen Refused Membership  WHITE PLAINS, New York - Everyone agrees that Ligaya Lagman is a Gold Star...

HOUSE PASSES APPROPRIATIONS BILL H.R. 2528 VETERANS HEALTHCARE INCREASE OF $1.64 BILLION Washington, DC Today by a vote of 425-1, the House passed H.R....

CHAIRMAN BUYER HONORED TO LEAD CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO NORMANDY & SURESNES TO ATTEND MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES Washington, DC Chairman Steve Buyer of the...

MILITARY RECRUITMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS RAISES QUESTIONS By Diane M. Grassi                                        The head of the Army Recruiting Command, Major General Michael D. Rochelle, called for...

Parents of Pat Tillman lash out at Army Handling of Arizona Cardinals death called a sign of disrespect' Former NFL player Pat Tillman's family is lashing...

May 2005 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEARINGS....THE SCHEDULE Oversight and Investigations SubcommitteeOversight hearing regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' and the Department of Defense's efforts...

MILITARY CHANNEL OBSERVES MEMORIAL DAY WITH WORLD PREMIERE SPECIAL -  AMERICA REMEMBERS, AIRING MAY 30, 8 PM (ET/PT) --Special Tells Compelling Stories of Military Men...

MILITARY CHANNEL GOES THE DISTANCE TO BRING VIEWERS BEST RANGER   --Three-part Special Filmed During 2005 Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning -- Silver Spring, MDMilitary...

Free Father's Day Messages to be Hosted by Stripes.com Washington, DC - Stars and Stripes, the daily newspaper of the U.S. military, will host...

The Veterans Benefit Act of 2004 Learn How it still affects you for 2005 The Veterans Benefits Act of 2004, was signed by President Bush on...

PROPOSED BASE CLOSINGS WILL REVEAL LOSS OF INDUSTRY Early projections estimate a loss of at least 225,000 federal and civilian jobs By Diane M. Grassi  On...

USS AMERICA Navy Sinks it's Own Carrier by Tom Tramantano At approximately 11:30 am EDT, on Saturday, May 14, 2005 the United States Navy made history...

THE BENEFITS OF GETTING A VA HOME LOAN   VA Home Loans are better than ever - limit raised to $359,650 By John P. Allen There are...

Stars and Stripes "Heroes" to Land in Nation's Capital  Washington, DC, May 12, 2005 - Stars and Stripes, the daily newspaper of the U.S. military,...

HOUSE VETERANS' AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HOLDS HEARING  Washington, D.C. Yesterday, The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing...

Nevada Gov. Guinn Statement regarding BRAC ANNOUNCEMENT  Base Closings Affect Nevada CARSON CITY Gov. Kenny Guinn today released the following statement regarding the Base...

National Job Fair on May 24th Midwest City in Oklahoma Sponsored by Today's NCOA and the United Associations Group, Inc., the Reed Conference Center will host...

Band of Brothers - a DVD review Is this flick the Greatest of all World War II Movies?  Vote Now! buy dvd at amazon.com Based on the...

Army War College Closing? College that Graduated Tommy Franks, Normana Schwarzkopf may close CARLISLE, Pennsylvania - Far from the front lines, Tommy Franks, Norman Schwarzkopf and...

Soldiers Nabbed in FBI Drug Sting Drugs moved through Border Checkpoints TUCSON, Arizona - FBI agents posing as cocaine traffickers in Arizona caught 16 current and...

Sailor Turned Activist Gets Convicted by Military Judge 23-Year-Old New Yorker Refused to Deploy to Persian Gulf A sailor turned anti-war activist was convicted Wednesday in...

Making the Transition from Military Service to Civilian Life? Veterans - Get your Health Care Insurance Issues Settled Prior to making a transition from military service, it...

Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan: Small truths at the expense of big ones Is Saving Private Ryan the Greatest World War II Movie of all time? ...

60th. ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II A TIME TO ACT by Robert Schneider The 60th. anniversary of WW II is here;  veterans, your country thanks you for...

Remembering Col. David Hackworth - Champion of the Ordinary Soldier A Thorn in the Side of the Pentagon  The top brass in the Pentagon hated David...

CULT OF GUILT 60th Anniversary Protestors want return to Nazism BERLIN - About 3,000 supporters of a German extreme-right party protested in Berlin Sunday against the...

Bush says World War II taught Democracy Brings Peace Netherlands - President George W. Bush said on Sunday World War II taught that democracy brings...

World War II Dead Honored in the Netherlands. President George W. Bush pays Tribute Netherlands -- President George W. Bush has paid tribute in the Netherlands to...

A Bridge Too Far (1977) - a DVD Review Is this the Greatest World War II Movie of All Time?  Vote Now! By Carter B. Horsley This...

Mom serving in Iraq calls son at school    Son gets Suspended A high school student in Columbus, Georgia was suspended for 10 days for refusing to...

MILITARY CHANNEL DEBUTS INSIDER'S LOOK                     AT THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN;          ACE IN THE HOLE HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE THURSDAY, MAY 12 Silver Spring, Md.Meet...

Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Holds Hearing Rep. Jeff Miller examines issues with BVA Washington, D.C. Today, the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance...

Midway (1976) - A DVD Review Is Midway the Greatest World War II Flick of all Time?  Vote Now! a Reveiw by Sargent Slaughter It's not really...

House Veterans' Affairs SubCommittee on Economic Opportunity Held Mark Up Health Insurances Issues for Vets on the Table Washington, D.C. Today, the Subcommittee on Economic...