Man’s POW fraud leaves behind a trail of betrayalby Gretel Kovach Shown left: John Powell competing in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Minnesota. DALLAS – They wanted to honor a disabled former Vietnam prisoner of war with a gift of custom-built rods. Instead, members of an online fishing group reeled in an impostor. John [...]
Iraq is a war to be proud ofby Victor Davis Hanson There may be a lot to regret about the past policy of the United States in the Middle East, but the removal of Saddam Hussein and the effort to birth democracy in his place is surely not one of them. And we should remember [...]
Number of gays leaving military rises WASHINGTON – The number of military members discharged under the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuals rose by 11 percent last year the first increase since 2001, officials said Wednesday. A Pentagon spokeswoman, Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, said 726 service members were discharged under the policy during the [...]
Free IT training available for veterans Veterans, what would you say if you knew you could get free Information Technology training that would enable you to have a lucrative career in one of the fastest expanding employment sectors today? Victor Jory with CompTEC Computer Career Center says, “Most veterans approach us with a ‘this is too [...]
VA to shift up to $25 million to handle data theft inquiriesby David Perera The Veterans Affairs Department is prepared to shift up to $25 million of its fiscal 2006 funding to handle initial costs associated with the theft of as many as 26.5 million veterans’ personal data from an employee’s suburban Maryland home. The [...]
Memorial Day a time to rememberby Donna Teresa Memorial Day is a time for all of us to honor the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country. Let us also honor the memory of our veterans who are no longer with us. Whenever you see the American flag, [...]
The VA’s “Lost Data” Puts Veterans at Risk Congress Must Investigate (Washington, D.C.) The recent statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs about the loss of social security numbers and other data for 26.5 million veterans does not add up, literally, said John Rowan, National President of Vietnam Veterans of America, and VVA calls upon [...]
Dirty bombs, dirty missiles, dirty bullets are a death sentence here and abroadby Leuren Moret Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy. – Henry Kissinger, quoted in Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POW’s in Vietnam Vietnam was a chemical war for [...]
Vets need more than basic training to enter work forceby Anita Bruzzese Michael Maddaloni is a career adviser, one with a unique spin. He gives seminars nationwide to military and law enforcement personnel who want to start a second career in “civilian” uniform. These days, soldiers returning from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan attend his [...]
Data on 26 million veterans stolen from home WASHINGTON (CNN) — Personal information on 26.5 million veterans was stolen from the home of a data analyst in what appears to have been a random burglary, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Monday. The computer records include names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth, Nicholson [...]
Memorial holiday’s true meaningby Dino Ciliberti Summer is so close. You can almost breathe in the sea air. You can almost smell the barbecue. You can almost taste the hot dogs. Yes, summer is finally arriving, at least unofficially, with the Memorial Day weekend. But before you get ready to enjoy the sun, surf and [...]
War and Sexby Suki Falconberg, Ph.D., a former prostitute In all of the massive, ongoing coverage of the war in Iraq, one huge issue is left out, the sexual behavior of our troops. Recent coverage of the trafficking of Iraqi girls into brothels by gangs and pimps (Time, April 23) does not mention whether U.S. [...]
U.S. army vet convicted of mutilation murder of wife FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A U.S. army Iraq War veteran was convicted Saturday of murdering and mutilating his teenaged wife, a Fort Lewis spokesman said. An army jury found Spc. Brandon Bare, 20, of Wilkesboro, N.C., guilty of premeditated murder and two counts of indecent acts for [...]
New law could hand out life sentences for Iraq desertersby Colin Brown Soldiers who refuse to serve in Iraq could face life imprisonment under controversial plans to reform the existing system of courts martial. Campaigners for justice in the armed forces claimed yesterday that the Government was clamping down on dissent because of the growing [...]
US military pilot pleads guilty to drug smuggling A U.S. Air National Guard pilot and a crew member pleaded guilty on Friday to using military flights to smuggle millions of dollars worth of the drug Ecstasy into the United States, federal authorities said. Capt. Franklin Rodriguez and Master Sgt. John Fong pleaded guilty in U.S. [...]
National Guard leaders oppose Bush takeover U.S. state-level National Guard leaders will fight any effort to place their forces under direct presidential control. The National Guard commanders are poised to carry out the Bush administration’s border-security plan to deploy thousands of troops to patrol the Mexican border, but they likely will fight any attempts to [...]
Commission may punish disabled vetsby Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant This is low politics. In front of cameras, President Bush and the United States Congress praise America’s veterans. In special meetings, they are planning to cut the most disabled veterans benefits below the poverty line. Ever since legislation creating the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission was [...]
The march of the steel soldiersBy Hilmar Schmundt The United States armed forces have been using robots in Afghanistan and Iraq for some time now. Now the German military, the Bundeswehr, is testing similar robots on a training ground near the southern city of Würzburg. Asendro sluggishly drags itself up the stairs until it stands [...]
What noble cause?by Amy Branham Those three words are what motivated me to march with my friend, Cindy Sheehan, in August to Bush’s ranch. I wanted to know what the noble cause was that has caused the deaths of so many thousands of people in this world my son included. Bush had said in a [...]
Obesity and diabetes are major health problems veterans now faceby Stephanie Heinatz FORT MONROE — When World War II and Korean War veterans returned home from the front lines, they were greeted with a new American trend: fast food.Ding Dongs and the Ho Ho, French fries and burgers.“They were eating their way into a dietary [...]
The waning influence of the USA in the Asian centuryby Bulent Gokay in the United Kingdom Throughout history, empires and their civilisations have come and gone. During the first part of the last century, the US quietly built its empire, first in the North and Central Americas and in South America. Soon after the Second [...]
Bikers hit road to raise money for war woundedby Karen Jowers Three motorcycle riders begin their trek from Virginia to Texas on May 15 to raise money and awareness for severely wounded and disabled troops who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The riders will end their journey May 19 at Brooke Army Medical Center in [...]
US troops with mental health problems forced into combat HARTFORD: US military troops with severe psychological problems have been sent to Iraq or kept in combat, even when superiors have been aware of signs of mental illness, a newspaper reported for Sunday editions. The Hartford Courant, citing records obtained under the federal Freedom of Information [...]
Veterans pause to honor mothersby Salatheia Bryant Editor’s note: Veterans Today would like to extend very warm wishes to all mothers today and our gratitude and deepest condolences for those of you who have lost a child in wartime. At the Houston National Cemetery on Sunday, some will come to remember the children they lost to [...]
DoD goes after vets’ job preference rightsby Mark Gruenberg HONOLULU Don Bongo is both mad and sad at his military and civilian boss, Donald Rumsfeld. Bongo, you see, wears two hats: In regular life, he is a federal civilian defense worker at Pearl Harbor, one of almost 800,000 nationwide, and a federal union member. But [...]
Music that saved the worldby Donna Teresa For anyone who ever served in the armed forces, one comfort was a constant friend to many of the soldiers far from home. Historically, music has been an important part of the lives of American soldiers, dating to the American Revolution. Those magical sounds have played on the [...]
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