Helping vets in toughest battleBy Jan Jarvis Since 1991, sound sleep has eluded gulf war veteran Charles Townsend. “There’s no such thing as sleep to me,” said Townsend, an Army airborne sergeant who lives in Dallas. “I get angry every night, then I roll over and try to get back to sleep.” @@START_COMMENTStartFragment @@END_COMMENT Sleep that [...]
The reason many Vietnam vets don’t back Kerry By Lou Sessinger Here’s why a lot of Vietnam veterans don’t support Sen. John Kerry’s presidential ambitions: They believe Kerry is a political opportunist who betrayed them. It has nothing to do with what Kerry did or didn’t do when he… @@START_COMMENTStartFragment @@END_COMMENT@@START_COMMENTStartFragment @@END_COMMENTserved in Vietnam as a [...]
Pentagon Hosts Salute to Hispanic World War II Veterans Today’s generation of Hispanic-Americans owes much to the brave veterans who went before them for paving their way and setting a standard, several Defense Department officials said here today to kick off Hispanic American Heritage Month. “At a time of great trial, you give the country [...]
Homeless vets reclaim their lives TUCSON, Ariz. – There are 1,265 homeless veterans currently in Tucson. With the Iraq war, that number is expected to increase but Tucson has an answer for any vet willing to help themselves. Under the sun hat and behind the bushy white beard is Navy vet Peter Hoard, who sounds [...]
War Veterans Overloading VA Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering an overburdened benefits system, and officials and veterans groups worry that the challenge could grow as the nation remains at war. The disability benefits and health care systems that provide services for about 5 [...]
Vets weigh in on debate By MIKE PLAISANCE As the war veterans watched the presidential debate last night, James R. Cooper saw a chameleon, Richard J. Tyrell saw a “goat-roper” and Roger H. Hamel didn’t see enough to decide his vote. Cooper, 51, of Springfield, is a Republican who said he felt President Bush won the [...]
Iraq vets’ happy return By Elizabeth Hume For seven months, they clung to every piece of news and treasured every phone call. The anxiety ended Thursday, when five Beale Air Force Base families were reunited with their battle-tested loved ones at Sacramento International Airport. “They have been the most trying months of my life,” Sonia [...]
Vietnam vets vouch for Kerry’s war record By Matt Ollwerther A group of veterans, some who served with Sen. John Kerry, met Thursday afternoon to defend the Democratic presidential nominee’s war record and urge supporters to get out the vote. A group of veterans, some who served with Sen. John Kerry, met Thursday afternoon to defend [...]
Wounded veterans group seeks to increase numbers By Kevin Haney Like most people, Sam Neely knew only of the Purple Heart organization through its advertisements for donations of cars and clothing. It took a chance encounter some 11 years ago in a New Britain Township supermarket to learn he had a personal connection with the [...]
Restored war relic visits Nashville veterans By Will Ayers At the Smyrna airport, Tom Graves gazes with obvious delight as a refurbished World War II-era B-25 Mitchell bomber lurches down the runway.“It sure sounds like a B-25,” said the former Mitchell pilot, who flew 65 missions over Burma in 1943-44. The roar of the… plane’s [...]
Center brings healthcare closer to veterans By Cheryl Walker ESCONDIDO They run the gamut from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom. These men and women share the bond of being veterans. “We have about 5,200 patients now, and it keeps growing,” said Carl Langston, regional administrator of the Escondido clinic. “We see patients from [...]
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