Daily Archives: May 10, 2009
Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey requests bodies in seats at the National Defense...
Friends & Colleagues: This message is to confirm that National Defense Committee's Executive Director, Bob Carey Jr., will be testifying before the U. S....
Swine flu is suspected on Alaska cruise ship
H1N1: If confirmed by CDC, would be first case in AlaskaAP-By MARY PEMBERTONA crew member aboard a cruise ship in Alaska waters is recovering...
Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell on GOP future
CBS-FACE THE NATIONWASHINGTON -- Dick Cheney made clear Sunday he'd rather follow firebrand broadcaster Rush Limbaugh than former Joint Chiefs chairman Colin Powell into...
Can You Transport a B-52 Bomber on an Aircraft Carrier?
The B-52 was in Beirut, Lebanon undergoing routine fuel tank cleaning.
John Kunkel, 4th Infantry Division, 22nd Regiment
by Randy Ark, Staff WriterWhile in high school, my daughter, Kara, was employed at a little restaurant on Derr Road, called Suzi’s. One night...
Kenji Yoshida: Artist whose work was shaped by his wartime experiences
PASSING...By Charles DarwentLate in 1943, Kenji Yoshida, a 19-year-old conscript in Japan's Navy Air Force, was accorded his corp's supreme honour: selection for training...
Guardswomen Return from NYC Mother’s Day Event for Soldier Support
by Shelle Michaels, Staff Writer left: Shelle Michaels of Grand Forks, N.D., writes a letter to a deployed service member at Military Island in...
Manipulation of Humankind “IS” cycle of Failure
America needs a Leader that "SPEAKS" his "TRUE THOUGHTS" By D. C. Liberty, Staff WriterWords from Father to Son, messaging “Hard work”, as some remember their...
A Call for Healing
by Tom Barnes, Editor in Chief We are trying very hard to reinvent ourselves here at VT. It isn't easy. The past election cycle pushed...
EDITORIAL: Mother's Day in Iraq
When Mommy wears combat bootsThe Washington TimesMother's Day has a special poignancy for our women in uniform stationed overseas. The holiday is both a...
How to Celebrate Mother's Day when Mom is Deployed
Antoinette McGowanBeing in the military is hard enough in itself, without adding the trials of being a mother on top of it. However, the...
My mother is a veteran's widow.
What kind of rights does she have in choosing a home health aide? www.Caring.comMy mother is a veteran's widow, is homebound and depends on...
31 Year Navy Veteran Brings Focus to the Year of the Military Family
LAST-CALL ! Congressman Sestak to Host Veterans Summit Featuring Chief of Staff of the Department of Veterans AffairsMEDIA, PA — Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07)...
We owe it to New Jersey's Iraq veterans to get ready for their return
"They're entitled to the best when they get home. But I don't know if we'll be ready to give it"Posted by The Star-Ledger Editorial...
France remembers troops of southern D-Day landing
THE FORGOTTEN D-DAY...ELAINE GANLEY PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy paid homage Friday on a Riviera beach to soldiers from French colonies who 65 years...
Soldier surplus allows Guard to make cuts
By Tom Vanden BrookWASHINGTON — As unemployment soars, a combination of cash incentives and aggressive recruiting has left the Army National Guard with a...
Navy jets return 2 years after crash
Some Beaufort homes still not fixedBy Patrick DonohueA day after pieces of a downed fighter jet punctured the walls and roof of her Pine...
N.Y. pastor offers additional $10,000 for info on missing teen
Myrtle BeachBy Jenn Parker An Albany, N.Y., pastor has offered to pitch in $10,000 of his own money to up the reward for information...