Monthly Archives: September 2009
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
From the U.S. Department of DefenseCONTRACTS AIR FORCE Multiple contractors have been awarded a $3,000,000,000 contract for environmental requirements that include completion of a conceptual...
VA Secretary Shinseki Orders Emergency Checks to Students Awaiting Education Benefits
From the United States Department of Veterans AffairsSecretary Shinseki Orders Emergency Checks to Students Awaiting Education BenefitsThousands of Checks to Alleviate Student Financial BurdenWASHINGTON...
Pappy Boyington, Marine Ace Honored in Film
Irreverent, heroic and effective. That's the Marine honored in Pappy Boyington Field, A Campaign to Honor a Hero, a documentary made by a Marine...
Forcing the VA to Follow the Law
Demonstrated anew is the fact that we live in a democracy where a small group of people can lie us into war to devastating...
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].
Join Veterans for Peace and others at the White House on to act against the Afghanistan War!Join us October 5th when we visit the...
U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio – N.Y. Times
In today's New York Times we have an article decrying the record number of Americans that are unemployed and applying for jobs that simply...
Deadline Set for Decision on Troops – Woodward – W.P.
In today's Washington Post, Bob Woodward writes an article based on a telephone interview with the Obama Administration National Security Advisor General James Jones...
Two Veterans Awarded Wisconsin Peacemakers of the Year
Two Wisconsin veterans will be among those awarded "for their lifetimes of activism on Oct. 3 by the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice...
MORE THAN ANYONE CAN CHEW: AFGHANISTAN AND 9/11
HOPELESS IS A GENEROUS TERM FOR THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTANIS AFGHANISTAN THE "REAL WAR ON TERROR" WE NOW CLAIM?By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERCasualties are...
David Brooks: our nation's premier expert warrior
( Few things irritate me more than rabble rousing, journalistic chicken hawks and I have long felt that David Brooks and his buddy/ mentor...
SPECIAL SERIES: Training Your Own PTSD Service Dog by Dr. Joan Esnayra
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows persons living with mental health disabilities to train their own psychiatric service dog.
Top Officers Meet to Weigh Troop Increases – W.P.
Today's news offers a plethora of opportunities for American veterans to scare the living hell out of themselves. There is not much good news...
GOLD STAR MOTHER'S AND FAMILIES' DAY, 2009
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONThe sacrifices of our military servicemembers are etched in the walls of our monuments...
Lejeune’s Male Breast Cancer Marines
Marine General denies any responsibility for Camp Lejeune male breast cancer victims.
(Camp Lejeune, NC) - The Marine Corps threw the male breast cancer survivors...
Lets find another way to deal with Iran besides another war. This is...
In today's Washington Post's late edition there is an opinion piece by David Ignatius entitled With Iran, 'The Cuban Missile Crisis in Slow Motion' and...
Gov. Schwarzenegger signs bill establishing day to honor Vietnam veterans
By Patrick McGreevy Los Angeles TimesAvoiding the embarrassment of what could have been the first successful veto override in California since 1979, Gov. Arnold...
If an Agent Knocks
As MSNBC was reporting on police efforts to disrupt the G-20 protesters in Pittsburgh, one element missing in its coverage is the explanation for...
Congressional Panel Calls on VA to Do More to Honor Sacrifice of America’s Veterans
From: Chairman Bob FilnerHouse Committee on Veterans Affairs Stimulus Funds Set for Cemetery Improvement Projects Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 24, 2009,...
Webb: Afghanistan Policies Must be Tied to Clear and Attainable Goals, Defined Endpoint
This is from Senator Webb's web site this morning. Here is the article. I am proud to call this man my Senator today.Thank the...
NON-VIOLENT RESPONSES MUST BE CONSIDERED TO PREVENT AGGRESSION
People the world over must find non-violent ways to oppose American military force lest they suffer the fate of the Vietnamese and the Iraqis. ...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 9-25-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans
1. New GI Bill Delays Said To Be Causing Problems For Veterans.
2. House To Consider Fiscal 2010 Stopgap...
Donald Rumsfeld's Dysfunctional Pentagon – David Corn – Politics Daily
On AOL News today, which is normally an outlet for Associated Press and other news organization releases, there is an interesting article by columnist...
They call it the "The Afghan Imperative" but I don't see it.
David Brooks has written an editorial in today's New York Times called "The Afghan Imperative". He is a smart guy, very conservative and well read. ...
URGENT ACTION REQUESTED FROM EACH OF YOU! Priority 1
STAND TOGETHER FOR YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER VETERANS!Friday -Today thru Tuesday PM Gulf War Veterans Asking ALL to Help!URGENT TIME IS NOW!Starting Friday - TODAY- AM ...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 9-23-09
DWG & Associates, Inc.*, Clearwater, Fla., (N69450-09-D-1774); Lake Moultrie Construction, Inc.*, Bamberg, S.C., (N69450-09-D-1775); Mitchell Brothers Inc.*, St. Helena Island, S.C., (N69450-09-D-1776); SBG, Inc.*,...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 9-24-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA's IG Concerned About Disability Claims Processing Time. 2. VA Says It Has Processed Less Than Half Of Pending...
News Release: VA Honors Eye Researchers with Olin Teague Award
VA Honors Eye Researchers with Olin Teague AwardWASHINGTON – Two researchers for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Palo Alto, Calif., were recognized...
Information from the DVA on the new GI Bill is here
Participation in the New Post-9/11 GI Bill Continues to GrowOver $50 million Already Paid to Schools and StudentsWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs...
SOS TO ALL VETERANS ACT NOW
URGENT GULF WAR VETERANS MUST ACT NOW!ALL VETERANS, VETERAN SUPPORTERS NEED TO TAKE ACTION!How many times are you all going to remain quiet we...
Sibel Edmonds: BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON STOLEN DEMOCRACY
Who's Afraid of Sibel Edmonds? The gagged whistleblower goes on the record. By Sibel Edmonds and Philip Giraldi Sibel Edmonds has a story...
More connections to Organophosphate Pesticide Poisoning
Another Connection to Organophosphate Poisoning and Neurological DamageConnection to Gulf War Illness QuestionedUT Southwestern Medical and VA Need to Work Out ProblemsWhen you read...
OUTFOXING THE 9/11 COVERUP
WITH THE 9/11 COMMISSION RESCINDING THEIR OWN REPORT9/11 DEBUNKING MACHINE IS NOW OUR "SMOKING GUN"By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERWhen 9/11 Commission Chief Counsel, John...
Book on Bridging the Muslim-Christian Divide Embraced by Viewers of both Al Jazeera and...
Airing interviews with former Congressman Mark Siljander within the same week, the the world's largest Christian and Muslim television broadcast networks reflect broad, national...
Memorial Fund Receives Largest Individual Donation Ever
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has received its largest individual donation ever--The Heisley Family Foundation has pledged $2.5 million to build the Education Center...
Standoff at VA hospital ends as gunman surrenders
BY KARA SPAK AND ROSEMARY SOBOL Staff ReportersA 53-year-old man who held police at bay in an eight hour standoff Wednesday at the Jesse...
Most – Not All – Veterans Getting Prescription Drugs They Need
From: Chairman Bob Filner House Committee on Veteran's AffairsWashington, D.C. – On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, led by...
Failure to Allow Marine to Be Honored Costing Bank of America County Government Account
The Bank of America in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has lost the money from the Cherokee County Council that it had in accounts. The reason...
PENTAGON TAKING OVER U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
A Foreign Policy Coup D'EtatBy Sherwood Ross, staff Writer The Pentagon has virtually replaced the State Department in making U.S. foreign policy, The...
McChrystal Request to Reach Pentagon by End of the Week-W.P.
In today's Washington Post there is an article concerning General McChrystal's report on Afghanistan and whether or not the White House will take it...
TAPS- 45 Gulf War(90-91) Veterans for August 09
August 09 Taps Gulf War 90-91 VeteransA minimum of 45 Veterans of Operation Desert Storm died in August 09. These are collated from online...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 9-23-09
Critical Solutions International, Inc., Dallas, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 21, 2009 a $259,877,400 firm-fixed-priced-contract for 150 each vehicle mounted mine detector without mine...
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO HELP YOU
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW TO HELP YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO BETTER CARE FOR YOU
BY CAROL WARE DUFF MSN, BA, RN
INFORMATION AND FORMS TO...