Monthly Archives: January 2007
Triumph Forsaken: Vietnam was a Winnable War
The argument against the orthodox history of Vietnam.by Mackubin Thomas Owens
In the late summer of 1963, President John Kennedy dispatched two observers to...
VA POORLY EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR SOLDIERS INJURED IN IRAQ
The U.S. is poorly equipped to care for the tens of thousands of soldiers injured in Iraq.by Linda BilmesTHE NEW YEAR brought with it...
For Female Soldiers, Sexual Assault Remains a Danger
According to the Pentagon, there were 2,374 reported cases of sexual assault against women in uniform over the past year. But as the saga...
The Democratic Party: A Vast Sleeper Cell
Liberals spent the Vietnam War rooting for the enemy and clamoring for America's defeat, a tradition they have brought back for the Iraq war....
SENATOR WEBB INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO BRING BACK THE “OLD” GI BILL
Webb Introduces Sweeping Expansion of Veterans Education Benefits--Would give modern vets the same level of benefits provided to GIs at the end of WWII.
Washington,...
‘Clean sweep’: Bush Replaces Top General in Middle East Who Opposed Troop Surge
In what appears to be a military shakeup surrounding Iraq, President Bush has replaced both the top US general in the Middle East and...
AWOL Soldiers Get Cold Shoulder from Canada
Canada's official reception to war-resisting American soldiers resisting the Iraq war has been frosty. by Mary Ambrose, New American Media
When 27 year old machine...
The Surge to Nowhere
Traveling the Planet Neocon Road to Baghdad (Again)By Robert Dreyfuss, TomDispatch.com
Like some neocon Wizard of Oz, in building expectations for the 2007 version...
TECHEXPO Hiring Event in NYC Looking for War Veterans
TECHEXPO Hiring Event in NYC Looking for War Veterans
The TECHEXPO hiring events are the ultimate resource for experienced technology professionals to interview face-to face...
Veterans Business Training Center Trains Combat Wounded and Disabled Veterans
Dear HireVeterans.com We are excited for 2007 here at the Veterans Business Training Center (program of the Purple Heart Service Foundation). We train combat...
From Father to Son, Last Words to Live By
Deceased Soldier's Journal a Bridge to His Newborn Sonby Dana Canedy
Left, Follow your heart, Charles M. King wrote in a 200-page journal for his...
Depleted Uranium and the Deadly Aftermath for Veterans
Depleted Uranium and the Deadly Aftermath for Veteransby John Waltz, Special Assignment Writer Firebase Network
Depleted Uranium (DU) seems to be the new buzz word...
War Trauma May Lead to Future Heart Attacks
Study of nearly 2,000 veterans links symptoms of PTSD to heart disease
A groundbreaking study of 1,946 male veterans of World War II and Korea...
Second Thoughts on Gays in the Military
Second Thoughts on Gays in the Militaryby John M. Shalikashvili, a retired army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
TWO weeks ago,...
Many Soldiers Say Troop Surge a Bad Idea
Many of the American soldiers trying to quell sectarian killings in Baghdad dont appear to be looking for reinforcements. They say the temporary surge...
Government Experiments: A Betrayal of Our Veterans
Government Experiments: A Betrayal of Our Veteransby John Waltz, Special Assignment Writer for The Firebase Network
Throughout the history of warfare chemical and biological toxins...