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VA Secretary Visits
Dr. Glenn Klute explains how USMC Veteran Will Silva's experimental prosthetic foot works to VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki during his visit to the Seattle Division of VA Puget Sound June 1.
Use Secure Email to Talk with Your Doctor
Are you tired of leaving messages or playing phone tag with your health care provider? A new secure, online communication tool called “Secure Messaging” is now available for Veterans at the Hines VA Hospital through the VA’s My HealtheVet website at www.myhealth.va.gov.
A Veteran Gives Back to the Community
A down and out Veteran was informed he had been given full-time employment as a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist with the Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) beginning in May
PA Must Move Quickly to Mobilize Civil Society Support Worldwide
Jeff Halper looks ahead to the Palestinians’ “September moment”, when they intend to go for independence and apply for admission to the UN, and how the PA must move quickly to mobilize civil society support worldwide.
International civil society is Palestinians’ “most important ally”
by Stuart Littlewood
Chicago Aon Center Alert 6/3/11 – 6/9/11
6/5/11 will be the 44th anniversary of Israel's Six-Day War in 1967, and 6/8/11 will be 44th anniversary of Israel's notorious attack on the USS Liberty. Anniversary attacks are common, sources said, citing the 9/11/01 attacks, which befell New York on the fourth anniversary of ihe 9/11/97 dedication of its holocaust museum.
The Morgenthau Plan for Israel
The Morgenthau Plan was the reason that millions of Germans, both prisoners of war and German civilians, were slaughtered on Eisenhower’s orders in the months and years following World War II.
Superheroes Show Veterans the Way of the Force
Super Heroes are cool right? Yeah they are.....then why not learn from them! Famed author and spiritual advisor Deepak Chopra shows you the way.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Jun 02, 2011
The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $61,138,793 firm-fixed-price contract modification for the C-130 Avionic Modernization Program (AMP) low rate initial production, part two to Lot 2, including two C-130 AMP kits;
USS LIBERTY and Acts of Congress
The attack on the USS Liberty remains the only incident of damage to a major US ship since the sinking of the USS MAINE in Havana Harbour that has not been investigated by the US Congress.
Circus Palin Tries to Hoodwink Veterans
As a Veteran I am deeply hurt and saddened that Rolling Thunder was duped by Sarah Palin.
Veterans Road to Success
On this Memorial Day, I’d like to honor the military personnel who have risked their lives for our freedom by dedicating this article to the employment of veterans.
Top Struggles in the Arab Spring Today
In Tunisia and Egypt, the military refused for the most part to fire on peaceful noncombatants, and so the dictator had to go. But in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain, the regimes showed themselves willing to use brutal methods.
Helping Veterans Get Back to Work
On this Memorial Day, I’d like to honor the military personnel who have risked their lives for our freedom by dedicating this article to the employment of veterans.
The American Misreading of Iran
It is clear that the United States and its Western European allies were caught completely unprepared for the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Bahrain, as well as the upheavals throughout the Arab world.
Searching for The Enemy
Everyone who serves in the U.S. Military takes an Oath to defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Rarely does our Military have a problem finding the foreign enemy.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Jun 02, 2011
Perpetrators commonly use various government agencies or officials to legitimize their scams. Most recently, the Internet Crime Complaint Center
No Shred of Evidence Iran Building Nukes, Ex-Head of IAEA Says
The former Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) said in a new published report that he had not seen “a shred of evidence” that Iran was “building nuclear-weapons facilities and using enriched materials.”
National Guard Responds to Tornadoes, Floods
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency and ordered up to 1,000 National Guard members to support civilian authorities after deadly tornadoes caused property damage and power outages across the state yesterday afternoon.
Veterans Go for The Gold
Last week, the 25th National Veterans Golden Age Games kicked off in Honolulu, Hawaii. I had the privilege to spend the next six days photographing over 900 Veterans from across the United States.
Secretary Shinseki Visits Alaska
Secretary Shinseki made a few stops in Alaska over Memorial Day weekend. His itinerary included the cities of Bethel and Anchorage, along with the village of Kwigillingok.
Veteran Finally Cancer-free after Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
Cancer experts at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently removed a patient’s liver tumor using a medically advanced, laparoscopic technique.
Face of Defense: Service Comes Naturally for Squad Leader
Army Sgt. Marcus Chatman, a U.S. Division Center distribution squad leader with the 1st Infantry Division's Company F, 1st "Vanguard" Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, has consistently lived a life of service to the United States in one way or another.
NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future
A week after NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a firsthand assessment of progress in transferring increased security responsibility to Afghan security forces, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for transformation is focused on building on lessons learned in Afghanistan for the future.
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: The Reign of Fools is Over
We should walk away from this moment with the clear understanding that Just because a person has letters behind their name, teach at a prestigious university, favor a garbled multi syllabic tongue, or host a television show, that doesn't mean that they have any more intelligence, or any more character than we do.
Nations Want Better Relations with U.S., Gates Says
Despite all of its problems and controversies, the nations of the world want better relations with the United States, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a news conference en route to Singapore, where he will attend his fifth and final Shangri-La Dialogue.
Wishin, Hopin, Prayin,
Wishing, Hoping, Thinking, and Praying. These four words with all the might that can be mustered with them will accomplish absolutely nothing.
What Bibi Didn’t Say in Congress Speech
“I intend to speak the unvarnished truth because now more than ever what we need is peace” Netanyahu said before he twisted the truth in his speech to the American Congress.
SPECIAL COMMENT: Wanted! VT Readers Needed to Insure Integrity of VeteransToday.com
Join our GM in a cyber town hall as he restates our committment to the values of intergrity, equality, justice, peace, truth and the USA
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Jun 01, 2011
ITT Communications Systems, Fort Wayne, Ind., was awarded on May 27 a $569,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.
Ron Paul: A True Choice For 2012
To me the deciding factor is not party affiliation, since both parties have sold out to corporate interests ~ the deciding factor is integrity and Ron Paul stands tall in that category against all comers ~ especially Barack Obama.
Fear Among Potential Employers For Veterans?
With lots of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans coming home and making the decision to get out of the military, the job market is now getting a lot of diversity of skills and experience in it.
Army Chief Discusses Future of Training
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey has put a lot of thought into ways to take the lessons learned during more than nine years of war and apply them to the military’s training and education programs.
Employers Hesitance to Hire Veterans Explained
With lots of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans coming home and making the decision to get out of the military, the job market is now getting a lot of diversity of skills and experience in it.
Labor Department Grants to Provide Veterans Job Training
As part of an interagency effort to support America's veterans, the Labor Department today announced $37 million in grants to provide job training for about 21,000 veterans, many of them homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Face of Defense: Marine, Canine Make a Good Team
Two Marine Corps members, one somewhat hairy for a Marine, work together to make this military base safe for its workers and residents.
Report Reveals Toxic Pollution at Numerous USFK bases
Analysis of an environmental contamination report obtained by the Hankyoreh on Tuesday of 22 U.S. military bases returned to South Korea showed the discovery of high concentrations of materials such as phenol, a toxic material that can cause organ damage, and benzene, a carcinogen, at some of the bases.
Bagram Hospital Provides Care to All Who Need It
The announcement over the hospital intercom blared the news: more casualties were arriving, many that the staff knew would need near-heroic measures to survive.
Homeless Veteran Finds Help through VA
Betty is an Air Force Veteran who served from 1979-1983. She was proud to have served her country, and of her accomplishments, but while in the service, she suffered two sexual attacks that left her with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
Wounded Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor
An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away from his fellow soldiers will be the second living Medal of Honor recipient from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Jun 01, 2011
While in Alaska to recognize Memorial Day, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki discussed the challenges of providing health care to rural Veterans, as well the bright future of telehealth.
Important Lesser Known Programs for Veterans
Learn all about the important not well-publicized programs are that available for the transitioning Veterans.
Donor Bread (Money) and Congressional Circuses
Congress's "accepted version of reality is maintained by Zionist misinformation fortified by donor dollars to the campaigns of both parties" and in US politics "it is the money that conditions the mind to an uncritical acceptance of a perverted reality".