Monthly Archives: July 2007

Military recruiters suffer at hands of American bulliesby Donna Teresa, Homefront JournalDo you remember the bullies who always teased other children who felt a...

Veterans Offered Jobs at Construction CompanyCharley Company Joins HireVeterans.comBy Gordon GatesCharley Company is a Family Owned Business that has been servicing our customers with...

Veterans Offered Jobs at Construction CompanyCharley Company Joins HireVeterans.comBy Gordon GatesCharley Company is a Family Owned Business that has been servicing our customers with...

Iraq War amputee's bionic hand moves all five fingersby Tali Yahalom, USA TODAYIraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo, left, one of the first recipients...

SNIPER-MAN! SNIPER-MAN! Does Whatever a Sniper Canby April Fitzsimmons, Sgt. USAF (1985-1989)LOS ANGELES, Ca - “I was a sniper,” he said. “But you’re out...

Iraq war veteran's parents sue U.S. after suicideby Svea Herbst-BaylissLeft, The boots of Jeffrey Michael Lucey, who committed suicide six months after returning to...

Salvation Army Announces The Liberty Program for VeteransVeterans Get Assistance from the Salvation ArmyBy David LeonardThe Salvation Army Social Services Department of Los Angeles...

Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam may be related to rise in blood pressureWASHINGTON (AP) - Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam may lead to...

I'm tired of hearing about the next Presidential election already.  I'm tired of hearing who has raised how much money and I'm really sick...

Newly released documents confirm that it was a deliberate shooting that killed Pat Tillman, not friendly fire. This post, written by TRex, originally appeared...

Panel promotes changes in the way the government determines disability status and benefitsby Jim Rutenberg and David S. Cloud WASHINGTON: A presidential panel on...

FUBAR: United We Stand? Are the current state of affairs for disabled veterans acceptable?By Aaron R. Cathcart IVA long haired, scruffy sort of...

US has naturalized 32,000 immigrant soldiers since Iraq war by Virginie Montet WASHINGTON (AFP) - Dressed in US military uniforms, an Iraqi, a Mexican and...

By Sean T LewisVeteransToday.com Staff Writerin memory of Vietnam Veteran Sean Daly Not on any WallLines and shapes etched in a stark face of...

Vietnam War Fighters Suspect Illnesses May Be Linked to Agent Orangeby Scarlet SimsLloyd Patrick Elnicki never asked what the Circle of Life Hospice nurse...

Frustrated by delays in health care, a coalition of injured Iraq war veterans is accusing VA Secretary Jim Nicholson of breaking the law by...

Veterans Get Jobs at Granite Stone Industry LeaderAGM Imports Joins HireVeterans.comby Gordon GatesAGM Imports, a leading east coast provider of granite to the building...

Veterans Get Jobs at Granite Stone Industry Leader AGM Imports Joins HireVeterans.comby Gordon GatesAGM Imports, a leading east coast provider of granite to the building...

Program helps disabled vets get defense business contractsby Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- Thousands of disabled military veterans have enrolled...

Injured veterans could be shortchanged in their government disability pay depending on where they live WASHINGTON —Injured veterans could be shortchanged in their government...

A court says the agency must provide benefits to Vietnam veterans with a type of leukemia.By Henry Weinstein, Times Staff Writer In a stinging ruling,...

SIMI VALLEY FREEDOM WALK TO COMMEMORATE 9/11What:The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is joining forces with MilitaryConnection.com to bring to our city the second annual...

Harry Potter and PTSDBy Sean T Lewis VeteransToday.com Staff WriterAs the parent of two teenage girls, and partner of a bookseller, I naturally...

A group of gay and lesbian veterans is touring the country in a campaign called Legacy of Service, to speak out against the military's "Don't Ask,...

Nicholson's abrupt resignation comes amid intense political and public scrutiny of the VA following reports of shoddy outpatient care for soldiers and war veteransby...

Pentagon balked at pleas from officers in field for safer vehiclesby Peter Eisler, Blake Morrison and Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYA U.S. soldier slouches...

Veteran Care Under Review as More Than 22,000 Are Discharged With 'Pre-Existing' Personality Disorder, Which Some Say Developed During War by BOB WOODRUFF, JAMES HILL, JAIME...

Forward to the Pastby Rich CarrollThe “WHOOSH” you hear regularly is the air escaping from Washington’s ideological promiscuity bag. The Socialist Party now has...

Priority Solutions Joins HireVeterans.comMajor Employment Solution Agency Reaches Out to Place U.S. Veterans in Top Jobsby Gordon GatesPriority Solutions, a major North American employment...

Major Employment Solution Agency Reaches Out to Place U.S. Veterans in Top Jobsby Gordon GatesPriority Solutions, a major North American employment solution and placement...

Wounded soldiers who allege that the government is downplaying their injuries and cheating them out of benefits have some new legal ammunition: three major...

Desperate G.I., wife hired man to shoot him: cops by Chrisena ColemanLeft, Jonathan Aponte following his graduation from Ft. Sill, Okalahoma. Aponte allegedly hired someone...

Injured Veteran Uses Own Experience to Inspire Others With Traumatic Brain Injuriesby Donna Miles Left, Retired Army Pfc. Chris Lynch uses his own experience with...

The euro shot to an all-time high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on concerns about the American economy that were fueled by discouraging growth...

After serving in Afghanistan and three times in Iraq, an Army Reserve sergeant from Port St. Lucie recoiled at still another deployment.by Amy DriscollLeft,...

Panel expected to get an earful from Louisiana veterans and support groups.by Bruce Alpert, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Tyler Ziegel says he considers himself...

As the use of body art grows, it's becoming an employment issue.by Molly SelvinLast year Justin Miloro had to wear long sleeves to conceal...

Saudi Takeover of GE Plastics Flies Under the Radarby Diane M. Grassi                                                                                                                  The announcement on May 21, 2007 that the largest public company in the...

I'm having the worst damn week of my whole damn life so I'm going to write this while I'm pissed off enough to do...

Survey left out many sailors involved in chemical weapons tests, group saysby Chris AmosLeft, Veterans who served on the USS Power recite the Pledge...

Thomas Paine: The Forgotten Founding FatherToo Radical Yet Without Thomas Paine, there would be No America Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 – 8 June...

George Washington: America's Greatest U.S. VeteranA Legend During His Own Time and So Much More 231 years laterThere have been so many great veterans that...