Monthly Archives: December 2008

Building a Military for the 21st CenturyNew Realities, New PrioritiesBy Lawrence J. Korb, Peter Juul, Laura Conley, Major Myles B. Caggins III, Sean Duggan...

Blagojevich Case Not Open and Shut By Any Means, Legal Authority Saysby Sherwood Ross Despite seemingly incriminating wiretaps, nobody should be “utterly shocked” if...

OFFE Issues Warning to Returning Troops of Ambush by Jere Beery, OFFE National Public Relations DirectorOperation Firing For Effect (OFFE) is a veteran’s advocacy...

                DZSP 21 LLC, Philadelphia, Pa., is being awarded a $72,675,388 modification to a previously awarded cost plus award fee contract (N62742-05-C-3501) to exercise...

VA Announces Enhanced and Expanded Care for N.C. VeteransHealth Care Centers to Come to Charlotte, Winston-SalemWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced...

Homeless Veterans:  The Corporation for Supportive Housing Offers Regional Training for Homeless Service ProvidersSince 2004, The Corporation for Supportive Housing has subcontracted with the National...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Support Appears Strong For Shinseki As Confirmation Date Is Set.   2. Conference In New Mexico Discusses Iraq, Afghanistan Vets.   3. Massive...

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pledges more troops to AfghanistanU.S. has nearly 31,000 troops in Afghanistan

As the Obama transition team struggles to deal with the War on Obama's Senate Seat with President-elect Obama demanding that the governor of Illinois...

Pentagon 'dragging its feet' on injured vetsDespite order from Congress, defense agency hasn't examined casesFORT BRAGG, N.C. - There was nothing dramatic about how...

HOW 2 FEDERAL JUDGES INVOKED “SECRECY” TO BLOCK ACCESS TO BUSH TORTURE DATABy Sherwood RossTwo Federal judges have deliberately invoked secrecy statutes to conceal...

New Year Brings New Tools to Quit TobaccoFalls Church, Va.—The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and TRICARE are offering new innovative online tools to...

                Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $362,283,452firm fixed priced delivery order #0010 under previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract...

HELP DISABLED VETERANS!CLICK & SIGN THE PETITION NOW! I'm sure 1000's of disabled Veterans are in the same troubled position as I am. For those...

Who Are the Taliban? The Afghan War DecipheredBy Anand Gopal, Tomdispatch.comIf there is an exact location marking the West's failures in Afghanistan, it is...

U.S. Military Academy at West Point Launches “Center for Oral History,” an Archive of Soldier Experiences, from Oldest Living Vets to Troops Returning From...

An Open Letter to To General Shinseki by Peter Macdonald, Sgt USMC Semper Fi The US Military personnel's welfare after battle takes top priority....

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Shinseki's Confirmation Hearing Scheduled For Mid-January.   2. Arlington Opens New Structure For Housing Cremains.     3. Research Enrollments Halted At Seattle Veterans...

ACTION ALERTThe Obama administration is taking shape. With the appointment of his national security team it is evident that those of us who question...

MEMORIAL FUND ADDS ODELL SIMMS TO THE FUNDRAISING TEAMFOR THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTERWashington, D.C. — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has hired the...

VA Home Loan Mortgage rates at lowest level since January Average now 5.49 percent — and further cuts could be on the way by Ezell Johnson WASHINGTON...

VA Home Loan Mortgage rates at lowest level since JanuaryAverage now 5.49 percent — and further cuts could be on the wayby Ezell JohnsonWASHINGTON...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Survivors Observe Pearl Harbor Day2. Keeping Alive Pearl Harbor Recollections Is New Battle.   3. Franklin County Veteran Remembers Impact Of Pearl...

I received this source link and article from my good friend and fellow Veterans and Military Families advocate Bob Handy in California. It is...

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $55,605,664 modification to a previously awarded fixed price incentive fee contract (N00019-07-C-0066) to incorporate...

DoD Launches Personal Health Record PilotFalls Church, Va. — The Department of Defense (DoD) is pleased to announce the successful launch of MiCare, the...

Blackwater Operatives Indicted for Slaughter of Iraqi CiviliansBy Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.comFor 1,929 days, the Bush administration's mercenary force of choice, Blackwater Worldwide, has operated...

NBC's "One-Man Military-Industrial-Media Complex"As a consultant for military contractors, retired general and Pentagon pundit Barry McCaffrey is a first-class war profiteer.By Diane Farsetta, PR...

A New Grip On LifeFor soldiers who have lost limbs in Iraq, a prosthetic arm inspired by 'Star Wars' and other bionic ideas.by Jesse...

"TALKING POINTS"  BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION A RECIPE FOR 'COVERUP'WORSE THAN TREASONBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITEROf all the revelations the recent campaign exposed, the...

At last, vindicationReport confirms Gulf War illness, but much more must be doneBy Denise NicholsThe National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition applauds the...

Significant Improvements to Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) ProgramThe TSGLI Year-One Review TSGLI coverage became effective on December 1, 2005 for...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Government Suing Insurance Company For Failure To Pay For Veteran's Care.   2. New Cemetery To Make Burials, Visits Easier For...

Blackwater guards plan Utah surrender5 indicted for killing 17 Iraqi civilians seek trial in pro-gun state, not D.C.WASHINGTON - Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards...

Attack at Pearl Harbor, 1941The surprise was complete. The attacking planes came in two waves; the first hit its target at 7:53 AM, the...

By Chuck Baldwin"Change you can believe in." This was Barack Obama's campaign slogan. There is no doubt that the American people were fed up...

Vietnam memorial rekindles medic's need to reach outRandy Ark wanted to tell David Crilly's mother how the soldier died on the front lines in...

Obama Nominates New VA Secretary Who is General Eric Shinseki?President-elect: ‘Both he and I share a reverence for those who serve’WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama...

  Way back in May 2006, the editor of VT posted this concern about the growing number of Support Our Troop and Veterans organizations...

THE ROAD TO A BETTER GI BILLBY Philip M. Callaghan, The American Legion Magazine.Young veterans from across America converged on the steps of the...

    "President-elect Obama, in 2003 before the first bombs fell in Iraq you stood in opposition calling Iraq a...

American Legion Launches New GI Bill Web SiteINDIANAPOLIS - The American Legion has launched an informative new Web site to help veterans and their...