Monthly Archives: July 2008

The Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) program allows borrowers to upgrade the energy efficiency of the subject property and to finance the cost...

Did you know that the federal government can help you make energy improvements to your home? If you've considered remodeling, take the...

Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., was awarded on Jul. 3, 2008, a $56,857,635 firm-fixed price contract for an assortment of automotive parts, including wheels,...

by John P. Allen, Direct VA LoanThe Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) program allows borrowers to upgrade the energy efficiency of the subject property and...

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, who was in Israel over the weekend, issued a strong warning today about the dangers of...

New Hampshire Free state project Gun Fire 4th of July Picnic Brings Back War Memoriesby Peter Macdonald, Sgt USMC Semper FiThe explosive percussion of rapid...

By Carolyn ThompsonThe first clue that the Tuesday afternoon session in Part 4 of Buffalo City Court is not like other criminal proceedings comes...

Today's Local News for Veterans from around the CountryWhat's Inside:  A SummaryNational Veterans Wheelchair Games To Be Played In NebraskaVA Reaching Out To Iraq,...

by Gina MortonTwo combat tours in Iraq have left John Fromille partially blind in his left eye and deaf in his left ear. He...

Most Veterans With TBI Do Not Obtain Care From VA By Jennifer ReegerDan Maguire pauses at the smoked sausage. His grocery list calls for fresh...

A federal judge, while readily agreeing that the Department of Veterans Affairs shows a significant delay in providing medical and mental health care to...

New GI Bill dramatically changes education benefitNew GI Bill more than doubles education benefit for some veteransBy DENNIS CAMIREWASHINGTON — Iraq and Afghanistan war...

GI Film Festival 2008 a HUGE Success! Celebrities Duvall, Sinise, and more schmooze with U.S. Military Leaders On May 18, 2008, the GI Film Festival wrapped up its...

Kyle Nappi, Ohio Teen, One of America's Foremost Collectors of World War II Memorabilia Tibbets Autograph his Favorite (See Video)by Rachel Tolliver  He has collected...

One Veterans Perspective on the Patriotism Questionby Peter Macdonald Two equal sides to Patriotism told by two different but equal U.S. Citizens. One see...

Army Blogger Ordered To Shutter SiteOrders are ordersA solider in the U.S. Army has been ordered to shut down his blog for writing posts...

Willie Nelson Supports Full Funding for Veterans HealthcareWillie Nelson Records Public Service Announcement for Veterans and VA Healthcare and BenefitsClick and Listen to Audio...

by Wind BearPetty Officer 2nd Class (E5)  (Rate: P EOD2)  MIKE MANSOOR, a Navy EOD Technician,  was awarded the  Congressional Medal of Honor,  posthumously...

FORT DRUM, New York - Fort Drum, a bleak U.S. Army base in upstate New York, is a test case for how the military...

Brain-injured vets still not getting proper care Audit: Job assistance, counseling lacking, despite government pledgesMany Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injury are not...

Freedom in 2008?  Patriotism? 4th of July?  Our Forefathers are turning in their graves!   by John PernaAs we go out to celebrate our freedom this...

True Heros: Veterans Who Fought for our Freedoms in 1776Signers Tortured, Ransacked, Ramshackled, and Killed During the Revolutionary WarHave you ever wondered what happened...

The longest lived signer of the Declaration of IndpendenceCharles Carroll is the last man standingCharles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832) was...

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes...

Marines with kids often drop outRecruits with families — or without high school diploma — are most at riskFor military recruiters, bringing in family...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract AwardsPoint Blank Body Armor, Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., was awarded on Jul. 2, 2008, an $86,184,060 firm-fixed...

INTELLIGENCE ON NUCLEAR PROGRAMEx-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran FactsBy Joby WarrickA former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty...

A Presidential Candidate and VSO's Are Answering Veterans "Distress Call"By Robert L. RosebrockOn Sunday, June 9th, fellow Veterans Dick Breithaupt and Gil Flores held...

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the SBA’s Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish...

SBA Announces New Patriot Express Loan Initiative for VeteransProgram Focuses on Military Community Including Veterans, Service-disabled, Active-duty in transition, Reserve and Guard, Spouses and...

by Lisa CareyOver 26.5 million veterans found themselves at risk for identity theft in 2006 when a federal employee's lap top computer, containing important personal...

International Staffing Company Looking to Hire Veterans for Jobs Around the WorldJobs for Veterans Available Now at ITA Internationalby Gordon G. GatesWith the job...

International Staffing Company Looking to Hire Veterans for Jobs Around the WorldJobs for Veterans Available Now at ITA Internationalby Gordon G. GatesWith the job...

Vietnam War GIs Went Surfing in Between Killing Raids and Agent Orange DropsSpecial Screening for Veterans to be held on July 25th: View Trailer*Warning:  Movie...

The Fourth of July should be a reaffirmation and a reminder to all of us that this country is worth fighting for by Donna TeresaFor...

ARE WE LIVING IN THE "END TIMES?"by Rick ThorneAbout 10 years ago I began listening to Perry Stone (www.voe.org). His unusual mix of blending...

Study shows  job prospects for Iraq War veterans are slim as many struggle to relate their unique war experience to well-paying jobsby Andrea ZelinskiTyler...