Monthly Archives: March 2005

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy may have to be repealed in order to up recruits The first legislative attempt to repeal the antigay military policy...

NASA Ames to lodge Iraq vets' families during hospital visits in California Relatives of veterans injured in the Iraq War now can stay in NASA...

Good soldiers are the guardians of the nightby Nicholas von Hoffman My son has returned from the war. After a year in Iraq, he's...

No Child Left Behind Act opens school doors for military By Mike Berg Should parents have the right to choose to protect a child from being...

Agent Orange case for millions of Vietnamese is dismissedBy William Glaberson In a decision that could close a controversial Vietnam-era chapter of American history, a...

Soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, but are we ready for them? by Nina Shapiro So much has happened yet so...

Several vets groups propose their own budgetBy Myriam Marquez Several veterans groups, including the Disabled American Veterans, AMVETS, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans...

Mistaken letter informing him of his own death is a shock to vetA disabled veteran who went to his mailbox expecting his monthly disability...

World War II Veterans Make HistoryBy Tiffany Blankenship The attack on Pearl Harbor is 60 years past, and the number of veterans who bravely served...

Bush tastes vindication WASHINGTON- Not quite two years after he began the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, and not quite two months after a second...

Russell Crowe says FBI told him he was al-Qaida kidnap target Russell Crowe was the target of an al-Qaeda kidnapping plot in 2001 at the...

Soldier's Angels making sure no soldier is forgottenBy Jenny Dwoskin College students aren't the only ones getting "care packages" these days; thanks to Soldiers' Angels,...

Veterans Affairs a tough beast to tackleBy Chris Rosenblum As a decorated Army Ranger, Matthew Berrena (pictured left) fought in the Grenada, Panama and...

There are ways to help them survive, mentally By Susan Whitney    In 1968, when he was 20 years old, Steve Feld was a U.S. Marine...

Of the 580,400 soldiers who served in the first Gulf War 11,000 are now dead and as of the year 2000 325,000 veterans are on permanent medical disabilityBy...

Greenspan Attacks Deficits in Gloomy Warning In his gloomiest assessment yet about the government's budget outlook, Alan Greenspan warned that annual shortfalls were "unlikely...

It is the SoldierA New Song by the noted Patriotic Songwriter and Giftgiver, Susan D. Wiseman Download - Related Article: Tribute Ladyby John P. AllenMeet Susan...

War veterans learn to share their stories Fla. - In country, they served and sacrificed. And each has a story to tell. Flight engineer Christian Mackenzie's...

Semper Fi in 21st Century: Modern Warfare Training By Zac Schultz Marine Corps recruit training relies heavily on history and tradition to create warriors. But...

Was 'abducted' US soldier in Iraq a doll? A picture of an "abducted" U.S. soldier in Iraq appeared on a Web site on Tuesday, but...

Thank a Soldier Want to send a care package to Any Soldier in Harm's Way, but have no idea of what to send, who to...

Like draft evaders and deserters of Vietnam era, American soldiers are heading north to find refuge from what they say is an unjust war...

Troops in Virginia come home to cheers, hugs, thanksBy JEFF LESTER After a year of separation and weeks of final uncertainty about their arrival date...

...And give 5k for house down-payment for returning vetsBy Rummana Hussain War veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan could receive up to $75,000 in...

March 19 march and rally will be largest in Fayetteville since Vietnam war FAYETTEVILLE, NCMembers of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out,...

'Saving Private Ryan' not indecent, FCC rules ABC's Veterans' Day network television airing of the World War II drama "Saving Private Ryan" didn't violate indecency...

UN paints bleak picture for post-war Afghanistan The first ever Afghanistan Human Development Report warned that unless the lack of jobs, health care, education and...

Vets coping with combat stress highest since Vietnam As the United States nears the two-year mark in its military presence in Iraq still fighting a...

Kennedy says bankruptcy law would hurt veteransBy Jannette Neuwahl Bankruptcy legislation pending before Congress could push military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan into financial...