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Unemployed Should Network To Find Jobs
It takes more than filling out an application or sending in a resume to land a job these days. In the down economy, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier has made it a mission to give those out of work the tools they need to find success.
Remembering the USS LIBERTY
It is with profound sadness that we remember the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which took place 44 years ago today. We grieve for the families who lost their sons, brothers, husbands, and fathers, and the crew members who lost their shipmates. We grieve for a crew that was abandoned by its Commander in Chief in the midst of a ruthless attack, and by its government afterward.
VetLikeMe, May-June
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“Body of Secrets” — Attack on the USS Liberty
On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War between Israel and the Arab States, Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats attacked the U.S. Navy intelligence ship Liberty for 90 minutes in international waters, following several hours of low-level reconnaissance flights by Israeli aircraft.
Walk & Roll for Homeless Veterans
VA Butler Healthcare recently held its first annual VA2K Walk & Roll event to promote wellness and benefit local homeless Veterans. 133 employees walked and rolled in the event, as well as several Veterans, volunteers, and members of the community.
Moving Families Can Transfer TRICARE Prime Enrollment
Active duty military members and their families who are moving to a new location can now transfer their TRICARE Prime military health plan enrollment with a simple phone call.
Are America’s Founders Burning in Hell?
It's very important to see things as they really are. That is the only way we can make true progress and live a happy and fulfilling life. One topic which many people unfortunately feel is off limits to honest and objective examination and discussion is religion.
A Lifelong Pastor Sees Where He Was Wrong
There is a book, available at Amazon.com, written by Glenn L. Hill, a Pastor for most of his active life; this is a book dripping with sincerity, that is truly a vital read in America today.
Bailout, Repudiate, End It
My fellow suckers, lets do what is right, for a change. Lets force our representatives to actually represent, and as a nation call for one more $800 billion fiat "bailout" but this time make them (our government of, for and by) disperse the money (all of it) in good checks of $40,000 or so, to each taxpaying person or family, and let the people “spend it into circulation."
U.S. Kept Agent Orange at Another Camp in Korea
The lethal defoliant Agent Orange was kept also at Camp Market, a depot of the U.S. Forces Korea in Bupyeong, Incheon, during the late 1960s, according to U.S. veterans.
Military Cutbacks In Crosshairs of Congressional Deficit Reduction Plans
Military budget is in the cross hairs of the Obama Budget Deficit Reduction Committee
A Tragic June 1967 Day Veterans Will Never Forget
To support the troops we must march and demand justice: an open congressional hearing that includes any LIBERTY survivor who wants to tell what they saw that day in infamy, 44 years ago.
Archbishop Tutu Stands For Justice Against Apartheid Israel
The inhuman injustices being endured by the Palestinians by Israel require us all to act in the name of humanity. Archbishop Tutu’s letter might give them pause to remember there is nothing honourable about being on the wrong side of history.
Some US Vets Allowed to Use Cannabis Medicinally
In the current patchwork of Medical Marijuana laws and regulations across the country, clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patients' need for medicine, but rather where they live.
Caution Pakistani Black Hole Ahead
Thanks to operation ‘Geronimo’, Pakistani leadership no longer enjoys blanket trust of the public in the context of handling this war. Mullen’s utterances triggered a nation-wide protest against any (mis)adventure in North Waziristan.
Missing Vietnam War Airman Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War,
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Jun 07, 2011
Vitol, Inc.*, Houston, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $114,438,946 for aviation turbine fuel.
Service with a Smile
Ask anyone who has been on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus more than a few hours and it's very likely they have met Willis Brown.
Israelis Say to Obama “Yes We Ken”
“The amazing moments in the march came when protesters chanted: “Israel and Palestine, two states for two peoples”; “Yes we ‘ken’” (the Hebrew word for “yes”); and “Bibi and Barak, peace isn’t a game”
Prescription Refills? Hang Up and LOG ON!
With two clicks of your computer mouse VA Prescriptions can be filled with My Healthevet! Eliminate minutes spent waiting on the telephone, time spent gathering up medicine bottles to punch each prescription number into the phone by registering for My HealtheVet!
A New Challenge Coin Program for Veterans with PTSD
The James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Florida has started a new Challenge Coin Program for the Veterans served in our Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Clinical Program.
New Social Networking Effort Benefits Gulf War Veterans
VT has encouraged gulf war veterans to set up face book pages for their gulf war 90-91 Desert Storm by service branch/and specific units......gulfwar/desertstorm/specific unit.
Arab Spring Reveals America’s Moral and Economic Fall
Three ongoing military campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya are costing the U.S. a fortune and give no comfort to the nearly 14 million unemployed Americans. With food stamps and a minimum wage the only hope for many, a career at McDonald's has now become very appealing.
DOL Providing Grants for Unemployed Vets
The US Department of Labor has recently released information explaining more than 28 million dollars in federal grants. These federal grants are geared towards unemployment of Veterans, and to train more than 21,000 of the unemployed.
US Veterans Left to Fight Post-War Demons Alone
American soldiers who return from Iraq are often left to adjust to life after service all by themselves, struggling to make sense of and justify the deaths caused by the war.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Jun 07, 2011
Today marks the 67th anniversary of D–Day, the bold invasion of France that brought American troops to the fight in Fortress Europe. VA remembers and honors the men and women who made the historic invasion a success.
GOING ROGUE: NATO’s War Crimes in Libya
Libya's now blacked out of western media. Why? The stories from refugees are gruesome and point to war crimes including constant rapes by NATO financed rebels.
Face of Defense: Marine Survives IED Blasts
Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Armstrong’s fellow Marines call him “Rock,” and the name fits him well. The Corinth, N.Y., native has survived two roadside bomb blasts. He is still in the fight and shows no signs of stopping.
Lying On Trial as Politicians Deal with Reality Government
An Exposed Schmekel Signals Beginning of the End to Political Lying. Can Lady Gaga save the day?
The Real Housewives of Wall Street
Why is the Federal Reserve forking over $220 million in bailout money to the wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs?
Health Effects of Vietnam Service
This article reviews Australian and overseas studies on the physical health effects of Vietnam service. by Dr. Eileen J. Wilson
Gilad and all that Jazz-Trailer
A trailer of documentary about Gilad Atzmon's work, music, writing and life in general.
Palestine Vs. Solidarity Movement
My friend’s answer was simple: “They may call themselves Palestinian Solidarity campaigners -- but in reality, they are largely interested in Jewish anti Israeli solidarity.”
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Jun 06, 2011
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $70,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter training facility and training hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
Veterans Invited to American Tahrir Square Revolt in Washington DC
Veterans invited to be at our Tahrir Square at DC's Freedom Plaza on October 6th
Chicago Red Dragon Six-Day Warning
CHICAGO, 6/6/11 -- Mass casualties will be triaged and mass deaths buried in the Red Dragon disaster drills Wed-Fri. This report affirms my Friday article, Chicago Aon Center Alert
UPDATED : U.S. Taxpayers Raked Over The Fake War Coals Again and Again
The American Dream and Great American Economy were both built on one gigantic and unstable fault line. And the core is trembling!
Overdue Recognition for Woman AF Pilot
WII Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) 1st Lt. Elaine Harmon didn’t join the military for recognition but she certainly earned it. Harmon was one of the 1,074 women pilots who flew non-combat missions in the U.S. in order to free their male counterparts for overseas combat missions.
National Veteran Business Conference: Right on the Mark
As the President and CEO of ITA International, a global support services company with a focus on the maritime and coastal environments, I was delighted to be afforded the opportunity to provide a few lines for the VAntage Point Blog on this year’s National Veteran Small Business Conference
Women Veteran's Difficulty Finding Jobs?
This is a question that has posed many opinions since the economy hit rock bottom a few years ago.
Unemployment Harder For Women Veterans?
This is a question that has posed many opinions since the economy hit rock bottom a few years ago. Just like finding the answer in a mathematical problem there are many variables to getting to the point.
Face of Defense: Nebraska Brothers Serve Together
A Nebraska family is serving its nation above and beyond the call of duty, as three brothers are serving together in the area of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul and live in nearby Camp Phoenix.