Monthly Archives: November 2007
Open Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Veterans Stand Ready to HelpA "Marshall Plan" for Our HeroesDr. Robert M. GatesSecretary of DefenseThe PentagonWashington D.C.Secretary Gates,Our country has well over 20 million...
Rescue Operation Aims to Save Marlboro Marine
Despite concerns of overstepping, Times photographer Luis Sinco feels compelled to help the Iraq vet he made famous.by Luis Cinco, photographer LA TimesLeft, this...
Irresponsible Attacks on Veterans Groups Continue
TIME TO GET OUT THE "TAR AND FEATHERS"FIND OUT WHY OUR PARALYZED VETS NEED "BATHROOM GUARDS" AT AWARD DINNERSBy G. DuffLooking the the articles...
Photo Site for Veterans Day
HEROES - A presentationA Veterans Day GiftSubmitted by Gordon Duff as sent to him by Vietnam Vet, Navy Corpsman Gary Lieber.Enjoy this holiday and...
A Veterans Thoughts on Veterans Day
Veterans are short-changed every dayby Peter Macdonald Sgt USMCVeterans day is to show respect to the 10% of our children that become Veterans. 25%...
Veterans' Jobs Not Waiting For Them After War
Government providing little help to soldiers who are denied their old jobs when they return homeby Hope YenWASHINGTON— Strained by extended tours in Iraq, growing...
Paralyzed Veterans of America Salutes You
A message from Paralyzed Veterans of America: As we take a moment to remember the service of our American military guardsmen, those who have fought...
Familiar, a poem by S. Lewis
On Armistice DayFamiliar, a poem from S. LewisCoffee, a stretch and a "Good morning" breath:The scent of this day holds something familiar.Is it the...
Fought for America? Bush Still Won't Give You Health Care
Subjecting veterans to the profit-maximizing health insurance industry leaves our moral debt unpaid. by Eric Haas, Rockridge Nation Last April, President Bush told members of American Legion...
Unsettled Matters: The POW/MIA Issue, Introduction
UNSETTLED MATTERS... The POW/MIA Issue.by JAMES WEBB"INTRODUCTION"This is the first in a series of articles for Veterans Journal covering the issue of American POWs...
Former Spouse Law Still Creating Controversy 25 Years Later
Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act creates bad blood over division of military retirement payWhen the rings come off during a divorce hearing, who...
WALTER REED, COLD STORAGE AND FAST SHUFFLE
MOLOGNE HOUSE AT WALTER REED: A 'MOTEL 6' ON THE HIGHWAY TO HELLby G. DuffTwo years ago, Henry Sullivan of our Vets counseling group...
Out of uniform and on the street
Study finds that veterans constitute a quarter of America’s homelessWASHINGTON - Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though...
The Agent Orange Farce
Not To Be Read By Agent Orange Victimsby G. DuffNote: Agent Orange vicims requested not to read this. I only write for living people. ...
Disability Fight Over Agent Orange Revisited
Federal appeals court will weigh in on the rule that only Vietnam veterans who served on the ground or aboard ships are eligible for...
Denzel Washington at Brooks Army Medical Center HOAX?
DENZEL WASHINGTON a true American Email Hoax Going Round the NetSo this is how the email hoax starts...............Don't know whether you heard about this...
Donuts Are Never Free
Mythology of Warby G. DuffWe weren't a military family. My mother had worked at Wright Field in Dayton during the war and her brother...
Donut Dollies, The Unsung Heroes
A tribute to the American Red Cross Donut Dollies who served during the Vietnam Warby Donna Teresa I get many requests from readers to...
The Dark Day That Shaped So Many Lives
An Anniversary Coming Up Soon......by G. DuffIn a few days it will be November 22, 2007, 44 years after President Kennedy was murdered. For me...
Save Our Flag But Not Our Country
Welcome Bobby Hanafinby G. Duff We don't do alot with forums here. But Bobby Hanafin's look at the Flag Amendment and the VSO's love of...
Music and Poetry Tribute at The Vietnam Wall
Music and Poetry Tribute at The Wall To Feature Over 20 Original Compositions Honoring Vietnam Veterans Washington, D.C. – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has...
Second Thought
Second Thoughtby Paul NewellWith second thought I can analyze first thought. Second thought is a product of first thought. But where, oh where does...
Too Few Clinicians Complicate Care in VA, Military Systems
The stigma of mental illness remains a strong deterrent to treatment in the military. New efforts are under way, however, to eliminate this barrier. by...
Life as an American Female Soldier
Hair falling out, periods on hold, and peeing in a cup: for female soldiers, life on the front lines involves stuff men never have...
Atlantic City Mayor Admits to Lying to Get Veterans Benefits
Ex-mayor admits to lying for veterans moneyFormer Atlantic City official pleads guilty to embellishing record for moneyCAMDEN, N.J. - The former mayor of Atlantic...
For Veterans, Which is worse: Foreclosure or Bankruptcy?
For Veterans, Which is worse: foreclosure or bankruptcy?Veterans falling behind on their mortgage payments face stark choiceBased on our mail, the financial squeeze that’s...
Veterans Buff Your Professional Image Online and Get a Good Job
Buff Your Professional Image OnlineImprove Your Hire-a-bility Quotient Getting ahead still requires a firm handshake and sparkling personality, but your online persona is just as important...
Hire a Veteran and Win Tax Breaks from the Government
Employers Who Hire Veterans Get Tax BreaksBy Blake Christian, CPA, MBT and Chuck Swenson, CPA, PHDMuch is being written and debated regarding getting our...
Vet Networking for Survival
Home for a Year or Forty Years, Our Buddies Still Need USby G. DuffPutting aside any differences we may have regarding politics, branch or service,...
Study: More Veterans Are Uninsured
About one of every eight veterans under the age of 65 is uninsuredby Kevin Freking WASHINGTON -- About one of every eight veterans under the...
Church Ordered to Pay $10.9 Million For Marine Funeral Protest
Kansas church liable in funeral protest by Jon HurdleBALTIMORE (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday ordered an anti-gay Kansas church to pay $10.9 million in damages...
Trauma Don’t Just Walk Away
Trauma Don’t Just Walk Awayby Paul Newell"Holy sh*t, Troy! You shoulda seen it! There was a massive blast, car parts, body parts flying in slow...
Pilot of Hiroshima Bomber Enola Gay Dies in Ohio
Pilot of Hiroshima bomber diesPaul Tibbets, WWII commander of infamous B-29, requested no headstonePaul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped...