Some soldiers say the dangers for soldiers at night include otherworldly problems, namely vampiresby Tim King "They come out at night, sometimes people come up missing, especially kids. They even pull their animals inside when the vampires are out." – Soldier at Bagram, Afghanistan During my two months on assignment in the Afghanistan combat theater [...]
CANNABIS USE OFTEN BANS PTSD VICTIMS FROM HELPby G. Duff I just wanted to do a short note today regarding the interesting and useful article involving use of Cannabis and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. While the article may well be very accurate, and I have heard such from more than one veteran, I [...]
PTSD and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy -VS- Marijuanaby Dr. Phil Leveque (MOLALLA, Ore.) – According to almost anyone suffering from PTSD, their pharmaceutical therapists, psychotherapists, psychologists and any of thousands of workers in this field admit if truthful that almost nothing tried thus far has worked. The first written reference to PTSD was in 1900 B.C. [...]
Is the lack of National Guard personnel and equipment is leaving America vulnerable at home? by Sam Stein, Huffington Post On a national level, however, the discussion is much broader. Within political circles, the California wildfires have yet again thrust the debate over the Iraq war into the spotlight, this time by calling into question how [...]
Should soldiers being sent into war zones be officially encouraged to deposit their sperm? by Tony Allen-Mills It started as an improbable military trend among British and American troops worried about becoming infertile if they handled toxic weapons in Iraq. Yet for Kathleen Smith, the widow of a US army second lieutenant, the vogue for storing [...]
Maybe some of those other things that people KEEP TELLING US ARE SO DAMNED IMPORTANT are just things meant to keep us from the truth.by G. Duff I got an interesting email today from a reader. The terms “revisionist” and “pinko” were used. The concepts as expressed were honest disagreements with how I seem to see [...]
Instrument Control Services Seeks War Veterans For Hire Instrument Control Services Partners With HireVeterans.com to Employ Veterans by K. Morgan Barker and John P. Allen One of the nation's leading system's integrators, Instrument Control Services, is seeking US veterans for employment NOW! ICS has partnered recently with HireVeterans.com, America's leading job-board for war veterans. ICS [...]
House Passes Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Defines Thought Crimes as 'Homegrown Terrorism'by Jefferson Abbey The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed HR 1955 titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. This bill is one of the most blatant attacks against the Constitution yet and actually defines thought crimes [...]
The current means of caring for returning vets is antiquated and inadequate, adding to concerns over the long-term cost of the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.by Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor Six years into the "global war on terror," the Bush administration, Congress, and federal agencies are scrambling to address the health needs of battlefield [...]
VA Urges Veterans to Receive Flu Shots WASHINGTON – To safeguard the health of America's veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is urging all veterans, especially those enrolled in VA's health care system, to receive flu vaccinations this season. Walk-in clinics, even drive-in clinics for the vaccinations — which are free for veterans enrolled [...]
Who Speaks for the Military AND VETERANS?by G. Duff We have an interesting set of problems today. The Army talks about constant deployments, uncertain missions, poor leadership, bad or no equipment, hungry families and mistreatment of their sick and wounded. Veterans talk about endless waits for everything, denials of claims for no reason, an appeals process [...]
Department Responds to Appeals of PTSD Patientby Anne Hull and Dana Priest, Washington Post Left, Army Spec. Troy Turner and his family slid into poverty after his post-traumatic stress disorder worsened and he was unable to hold a job. The Department of Veterans Affairs this week doubled the disability benefits of a West Virginia soldier [...]
"Hero,” Our New “Dirtiest Word” by G. Duff It is time we retired the word “hero” from the English language. We have killed it as certainly as we have murdered so many other words that have lost their meaning. The word “hero” is used, mostly by politicians and publicists but never, mind you never by [...]
War on Terror Veterans, a New Group to Hateby G. Duff Reading AOL today. There was a poll as to whether sending someone a “noose”, meaning a threat to lynch someone, (which usually involved castrating, gouging out eyes, burning the body and putting out the fire with a group “pissing contest”) should be illegal. 59% [...]
For me, Veterans Day is "Be Grateful, America, for What You Have Day– Because Of Our Veterans." by Donna Teresa There are more than 25 million American veterans who have served our country and continue to do so. I have had the honor of getting to know some of them through the years. Each year, [...]
To say the least, civilian support is lacking on several fronts.by RufusDawg Let’s hold it together at home. In-fighting must cease, check your ego at the door. Public attitude sorely sucks. Common goal must be stability Civilian diplomats can no longer hide behind their military armor. They must belly-up and be responsible, clear red tape and make [...]
Some companies offer assistance to ease the difficult readjustment by Ellen Simon John Flor's return to work after a 22-month Army National Guard deployment, spent mostly in Iraq, made him feel "like Rip Van Winkle." "It's like waking up from a two-year hiatus or dream," Flor said. "Everything looks familiar; there's a lot of friendly faces." [...]
Interesting statistics pertaining to Veterans from the US Census Bureau Veterans Day Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed [...]
The case against expanding surveillance powers for a White House that's already out of control. by John Dean, FindLaw.com "I've got nothing to hide, so electronic surveillance doesn't bother me. To the contrary, I'm delighted that the Bush Administration is monitoring calls and electronic traffic on a massive scale, because catching terrorists is far more [...]
Number seeking mental-health care up 70% in past yearGregg Zoroya, USA Today WASHINGTON – The number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder from the Department of Veterans Affairs jumped by nearly 20,000 – almost 70 percent – in the 12 months ending June 30, records show. More than 100,000 [...]
BUSH/DOLE VA REFORM SHORT ON REFORM, LONG ON “BULL” by G. Duff Yesterday, Tom Philpott, on www.military.com, wrote an on Bush/Dole attempts to “implement” needed VA reforms. Please review his article for added background. However, Veterans Today is taking hard look at the VA reform plan that vets have waited decades for. Not entirely unexpected, we have learned: [...]
Cold War Veterans fight uphill battle to receive medal they earnedby Roxana Tiron Anyone willing to spend $24.95 can go online and buy a medal commemorating service in the Cold War, even people who didn’t actually serve. For a group of real veterans, though, getting Congress to approve an actual award has been an uphill fight. Cold [...]
By: G. Duff President Asks Congress to Fix Years of His Persecution and Neglect of Veterans Yesterday, President Bush responded to findings by his Commission designated to”fix” problems with the VA. President Bush is now chiding Congress for failure to address these problems quickly enough and to have allowed them to have gone on [...]
Ike and Ronnie, Defense Tech Duds, One Two Wars Behind, the Other Two Centuries Ahead By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER, Senior Editor When Ike left office in 1960 after a period of relentless military competition between the US and Soviet Union, America’s military was behind and “behinder” with little in the pipeline. Modern day revisionists [...]
Presidential Commission Urges Congress to Expand and Streamline Benefits For Wounded Veteransby Stephen Manning WASHINGTON- The leaders of a presidential commission that reported on poor treatment of returning wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans urged Congress on Wednesday to expand and streamline the benefit system for those with potentially life-altering injuries. Former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., [...]
Matson Partners with HireVeterans.com Freight Giant Actively Seeking to Hire 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 [...]
Americans at Home Live in Peacetime Abundance While A War Almost None Understand Goes on Forever and Ever…………….. By G. Duff Any time congress asks to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home, we hear cries of treason and betrayal. Do the troops want to come home or are they all happy, [...]
Silver Star Families of America make sure that America never forgets the sacrifice of our wounded men and womenby Donna Teresa In every war, there is the grim expectation that there will be a tragic loss of life and always with that is the sad reality that there will be many who will be wounded, [...]
Is Blind Patriotism Part of Our Problem? by Gordon Duff After the 9/11 attack by 20 Islamic students, some funded by the Saudi Royal Family, an immediate wave of patriotic unity swept America. A president who managed to get into office, not thru election, but thru a lawsuit and a narrow decision in a supreme court [...]
A Run for the Wall Vietnam Vet Rides for POWs but Not for Bush By Gordon Duff For years, one of my friends, a former USMC drill instructor, and retired Army Chief Warrant Officer participated in the Run for the Wall. It was always something he looked forward to every year combining fellowship [...]
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