Monthly Archives: May 2007

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" may be the Military's Achille's heelby K. Morgan Barker, VTThe "Don't ask, don't tell" policy was designed by the Military to allow homosexuals...

One of the most common symptoms associated with combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is paranoia, the delusional fear that someone is out to...

Scientists working with the Defense Department have found evidence that a low-level exposure to sarin nerve gas — the kind experienced by more than...

Despite promises that hospitalizations after anthrax vaccinations would be reported, the Pentagon withheld data on more than 20,000 cases.by Bob Evans, Daily Press  The Pentagon...

The Iraq War: Going, Going... by Robert ParryHow should the American people interpret the extraordinary fact that George W. Bush couldn’t convince a single retired...

Prunedale couple battles bureaucracy and VA says he owes it a big bundle of moneyby Sunita VijayanLeft, Kathleen and Ray Blount of the Royal Oaks...

Motorcyclists riding for Vietnam veterans who can'tby Tiffany DeMastersLeft, A few dozen motorcyclists from the Blackhorse Troopers Motorcycle Group ride through St. George on...

YouTube is chafing at being one of 13 Web sites now off limits on the computer networks used by U.S. military personnel.by Ben CharnyThe...

Replete with fake blood and hired nuclear fallout victim actors, the Pentagon is in the midst of simulating one of the largest nuclear detonation...

Pin Point Talent Offers U.S. Veterans Career JobsMajor Talent Agency Seeks to Hire U.S. Veteransby Gordon GatesPinPoint Talent, a premier full service human resources...

To veterans who wouldn't mind hiring someone to deal with the VA bureaucracy: The lawyers are coming.by Cory ReissWASHINGTON - Harold Youmans earned a...

YouTube, MySpace, 11 other sites blockedDENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Soldiers serving overseas will lose some of their online links to friends and loved ones...

Pin Point Talent Offers U.S. Veterans Career JobsMajor Talent Agency Seeks to Hire U.S. Veteransby Gordon GatesPinPoint Talent, a premier full service human resources...

Blind Skier Helps Other Veterans See What They Can Accomplishby Joe Frollo Jr. Left, SHOWING HIS METTLE Dave May, 57, of Canton received a...

About 9,500 mariners died during the warby Dean KahnLeft, World War II Merchant Marine PosterPENDING LEGISLATION Parallel bills in Congress, H.R. 23 and S....

Troops aren't the only thing that are part of Bush's escalation of the war. by Dina Rasor, Huffington Post The Washington Post had a front page...

VA Says Veteran's Service Records Were Lost by Alan CohnA presidential task force has announced new measures to improve what it describes as unacceptably poor...

Veterans Express Their Feelings On War DesertersMILWAUKEE -- During the Vietnam War, Canada became a haven for draft-dodgers. Now, American soldiers fleeing the war...

Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of suicide because not all Veterans Affairs health clinics have 24-hour mental care available,...

Safer MRAP Replaces the Humvee in Iraqby Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYLeft, U.S. Marines look over a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP,...

The federal program that once covered nearly the entire cost of a veteran's college expenses continues to fall further behind the soaring price of...

More veterans make mental health claims than beforeby Rick Rogers Left, Bill Rider Jr., president of the American Combat Veterans of War in San Diego...

Red poppy retains powerful symbolism

Iraq, Afghanistan haven't squeezed the average American's wallet by Lori MontgomeryThe global war on terror, as President Bush calls the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Veterans needing pain management the coming Tsunamiby Lauran NeergaardWASHINGTON - They call it the coming tsunami, veterans returning from Iraq who will suffer chronic...

Jobs for Veterans at World Class Risk Management Companyby Gordon GatesGlobal Strategies Group (GLOBAL), the world’s leading multinational provider of diversified project risk management...

Veterans Jobs available at World Class Risk Management CompanyGlobal Strategies Group joins Veterans Job Boardby Gordon GatesGlobal Strategies Group (GLOBAL), the world’s leading multinational provider...

Single parents in uniform fight a war on two fronts: For the nation they are sworn to defend, and for the children they are...

Some 6,000 Gulf veterans have suffered from various complaints.

Dogs being trained by prison inmates in a fast-growing program that provides "service dogs" to help U.S. veterans who have lost arms and legs...

YouTube offers a 'boots-on-the-ground' perspective of the war in Iraqby Alexandra ZavisBAGHDAD — In one video, a U.S. soldier blasts insurgent gunmen with a heavy...

World War II veterans begin arriving in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as part of the largest airlift to date by a volunteer group dedicated...

Divers in Vietnam’s southernmost Ca Mau province are making a living searching for remnants lying rusty at the bottom of the Cai Lon River. VIETNAM--The...

War Veterans exposed to nuclear weaponsA class action lawsuit has been filed against the US Government for allegedly withholding payment of medical costs to...

Angry over VA officials’ hefty bonuses--some as high as 33k-- lawmaker seeks to stop 2007 payments after Walter Reed fiascoby Hope Yen WASHINGTON —  Congressional...

Spending Bill Leaves Veterans and Troops on the Raw End of the Stickby John WaltzIt seems as though the Iraq military spending bill (H.R....

World Leading Logistics Company in Middle East needs U.S. Veterans for Jobs NowGlobal Freight Systems of Kuwait joins HireVeterans.com in search for Veteransby Gordon...

Vet Imprisoned for Seeking Benefits Madison, Wisconsin—Since March 2007, Airman Keith Roberts has been imprisoned, serving the first few months of a four-year sentence for...

Senator Craig's Mortgage Legislation will Aid Severely Disabled TroopsWashington, DC-- Home ownership is part of the American dream, but that dream can become a...

Blame it on the Military, But Make it Look Like You're Supporting the Troops by Robert ScheerBLAME it on the military, but make it look...

Hot New Career Trend: Video Résumés Chris Dixon wants to be an economist. But even in today's improved job market, college seniors need to...

British Prince Will be Deployed to Iraq Militants in Iraq say they plan to target Prince Harry. Many soldiers do not want him deployed in...