Monthly Archives: May 2008
Election Year Heroes / Stooges of Special Interest
MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS SELF DESTRUCT: MEDALS DECORATE NEOCON SURROGATES ON THE ATTACK CIRCUIT AGAINBY G. DUFFIn this election year two Medal of Honor...
President Bush on the New G.I. Bill
Bush: Never Invest for Tomorrow What Can Be Spent TodayTom Hanson, www.OpenEducation.netWhile the debate as to the formal legacy of President George W. Bush may...
New Program Source of Jobs for War Veterans
War veterans find employment through new programs by Jim Casey, Peninsula Daily NewsFrom the sun-scorched Iraqi desert with deadly enemies all around to a misty forest...
Are We Fighting The Right Mission on the Right Battlefield?
Are We Fighting The Right Mission on the Right Battlefield?Is 2008 the same as 1973? by Janice MooreWe call it the War on Iraq...
Driving a Wedge, Vet Against Vet Policy
VA POLICY FOR HALF A CENTURY LEADS TO CHRONIC PATIENT ABUSEANTI-VETERAN SYSTEM TURNS VETS AGAINST VETSby G. DUFFAfter every war, the VA seems to...
Post-Traumatic Stress Soars in U.S. Troops
Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50% in 2007 By David Morgan, Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops...
New Program: Free Vacations for Wounded Veterans
VACATIONS FOR VETERANS Vacations For Veterans is a nonprofit organization created to provide recently wounded veterans of the United States Armed Forces with a...
Book: Two Wars – A True Story From Army Ranger Nate Self
A Book for those in the Military or those with loved ones in the MilitaryFor the first time, Army Ranger hero Nate Self tells...
U.S. TROOPS INSPIRE PROS OF THE BASEBALL DIAMOND
Four MLB player retirees were afforded a visit with over 400 troops By Diane M. Grassi On the heels of Memorial Day 2008 and in...
A Toxic Tale at Camp LeJeune III
Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune III by Andrea M. ByronOn this date, 8 years ago, my family's lives forever changed. May 27, 2000 is when...
Memorial Day 2008: Does the Country Really Care?
Memorial Day 2008: A Look Back at it's History and it's Revelance TodayLeft: General John A. Logan, Library of Congress Memorial Day, originally called Decoration...
Last Known WWI War Veteran Honored for Memorial Day
Last Known WW1 Vet is Honored over Memorial Day Weekendby Brian Charlton, Associated Press Left, Frank Buckles poses for a photo as he tours the...
War Veterans Taking PTSD Drugs Die in Sleep
Hurricane man's death the 4th in West Virginia by Julie Robinson, The WV GazetteA Putnam County veteran who was taking medication prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder...
The Army Trains a Skeptics Corps to Battle Groupthink
One lesson from Iraq: More questioning may help avert mistakes by Anna Mulrine, US News & World ReportLeft, Lt. Col. Jeff Ragland recalls his reception...
Q. Are Active Duy U.S. Military Personnel Eligible for VA Home Loan?
If you are now on regular duty (not active duty for training), you are eligible after having served 181 days (90 days...
Webb GI Bill Passes in Senate [VIDEO]
Despite some Republican political shenanigans, Jim Webb's GI Bill passed the senate with overwhelming support. by Ali Frick, Think ProgressJust over an hour ago, the...
Student Veterans Organization Emerges
STUDENT VETERANS ESTABLISH NATIONAL COALITIONStudent veterans from across the country will converge in Washington DC, June 11-13 to continue to work to to enhance...
Q: How does a VA Home Loan Compromise Claim Payment Work?
A: When a veteran attempts to sell his or her home and the expected proceeds from the sale are not enough to...
Q: If a Veteran Dies before the VA Home Loan is paid off, will...
A: No. The surviving spouse or other co-borrower must continue to make the payments. If there is no co-borrower, the loan becomes...
Q: What is VA refunding?
A: When VA refunds a loan, the loan is purchased from the private lender. VA only refunds a loan when the veteran...
Remember Those Lost to War
Remember those we have lost in war with gratitude this Memorial Dayby Donna TeresaOn Monday, Americans all over the world will join together to...
Recession or War: Time to Re-Enlist
Military benefits and job security are prompting many soldiers to re-up despite the possibility of a return to combat. by Aaron Smith, CNN MoneyNEW YORK...
Defense Department’s America Supports You Program Get New Support
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – MilitaryConnection.com is proud to announce that they have become a corporate supporter of the Defense Department’s America Supports You program....
Female Freedom Fighters- Soldiers' Angels Ladies of Liberty
Soldiers' Angels has found a new niche in assisting our deployed service members with a team called Ladies of Liberty. This team focuses on...
Case Sheds Light On Military Law [VIDEO]
Soon, The Name "Carmelo Rodriguez" Will Be Heard In Congress by Byron Pitts, CBS NewsToday the name Carmelo Rodriguez marks a modest grave in...
Civil Rights Attorney Restores First Amendment Rights for Veterans
By Robert L. RosebrockRees Lloyd, a prominent civil rights attorney, took prompt action last Friday on behalf of Veteran residents at the Los Angeles...
U.S. Veterans Offered Jobs with Health Care Industy Leader
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY LEADER SEEKS TO HIRE U.S. VETERANS.VETERANS OFFERED JOBS AT BAXTERby Gordon G. Gates With more than 70 years of innovation and leadership...
Baxter Offers Jobs to Veterans, Partners with HireVeterans.com
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY LEADER SEEKS TO HIRE U.S. VETERANS.VETERANS OFFERED JOBS AT BAXTERby Gordon G. Gates A leader in health care for more than...
Veterans with ALS in race against time
Afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease, they fight for military benefits as science hunts the cause by Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun Left: "The mind stays...
Soldier Refuses Deployment to Iraq [VIDEO]
ONE SOLDIER’S WAR: Soldier from Auburn to refuse Iraq deployment By BEVERLY HARVEY AND BRITTANY WHITLEYMatthis Chiroux had it all planned out after he...
Korean War Executions by U.S. Backed Regime Unearthed
The mass executions have been largely hidden from historyGrave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded...
Does the VA do home loans in Mexico?
by Francisco Lozano Most people don’t know this but the greatest percentage of U.S. Veterans living outside the U.S.A., live in...
Armed Forces Day to Honor Area Veterans
War Veterans Honored this Armed Forces Dayby Ed Fickes, The Greeley Tribune In 1949 President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for...
Welcoming Warriors Home
Oregon program helps Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans ease back into the community By Paul FattigFrom left, Kim Shelton, Bill McMillan, and Michael Meade will...
FORECLOSURE ISSUES: Qualifying for a VA Home Loan
VA Guidelines currently say a Foreclosure on your record needs to be 3 years old before you can get a new loan....
Politicizing the Congressional Medal of Honor
Col. Bud Day, his Medal of Honor and the McCain campaign's abuse of our nation's highest award for valor. by Ted Sampley, U.S. Veteran...
VA LOAN IMPOUND ACCOUNTS: Paying Tax and Insurance Payments Direct
By Francisco Lozano, DirectVALoan.com I received a note from a Veteran today asking me "Frank, I would like to...
U.S. to Honor Members of Ghost Squadron in 'Secret War'
Forgotten "Ghost Squadron" is Finally Honored After Secret War by Chris Vaughn, Star-TelegramFrom left, Herb Ganner of Hurst, Ed Landwehr of Fort Worth, Lowell Shaw of...
What Are the Wounds of War?
Military Debates Purple Heart Awards For Mental StressBy YOCHI J. DREAZEN, Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON -- Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the...
Drugstore Marine
FORGOTTEN PHONIES AND WANNABEES...OLIVER NORTH: THE "DRUGSTORE MARINE"BY: COLONEL DAVID HACKWORTH, FROM PLAYBOY INTERVIEW 1994NOTE: Colonel Hackworth or "Hack" as we called him has...
A Belated Thank You for the Merchant Marine?
"Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act," would award $1,000 a month to merchant crewmen who served in WWIIBY...
Corruption as a Way of LIfe
TWO VIEWS ON A SIMILAR ISSUE: TWO THIEVES PLOTTING THEIR NEXT HEISTBY. G. DUFF AND AN ANONYMOUS VETERANToday's news stories are another congressional investigation. ...