Monthly Archives: May 2009

by Denise Nichols, Staff WriterGulf War illness researchers UK's Malcom Hooper (Professor of medicinal chemistry at the UK's Sunderland University) and US's Researcher  Professor...

President Obama's Middle East talks face new complicationsWASHINGTON - Talks between President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced new complications Thursday as Israel...

               Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $87,208,599 cost-reimbursable letter contract to procure long lead material in support of the FY09 Standard...

RAPE AND SODOMY KEY TO CHENEY INTERROGATION TACTICS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN U.S. HUMILIATED BY SEX CRIME COVERUP By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Recent polls had a shown seemingly...

What are the many reasons that Veterans need legal access? By...

SEXUAL ABUSE OF EVERY KIND IMAGINABLE IN DETAINEE PHOTOS (EXCEPT WATER BOARDING) PHOTOS ALSO SHOW FEMALE DETAINEE RAPED IN PRISON...PENTAGON DENIES ALL By Gordon Duff STAFF...

by David EggertLANSING, Mich. – The wail of bagpipes at Memorial Day events honoring servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan rang hollow for some...

Proponents of the 147-unit development project say L.A. County's 18,000 homeless veterans need access to affordable housing. Opponents want the property turned back into...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Alaska Vets Said To Need Closer Healthcare.   2. Holiday Holds Deep Meaning For Afghanistan Vet Working At National Cemetery.  ...

As Gulf War/Desert Storm veterans organize and get unit specific pages set up for all to do virtual check in, there is a need...

THE WAR AFTER THE WAR/DESERT STORM/GULF WAR ILLNESS PART #3Family Support for Gulf War Veterans/Desert Storm Veterans living through gulf war illness is now...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a three-year study of an advanced artificial arm that easily allows those with severe...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new Web site to strengthen the connection between college and university mental health...

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Thunderbird Hangar, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada11:23 A.M. PDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Everybody please have a seat.  Thank you so much.I've got...

75 Year Lease, $40 million for 147 apartments By Dennis DeYoung On May 20th the North Hills West Neighborhood Council hosted a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney Will A. Gunn, a retired Air Force colonel, took the oath of office yesterday as General Counsel of the Department...

A Republican DisgraceBy Richard J. LaRossaMarcia Karrow picked a strange day to smear Mike Doherty.  Two years ago, the New Jersey GOP, lead by...

by Denise Nichols, Staff Writer On Memorial Day Weekend I posted a story about a nursing home of veterans and I was struck by the...

Researchers narrow Gulf War Syndrome causes http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/05/26/21654-researchers-narrow-gulf-war-syndrome-causes/May 26, 2009By Kyle HodgesWASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 27, 2009) -- Research completed and analyzed over the...

In reference to OPERATION DESERT STORM UNIT RECONSTITUTE The 143rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Armor Division has had a home at http://voiceofiron.com for over 10...

TRASHED BY LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES ALIKE POW ADVOCATE, MCCAIN "ENEMY" AND AMERICAN HERO By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Ted Sampley was my political opposite but my friend. ...

ELKHART, Ind., and Owego, N.Y.— Defense spending means jobs. But when the funding dries up, it can mean a world of pain.  Despite an...

Military Overhaul Brings Layoffs, Lost ApartmentsBy Philip P. PanUSSURIYSK, Russia -- As a young officer fresh out of a Soviet military academy, Alexander Primak...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Funding Aims To Improve Rural Vets' Care.   2. Memorial Day Ceremony Held At Six Flags.   3. Judge Trying To Establish...

The most powerful grassroots peace movement organization, MoveOn, has not pushed Obama or Congress on U.S. conflicts raging across the planet By Tom HaydenThe most...

by Blaine HardenNorth Korea announced Wednesday that it is no longer bound by the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War, the latest and...

Matthew Alexanders says torture has "literally cost us hundreds if not thousands of American lives." by Ryan GrimA former top interrogator is responding forcefully to...

Survey shows they see tepid recovery and mounting unemploymentWASHINGTON - More than 90 percent of economists predict the recession will end this year, although...

by Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterA new book by essayist Lawrence Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, has won the 2009...

Veteran Tickets Foundation to lead local singing contestby Shelle Michaels, Staff WriterAre you a budding country singer with just the right “twang” in your...

               Mansfield Oil Co., Gainesville, GA*, is being awarded a maximum $56,868,550 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel.  Other locations of...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Actor Urges More Funding For Disabled Vets, Mental Health Counseling.2. World War II Vet Honored For Volunteering At VA.3. VA...

This past week, the nation lost another hero. 1LT Roslyn Schulte was Killed in Action on May 20, 2009. Soldiers' Angels (www.SoldiersAngels.org) has a...

Desert Storm Veterans Time to do Roll call with your units that you served with in the Gulf War 90-91!  Family members welcomed!We need...

'Support our troops' rings hollow when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder by Catherine WhitneyMy brother, Jim, was a soldier once, but when he...

by Denise Nichols, Staff Writer Desert Storm Veterans WE are starting a drive to Virtually Reconstitute Units that served.  Check in time is...

by Amy Branham, Staff WriterI had every intention to make the trip downtown to the Flag Memorial today and see it when my friends from...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Obama Says America Has Not Always Shown Veterans Respect.   2. Military Family That Lost Son In Iraq Reflects On...

by Tom Barnes, Staff WriterIt is 0730 in the morning on Memorial Day, 2009. It is cloudy, humid and already in the mid 70s...

Company helps veterans start their own businesses with Corps Care programFort Lauderdale, Fla. – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise...

GEN. WESLEY CLARK, CONGRESS MEMBERS LAUNCH “BEYOND TRIBUTE”  TO REDEFINE MEMORIAL DAY, VETERANS’ DAY TO SUPPORT VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN...