The Rape of Nanking : The First Holocaustby Robert W. Schneider You say, How dare you compare the atrocities of Japan with the United States? Right. Because they’re two different things–atrocities belong to Japan. Within a few paragraphs, I hope the readers will see a connection and commit themselves to action (no, not violence). [...]
After war, they say they are up to challengeby Gil Klein Teaching in difficult high schools is nothing to veterans returning from Iraq. After rocket-powered grenades and roadside bombs, spitballs are easy. Michael Watts was “busting in doors” while on combat patrols near the Iranian border last year. Today, Watts, a veteran of the N.C. [...]
Rumsfeld: War critics have moral … confusion’ SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday accused critics of the Bush administration’s Iraq and counterterrorism policies of trying to appease a new type of fascism. In unusually explicit terms, Rumsfeld portrayed the administration’s critics as suffering from moral or intellectual confusion about [...]
A collection of 13th Century letters, found among the belongings of a US World War II veteran, has been returned to Poland. Some of the letters were written by popes and date as far back as 1256. They were discovered by Philip Gavin from Wisconsin after the death of his father, George Gavin, who brought [...]
Pentagon producer Luis Martinez blogs:When Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks to the convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars tonight he will mount a spirited defense of the War in Iraq as a frontline in the War on Terror. Rumsfeld’s comments will echo Vice President Cheney’s comments to the same veterans group earlier today. (At left, [...]
Paralympics Gives Injured Military a Chance to Compete Again A lot of wounded service members are back to doing what they love sports. Through the combined efforts of U.S. Paralympics, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), the Department of Veterans Affairs and other partner organizations across the nation, the third Paralympic Military Summit was held [...]
Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans MotoArt Reaches Out to Hire Veterans By Gordon Gates, Recruiting Specialist at HireVeterans.com MotoArt, LLC, founded in 2002 by Donovan Fell and David Hall, crafts cutting edge functional industrial art, sculpture and furniture from vintage aircraft and munitions. See more incredible art at www.motoart.com. “Own A Piece [...]
A former U.S. Army Reserve officer admitted yesterday that he steered millions of dollars in Iraq-reconstruction contracts in trade for jewelry, computers, cigars and sexual favors Left: Iraq’s reconstruction is expected to cost more than $56 billion Bruce D. Hopfengardner, 46, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud. Hopfengardner served as a [...]
Vietnam Vet Richard Armitage admits to outing CIA Agent Plame Richard Armitage’s central role in the Valerie Plame leak. By Michael Isikoff In the early morning of Oct. 1, 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell received an urgent phone call from his No. 2 at the State Department. Richard Armitage was clearly agitated. As recounted [...]
The “D” word is surfacing again. Speculation is increasing that there is no way the United States can continue to “stay the course” the way President George Bush is insisting without some kind of major adjustment in supplying people to serve in the military. The catalyst is the move to recall Marines to active duty:The [...]
Post finds new site for male dancer event after indecency complaints O’FALLON, Ill. – Fran Harris thought it was a creative fundraising idea: male dancers stripping down to G-strings to raise cash for GIs. The 49-year-old federal worker gladly plunked down $18 for a seat to the all-ladies Hot August Night. Tickets to see the [...]
Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans AT Systems Reaches Out to Hire Veterans By Lynn Earle, Recruiting Specialist at HireVeterans.com From a modest beginning over 60 years ago, AT Systems has grown to become one of America’s premier cash logistics providers. Our absolute dedication to anticipating and serving the needs of our customers [...]
Still Slandering the Troopsby Scott Swett On August 8th, the Los Angeles Times published a long article in which Nick Turse and Deborah Nelson reported that Army investigators had substantiated 320 U.S. atrocities during the Vietnam War. It is not clear what the Times meant by substantiated, since many of these investigations did not lead [...]
Vietnam Platoon 2027 the “Luckiest Platoon”by Ian Leslie Left: Javier “Jay” Solis at Platoon 2027′s reunion in June. Javier Solis doesn’t care if the Marine Corps is willing to call his Parris Island platoon the “luckiest.” He knows how lucky he and his friends were. Of the 81 members of Platoon 2027, 77 went on [...]
The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Up to 2,500 Marines will be brought back at any one time, but there is no cap on the total number of Marines who [...]
The Coming of the New American Revolution Is George W. Bush the Very Worst President Ever? by Wendell J. Wright Overtime it has been proven that our current leaders in the White House have mislead the American people in order to advance their agenda. After 911, the Bush Administration with no Weapons of Mass Destruction found [...]
Divorced Military Members Are Being Discriminated Againstby an anonymous veteran Many of our nation’s military members are being targeted by a domestic terrorist. This terrorist targets specific members of our military that have had additional strife over their other comrades. They have suffered the same deployments, wars, hardships and injuries, with one more added to [...]
Immortal WWII photo served as inspiration for Arlington memorial Left: U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Photographer Joe Rosenthal won a Pulitzer Prize for the immortal image. SAN FRANCISCO – Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer [...]
Soldiers and Generals Tell What They Think of the Occupation in Iraqby Michael R. Gordon The rules posted on the wall of the Marine base in Barwana concisely summed up the American predicament in Iraq: Be polite, be professional, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Barwana was a way station for a joint [...]
Fort Hunt veterans questioned Nazi scientists, U-boat crewsby Petula Dvorak For more than 60 years, they kept their military secrets locked deep inside and lived quiet lives as account executives, college professors, business consultants and the like. The brotherhood of P.O. Box 1142 enjoyed no homecoming parades, no VFW reunions, no embroidered ball caps and [...]
Possible cuts in funding for research into treatment of traumatic brain injuries are drawing sharp criticism from Veterans of Foreign Wars, the largest organization of combat veterans.by Rick Maze Jim Mueller, the VFW’s commander in chief, said a proposal before Congress for a 50 percent cut in funding clearly indicates that the Congress is out [...]
James McMurtry: “We Can’t Make It Here” New Song about the Status Quo in Everyman’s America. Listen and Watch Video Now - Download Song LYRICS Vietnam Vet with a cardboard signSitting there by the left turn lineFlag on the wheelchair flapping in the breezeOne leg missing, both hands freeNo one’s paying much mind to himThe V.A. [...]
Vietnam Veterans of America Applauds Recent Court Decision in Favor of Service Members Who Served in Offshore Waters of Vietnam “Some of the inequities of the application of presumptive coverage for exposure to Agent Orange have finally been set aside,” said John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America. “We need to spread the [...]
Harley-Davidson Gifts $1 Million to the DAV Today at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) national convention in Chicago, Harley-Davidson announced a $1 million gift from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. to the DAV in support of the services DAV provides to America’s veterans. The gift extends the Company’s long-standing relationship with the military which goes as [...]
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