Veterans conquer new goals with support of fellow wounded, the military and the publicby E.A. Torriero, Chicago Tribune Left, John Siciliano and Sarah Reinertsen devote personal time and energy toward helping other amputees through The Challenged Athletes Foundation. These days, Kelly, 25, is a helicopter pilot instructor in Arizona realizing a boyhood dream by flying above [...]
Military veterans bring valuable skills, discipline and management experience to the work force.by Elliott Minor FORT BENNING, Ga.– First Sgt. Glenn Van Swol, who survived two wars, numerous parachute jumps and some of the Army’s most demanding training, is about to embark on what could be his scariest mission: leaving the life he’s known for [...]
Get to Know Our Employers Who Support Our American Veterans Omniflight Helicopters Joins HireVeterans.com by Lynn Earle, Recruiting Consultant Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. was founded in 1962 by Dan Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin. At that time, flight operations focused on tourism, corporate and utility activities using a Bell 47. As the Director of the Agency for [...]
My Tour in Hell: A Marine’s Battle with Combat Trauma David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his [...]
Santa Barbara Chapter of Veterans for Peace revealed to be a Pentagon surveillance targetby Matt Cota A secret Pentagon database used to monitor anti-war protests and activists has recently-disclosed documents which reveal that some of the surveillance targets include Veterans For Peace. Secret Pentagon documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union provide details of how [...]
Bomber Pilot Donald MacIntosh: A Veteran’s First-hand Account of Surviving World War Two as a RAF Bomber Pilot Capt. Donald Macintosh flew over 40 raids from D day until May 1945. These attacks included 3 attacks on battleship Tirpitz, 1 destroyer in Gdynia harbour, 2 heavy gun emplacements, 3 dams, 2 oil refineries, 4 viaducts, 3 bridges, 3 submarine pens, [...]
The “review” will not look at whether the NSA’s surveillance violated the Constitution or any laws.by Eric Lichtblau After months of pressure from congressional Democrats, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Monday that his office had opened a full review into the department’s role in President Bush’s domestic eavesdropping program and the legal requirements governing [...]
State Helps Veterans Collect Their Due by Dean Baker, Columbian staff writer Left, Harvey Pierce, 84, a Marine who served in World War II, can now afford to leave his home at Arbor Ridge Assisted Living in Hazel Dell for a facility with a gym to strengthen his legs. Vancouver, WA–When he recalls being wounded in the [...]
For one Vietnam Veteran, remembering was not enough Over the years, each veteran has had to come to terms with the Vietnam War in his or her own way. Max Loffgren choose to pay tribute to those Americans who are still in Vietnam. His 1955 Chevy dragster is adorned with the names of 2,211 POW/MIA. Loffgren [...]
Educators Who Are Selected Will Attend Washington, DC Conference in July Washington, D.C.The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is looking for educators to join its Teach Vietnam Teachers Network Class of 2007, said Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the organization. As we enter the 25th anniversary year of The Wall being built, it is [...]
Nick & Post-Traumatic Stress Reevaluated by Shaun Mullen, The Moderate Voice The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to it. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will take down the scenery, pull back the curtains, move the tables and chairs out of the way, and [...]
Cold War Veteran Looks for Legal Help in Fight Against the VFWby Kristina Morgan Barker Luis Canales, 46, of Seale, Alabama is a prime example of an American veteran. He is determined, tenacious and has suffered hardships but he is trying to overcome them, and he needs help. Luis is Hispanic and a disabled Cold War [...]
Bring Back the Draftby Amy Branham I am a peaceful person. I do not believe in unprovoked war, but I do believe that there is a time and a place for war and a need for the military. Let’s face it, there are some people in the world who are not very nice and we [...]
Gadfly or Hero? Former Pilot Fights On Against Vietnamby Seth Mydans, The New York Times BANGKOK–Some old soldiers don’t even fade away. They keep on fighting, trapped in their own past as the world around them changes, ghosts of a long-dead war. I have the duty to liberate my country! shouted Ly Tong, wearing bright [...]
Get to Know the Employers Who Support Our Troops Stringer Associates & Winning Edge Enterprises Proudly Reaches Out To Empower U.S. Veterans as Life Coaches by Gordon G. Gates, Recruiting Consultant Stringer Associates, an independent company affiliated with Winning Edge Enterprises and the Winning Edge Team is expanding its successful enterprise and is actively seeking [...]
20-year holiday tradition for Vietnam Veteransby Kirk Moore and Lauren O. Kidd TOMS RIVER Thirty-five years ago, these men were carrying sandbags, ammunition, wounded comrades on stretchers. Tuesday, under a cold sun, Vietnam veterans passed out turkeys and bantering like the young warriors they once were. “Nice pickup truck. Where’d you get it?” “You know [...]
Westar Energy joins HireVeterans.com Energy Company Electrifies Job Market in seeking to Hire U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant As the largest electric energy provider in Kansas, serving more than half a million residents, Westar Energy is dedicated to operating the best electric utility in the Midwest and providing quality service at below average prices. [...]
Matson Joins HireVeterans.com Freight Giant Seeks to Employ U.S. Veterans by Randy Miller, Recruiting Consultant Founded in 1882 and incorporated in 1901, Matson is one of the leading U.S. domestic ocean carriers. Matson is the principal carrier of containerized freight and automobiles between the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawaii, Guam and the mid-Pacific. The company is [...]
Combat Veterans Search for Civilian Careersby Kane Farabaugh, Voice of America Left, Lee French was searching for a job in the shipping industry. Some members of the U.S. military are finding the transition back to the civilian workforce difficult after a combat deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Even though certain laws protect jobs held by [...]
Keith Olbermann responds to Bush’s comparison between Vietnam and Iraqby Keith Olberman, MSNBC It is a shame and it is embarrassing to us all when President Bush travels 8,000 miles only to wind up avoiding reality again. And it is pathetic to listen to a man talk unrealistically about Vietnam, who permitted the Swift-Boating of [...]
Veterans need acknowledgment, affirmation, counseling, jobs and housingby Kathleen Parker The next time you pass a homeless man on the street, you might ask in which war he served. In the next several years, chances are good that he (and increasingly she) will say Iraq or Afghanistan. That grim prediction is based on several facts: [...]
Writing songs of compassion and understanding for returning soldiersby Charles Hadlock, Correspondent for NBC News Left, Country music star Darryl Worley’s new album hopes to ease the pain for soldiers returning from war. SAVANNAH, TN Darryl Worley is at peace on his 300-acre farm in rural Southwest Tennessee. But the rhythm of war is never far from [...]
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