Monthly Archives: November 2006

Veterans conquer new goals with support of fellow wounded, the military and the publicby E.A. Torriero, Chicago Tribune Left, John Siciliano and Sarah Reinertsen devote personal...

Military veterans bring valuable skills, discipline and management experience to the work force.by Elliott Minor FORT BENNING, Ga.-- First Sgt. Glenn Van Swol, who survived...

Get to Know Our Employers Who Support Our American Veteransby Lynn Earle, Recruiting ConsultantOmniflight Helicopters, Inc. was founded in 1962 by Dan Parker in...

My Tour in Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the...

Santa Barbara Chapter of Veterans for Peace revealed to be a Pentagon surveillance targetby Matt Cota A secret Pentagon database used to monitor anti-war protests and...

Casting Directors For Fast and Furious 3 and Jarhead announce Open Casting Call in San Diego, CA and Yuma, AZ For Military Documentary Los Angeles,...

A Veteran's First-hand Account of Surviving World War Two as a RAF Bomber Pilot Capt. Donald Macintosh flew over 40 raids from D day until...

The "review" will not look at whether the NSA's surveillance violated the Constitution or any laws.by Eric Lichtblau After months of pressure from congressional...

State Helps Veterans Collect Their Due by Dean Baker, Columbian staff writer Left, Harvey Pierce, 84, a Marine who served in World War II, can now...

For one Vietnam Veteran, remembering was not enough Over the years, each veteran has had to come to terms with the Vietnam War in his...

Educators Who Are Selected Will Attend Washington, DC Conference in July Washington, D.C.The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is looking for educators to join its...

Nick & Post-Traumatic Stress Reevaluated by Shaun Mullen, The Moderate Voice The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to it....

Cold War Veteran Looks for Legal Help in Fight Against the VFWby Kristina Morgan Barker   Luis Canales, 46, of Seale, Alabama is a prime example of...

Bring Back the Draftby Amy Branham I am a peaceful person.  I do not believe in unprovoked war, but I do believe that there is...

Gadfly or Hero? Former Pilot Fights On Against Vietnamby Seth Mydans, The New York Times  BANGKOK--Some old soldiers don't even fade away. They keep on...

Get to Know the Employers Who Support Our TroopsStringer Associates & Winning Edge Enterprises Proudly Reaches Out To Empower U.S. Veterans as Life Coachesby...

Iraq War Veteran, Kortney Clemons, Outruns Tragedy, Regains Athletic DriveBy Sal Ruibal, USA TODAY MERIDIEN, Miss. Kortney Clemons has every reason in the world...

20-year holiday tradition for Vietnam Veteransby Kirk Moore and Lauren O. Kidd TOMS RIVER Thirty-five years ago, these men were carrying sandbags, ammunition, wounded...

Governor picks Duckworth to head Veterans' Affairs Iraq war veteran and former congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth has a new mission: director of the Illinois Department...

Giving Military Veterans the Shaftby Conn Hallinan "War is hell," Union General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said 14 years after the end of the bloodiest...

Hospital gave up on him, say wife, mother of a wounded veteranby Steve Young Left, Corey Briest holds his son, Connor, and daughter, Kylie, at...

Progressives are drawn to Charlie Rangel's call for a draft, but a draft only inducts people. Class determines what job they will be assigned...

Westar Energy joins HireVeterans.comby Randy Miller, Recruiting ConsultantAs the largest electric energy provider in Kansas, serving more than half a million residents, Westar Energy...

Westar Energy joins HireVeterans.com Energy Company Electrifies Job Market in seeking to Hire U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant As the largest electric energy provider in Kansas,...

Matson Joins HireVeterans.comFreight Giant Seeks to Employ U.S. Veteransby Randy Miller, Recruiting ConsultantFounded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of the...

Matson Joins HireVeterans.com Freight Giant Seeks to Employ U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant Founded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of...

Combat Veterans Search for Civilian Careersby Kane Farabaugh, Voice of America Left, Lee French was searching for a job in the shipping industry. Some members of...

Keith Olbermann responds to Bush's comparison between Vietnam and Iraqby Keith Olberman, MSNBC It is a shame and it is embarrassing to us all when...

Veterans need acknowledgment, affirmation, counseling, jobs and housingby Kathleen Parker  The next time you pass a homeless man on the street, you might ask in...

Writing songs of compassion and understanding for returning soldiersby Charles Hadlock, Correspondent for NBC News Left, Country music star Darryl Worley's new album hopes to...

Hemophilia drug used on Wounded GIs labeled risk BALTIMORE A blood-coagulating drug designed to treat rare forms of hemophilia is being used on critically...

On NPR, Bush Vietnam Visit Evokes Talk of 'Weak Christian Aggressors' In Iraqby Tim Graham President Bush traveling to Vietnam was guaranteed to bring out...

Pentagon To Use Wireless Sensors To Tell Whether a Soldier has PTSD or Drug, Alcohol Abuse The Pentagon wants to know how its soldiers are...

57,000 Troops, 5 Combat Brigades Told To Deploy To Iraq Early Next Yearby Lolita C. Baldor, AP WASHINGTON-- The Pentagon announced Friday that 57,000 U.S. troops,...

Military Plans to Build Terrorism, War Crimes Compound For Trials The military said on Friday that it planned to build a $125 million compound at...

U.S. vets make Vietnam-Iraq generational transitionby Grant McCool Left, two members of the 1st Cavalry Wreath layers embrace at the Vietnam Memorial Wall during Veteran's...

There's little doubt that, both legally and morally, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have earned an early retirement. But impeachment isn't a practical...

Dick McDonald has seen the signs in veterans of earlier wars. Now, he is seeing it among those who served in Iraq or Afghanistan...

Upcoming job fairs for January Great jobs await you in the defense, intelligence and government services sectors with federal agencies and government contractors this month!...

Senate Passes Record Funding Bill For VA Operations Washington, DC-- Veterans across the nation will benefit from a record budget increase for a variety of...

Vietnam War Still Taking a Toll On Aging Veteransby Pamela Varkony Charles W. speaks clearly but with little emotion as he recounts his military...

VetLIFT helps homeless veterans in Oregon EUGENE, Oregon--Acknowledging members of the military comes easily during wartime, when their sacrifices are so agonizingly apparent. But when they...