Yearly Archives: 2004

Helping vets in toughest battleBy Jan Jarvis  Since 1991, sound sleep has eluded gulf war veteran Charles Townsend. "There's no such thing as sleep to...

The reason many Vietnam vets don't back Kerry By Lou Sessinger Here's why a lot of Vietnam veterans don't support Sen. John Kerry's presidential ambitions:...

Pentagon Hosts Salute to Hispanic World War II Veterans Today's generation of Hispanic-Americans owes much to the brave veterans who went before them for paving...

Homeless vets reclaim their lives TUCSON, Ariz. - There are 1,265 homeless veterans currently in Tucson.  With the Iraq war, that number is expected to...

War Veterans Overloading VA Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering an overburdened benefits...

Vets weigh in on debate By MIKE PLAISANCE As the war veterans watched the presidential debate last night, James R. Cooper saw a chameleon, Richard J....

Iraq vets' happy return By Elizabeth Hume For seven months, they clung to every piece of news and treasured every phone call. The anxiety ended...

Vietnam vets vouch for Kerry's war record By Matt Ollwerther A group of veterans, some who served with Sen. John Kerry, met Thursday afternoon to defend...

Wounded veterans group seeks to increase numbers By Kevin Haney Like most people, Sam Neely knew only of the Purple Heart organization through its advertisements...

Restored war relic visits Nashville veterans By Will Ayers At the Smyrna airport, Tom Graves gazes with obvious delight as a refurbished World War II-era B-25...

Center brings healthcare closer to veterans By Cheryl Walker ESCONDIDO They run the gamut from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.  These men...

The real story of the Vietnam Veterans Against the WarBy JOE ALLEN Following the Democratic National Convention, John Kerry came under sustained attack by...

Vietnam Vets More Prone to Drug-Related Deaths By Sarah Graham Serving in a war carries with it the possibility of being wounded or dying in...

WNC veterans consider military positions of Bush, Kerry By Kerra L. Bolton  Veterans and their votes are a hot commodity this election year. At 26 million...

By Jane Lampman One dark night in Iraq in February 1991, a U.S. Army tank unit opened fire on two trucks that barreled unexpectedly into...

VFW celebrates 105 years of service to vets and their families BY JACK McDUFFIE Wednesday will be a special day for an organization that has...

After 30 years, Vietnam vets are reunited RIDLEY TOWNSHIP -- Mike Amalfitano and Manuel Quintero met in Vietnam in 1970 when both served with...

Vietnam Vets Have Highest Death Rates Vietnam veterans had the highest death rates after discharge compared to other veterans, according to a 30-year study. Investigators from...

Vets rally in support of Kerry By Quincy C. Collins Ben, Bill, Rick and Louie Bolanos, four El Paso brothers, left their family to fight...

We Are Losing the War In Iraq by Joseph Cirincione Every major military indicator shows the war in Iraq is going badly. The United States...

Mourning the Warrior,and Questioning the War By Chris Hedges When Sue Niederer heard that Laura Bush was planning to speak in nearby Hamilton, N.J., she went to...

Thousands of war Vets must delay retirement Luis Prosper has spent more than half his life in the Army and was looking forward the prospect of a...

Orthopedics Restores Limbs, Lives By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16, 2004 -- Orthopedic surgeons here at Brooke Army Medical...

Cooking For K Troop My Life with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam My interest in food began early with the family...

Home Depot hires military spouses The Home Depot Inc. is hiring the spouses of military personnel in the latest recruiting initiative between the nation's largest home...

Al Qaeda seen planning for 'spectacular' attack U.S. intelligence agencies concluded recently that al Qaeda fearing its credibility is on the line ...

Vets Find Stress Hard To Shake The death and violence of Iraq still haunts some of the soldiers who served there. "I don't sleep....

Job Interview Pointers By Thad Peterson Like many career advice experts, Steve Fogarty, staffing partner at Waggener Edstrom, says candidates should research a company thoroughly before...

Judge Orders U.S. To Find Bush Records WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to find and make public by next week any...

Alleged deserter returns to Army after 39 years in North Korea By: Maj. James Bell CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Thirty-nine years after Sgt. Charles R. Jenkins...

War wounded want to go home Washington - National Guard Sgt. Rick Harvey, who injured his spine in Iraq, has doctor's appointments twice a week,...

Powell: Military Draft won't be reactivated  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Colin Powell, once the nation's highest-ranking soldier, reaffirmed his distaste Sunday for Vietnam War...

MIA Remains Found In North Korea WASHINGTON - U.S. military specialists have recovered remains of American servicemen who went missing in action in the...

Victims of 9/11 remembered during moment of silence NEW YORK - Parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World...

Marines honor 9/11 Anniversary "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly...

Baumholder unveils memorial to its soldiers who died in Iraq By Terry Boyd Sept 11- BAUMHOLDER, Germany Beyond being a combat arms base and...

POW abandoned in North Korea by the U.S. Government in The Eagle Cried By Roger Dumas This is a true story of Roger Dumas, a Korean...

Vets will tell how captors shoved 1971 testimony 'in their faces' By Art Moore As controversy over John Kerry's Vietnam service holds center stage in the...

Civil Engineer Celebrates 63 Years of Service By Senior Airman T.D. Cooper Seikichi Kaneshiro, 83, has 63 years of combined federal service. He spent three...

  "When I was just a little guy, I remember going to Memorial Day with my grandfather, a World War I vet, and the whole...

US army plans to end a contract given to Halliburton The army will put the work out to contract, the newspaper says, quoting an army...

U.S. War Deaths Pass 1,000 The death toll for U.S. troops in Iraq passed 1,000 yesterday, a milestone marking the continuing high cost of the...