30 Years Later, Vietnam celebrates the End of the War The Fall of Saigon is celebrated with formal festive parades and a new hope Waving red flags, troops marched Saturday down the boulevard along which North Vietnamese tanks rolled into this city 30 years ago in a victory ending the Vietnam War. Hundreds of aging veterans, their [...]
Adopt a Soldier program supports our troops After serving in Iraq for 14 months, Army Sgt. Juan Salas didn’t forget his comrades when he returned to school at Manhattanville College in Westchester County, N.Y. He created a program, launched with the help of his school on Veterans Day, that encourages the public to adopt troops overseas. [...]
America Supports You: Superheroes Step UpBy Kathleen T. Rhem WASHINGTON, April 28, 2005 Message to U.S. troops: Spiderman and Captain America Support You. And the two Marvel Comics superheroes came to the Pentagon today to prove it. Spiderman, the original webbed wonder, and Captain America, a former 98-pound weakling who a science experiment turned into [...]
Web site gains popularity with disabled veterans by Rosana Weaver A federal web site is steadily gaining popularity for veterans with disabilities, as many are returning home from Iraq. The web site, www.DisabilityInfo.gov, provides people with disabilities and their family members with the tools and information they need to lead independent, productive lives.Many veterans returning [...]
Click Here to Vote for the Greatest World War II Movie of All Time All of this work definitely shows in the final product. The film is letterboxed at an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, that is 16×9 enhanced. The film appears to accurately framed, as it was filmed in anamorphic Panavision — there is certainly [...]
US Vietnam Veterans Memorial Becomes Place of Healing By Carol Pearson The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was designed to make no political statement. It does not glorify the war, nor does it glorify a particular battle. Instead as Maya Lin, its designer, said it is a “memorial … for those who have died, and [...]
Military faulted for armored Humvee shortagesBy Diane M. Grassi Well before Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, was questioned by an active reservist soldier at a news conference last December concerning the status of armoring battlefield Humvees, the Army had apparently been less than forthcoming to the Pentagon about how many production orders for armor kits and [...]
Vietnam war Missing in Action servicemen identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Marine 2nd Lt. Heinz Ahlmeyer Jr. [...]
U.S. veterans of Korean War treated like royalty by people of South Korea By THERESA CAMPBEL Left: Ralph Hoffmann was presented a medal from The Korean Freedom League for his service with the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. While it may be called “the forgotten war” in this country, Villages resident Ralph Hoffmann [...]
Von Ryan’s Express (1965) – A DVD Review Is this the Greatest World War II Movie of All Time? Vote Now! Some war movies attempt to make a larger statement about the horrors of combat and the futility of military killing, while others try to paint a more realistic picture and remain rooted in historical [...]
Americans return to Vietnam, but this time they have left behind their tanksBy Tini Tran HANOI, Vietnam — Al DeMatteis, Suel Jones and Trang Phan are all Americans, and they all have chosen to live in a country that was, just 30 years ago, America’s enemy.Each has a different reason. U.S. embassy officials estimate that there [...]
Bankruptcy Reform lifts Basic Protections for Veterans By Diane M. Grassi Lately it seems that important legislation which directly effects the American people is getting little coverage in the press. Enactment of the biggest legislative reform in 27 years of the United States Bankruptcy Code was ratified by the House of Representatives on April 14, [...]
Thousands greet returning Iraq War vets Pictured left: Viet Nam war veteran Olsen Nez salutes the flag as it is carried down Aztec Ave. Saturday morning during a parade honoring the New Mexico National Guard’s 1116th Transportation Company’s return from Iraq. Gallup, New Mexico–Thousands turned out Saturday to welcome home 34 members of the New [...]
Firefighter becomes MarineBy U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Darhonda V. Hall Many people join the Marine Corps to add excitement to their lives. As a firefighter, Pfc. Katrina Marie Helleson already had plenty of excitement. “I did not quit the Forest Service, I joined the Marine Corps Reserves,” Helleson explained. “I wanted a chance to gain [...]
Iraq crash survivor shot on videoBy MAGGIE MICHAEL CAIRO, Egypt – In a video showing the killing of the purported sole survivor of a downed helicopter in Iraq, a gunman orders, “Carry out God’s verdict,” and his colleagues open fire, riddling the man with bullets as they shout “Allahu akbar!” or “God is great!” The [...]
Uplink provides phone cards so troops can connect with home By MELINDA MOORE Marion Thiel wants to keep soldiers and veterans connected to their loved ones, but she needs help.She and fellow members of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 717 are continuing their efforts to solicit donations for Operation Uplink. The program, [...]
Vietnam vets to rally at Capitol Hill, will stress VA budget is too low for vets needs WHO: Vietnam Veterans of America WHAT: A rally to call attention to the inadequacy of the proposed budget for the medical programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. WHEN: Saturday, April 30, at 3 p.m. WHERE: Upper Senate Park [...]
Veteran Sean Huze fights disillusionment with a play based on his days in the Iraq warby David C. Nichols “My life has not been about being safe,” says actor-turned-Marine-turned-activist Sean Huze. “As long as we on the left are talking about anything other than Iraq, the right is winning.”He lists issues he sees politicians and [...]
Veterans wait (and wait) for their GI Bill benefits by Malcolm Gay St. Louis, Missouri–United States Navy veteran Jose Bellow’s education has been anything but easy. A first-year nursing student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Bellow planned on attending college with the help of monthly reimbursements from the GI Bill. Now, one month before [...]
Parents wonder if emails are missing WIXOM, Mich. – E-mail provider Yahoo! has pledged to give the family of a Marine killed in Iraq full access to their son’s e-mail account, ending a court battle that began after his parents sought messages he wrote before his death. An Oakland County probate judge signed an order Wednesday directing [...]
The Longest Day (1962) – A DVD Movie Review The Greatest World War II Movie of all time? Vote Now! by Tod Booth “I sometimes wonder which side God is on.” During the course of The Longest Day, producer Daryl F. Zanuck’s 1962 star-studded three-hour recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy, men on both [...]
Man calls actress traitor for her actions during war A Vietnam veteran was arrested in Kansas City yesterday for allegedly spitting on actress Jane Fonda during a book-signing event. Michael A. Smith, 54, reportedly waited in line for 90 minutes, passed a book to the Academy Award winner, and then spit tobacco juice into her [...]
Transition from military to civilian life is not easy. More can be done…… After Army 1st Lt. John Fernandez lost both legs to friendly fire in Iraq, he had plenty of phone calls and pamphlets about services available to help him start his civilian life. What he didn’t have was someone to explain it all. [...]
What have you done to support our troops today? Portland, TX. Local Portland veteran asks himself this question every day, What have you done to support our troops today? He asks that whenever he sees a yellow car ribbon, decal or sign outside a local shop. There is a fine line between saying you support [...]
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