Monthly Archives: September 2008

Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Peake In Hawaii For Pacific Islands Health Care Summit.  2. VA Now Considers ALS To Be A "Presumptively Compensable Illness."  ...

           MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc., Detroit, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $720,000,000 indefinite quantity type, sole source contract for diesel engine parts. Other...

VA Congestion, Funding Delays Vets Care  Delonne J. Scharf has lost a lot in his service to the United States. Now the 64-year-old disabled...

Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Partner to Provide Support to Military Families $31-million initiative provides military families with access to youth development,...

DUMB AS A STUMP VETS RALLY AROUND 'KRAZY JOHN'....YEARS OF TURNING HIS BACK ON TROOPS, VETS AND POWS....By. Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERAlways quick to get...

Lawyers step up to help veterans gratisBy Laura Parker The scene resembled Hollywood’s version of how a multibillion-dollar legal deal might be negotiated. Big-name...

Reservists’ Disability Claims more likely to be DeniedBy Rick Maze National Guard and reserve members are more likely than active-duty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans...

Nine Sponsors for VA's Summer Sports ClinicVA Announces Nine National Sponsors for New Sports ClinicPeake: New Event Milestone for Disabled VeteransWASHINGTON – The Department...

HISTORIC VETERANS REVOLUTION:  The “Invasion of Brentwood” by Robert L. Rosebrock “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens  can change the world....

Filipino WWII Veterans Bill StalledThe final days of the campaign to restore US veterans status to Filipino WWII veterans in the 110th Congress did...

With support from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor, NCHV is hosting several conference calls over the next few months which...

FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., is being awarded a $125,340,788 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, requirements contract for Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensor System, Improved Navigational Thermal...

McCain Misstates Record on Veterans IssuesBy Jack Tincher Last Friday night, John McCain said; "I know the veterans, I know them well, and I...

What the Financial Crisis means to Veterans Looking for JobsFinancial Pearl Harbor Causing Veterans To Be Creative in Finding JobsBy Adelaide Beltran LopezAs we...

Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. VA Grants Benefits To All Veterans With ALS.  2. Hospital Director Aggressively Responding To Environmental Assessment.   3. Wilkes-Barre VAMC Observes National...

Vets4McCain:  An Open Letter to VeteransDear Veterans, Honorary Veterans, Family & Friends, The countdown to election days is at five weeks and a few days. ...

Two NEW Military Handbooks AvailableARLINGTON, VA - Military Handbooks has announced the release of two new 2008 FREE handbooks for military personnel, the 2008 After...

THIS MONDAY HBO INVESTIGATES AMERICA’S POLICY ON TORTURE WHEN TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE PREMIERES MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29th ON HBO AMERICA'S SHAME EXAMINED: Watch...

MILITARYCONNECTION.COM JOINS FORCES TO HOST WEBATHON WITH THE BOB HOPE USO & CBS RADIO TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS MilitaryConnection.com, a “portal of all things...

            VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $393,722,502 firm fixed price not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2212) for the...

Injured Veterans Attend New Rehabilitative Sports Clinic in San DiegoWASHINGTON – More than 50 recently injured veterans from around the country are coming to...

EXECUTIVE ORDER by The President of the United States TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR SPOUSES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF...

Response team to deploy here after deaths of 2 more recruitersBy Lindsay WiseAn alarming number of suicides among Houston-based Army recruiters — including two...

Veterans Response to John McCain's Speaking for Veterans during the 1st Presidential Debate Open Letter to Senator John McCain by Jere BeerySenator McCain, I watched the 1st...

REVIEW: Miracle at St. AnnaWorld War II Movie About Black Soliders in ItlayA Move by Spike Leeby Andrea ThrockmortonA murder committed by post-office worker...

The Financial Meltdown has ArrivedMy Answer to the Presidentby Ron PaulThe financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived.We are in...

The Veterans RevolutionOld Soldiers Who Refuse to Fade AwayBy Robert L. RosebrockFor over a century, every generation of America's citizenry protected and preserved the...

Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. VA Grants To Help Pay For Homeless Facilities In Several States.   2. VA Grants Full Access To Benefits, Care For...

Veterans Get Jobs at ComConMajor Employer for U.S. Military Veterans Joins HireVeterans.comby Marcy BulstromComCon Technologies Inc., a privately held small business, is best known...

Veterans Get Jobs at ComConMajor Employer for U.S. Military Veterans Joins HireVeterans.comby Marcy BulstromComCon Technologies Inc., a privately held small business, is best known...

Support Advance Funding for Veterans' Health Care - Take Action! Please Contact Your Elected Officials TODAY!   Nine of the largest national veterans organizations,...

Bill raises VA mileage rate to 41.5 centsby Karen Jowers The mileage reimbursement rate would increase to 41.5 cents a mile for veterans traveling...

GET WITH THE PROGRAMU.S. Army Breakng PromiseIn January, Congress ordered the Pentagon to drop its disability ratings rules and strictly follow the VA's criteria...

MANAGEMENT OF WANDERING AND MISSING PATIENT EVENTSVHA DirectiveThis Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive establishes policy to ensure that each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

VA, DoD Electronically “Hand Off” Records of Wounded Patients WASHINGTON – Instant electronic medical information from the Department of Defense (DoD) about severely wounded...

               McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $206,656,390 modification to a previously...

by Sonny G Hollub Fellow 26’ers and others (military or non military)… This year’s 26th Marine’s annual reunion will be at Atlanta Georgia and is...

Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. US Government Asks Judge To Dismiss Lawsuit Against VA.  2. VA Opening Three Rural Health Resource Centers.   3. VA Grant To...

Barnhart, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $54,191,991 firm fixed price contract for the design and construction of a weapons and armament...

Performance, Displays by Award-Winning Veteran ArtistsWASHINGTON – More than 120 veterans from across the country who are medal winners in national creative writing, music, dance,...

           United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $332,102,095 modification to a previously awarded cost plus...

$2.6 Million for New Jersey State Veterans CemeteryWASHINGTON -- Continuing its mission of providing a final resting place for New Jersey veterans, the Department...