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GORDON DUFF: SUNSHINE PATRIOTS SHOWING THEIR YELLOW STREAKS

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MILITARY.COM POLL SHOWS 52% OF THOSE "CLAIMING" TO BE ACTIVE DUTY REFUSE TO SERVE IN MILITARY WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMANDER IN CHIEF By Gordon Duff...

November is Warrior Care Month

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November is Warrior Care Month The Secretary of Defense Robert F. Gates announced that November is Warrior Care Month today.  Warrior Care Month is...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-06-08

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Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Changes Expected At VA When Obama Takes Office. 2. VAWNYHS Preparing To Expand.   3. VA Offering Assistance To Troubled Vets.   4. Former...

Questions on the L.A. Veterans Home Scandal

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LOTS OF ARTICLES AND ACCUSATIONS ABOUT LAND BEING STOLEN FROM VETSBLAMING BUT MORE EXPLANATIONS NEEDED, PLEASE HELP US UNDERSTANDBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERFor weeks...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 11-05-08

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               American Auto Logistics, LP of Park Ridge, NJ 07656-1878, is being awarded a $192,080,529.00 firm fixed price modification for an earned award term...

Veterans National Home: A Profile in Courage

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A Profile in Courage By Robert L. Rosebrock – Vietnam War-era VeteranBob Handy, a 76-year old Korean and Vietnam War Veteran, is an anomaly...

GORDON DUFF: WAR TO RECLAIM LOST FREEDOMS BEGINS TODAY

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AMERICA TO ENTER A TRANSITION TO A FREE SOCIETY THE LONG ROAD FROM A FEUDAL/"SOCIALISM OF THE RICH" SOCIETY FILLED WITH RISKS By Gordon Duff STAFF...

Veterans Day 2008: We owe veterans our appreciation

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We owe veterans our appreciationThanks For What You DoBy David K. RehbeinJohn C. Villepigue was a 22-year-old Army corporal from Camden,S.C. On a mid-October...

Ceremony at Wall to Honor 15th Anniversary of the Vietnam Womens Memorial

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Ceremony at the Wall will Honor the 15th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women's MemorialVeterans Day Ceremony Will Take Place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday,...

From a VBA Employee, more about VA claims in the Trash

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From a VBA Employee, more about VA claims in the TrashRecently, it has leaked to the public that some VBA employees across the nation...

Lowe’s, Home Depot offer discounts

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Lowe’s, Home Depot offer discountsBy Karen JowersThe Home Depot and Lowe’s, the world’s largest home improvement retailers, once again are offering a 10 percent...

Nation Salutes Those Who Serve on Veterans Day

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Nation Salutes Those Who Serve on Veterans DayPeake: VA Honors All Generations of VeteransWASHINGTON – During Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

A Veterans Day Tribute

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A Veterans Day Tributeby Donna TeresaOn Nov. 11, let us join together and pay tribute to those great Americans we call our nation's veterans.Today,...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-05-08

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Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. VA Co-Sponsoring Stand Down Event In North Carolina.   2. DeBakey VAMC Helps Organize Stand Down Event In Texas.   3. Dayton VAMC...

PTSD Virtual Reality Therapy: Fraudulent High-Priced Boondoggle

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PTSD Virtual Reality Therapy: Fraudulent High-Priced Boondoggleby Dr. Phil LevequeMOLALLA, Ore. - I was abjectly stunned and stupefied when I first read of Virtual...

Shredder-Gate at the VA

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Veterans' Benefit Claims Records Wrongly Headed for VA ShreddersBy Amanda RuggeriIf military veterans applying for benefits either haven't gotten a reply from the U.S....

Another U.S. Miltary Veteran Hero Gone

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Retired Marine Col. John Ripley, who was credited with stopping a column of North Vietnamese tanks by blowing up a pair...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-04-08

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Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Veterans Summit Held In Texas.  2. Construction On VA Facility In Florida Will Not Begin Before Next Year.   3. VA Doctor...

VA Honors Quality Achievement Award Winners

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected the Minneapolis VA Medical Center as this year’s recipient of the Robert W. Carey...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 11-04-08

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           Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on Oct. 31, 2008, a $1,266,601,398 requirements/contract/firm/fixed/price contract. The purchase of 2285 new heavy Expand Mobility Tactical...

"JOE THE PLUMBER" GETS SPECIAL TREATMENT BY POLICE

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JOE WURTZELBAKER STOPPED FOR SPEEDING RELEASED FOR "DWW" (DRIVING WHILE WHITE)OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATESTOLEDO, OHIO (NBC 24) - Joe the Plumber has had run-ins...

GORDON DUFF: BIN LADEN CASTS HIS VOTE TODAY

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OSAMA BIN LADEN, RATHER THAN SUBMITTING HIS USUAL ELECTION YEAR TAPE VOTES TODAY IN WEST PALM BEACH By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden...

TERRY MADICK: MILITARY DEPLOYS DISABLED SOLDIERS

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TROOPS DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD SENT TO COMBAT ZONES WHAT CAN THE MILITARY BE THINKING? By Terry Madick STAFF WRITER Recently I came across two disturbing reports relating...

22 Iraq War Veterans Running For Congress

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Vets Running For Congress Focus On IraqThe war in Iraq may have faded as an election issue compared to the economy, reports CBS News...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-03-08

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Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Florida Educators Preparing For Influx Of GI Bill Students.  2. VA Said To Have Favored "Toll Road" Approach To New...

GORDON DUFF: NIGHTMARE COMING TO AN END

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FRIGHTENED, ANGRY AND BITTER LITTLE PEOPLE A FAIR DESCRIPTION OF CONSERVATIVES? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER If you read the press, prettymuch anything but right wing blogs...

GORDON DUFF: ISLAM RALLIES FOR MCCAIN IN OHIO

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RALLY IN CHILLOCOTHE OHIO INCLUDES LOCAL ISLAMIC "CLUB" "CONSERVATIVE" BLOG TELLS OF NEW ALLIANCE PUSHING MCCAIN AHEAD IN VITAL STATE By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER News of...

Study: DoD IG rarely sides with whistleblowers

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Study: DoD IG rarely sides with whistleblowersBy Richard LardnerWASHINGTON — Military whistleblowers might want to save their breath. The Pentagon inspector general, the internal...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-01-08

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Today's Local News for VeteransWhat's Inside1. Iraq Veteran Matriculates At George Washington University.   2. Therapist Applies Chinese Medicine Techniques To Deal With Trauma.   3. Vietnam Veterans Eligible...

Largest Loss of Life by U.S. Navy During Vietnam War

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by Jere Beery Halloween means different things to different people. For me, Halloween is the eve of the date when I lost friends of mine...

Long Live U.S. Imperialism

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Long Live U.S. ImperialismThe financial crisis may seem to spell the end of American military hegemony, but the world still needs a cop.by Christian...

Election 2008: A Time For Choosing

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“A Time for Choosing"While We Still have a Choice Watch Video from Ronald Reaganby Robert L. Rosebrock, U.S. Vietnam VeteranIn 1964, during a series...