Billy Joel Celebrates "Christmas in Fallujah" Anti-War Song Gets Massive Attention from Critics Billy Joel puts a dark spin on the sentiments of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” with his new “Christmas in Fallujah.” It’s only the second new pop song he’s written since his 1993 album, “River of Dreams.” Released Tuesday as [...]
Veteran’s Suicide by Peter Macdonald It is shameful when Veteran’s Suicide is less important to newspapers than a dog eating Red Sox W.S. Baseball. I realize only 11% of the U.S. population ever enters the military. This I guess to the news media believes is not enough % to rate publishing my letters. The Amazing [...]
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India, effective immediately Courtesy of Satire The move is being made in order to save the President’s $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $521 Billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead that his office has incurred during the last 5 years. "We [...]
A Corrupt New Hampshire Congresswoman by Peter Macdonald The Veterans page of the NH news continues to print stories of how great U.S. Rep. Shea-Porter is. This elected official is artificial promotion to make her image look good in the public eye She tells of how hard it was for her during her husband’s career [...]
Dedicated to Those in Denial World War III Started the Day The Berlin Wall Came Down by E Paul Newell World War III started without you. You didn’t notice. Why? Because your head was up you’re a**. Let’s get down to brass tacks. WWIII started the day the Berlin Wall came down. Why then because up [...]
A true American Hero By Peter Macdonald This Man could be any Veteran because every Veteran is a hero’s to me. On Veterans day at the Boscawen NH military commentary my wife and I went to say thank you as we do every Veterans day. We were standing on the side walk that passes through [...]
Pentagon cover up: 15,000 or more US deaths in Iraq war?by Mike Whitney The Pentagon has been concealing the true number of American casualties in the Iraq War. The real number exceeds 15,000 and CBS News can prove it. US Deaths in Iraq Much Higher than Told CBS’s Investigative Unit wanted to do a report [...]
Old U.S. Allies, Still Hiding Deep in Laos by Thomas Fuller, New York Times Left, A recent visit to Yang’s jungle hideout was the first to any camp of Secret War veterans by an American newspaper reporter. Family members broke down in tears and begged for help from the visitors. VIENTIANE PROVINCE, Laos — They [...]
What is a U.S. Military Veteran? by Peter Macdonald This is a person that served in the military service (esp. in a war). A U.S. military Veteran is someone that loves the U.S. so much they are willing to give their lives for her. The treatment of Veterans by people that never served is degrading. [...]
How does a Gold Star Family celebrate the holidays?by Amy Branham A Gold Star Family is a family who has had a member of their immediate family killed in the line of duty during a time of war. At the time of this writing, there were 3,892 Gold Star Families just since the beginning of [...]
An Open Letter to John P Allen, General Manager of VeteransToday.com John I received your note on placing only articles on the news that relates to Veterans issues. This Family (The Bushong family of Madbury NH) has a husband that is a Marine Sgt. I volunteer to help this family. I have no personal issues [...]
Arlington at Christmas Company in Maine Quietly Extends Respect to the Fallen for the Holidays Readers may be interested to know that these wreaths — some 5,000 — are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He’s done [...]
People do read my letters by Peter Macdonald Judge Peter Fauver criminally violated the Laws and Constitution 29 or more times to intentionally harm U.S. citizens. The New Hampshire Supreme Court refused to hear a case that exposed a brother judge’s crimes. The NH Governor and government violated the laws and constitution to stop my [...]
Americans will discover, as the British learned to their cost in Basra, that they have few permanent allies. by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent As British forces come to the end of their role in Iraq, what sort of country do they leave behind? Has the United States turned the tide in Baghdad? Does the fall [...]
Why do Veterans Service Organizations, ALL Veterans’ organizations, need to police OURSELVES? Honoring ALL Who Served by Bobby Hanafin This article was sent to me back in November shortly after Veterans Day, and I played a miner role in getting it resolved by compromise and reasoning with level headed elements leading the overall Veterans Community [...]
ANOTHER GENERATION OF VETERANS IS SCHEDULED TO DIE OF EMPTY PROMISESBY G. DUFF I am one of the thousands, not too many thousands, of the two plus million who survived the Vietnam war to come home to years of ignorance, hate, exploitation and lies. I survive as do a few of my friends. Most of [...]
Ask the NH Governor Written by Peter Macdonald Ask the New Hampshire Governor, Who are the children giving their childhood for his freedom? Who is giving up a further education so that you can get one? Who is away from the ones he or she loves so that you can be safe? Who is the [...]
The Committee to Honor California Veterans, www.chcv.org, is working to get California to issue a non-handicapped, disabled veterans license plate. Twenty-nine other states are already doing this and we feel its time for this state to stand up and join these foward thinking states in honoring all of our disabled veterans. If you’ll visit our [...]
VETERANS FOR (Fill in the Blank) Once Again Veterans take on Active Roles in Presidential Political Campaigns. By Robert L. Hanafin If readers have not figured it out yet, the top issue on the American voters mind not only during the primaries, but also especially during General Election in November 2008 will be the Iraq [...]
U.S. Military Veteran by Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper Veteran’s give you peace and security. The U.S. Society turns a blind eye to returning Veterans. I have written many times about the child that leaves and the Veteran that returns. I have tried to explain the change that those that have never been there can [...]
Please pass info on to any wounded vet that you feel may qualify. Note that this is a National Program and it is first come first served. The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes presented a check of $500,000 to The American Legion so the nation’s largest veterans organization can award grants to disabled veterans who [...]
A story that proves that the love of a sister and the strong desire to try to understand the changes that war brings to our veterans is the best medicine of all by Donna Teresa When I received a message that a friend of mine was trying to reach me urgently before Veterans Day, of course [...]
The release of "Revolution '67," which aired Tuesday on PBS, has reignited discussions about what Rutgers-Newark historian Clement Price termed "the defining moment in our 20th-century history. FINAL IN A THREE PART EXPOSE by Robert Hanifin The National Guard turned 370 years young yesterday, December 13, 2007. Happy Birthday Guard Members, especially Military Family Members [...]
Should Red Sox Fans Judge a Veteran by Peter Macdonald What right does a governor of NH John Lynch or for that matter any one of you, have to judge me. I have violated no laws. My biggest fault is that I volunteer every day to help others. I want nothing in return. The number [...]
Some nonprofits shortchange troops, watchdog group saysby Philip Rucker Americans gave millions of dollars in the past year to veterans charities designed to help troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, but several of the groups spent relatively little money on the wounded, according to a leading watchdog organization and federal tax filings. Eight veterans charities, [...]
Veterans support Veteran’s by Peter Macdonald The American Legion, VFW, Elk’s club and many more discriminate and leave Veterans on the battle field fighting with no support unless it meets these club’s benefit. My VA medical has been restored but I am still red flagged. I am rated 120% disabled from injuries received during active [...]
"Any wounded soldier" mail returned or thrown away for fear of toxic substances BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened. Since the September 11 attacks and the anthrax [...]
Death and Destruction. Written by Peter Macdonald Death and destruction seems to be the only way for the average citizen to communicate with elected officials. If a Judge or Gov. official takes a dislike to you, he or she can manipulate the laws and use the power of Gov. to intimidate, harass and destroy your [...]
Congress: "We support our troops." Yes, and they have a bridge in Brooklyn they will sell you cheaply too. This is an outrage that must be halted. Let them know that we know what is going on. by Winslow T. Wheeler A veteran is an individual who, at some point, wrote a blank check made payable [...]
MOUTH MALADIES: INFORMATION FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETIC BY CAROL DUFF RN Periodontal disease is only one malady of the mouth that can plague the diabetic. Oral infections should be tended to immediately, even with the use of antibiotics, to halt the march of bacterial destruction of the tissues in the mouth. Elevated blood sugar [...]
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