Monthly Archives: June 2008

The only blind officer in Army, also serves with Special Forces by Kevin Maurer, APLeft, although Castro still requires some assistance, he asks for no special favors....

Are you sick and tired of the Democrats and Republicans?   Nobody Speaking to You?Try Chuck Baldwin for President in 2008 by John Allen This Independant Presidential Candidate stands...

HISTORY RE-LIVED: President McKinley Visits Veterans in Los Angeles National Veterans Home: Rally to Save Hallowed Land for Veterans Held This Past SundayChuck Baldwin, Candidate for...

Job Hunting a Major Challenge for our VeteransUnemployment rate for wounded veterans is estimated in double digitsWith the economy in dire straits, The job...

Help End the Oil Wars and Save LivesHelp Our Future Soldier Out of Harms WayWhile calls for more oil drilling dominate the headlines, experts...

Job Hunting a Major Challenge for our VeteransUnemployment rate for wounded veterans is estimated in double digitsWith the economy in dire straits, The job...

Ex-Democratic candidate Supports ObamaRetired Gen. Wesley Clark, a former Democratic presidential candidate is reaching out and supporting Barack Obama.  Yesterday, Clark said John McCain’s...

Report: U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran    * New Yorker article says Congress authorized up to $400 million for covert ops in Iran    *...

Occupation Plan for Iraq Faulted in Army History  by Michael R. Gordon, New York TimesWASHINGTON — Soon after American forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003,...

NEW "SWIFT VET" GROUP BEING FORMEDANY CAUSE, ANY POLITICIAN IF THE MONEY IS GOODby Gordon DuffWith returning veterans jobless and homeless, sponsors are being sought...

Obama quietly visits wounded vets at Walter ReedBy SARA KUGLERWASHINGTON  — Barack Obama stopped by Walter Reed Army Medical Center Saturday to visit wounded...

The United States Senate has approved additional funding of $162bn for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill includes significant extra funding for US war...

At last the incurably traumatized may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And controversially, ecstasy may be key to taming...

BUY VA FORECLOSED HOMES NOWVENDEE FINANCING PROVIDES PATH FOR MANY WITH CREDIT CHALLENGESby John P. AllenIf you're thinking about buying a VA-owned property, Vendee...

Managing Job Searches Just Got Easier For Veterans & Military Service MembersBy Trish ForantMilitary service members and Veterans looking for jobs now have another...

BUY VA FORECLOSED HOMES NOWVENDEE FINANCING PROVIDES PATH FOR MANY WITH CREDIT CHALLENGESby John P. AllenIf you're thinking about buying a VA-owned property, Vendee...

If you do not have a credit score at or over the current credit score requirement from the lenders, which in this...

Low approval rate for vets' chemical tests claimsBy ERICA WERNER – 5 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department has granted only...

1. Can a VA Home Loan be used for investment property such as rental homes?  NO, to secure the VA...

GOUT:  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW   BY CAROL DUFF RN   Gout is a painful and common type of arthritis. One out of 100 will develop gout...

Supporting Our Troops Through Social MediaBy Trish ForantWe are at war. Yet, today, through the advances in technology we can do instantly what in...

Happy HomecomingBy Trish ForantAviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Nicholas Beyer holds his 4-month-old son for the first time during homecoming celebrations for the...

Antidepressants used by troops signal heavy mental and psychological toll in Iraq and Afghanistanby Mark Thompson Seven months after Sergeant Christopher LeJeune started scouting Baghdad's...

How to Recoup Taxes Paid on Disability Severance pay From the Armed Forcesby Allan B. Colombo Many medically discharged vets, including some good friends of...

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War Veteran and senator, VA back discount on gas for war veteransNew York--A Cayuga County war veteran has a plan that will make it easier...

Security ClearancesWho, What, Why, When - Get all the Answersby Sgt. James HumbuckerAny person who has worked or will work for an organization that...

PICKENS FAILS TO PAY KERRY'S CREW FOR PROVING HIM LIARVETS BACK KERRY - TIME TO "PAY UP" OR GET OUTBy G. Duff  The idea that a...

GI Bill is a major victory for veteransBy Paul Rieckhoff, Huffington PostFor anyone following the fight for a new GI Bill, progress seemed to slow...

Veterans groups want the VA to get its health care money on day one of each fiscal yearBy Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., National Journal Veterans...

Handmade Pens for the Deployed - Freedom Pens Partners with Soldiers’ Angels  Soldiers' Angels proudly announces its partnership with the Freedom Pens project to...

SOLDIERS’ ANGELS AND BAKE ME A WISH! SEND FREEDOM CAKES TO OUR MILITARY HEROES WITH EVERY CAKE PURCHASED ON BAKEMEAWISH.COMOrganizations Partner to Send Freedom...

Americans celebrate the day our fledgling country declared its independence in 1776 with fireworks, family gatherings, plenty of food and good fun. At the...

FROM JUNGLE FIGHTERS AND LIONS TO A SLEEPING GENERATIONBY:  G. DUFFI served with a Marine Rifle Squad in Vietnam.  Leaving Vietnam and my squad,...

After a six-year battle that cut to the Constitution's core, a look at how advocates for Gitmo prisoners won a major victory against Bush....

Tuskegee Airmen to be subject of Lucas film Movie will address trials that famed black pilots faced during World War IIThe black airmen whose...

LIES AND PROPGANDA COULD MAKE A HERO FROM HORSE SHITNOTHING COULD HELP WESTMORELAND, PIGEON IN UNIFORMBY G. DUFFI was hoping that the lies about...

An Investigation Reveals Veterans Are Being Recruited for Government Tests on Drugs with Violent Side EffectsBy BRIAN ROSS and VIC WALTER, ABC News and Washington...

You can now apply to get free credit monitoring services for a short period ...

William Westmoreland, the son of a prosperous textile manufacturer, was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, on 26th March, 1914. He graduated from West...

Police Trained to Help Veterans Through PTSD Wave by Mark MuckenfussRiverside police Sgt. George Masson can see it coming. He remembers what it was like 27 years...

Rainbow Five:   Secret War Plan Pre-Dating Pearl Harbor Revealed by Jim Davies, Strike the RootHave you heard of Rainbow Five?  Most have not; I...