Monthly Archives: September 2008
Army: Soldier Suicide Rate May Set Record Again
Army: soldier suicide rate may set record againBy Pauline JelinekWASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army...
Republican National Convention Use of 911 Tribute Video Angers Gold Star Mom
Use of 911 Tribute Video at RNC HORRIFIC use of Fear MongeringRepublican National Convention Made Me Angryby Amy Branham, Gold Star MotherAdmittedly, I have not watched as...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 9-04-08
Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $752,042,549 firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0009 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 09-05-08
Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. POW/MIA Flag To Be Flown At VA Medical Facilities Later This Month. 2. US Said To Need More Vet Centers. ...
VETERANS AFFAIRS: WILL SOMEONE PLEASE REALLY DO SOMETHING?
THE "NEW VA" MAY ACTUALLY BE WORSE THAN THE "OLD VA"THE WAR ON DISABLED VETS CONTINUES UNABATED AND THE VETS ARE STILL LOSINGBy Gordon...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 09-04-08
Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Peake To Speak At Wounded Warriors Forum. 2. VA Clinics In Louisiana To Reopen. 3. Facility For Women Veterans Opens At...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 9-03-08
American Systems, Chantilly, Va.; Square D, Palatine, Ill.; and Weston Solutions, San Antonio, Texas, are each being awarded a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple...
GORDON DUFF: GAO Report; US DIRTY BOMB SHIELD DATA FAKED
BUSH SYSTEM TO PROTECT US FROM DIRTY BOMBS MAY BE SCRAPPED
GAO ANNOUNCES TESTING FALSIFIED ON 3.8 BILLION PROJECT
By Gordon Duff, STAFF WRITER
Today, the General...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 09-03-08
Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Gustav Leads VA To Close Clinics. 2. VA's Research On Hearing Problems Noted. 3. Columnist Says VA Should Not Outsource Administration...
Military update Tricare to see 25 percent drop in retail drug costs
Military update Tricare to see 25 percent drop in retail drug costs By Tom Philpott, The government’s cost of providing brand-name drugs to military...
VA Awards $2.2 Million to Georgia Veterans Home
VA Awards $2.2 Million to Georgia Veterans HomePeake: Grants Honor VA’s Commitment to VeteransWASHINGTON – To make sure the state veterans home in Augusta...
OFFE Veteran’s Awareness Day
Highlights of OFFE Veteran’s Awareness Day atDaley Plaza in Chicago On August 29th, Operation Firing For Effect hosted the first annual Veteran’s Awareness Day...
Over 1,000,000 Illinoisans voted for Mandatory Full Funding of VA Healthcare!!
Over 1,000,000 Illinoisans voted for Mandatory Full Funding of VA Healthcare!! by William H. Heino Sr.In order to keep the public informed, of the...
VA Establishes Partnerships with Leading Nursing Schools
Have You Heard?by Kevin SecorVA is establishing new partnerships with seven of the country’s leading nursing schools. The partnerships bring to 10 the number of...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 9-02-08
The Air Force is exercising an option with Computer Sciences Raytheon, of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., for $78,134,869. The Eastern Range Technical...
FEAR AND LOATHING IN MINNESOTA
POLICE, FBI, HOMELAND SECURITY AGENTS ALONG WITH RNC SPIESLEAD CONVENTION "RIOTS".....AGAINBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER AND GONZO JOURNALIST "STAND-IN"While Iran flares up (Wag the...
JOHN MCCAIN: DERELICTION OF DUTY
MCCAIN'S RECORD ON VETERAN'S ISSUES IS SHOCKING AND AWFUL"McCain's record on veterans' issues paints a picture of a man who has been willfully negligent...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Survivors & Their Families
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Survivors & Their Families Mr. Crosby, Psy. D. just wrote a book and it has just been released by...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 09-02-08
Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Gustav Evacuees Moved To Waco VAMC. 2. HHS, VA Helped Provide Air Evacuation Prior To Gustav. 3. Hurricane...
How the VA Abandons Our Veterans
How the VA Abandons Our Vets Injured Veterans Fight for Healthcare in Major Lawsuit By Joshua KorsSgt. Juan Jimenez had one of the most...
SARAH PALIN, SCANDAL SURPRISE FOR MCCAIN
PICKED BY MCCAIN "HANDLERS" AS A GIFT TO NEOCON EXTREMISTSNOW "TROOPERGATE" LIES, FAKED PREGNANCY SCANDAL AND "KNOCKED-UP" DAUGHTER FOR GLAMOURGIRL "Broke But Not Flat Busted" ...
VA Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
VA Prepares for Hurricane GustavVA Offers Care, Support to Gulf Coast Vets in Advance of GustavFacilities Preparing for Post-Landfall OperationsWASHINGTON – The Department of...
Buyer Praises VA Initiatives in Preparing for Hurricane Gustav
Buyer Praises VA Initiatives in Preparing for Hurricane GustavWashington, D.C. — Today, Committee Ranking Republican Member Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) received an updated situational report...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 09-01-08
Today's Local News for Veterans from around the Country What's Inside: A Summary1. Paper Says Congress Should Support Peake's TBI "Leadership." 2. Whooping Cough Infects Eleven...