Monthly Archives: October 2009

USAID: A Better Future For Allby Captain Lonnie RyanWe live in an era that has seen dramatic change in recent years -- an era...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA Distributing Checks To Students.  2. Experts: Brain-Injured US Civilians Could Benefit From Research On War Wounded.  3. Universities Developing...

Swift Transportation Joins HireVeterans.comby Captain Lonnie RyanTransportation is the gateway to many opportunities.  At Swift Transportation, there are many roads to a successful career. ...

By Sherwood RossWhat President Obama has gotten for his troubles "to placate the right wing" is "bailed out banks that wouldn't lend, huge bonuses...

WASHINGTON -- Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs W. Scott Gould told federal government managers at an "Excellence in Government" conference today that translating the skills...

Secretary Shinseki Announces "Green Routine" InitiativeWASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced a new "Green Routine" campaign to kick off Energy...

In today's Washington Post we now have definite indications that the American people are starting to move in the direction of civil disobedience to...

By Larry Stimeling Staff WriterThe bloodiest battle in over a year...... The deadliest battle in a year..... Eight American killed in fighting in Afhanistan....

by Captain Lonnie RyanTransportation is the gateway to many opportunities. At Swift Transportation, there are many roads to a successful career. Swift Transportation hopes...

No. 768-09CONTRACTS NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., was awarded Oct. 2 a $320,643,960 modification to previously awarded contract for design agent, planning yard,...

Desert Storm Veterans Dying YoungGulf War Veterans Taps September Count ContinuesIn the second part of September 09 we add 25 more Desert Storm veterans...

THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IS A SYMPTOM, NOT THE DISEASEBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorThis week, General Stanley McChrystal, "allied" commander in Afghanistan, met...

The Dallas-based Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches reportedly wants Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), dead. But Weinstein is not...

It was not among the news releases featured at the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (DVA) PR page, but yesterday's news that treatments and cures...

 The military has been training service members on the dangers of right wing extremist groups, and how they may target service members and veterans,...

In today's New York Times there is a short editorial that is very important for all veterans to read and understand.  It seems that...

In today's New York Times there is an article concerning General Petraeus' changing profile with the Obamites.  With the Bushites he was a treasured...

Williams man says cancer developed after Iraq service

How crazy can the world possibly be?  Crazier than even I thought.  And we veterans thought that we had the market on dysfunctional lifestyles? ...

MILITANTS IN AFGHANISAN ARE LEARNING THE VIETNAM MODELBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorI remember reading about "hearts and minds" and how it was the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA Issues $50 Million Emergency Checks To Veterans.  2. Washington State Veterans Home Superintendent Hiring Called Into Question.  3. VA...

Gore Vidal served in the U.S. Army Reserve during World War II, emerging as an eloquent critic of American foreign policy over the last...

     

Our US Veterans are joining the BankUnited team!by Captain Lonnie RyanThink you’ve got what it takes to be part of the BankUnited neighborhood financial...

by Captain Lonnie RyanThink you’ve got what it takes to be part of the BankUnited neighborhood financial team? BankUnited has now joined the HireVeterans.com...

NASA is going to crash a rocket booster into the Moon. I just thought that you would want to know.  The article is here. ...

by Captain Lonnie RyanWyndham Worldwide teams up with HireVeterans.com to bring more Veterans into the work force. Wyndham Worldwide is one of the world's...

Wyndham Worldwide joins HireVeterans.comby Captain Lonnie RyanWyndham Worldwide teams up with HireVeterans.com to bring more Veterans into the work force. Wyndham Worldwide is one...

by Randall Ark, Staff WriterMy wife and I planned a trip to New City, New York for a long-overdue visit with her cousin and...

MANIPULATED AMERICA:  DIVIDED WE FALL"From Turkey, they were putting all these bin Ladens on NATO planes. People and weapons went one way, drugs came...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA Issues Millions In Emergency Checks For Post-9/11 GI Bill.  2. Rockefeller Urges VA Care For Soldiers Potentially Exposed...

In a blog that I often read and usually ignore, I came across an article today that is interesting and thought provoking.  Veterans would...

Veterans in South Texas have been very active for the past five years trying to convince Congress and the VA that we need a...

In today's Washington Post there is a disconcerting article about firms (or government agencies) in China and Pakistan downloading personal data on special forces...

BOOK REVIEW: Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove by Max ClelandBy the time...

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Right Wing Extremists Blame Chicago's loss on Obama The Olympic bid hurt his efforts on issues such as health care, war, and Veterans. by Johnny Punish,...

AIR FORCE United Launch Services of Littleton, Colorado was awarded a $927,720,071 contract to provide the Fiscal Year 2010 Evolved Expendable launch Vehicle Launch...

"JOHNNY BOY, WHY DID ADMIRAL MCCAIN'S SON SAY WE WERE BOMBING CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND TEMPLES?  THAT'S WHAT JANE FONDA WAS SAYING TOO."     

Army Establishes Program Executive Office Integration to Support ModernizationThe Department of the Army announced to today that it established the Program Executive Office (PEO)...

Here is an official press release of interest to all veterans from Senator Jim Webb's office (D-Va).  Webb is a former Secretary of the...

NEWS FROM…CHAIRMAN BOB FILNERHOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Kristal DeKleer at (202) 225-9756 http://veterans.house.govVA Provides Encouraging Progress Report on Going Green ...