Monthly Archives: January 2007

Register today for professional development training for women veterans!  On February 8, 2007 Business & Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA) will launch the Women Joining Forces...

Marine's Suicide Marked The End Of One Man's WarStewart, Minn. A Minnesota family is speaking out about a side of war that rarely gets...

American dead of the Iraq and Afghan occupations come disproportionately from rural America. by Tom EngelhardtWhen we hear about the American dead in Iraq,...

'Red Dawn' Film Makes Comebackby Donna TeresaI came across a movie on television the other day that I hadn't seen since 1984. Thinking back...

Most VA disability claims filed by military retirees are resolved in less than a year.  But lost paperwork, administrative errors, and appeals of rejected...

The center was funded by private donations to the Intrepid Foundation, a charity that has built dozens of houses to shelter families of wounded...

Terrorism is now the stuff of fiction, as a glance at the best-seller lists will attest. But while Islamic plotters make the headlines, the terrorists we find on the bookshelves live in our own backyard.

Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writers by Steve Watson, Infowars.net You'd be forgiven for thinking that it was some...

Bring 'Em Home: Veterans, Lawmakers, Unionists Tell Bush to Listen Upby Tim Wheeler WASHINGTON Determined to stand with the American people, Rep. Lynn Woolsey...

Dear HireVeterans.com We are excited for 2007 here at the Veterans Business Training Center (program of the Purple Heart Service Foundation). We train combat...

American Apathy by Justin Jackley Americans for the war and against it agree we should support the troops. This is a welcome change from the...

As Iraq War veterans enter VA hospitals, older veterans already in the system become the primary target of the deadly bacteria Acinetobacter Baumanniiby Steve...

Rather than argue over whether a 15-minute survey can determine if service members suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers are trying to find biological...

Never Forgotten bracelets raise money for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors B & E Enterprises was founded by two patriotic Americans working along side...

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman laid down a big marker Monday, introducing a bill that would provide five years of post-service health care...

FREE LAW SERVICE FOR VETERANS EARNS PRAISE ON OPENING DAY -- The clinic is the largest free law-school service for veterans' disability issues in...

Escalating the war in Iraq means the military will grant more "moral waivers" -- permitting recruits with criminal records and emotional problems who would...

Veteran's Benefits Under Attackby Robert E. McNulty, Sr.Here's how it seems to be shaping up in my opinion.  Everywhere we look we see the...

Paralympic Summit Held For Wounded Veterans COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - In the dining hall of the U.S. Olympic Complex, instantly recognizable speedskating champion Apolo Anton Ohno...

Grow Your Own Limbs? We've all seen the pictures, at least: soldiers and marines coming home with legs and arms gone. It's a long shot,...

Troop Buildup Called "A Fool's Errand" By Commander In First Gulf War Left, Retired Army Lt. Gen. William Odom, second left, tesitifies before the Senate...

Homeless veteran returns to service at shelterby Ryan Teague Beckwith RALEIGH, N.C. - As he walks the concrete hallways of the South Wilmington Street homeless...

Veterans: Alleged scam 'sad situation' CHICAGO--Adam probably told Eve that he planted the Garden of Eden. "Since the beginning of time, men have lied to make...

Surgin' Generals' Warningby Jim Fine The president, some members of Congress and several influential commentators have called for the U.S. to send  thousands of additional...

DANNY KATCH looks at the history of the movement against the Vietnam War. FROM 1965, when the first U.S. combat troops landed in Vietnam,...

As I listened to President Bush's new plan to deploy additional troops to Iraq, concerns and questions plagued my mind.by Donna Teresa I heard nothing...

A US Air Force sergeant who appears nude in the latest edition of Playboy magazine has been stood down from duties as an investigation...

President Bush Breaks 150-Year Tradition Of Wartime Taxesby Jacob Cherian Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Though it was once thought to be a patriotic act to...

We want your stories and photos of World War IIby Tom Hennessy Left, Tom Broderick was featured in the Chicago Tribune in 1944. A member...

Dear HireVeterans.com We are excited for 2007 here at the Veterans Business Training Center (program of the Purple Heart Service Foundation). We train combat...

The unemployment rate among young veterans fell significantly last year, the first major decline since the war in Iraq began, U.S. Department of Labor...

The Islamic Insurgency and the Effect On Our Countryby John Waltz I have sat back and watched both sides of the opinion on the war...

Female Veterans serving in Iraq suffer from more pronounced and debilitating symptoms of PTSD than men.by Diane Wetzel Anxiety attacks. Insomnia. Overreactions to sudden loud...

Many Air Force Veterans May Be Missing Out On Special Compensation RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFRNS) Just because an Air Force veteran was...

Veterans Drug Plan Eyed by Cost-Conscious Democrats by Lisa Rapaport A Veterans Affairs program may provide a model to reduce U.S. spending for medicines sold...

In order for a society to progress, it can't be held hostage by insecure elites living in the past... by David Sirota There seems to...

A well-known leader of Vietnam vets, paralyzed in combat, describes the frighteningly familiar path that is leading us into a widening conflict: With such...

"Don't ask, don't tell": With troop deployments straining resources, some push for changesby Joe Vargo Civil-rights activists and gay ex-servicemen are hailing remarks from the...

To all whom are concerned,   My name is Anna M. Davis. I am the proud wife of Robin Eric Davis and the mother of our...

Military Expert Weighs in on Watadaby Lisa Kubota Hawaii-born solider Lt. Ehren Watada is awaiting an important ruling on his upcoming court martial. Within days,...

Strange smells and dead birds frighten many in the age of terror by Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Two incidents that occurred yesterday morning,...

Veterans say VA unfair in denying disability benefits GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is not properly considering statements from veterans' private...