Monthly Archives: July 2009

By Steve CrandallOnce again we are being called to defend our land. This time it is not from a far away land but here...

Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, VirginiaMRS. OBAMA:  Thank you so much.  Good afternoon.AUDIENCE:  Good afternoon.MRS. OBAMA:  I am delighted to be here in Norfolk today...

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, July 30, 2009, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairwoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) conducted a hearing to review the National Acquisition...

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on Jul. 31, 2009 a $1,063,700,000 firm-fixed-price for 1,700 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV's),...

WASHINGTON – The status of benefits to Filipino Veterans of World War II was a prime topic recently when Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Obama, Shinseki To Mark Implementation Of New GI Bill.   2. Dunne: VA Not Ready To Back Extra Pay For...

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 30, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, led by Chairman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), conducted a...

This is a follow-up on Tom Barnes' VT post U.S. Advisor to Iraq Armed Forces: We need to...

In today's Washington Post there is an article outlining Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's potential pending request for more troops in Afghanistan.  The Post reports...

OUR CALIFORNIA VETERANS DESERVE BETTERby Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, Member of CongressIf you are new to the FlashReport, please check out the main site...

Committee Aims to Ensure US Military Paralympics Program Capable of Supporting Veteran Athletes Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, July 30, 2009, House Committee on...

by Peter Macdonald, Sgt USMC When your child is growing up could you imagine (him or her) becoming a member of the U.S....

By D. C. Liberty                                   “LOYALTY”Should "ANY" choose to run,  or leave,  their home of origin. (a place on earth where their roots  began) Individually selecting to...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Baker: Shinseki's Support Key To IT Overhaul Plan.   2. Two Elon University Graduate Schools Participating In Yellow Ribbon Program.  ...

The medical blog Health Care Renewal with doctors being the primary writers, had this article submitted that noted the Philadelphia VA Hospital Cancer Radiation...

The following quote is from the New York Times online frontpage section entitled ON THIS DAY:"On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, which had...

More than four years after being sent to prison for allegedly  lying about his PTSD which had been diagnosed and verfied by a C&P...

by Lt. Bobby Ross, Staff WriterIt is such a 'trip' (old San Francisco Flower Child expression) to be a staff writer for such a...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Obama Cabinet To Work Together At Blair House.   2. US Army Hopes Extreme Sports Can Assist Returning Vets.   3. Questions...

Maid Brigade Salutes Veterans with $1.5 Million Franchise GiveawayContest Will Offer New Careers to 100+ Military VeteransAtlanta — They’ve earned their medals in the...

by Larry Stimeling, Staff Writer I received an invitation to join a group on facebook yesterday. One that really disturbed me. It was to...

The New York Times reports today that very soon the "coalition of the willing" in Iraq will number only Americans.  It also reports that...

The Associated Press reports today on Yahoo News that American police departments and agencies are concerned about homegrown terrorist cells lead by native born...

     see his location and progress http://tractortodc.blogspot.com/ see our stories under writer Denise Nichols listed in right side of our home page of writers aka DSNurseDesert...

Now this is a doozie!  ABC News is reporting that the Homeland Security Department had an American returning from overseas arrested at the airport, subsequently...

By Bob Hanafin A "Vietnam Era" Veteran is defined as any Veteran who served during the official time frame of the Vietnam War anywhere in...

Key West, Florida – The Eden House, a veteran-owned and long standing hotel in Key West, Florida, is offering substantial discounts to those serving...

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, on the 56th anniversary of National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 2632, the Korean War Veterans...

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Dealing with credit card debt? Considering a house or refinance a mortgage? Preparing for retirement in a down economy? Is...

Turner-Penick, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $103,725,091 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of four Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQs) at Marine...

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, July 27, 2009, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) announced that the House of Representatives approved...

by Donna Teresa, Staff Writer The California International Air Show is coming to Salinas Aug. 7-9 and soon the sky will be filled...

Have you ever wanted to say "thank you", but didn't? Next time, say it...  by Scott TruittFor the past several years as I've been...

In what has got to be one of the goofiest news stories coming out of Congress in many, many weeks is today's story outlining...

@ The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced Friday,July 24th, there is a possible connection between exposure to Agent Orange and both Parkinson’s Disease and Ischemic...

The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA Reviewing 45 IT Projects.   2. House Passes Caregiver Bill, Two Other Veterans-Related Measures.   3. Hunches Seen As Helpful In...

The Associated Press notes today that Secretary of Defense Gates is open to Americans taking "an advisory role" in Iraq past 2011.  I am...

This story that a blogger has posted from a work by author and researcher Anthony Bragalia concerns the long history of the RAND Corporation...

According to the Associated Press as reported on Yahoo News, the Red Chinese government is extremely concerned over the U.S. defecit precisely because they...

According to the Associated Press and posted on Yahoo News, an American born, Caucasian, North Carolinian by birth and who is a building contractor is running...

This story is related to Tom Barnes' post Iraq Combat Horrors Drove 4th Infantry Division Soldiers Over the...