Monthly Archives: July 2008

Program Reaches Out to Educate Veterans about Suicide HotlineBy Meghan Vittrup, American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, – The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a...

McCain Hits Obama Hardby Frank "Rocky" Ray, HMC, USN, Retired Before a military audience in Denver today, John McCain launched his strongest attack yet against...

Civil Rights Violations at the Department of Veterans Affairs by Jeffrey Schwartz, Ph.D.Thousands of blind/visually impaired individuals  are employed by the Department of Veterans...

Vets allege mismanagement of retirement colonyBy Justin Juozapavicius, Army TimesWILBURTON, Okla. — Nestled among the lush forests and mountain foothills of rural southeastern Oklahoma...

Officer: Part of anti-Obama e-mail was wrongBy Matthew Cox and Rick Maze - Army Times An Army officer’s negative e-mail account of Democratic presidential...

New law widens combat pay scopeBy Tom Philpott, Heraldnet.comNew groups of disabled retirees will be able this year to draw Combat-Related Special Compensation or...

VFW WASHINGTON WEEKLYIn This IssueGuard/Reserve Access to VA2. Agent Orange Bill1. Guard/Reserve Access to VA: The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing...

Developers Wanted to Build Housing for VA  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking "expressions of interest" from developers and service providers interested...

VA offers new online resource serviceSAN ANTONIO (AFRNS) - The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering a new online service, My HealtheVet, which is...

A CALL FOR ACTION:AUGUST 1ST PROTEST RALLY FOR VETERANS AT MCCAIN CAMPAIGN STOPMy friends, we all know if we fail to send our message...

                Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) of McLean, Va.; MacAulay Brown, Inc. (MacB) of Dayton, Ohio; Client/Server Software Solutions, Inc. (CSSS.NET) of Bellevue, Neb.; ITT...

Once We Were "the Chosen"...."The Light of the World"Years of "Business/Conservative Friendly Government Has Made Us Into a "Banana Republic"by Gordon DuffPlease, take a...

Took a Month to Rest in EuropeNow Need a Year to RecoverBy Gordon DuffJust flew in from Paris last night, arms tired as hell. ...

VA Rolling Out Suicide Hotline Ads in DCPeake: First-of-Its-Kind Test for VAWASHINGTON – Veterans and other residents of metropolitan Washington, D.C., have begun seeing...

wards First Construction Contract, Appoints DirectorWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery to be built near Columbia, S.C.,...

Officials release facts about new GI Bill       by Staff Sgt. J.G. BuzanowskiSecretary of the Air Force Public AffairsWASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- Department of Defense and...

NEWS FROM…CHAIRMAN BOB FILNERHOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRSCongress Must Act to Restore Earned Benefits to All Vietnam Veterans – Including “Blue Water” Vets!   Washington,...

The Retired Enlisted Association Buries It's National President Patrick W. CorbettThis is a sad day for The Retired Enlisted Association. Today is the funeral...

HAVE YOU HEARD? by Kevin Secor, VA Press Release OfficeVeterans and their family members visiting the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill.,...

MCCAIN WATCH: MCCAIN IS WRONG ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO HISPANICS AND VETERANSA Press Release from the DNCWashington, DC -- Today John McCain will speak...

NFL's Detroit Lions Lose Player to U.S. ArmyALLEN PARK, Mich.— Caleb Campbell said he was upset when the Army told him he wouldn’t be...

  Question:  I want to know if I can finance a modular home built on a steel frame Answer: Yes,...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary    Thousands Volunteer To Help At Wheelchair Games. VA Said To Take Unified Approach...

AMERICAN HEROISM GOES UNREPORTED IN IRAQBy Kevin Mooney, Staff Writer CNSNews.com     American heroism has been ignored and overlooked by networks at home and overseas...

           Dimensions Construction, Inc.,* San Diego, Calif.; Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc.*, San Bernardino, Calif.; RMA Land Construction, Inc.*, Brea, Calif.; Candalaria JV LLC.*, Glendale,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Peter Almenoff, the administrator who previously had regional oversight responsibility for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, has been...

News from the VA’s Office of Human Resources and Administration What's Inside:Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities Dos and Don’ts of Recruiting and Retaining...

US Spending Record Amount On Veterans.   Peake Lifts VA Ban On Paid Advertising.   Peake Defends VA's Plan For Replacement Of Denver Medical...

Call to Action - Stop Loss BillAs follow-up to our previous article on Stop Loss, the Communication's Director for Ohio Congresswomen Berry Sutton contacted...

VA FAILING TO INFORM GUARD AND RESERVISTS RETURNING FROM IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS, NEW IG REPORT SHOWSVeterans Committee hearing on outreach to Guard and...

Between the Lines:  The true story of G.I. Surfers during the Vietnam WarMovie Review:   3 out 4 StarsBy Jannette AngelleThe sun beats down on...

The Day the White House BurnedThe Kings Troop Burn Down Washington DCOn June 12, 1812, the United States of America declared war on Great Britain....

         Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jul. 18, 2008, a $110,591,666 firm-fixed price contract for the incorporation of the requirement to convert...

1. FY2009 VA Funding Bill2. House VA Committee Action3. VA Outreach Hearing4. SECDEF Recommends New Guard Chief1. FY2009 VA Funding Bill: The Senate Appropriations...

Multi-State Agreement on Military K-12 Education Now in Effectby Colonel DanDelaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) last week signed into law legislation that will...

Liberty Movement in New Hampshireby Peter Macdonald Thomas Jefferson once wrote: "The Basis of our government being the opinion of the People". "one need...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside:  A Summary   Peake's New Advertising Policy Leads To Suicide Prevention Campaign.  Peake Orders...

Ladies Home Journal Cites Work with Women Veterans WASHINGTON -- Dr. Paula Schnurr, deputy executive director for VA’s National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), received...

Originally Posted in January 2008, this Opinion has become Reality by Jason Smith Enough is enough! I can no longer sit back and be quiet...

Veterans Cheated of Their Benefits VA and Courts Ignore Promises Made to Veterans: CONGRESS MUST ACT Washington, D.C. – Bob Filner, Chairman of the...

PBS to air program on America's Black Patriots Five years before the Revolution, Boston citizens confronted a squad of English soldiers. A black man took control of...

            The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $153,511,595 cost-plus-fixed fee completion contract for High Integrity GPS (Global Positioning System) Technology...