War Veterans Find Transition Back to Workplace a Challenge PHOENIX– For many of the 3,000-plus Arizona National Guard and military reserve members returning home after a tour in Iraq or Afghanistan, adjusting from the battlefield to the workplace is a struggle. The military members describe spending months on alert every second of the day, dodging [...]
Haunted by memories, a warrior seeks change By Hal BerntonBy the end of his tour in Iraq, Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Adams was crushed by memories. Too many memorial services for dead soldiers. Too many visits to the wounded in the hospital wards. Too many innocents — men, women and children — blown up by [...]
In an about-face by the Pentagon, the military is putting many more amputees back on active duty _ even back into combat, in some cases. by Michelle Roberts SAN ANTONIO — In the blur of smoke and blood after a bomb blew up under his Humvee in Iraq, Sgt. Tawan Williamson looked down at his shredded [...]
Who are the American Gold Star Mothers? A History of one America's Most Respected Veterans Services Organization When the United States entered World War I in 1917, George Vaughn Seibold, 23, volunteered, requesting assignment in aviation. He was sent to Canada where he learned to fly British planes since the United States had neither an [...]
Shelley Lewis: Cindy Sheehan didn't fail her son Casey, we all did. In a Dailykos diary entitled "Good Riddance Attention Whore" Cindy Sheehan announces that she is going home, resigning, as she puts it, from the role of "the face of the American anti-war movement." She is obviously exhausted, embittered, frustrated, and angry, saying that [...]
Somewhere, someplace in America, a family has received the knock on the door notifying them that their loved one lost his or her life in service to this country. by Donna Teresa, Staff Writer Left, a war widow sleeps by her husband's coffin as a soldier stands watch over her and his friend's body. While many are preoccupied [...]
Internet Radio Program "Veterans Issues Now" Speaks with Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel by Johnny Waltz, Staff Writer Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) was a guest on the internet radio program, “Veteran’s Issues Now.” which is hosted by Johnny Waltz and Russell Terry on Wednesdays at 1000 PM EST. Senator Gravel is a 2008 presidential candidate who [...]
A New Woman in Combat. Not!by Suzanne Fields Jessica Lynch turned out to be a soldier worthy of the uniform, but not, as we were told she was, the poster child for women in the military. Hers was a great story when it broke. She was Sgt. York and Audie Murphy in skirts (although she [...]
China only wants piece…piece of Taiwan, piece of U.S…by Bill Gertz The Pentagon's forthcoming annual report on Chinese military power will reveal a growing threat from Beijing's new forms of power projection, including anti-satellite weapons and computer network attack forces. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that the report, scheduled for release today, shows [...]
Miss USA booed by Mexican audience Donald Trump Says "I've never seen anything like it" Why do they hate our Freedom? Let's take a look by Mark Ellison MEXICO CITY – Many south of the border reveled in her disastrous evening: First Miss USA Rachel Smith slipped and fell on her bottom during the Miss Universe [...]
Supporting the Troops vs Supporting the War A Memorial Day Message from a Mother of a War Veteran by Mary Geddry Being Memorial Day and this my first article for Veterans Today debating whether supporting our troops includes supporting their mission, may be as difficult to read as it has been to articulate. However, a recent event [...]
CIA Offers Career Opportunities for Veteranssource: CIA Your prior military service could qualify you to continue to serve your nation at the Central Intelligence Agency. Opportunities for qualified applicants are available in the U.S. and abroad. If you join the CIA, your military service could affect the benefits you earn as a federal employee. The [...]
Isn't it time to ask Vietnam veterans for forgiveness? by Patrick Butler I don't mean running up to Vets and doing it one by one, though that's not a bad idea. I mean a well-publicized official, ceremonial event where somebody with influence, position and corresponding power actually asks Vietnam veterans to forgive the people of this [...]
Business Loans for Veterans VA Business Programs for Veterans by John P. Allen The Department of Veterans Affairs has created the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE), which is solely dedicated to assisting veterans in starting and building businesses. They call it VetBiz. VetBiz is a Veteran Resource Information web site designed to assist veteran entrepreneurs [...]
Reintegration Issues Faced By Citizen Army Pose Major Challenges Returning Soldiers Have Difficulties Returning Home. by Shelle Michaels,Soldiers Angels The United States has gone from a large career military force to a larger citizen army force, this in itself poses new challenges for reintegration. The military has learned in the past that this time frame is crucial as many [...]
An employer's chance to serve via the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)by Jim Evans It's Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, many businesses will close so employees can celebrate the holiday with family and friends, and commemorate our military men and women who serve, or have served our country. This holiday takes on particular [...]
Free 3 Day Retreat for Combat Veterans from the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge 2 Workshops to be held June 15-17 and August 24-26 Return to Honor is a FREE three day retreat and decompression weekend designed to assist you – our service men and women in your transition to the home front – whether [...]
The Ultimate Lottery - US military targets poor Latinos for frontline duties in Iraq Outstanding in the Street: One Man's Opinion on Recruiting the Poor into the Military By Lee William Sachs Latino Mexicans (no longer "Hispanics" – this term is not PC, Politically Correct) comprise almost 13% of the American population. Yet, across the board [...]
Nation to Pause for 'Moment of Remembrance' By Sgt. Sara Wood, USAAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – People across the country will take a moment from their afternoons tomorrow to pause and honor the sacrifices of America's military. Major League Baseball stadiums, NASCAR tracks, train stations, grocery stores, and even the astronauts on the International Space [...]
Veterans' Lifelong Mission To Keep Memories Aliveby Pamela Constable, Washington Post Staff Writer Left, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Rev. Jim Warren with the Nam Knights motorcycle club touches the name of high school friend Stanley Reed, who died at 19. Warren is among thousands of people, including members of the Rolling Thunder organization, [...]
THEATRE AND REINTEGRATION PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING SOLDIERS RECOVER FROM WAR By Nancy McGrory Army veteran and performance poet Kenny Carnes opens his one-person show with, "Every soldier that tells a war story tells a lie, and the soldier who says absolutely nothing tells us the absolute truth." The paradox resonates with combat soldiers [...]
'A club nobody wants to be in' by Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Left, Regina "Gina" Barnhurst writes letters to her son, Eric Herzberg, every Sunday. He was killed by a sniper in Iraq on Oct. 21. ARLINGTON, Va. — Among the headstones of Iraq and Afghanistan war dead buried in Arlington National Cemetery is a small [...]
Troops, families know too well the sacrifice you don't seeby Adrienne Lewis For almost 140 years, the purpose of Memorial Day has been to pay tribute to those who have died in our nation's wars. Memorial Day 2007 brings more heartbreaking news from Iraq and fresh evidence of the disparity of the burdens being borne [...]
Morgages and Military Veterans–and How to Make the Most of What is Available Those who have risked their lives in serving our country deserve the best treatment. Yet what used to be a good deal for veterans and current military personnel has lost much of its luster. VA loansThe Veterans Administration has programs for current [...]
House Extends Veterans Benefits Just in Time to Say 'Thank You' to Veterans before Memorial Dayby Jim Abrams WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday marked the coming Memorial Day holiday by approving a spate of bills to benefit veterans, including one aimed at improving screening and treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries. The House [...]
Soldiers and veterans return home and find hope in IAVA, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. A nonprofit formed in 2004 is dedicated to helping America's heroes. By Lori Denman, National Veterans Foundation When soldiers return home, they turn to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nation’s first and largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the [...]
Congress Grudgingly Approves Billions for the Iraq War Without Troop Withdrawal Timeline by David Espo WASHINGTON–Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress grudgingly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war Thursday night, minus the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto. "The Iraqi government needs to show real progress in return for America's continued support [...]
'Was John McCain Brainwashed By His North Vietnamese Captors To Destroy This Nation?' by Dave Gibson It is amazing that a combat veteran who has claimed to be a conservative Senator is now leading the fight to reward with amnesty, the millions of Mexican and Central American criminals who have invaded our nation. While the [...]
New Multimedia Company owned and run by Veterans, tells true tales of soldiers and their lives. Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment pays homage to soldiers by producing their films, books, music and video games. By Lori Denman, National Veterans Foundation A new multimedia company is in town, and it aint' backing down. The company, Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment, was [...]
Iraq: A Hobson's Choice Cut and Run, Surge, Re-Instate the Draft, Do We Have a Choice? by Lee William Sachs, U.S. Army Veteran There are many Americans today, teetering on the precipice of menopause and even beyond, who draw the historical corollary of Iraq to Vietnam. Of course, there are similarities, but ironically, more differences. So [...]
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