Monthly Archives: May 2009

RENE:  MARINE HERO TO INCARCERATED VETby Matt Davison, Staff WriterServing veterans incarcerated creates bonds with warriors who took part in wars spanning Korea, Vietnam,...

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, led by Chairman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), conducted the...

Outreach Can Only Be Effective with Improved AccessibilityWashington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, led by Chairman...

Top adviser says military would not start on a timeline until Congress acts WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's top military adviser said Sunday the...

Leon Cooper, former Navy Ensign and amphibian boat commander, not only remembers the battle in November 1943, but is now fighting to clean-up the...

          United States Marine, Inc., Gulfport, Miss., is being awarded a $61,562,641 firm-fixed-price contract for detail design and construction of 10 Mark V Patrol...

Pinups For Vets Updateby Gina the PinUp Girl An update is overdue!  There have been some exciting things going on with the project lately!  Some of...

By Gina Friedholdtindy500.com Fisher House SiteThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway has united with Fisher House™ to salute America's heroes during the Month of May.The Fisher...

Names read aloud over 10 days by more than 300 volunteers RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Abts, Richard. Adamski, Walter. Ahlman, Enoch.  The names are whisked...

by LT. Bobby RossFor the past ten years, I have been one of the main focus points by millions of Veterans, Active Duty Military,...

by Sherwood Ross, Staff Writer America’s liberals stand betrayed. Their new president, the one they sweated to elect----a brilliant, charismatic leader with a...

by Sandy Cook, Staff WriterThere are 24 million veterans, some of whom belong to one or more of several thousand veterans' organizations. Each one...

IS A VETERAN ONLY A "VETERAN" WHEN HE IS ASKING FOR MONEY OR VOTING? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Twice a year the press discovers veterans. ...

“I believe that conducting business as usual because ‘that is the way we have always done it’ is not going to be successful in...

by Jere BeeryWhen most people think of the Supreme Court they think of the highest legal court in the land with absolute supremacy over...

WASHINGTON, DC – From parades to somber ceremonies and a moment of silence, Americans will recall the sacrifices of military members who paid the...

Richard Campbell Nursing Home veterans reflect on Memorial Day  ANDERSON COUNTY — Flags line the shaded driveway leading to the Richard M. Campbell Veterans...

WARNING!!SECOND PHOTO LIKELY TO BE DISTURBING AND INAPPROPRIATE FOR MINORS     Photos Courtesy of Department of Defense

. “Oh my,” he said. He became choked up and tearful as he spoke of the wounded sailors, civilians, and other military personnel. It...

"The wisest course would have been for President Bush to use his nuclear weapons to slaughter Iraqis until they complied with his demands, or...

By Gabe Ledeen (Veterans for Freedom)In its second major misstep with veterans in as many months, the Obama administration gave our representative organizations another...

By Art Carden (Independent Institute fellow and a professor of economics and business at Rhodes College)One might think that "everyday low prices" for food...

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee:  Oversight and Investigation, May 19, Gulf War Illness Research is Enough Being Done?The first testimony we shall examine is Statement...

The Eleven General Orders of a Sentry (Navy and Coast Guard version) 1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view.2....

Here are the other additions for Desert Storm Taps numbers 32 and 33 for month of May.Also One OIF OEF listed FYI Ages 37(...

Gulf War Veterans Listen up! ALL I have two or three more obits I am working on again early age group! Just in a couple...

CRIMINALS FROM WITHIN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE INTERNET "STOOGES" POST DEFENSE OF THEIR CRIMES, AT ORDERS OF MICHAL STEEL By Gordon Duff...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Senate Committee Approves Seven Veterans-Related Bills. 2. Obama Not Expected To Welcome Rolling Thunder But Shinseki Will.   3. Tuscaloosa VAMC...

By Mike Griffith, Staff WriterRecently we've seen articles on VT that have dishonestly juxtaposed disturbing pictures of apparent prisoner mistreatment with sensational headlines and...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has provided $215 million in competitive funding to improve services specifically designed for Veterans in rural...

Gulf War Smoke and Fires how can any scientist or doctor say that there was no problem?Something is certainly wrong when we can talk...

UNRAVELING THE WEB OF DECEIT Earnest A. Canning (4th Infantry Division, Vietnam 1968) "The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying...

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 This is part one of several parts to be posted on Desert Storm Veterans Diaries- True Life Factual Reflections of The War After The...

          DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc, Saint Louis, Mo. was awarded on May 20, 2009 a $103,855,708 firm-fixed-price contract for 274 each heavy equipment transporter...

Memorial Day Flag Display in Houston. The local Houston chapter of Veterans for Peace (VFP-12) will be putting up their annual Memorial Day Flag...

Veterans Get to shoppin' with your FREE $500 Wal-Mart(R) Gift Card! (Participation required. Click here for details.) Economic crisis got you down?  Ease your mind...

WASHINGTON – Jose D. Riojas, a West Point graduate and former executive with the University of Texas at El Paso, took the oath of...

VETERANS BEHIND BARS NEW DIRECTIONS - SERVING THE FORGOTTEN BY Matt Davison STAFF WRITER In 2006, I was coordinating a pilot program for the Department of Labor,...

HOW DID WE GET SO DAMNED OLD? THE ROAD FROM VIETNAM By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER 40 years ago, I was in Vietnam, or at least...

By Ross Kaminsky (Heartland Institute, Denver Post, National Taxpayers Union)While the federal deficit skyrockets, many voters say, “At least Obama is doing something.” The...

By Gail McGowan Mellor, Women's Media CenterFour U.S. soldiers have been tried and convicted in military court for the March 12, 2006 assault and...