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March 31st, 2005 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
Veterans group calls on Congress to impeach George W. Bush and Richard CheneySOURCE: Veterans For Peace, Inc. ST. LOUIS–On March 30, crimes against humanity in the execution of that war, it violates Article VI of the US Constitution, the War Crimes Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. § 2441), and numerous international treaties which are legally [...]
March 31st, 2005 | Posted in Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
REPORT: US “Dead wrong” about Iraq WMDs SPY agencies in America were “dead wrong” in their judgments about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction before the war, a scathing presidential commission reported today. It also concluded that the US knows “disturbingly little” about weapons programs and threats from around the world. An under-pressure President George Bush [...]
March 31st, 2005 | Posted in Iraq War | Read More »
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Disabled veterans take to the slopes at Winter Sports Clinic WASHINGTON, March 29– More than 350 disabled veterans will ski the Rocky Mountains at the 19th National Disabled Veterans Winter SportsClinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., April 3-8, 2005. The clinic is an annual rehabilitation program open to all U.S. military veterans with spinal cord injuries [...]
March 30th, 2005 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »
March 29th, 2005 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
March 29th, 2005 | Posted in Legislation | Read More »
Vets test their mettle at Air Rifle ChampionshipBy Ben Montgomery Dave Baskin, director of disabled shooting for the National Rifle Association, finishes tallying the scores on a paper target then strides up behind two wheelchair-bound veterans taking aim with their rifles at targets across the room. “I got one for you,” he says, his face [...]
March 28th, 2005 | Posted in Arts & Entertainment | Read More »
The Army struggles to fill quotas and feels the strainBy Damien Cave The Army’s recruiters are being challenged with one of the hardest selling jobs the military has asked of them in American history, and many say the demands are taking a toll. A recruiter in New York said pressure from the Army to meet his [...]
March 28th, 2005 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Former NFL Star Glad to Serve Soldiers By Bob Reinert Fort Lewis isn’t necessarily where one would expect to find a former All-Pro defensive tackle, a guy who earned a Super Bowl ring, someone who knows John Madden better as his coach than as a network football analyst. It’s been a quarter-century since he traded [...]
March 27th, 2005 | Posted in Heroes | Read More »
Fallujuah was a different kind of battle… Pictured Left: Soldiers cry and comfort each other after battle. These soldiers share a bond few who have seen combat of this magnitude will ever be able to understand. The coalition soldiers who fought in Fallujah were young, bright, fearless men with sharp wit and quick laughs that they used to [...]
March 27th, 2005 | Posted in Coping | Read More »
Plus side of hiring disabled vets outlinedBy Tim Pennington Disabled soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan make excellent employees, often requiring less training and providing higher retention than other workers. That was the message delivered Wednesday to about 30 companies represented at a seminar downtown hosted by the Employer Assistance and Recruiting [...]
March 26th, 2005 | Posted in Jobs & Careers | Read More »
American Missing In Action serviceman identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. Navy pilot, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. The Pentagon has confirmed that human remains unearthed [...]
March 26th, 2005 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
Vet contrasts his welcome home from Vietnam and then IraqBy Charles M. Grist Walking through an airport in California in 1971, I was proud to be in my uniform as a returning veteran of Vietnam. My thoughts raced ahead to the moment when I would see my parents, my sister and my grandmother standing in [...]
March 25th, 2005 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
Program gives injured troops ‘RealLifelines’ Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said America’s service members injured in the War on Terrorism have something to look forward to. Chao introduced a new program providing individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services for troops coming home. a comprehensive new program to provide services to each and every veteran seriously injured or [...]
March 25th, 2005 | Posted in Benefits | Read More »
…and Jessica Lynch honors Lori Piestewa for her’s An American Indian veterans group awarded a “warriors medal of valor” to former POW Jessica Lynch in a ceremony on the mountain named after her best friend and fallen comrade, Army Spc. Lori Piestewa. The ceremony on Piestewa Peak outside Phoenix marked the two-year anniversary of the ambush [...]
March 24th, 2005 | Posted in Heroes | Read More »
Getting an apology from Japan for World War II (Pacific Theatre) By Robert Schneider Officially, WW II ended almost 60 years ago but is it really over? Where is an apology from Japan? . A few of the major events are listed below ; readers are urged to fill in gaps by using the excellent web [...]
March 24th, 2005 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
Force-retirement tools may appeal to every serviceBy Tom Philpott The Defense Department has asked Congress to resurrect separation incentives and forced-retirement authorities from the post-Cold War drawdown era to be used more sparingly today as force-shaping tools. The tools sought include: A lump sum buyout bonus, perhaps set at $25,000, to entice enlisted members in [...]
March 23rd, 2005 | Posted in Benefits | Read More »
Troops exposed to chemicals to get benefitsBy David Zeman Ten years after first promising to do so, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has begun contacting thousands of World War II military personnel exposed to dangerous chemical tests and inviting them to seek disability benefits. “Many of these veterans have already sacrificed for their country, [...]
March 23rd, 2005 | Posted in Health | Read More »
American veterans have drafted an open letter to the people of Vietnam conveying congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the Southern Liberation Day (April 30). The veterans have also recently begun a campaign to collect online signatures for the official letter annoucement on the occassion. Chuck Searcy, Vice President of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and [...]
March 22nd, 2005 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
March 22nd, 2005 | Posted in Coping | Read More »
March 21st, 2005 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
WWII-era Japanese sub found near Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii – The wreckage of a large World War II-era Japanese submarine has been found by researchers in waters off Hawaii. A research team from the University of Hawaii discovered the I-401 submarine Thursday during test dives off Oahu. “We thought it was rocks at first, it was so [...]
March 21st, 2005 | Posted in World War II | Read More »
When help is needed, ex-soldiers battle delays, inconsistent rulings, inadequate representation By Chris Adams and Alison YoungKnight Ridder Newspapers Pictured left: Alfred Brown engaged in a 21-year battle with the VA over benefits. He died in 2002. BRIAN TIETZ, Knight Ridder Newspapers DRY RIDGE, Ky. -Like thousands of his fellow veterans of America’s wars, Alfred Brown [...]
March 20th, 2005 | Posted in Benefits | Read More »
March 20th, 2005 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Vets opinions on Iraq range from gung ho to get out By Chuck Mueller Like many veterans, 83-year-old Raymond Iddings hates war. But on the second anniversary of the bombardment of Baghdad, Iddings sees real prospects for freedom in embattled Iraq. “I think a lot of goodwill came out of this war,” the veteran of three [...]
March 19th, 2005 | Posted in Iraq War | Read More »
March 19th, 2005 | Posted in Health | Read More »
Help is available to vets in all aspects of the job hunt by Sgt. Chuck Wagner The United States Office of Personnel Management presented two informational briefings Tuesday on Fort Myer aimed at helping those about to leave the services explore opportunities in federal civil service. In two half-day sessions, several experts shared their wisdom with [...]
March 18th, 2005 | Posted in Jobs & Careers | Read More »
March 18th, 2005 | Posted in Iraq War | Read More »
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