Yearly Archives: 2006

Gadfly or Hero? Former Pilot Fights On Against Vietnamby Seth Mydans, The New York Times  BANGKOK--Some old soldiers don't even fade away. They keep on...

Get to Know the Employers Who Support Our TroopsStringer Associates & Winning Edge Enterprises Proudly Reaches Out To Empower U.S. Veterans as Life Coachesby...

Iraq War Veteran, Kortney Clemons, Outruns Tragedy, Regains Athletic DriveBy Sal Ruibal, USA TODAY MERIDIEN, Miss. Kortney Clemons has every reason in the world...

20-year holiday tradition for Vietnam Veteransby Kirk Moore and Lauren O. Kidd TOMS RIVER Thirty-five years ago, these men were carrying sandbags, ammunition, wounded...

Governor picks Duckworth to head Veterans' Affairs Iraq war veteran and former congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth has a new mission: director of the Illinois Department...

Giving Military Veterans the Shaftby Conn Hallinan "War is hell," Union General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said 14 years after the end of the bloodiest...

Hospital gave up on him, say wife, mother of a wounded veteranby Steve Young Left, Corey Briest holds his son, Connor, and daughter, Kylie, at...

Progressives are drawn to Charlie Rangel's call for a draft, but a draft only inducts people. Class determines what job they will be assigned...

Westar Energy joins HireVeterans.comby Randy Miller, Recruiting ConsultantAs the largest electric energy provider in Kansas, serving more than half a million residents, Westar Energy...

Westar Energy joins HireVeterans.com Energy Company Electrifies Job Market in seeking to Hire U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant As the largest electric energy provider in Kansas,...

Matson Joins HireVeterans.comFreight Giant Seeks to Employ U.S. Veteransby Randy Miller, Recruiting ConsultantFounded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of the...

Matson Joins HireVeterans.com Freight Giant Seeks to Employ U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant Founded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of...

Combat Veterans Search for Civilian Careersby Kane Farabaugh, Voice of America Left, Lee French was searching for a job in the shipping industry. Some members of...

Keith Olbermann responds to Bush's comparison between Vietnam and Iraqby Keith Olberman, MSNBC It is a shame and it is embarrassing to us all when...

Veterans need acknowledgment, affirmation, counseling, jobs and housingby Kathleen Parker  The next time you pass a homeless man on the street, you might ask in...

Writing songs of compassion and understanding for returning soldiersby Charles Hadlock, Correspondent for NBC News Left, Country music star Darryl Worley's new album hopes to...

Hemophilia drug used on Wounded GIs labeled risk BALTIMORE A blood-coagulating drug designed to treat rare forms of hemophilia is being used on critically...

On NPR, Bush Vietnam Visit Evokes Talk of 'Weak Christian Aggressors' In Iraqby Tim Graham President Bush traveling to Vietnam was guaranteed to bring out...

Pentagon To Use Wireless Sensors To Tell Whether a Soldier has PTSD or Drug, Alcohol Abuse The Pentagon wants to know how its soldiers are...

57,000 Troops, 5 Combat Brigades Told To Deploy To Iraq Early Next Yearby Lolita C. Baldor, AP WASHINGTON-- The Pentagon announced Friday that 57,000 U.S. troops,...

Military Plans to Build Terrorism, War Crimes Compound For Trials The military said on Friday that it planned to build a $125 million compound at...

U.S. vets make Vietnam-Iraq generational transitionby Grant McCool Left, two members of the 1st Cavalry Wreath layers embrace at the Vietnam Memorial Wall during Veteran's...

There's little doubt that, both legally and morally, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have earned an early retirement. But impeachment isn't a practical...

Dick McDonald has seen the signs in veterans of earlier wars. Now, he is seeing it among those who served in Iraq or Afghanistan...

Upcoming job fairs for January Great jobs await you in the defense, intelligence and government services sectors with federal agencies and government contractors this month!...

Senate Passes Record Funding Bill For VA Operations Washington, DC-- Veterans across the nation will benefit from a record budget increase for a variety of...

Vietnam War Still Taking a Toll On Aging Veteransby Pamela Varkony Charles W. speaks clearly but with little emotion as he recounts his military...

VetLIFT helps homeless veterans in Oregon EUGENE, Oregon--Acknowledging members of the military comes easily during wartime, when their sacrifices are so agonizingly apparent. But when they...

Troops returning from duty are dying on bikesby Mike Drummond CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--Alexander Cunningham manned the turret gun on a Humvee in northern Iraq last...

A growing number of ill-prepared and under-funded clinics are tasked with caring for our nation's vets, and Bush is turning a blind eye. by...

Vietnam veterans cheer new attitude toward militaryby Mark Locklear PEMBROKE - Harold Hunt said his tour in Vietnam was bad, but his return to the...

Firms can get $50,000 for hiring Iraq veteransby Sharon Lindstedt  They have served their country with honor. They can meet the challenges of the workplace....

Those in noncombat posts outside Ohio now must pay by Brian Albrecht If you're an Ohioan in the military who is deployed to a noncombat...

County calls plaque featuring White,' Colored' lists historical BUTLER, Ga. - A display in a central Georgia community divides the names of 800 local veterans...

In wartime, veterans deserve particular gratitude, and disabled vets need the best care nation can give Veterans Day is observed on the anniversary of the...

A Veterans Day Birthday: Marines celebrate, tell vets: We're still carrying the Flagby Marie Szaniszlo Left, Tim Maxwell and Master Sgt. Robert Sullivan bow their...

Major U.S. report suggests Gulf War vets face double the risk WASHINGTON - Military service, particularly in the Gulf War, may be linked to...

Bush Awards Medal of Honor To Marine Who Lost His Life Saving Friends From Grenade by Michael M. Phillips QUANTICO, Va. -- Cpl. Jason Dunham, a...

America's War Veterans Urged to Wear Medals on Veterans Day Veterans Affairs Secretary Instills Pride in Military Service Veterans of the Armed Forces in Australia display...

Veterans Day 2006 A Message from George W. Bush, President of the United States of America Through the generations, America's men and women in uniform have...

The History of Veterans Day Armistice Day, World War I, Eisnenhower.......find out the History of how this, our Veterans Day, came into being. Our U.S. Veterans...

Get to Know Employers Who Support Veterans By Randy Miller, HireVeterans.com PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States providing...