War veteran turns to Project SALUTE–Students And Lawyers Assisting U.S. Troops Everywhere and gets back payments due to himby Rosanna Ruiz, Houston Chronicle Left, Willie Williams Sr. plans to replace his dilapidated, 40-year-old mobile home when he gets the check from the Department of Veterans Affairs. He lost a leg to diabetes, which has been linked [...]
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield. By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York. Over the past 6 years and and six months, their [...]
Peake: Honoring Commitment to Newest Combat Veterans WASHINGTON – Military veterans who served in combat since Nov. 11, 1998, including veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, are now eligible for five years of free medical care for most conditions from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This measure increases a two-year limit that has been in [...]
Afghanistan: The Brutal and Unnecessary War the Media Aren’t Telling You Aboutby Joshua Holland, AlterNet They say journalists provide the first draft of history. With the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, that draft led to an almost universal consensus, at least among Americans, that the attack was a justifiable act of self-defense. The Afghanistan action is [...]
Bohemian Grove (CA): THE DEVILS PLAYGROUND! By Rick Thorne America’s politicians hold a dirty little secret! Hidden deep within the Redwood forest located in Monte Rio, California many of our movers and shakers gather each year to pay homage to the devil. The Bohemian Club began as a San Francisco institution in 1872, founded by journalists [...]
Tennessee has failed to care for its veterans and even contributed to some of their deaths The federal government could be a step closer to suing the state of Tennessee. It all stems from problems at the Tennessee State Veterans Homes. A NewsChannel 5 investigation first exposed problems at the state-run nursing homes. And soon [...]
Torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay Exposed In Oscar Award Winning Film Best Feature Documentary 2008 by Paul Starr Taxi to the Dark Side, a film that takes an in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay has won the coveted [...]
“I request every soldier to go forward to his assigned objectives with the determination that the enemy can survive only through surrender; let no foot of ground once gained by relinquished nor a single German escape through a line once established." “With all of us resolutely performing our special tasks we can make this week [...]
Fixing paperwork can take years By Lou Michel Left, Christopher M. Simmance’s passport shows the countries he was in when serving with the Army in the Middle East. Christopher M. Simmance helped keep the peace as an American soldier in the Middle East, but when he returned home and later suffered a breakdown, he was [...]
2008 Smart Job Hunting: Get a Job with a Future!If you’re a U.S. Veteran looking for a job in the professional or service-oriented fields, we have great news for you. Of the ten categories into which the Bureau of Labor Statistics divides jobs, the "professional" and "service" categories — already the two largest in the economy — [...]
Should We Remember U.S. War Veteran Jefferson Davis or Should History Hang Him for Treason? Some Say We Should Celebrate His 200th Birthday It hasn’t been so easy getting people excited about celebrating the 200th birthday of that tall, gaunt, bearded, Kentucky-bred president who was born in a log cabin and went on to lead [...]
White House says phone wiretaps back on "for now" WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration said on Saturday U.S. telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate "for the time being" with spy agencies’ wiretaps, despite an ongoing battle between the White House and Congress over new terrorism surveillance legislation. The Justice Department and the Office of [...]
Most seniors and disabled people do not make income tax reports because of low incomes, so what do they need to do to be eligible for the Stimulus? You have to file a return to get a stimulus payment. Filing won’t make you owe money, or change your taxable status. If you don’t have any tax [...]
The VA no longer requires proof of trauma in order to file a PTSD claim by Kelly Kennedy, AirForce Times The Veterans Affairs Department has dumped a policy requiring combat vets to verify in writing that they have witnessed or experienced a traumatic event before filing a claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, said the chairman of [...]
If We Don’t Learn From Mistakes Of The Past! We Are Doomed To Repeat Them! by Rick Thorne Before the 1929 STOCK MARKET CRASH their economy was much like what we’ve experienced the last few decades. Nearly everyone plunged their money in the uncertain stock market thinking the “Good Times” would last forever…. If you [...]
by Andrea Byron, Jerry Ensminger, Mike Partain & Tom Townsend Were you or a loved one stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejune in North Carolina between 1957 and 1987? If so, you need to read this. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is currently studying the effects of toxic exposure upon former [...]
COMING SOON! A Concentration Camp Near You!By Rick Thorne Have you ever wondered what happens to a military base once the government shuts it down? A select few are sold outright to the city or town in the area for commerial or rural development. Shockingly, many more are converted into CONCENTRATION CAMPS or more conveniently called [...]
Disabled Veterans Fight to Protect Earned Disability Compensation They call themselves the ‘5301 Club’. All 28 members of this exclusive online group are disabled veterans whom incurred life-altering injuries or illnesses during their military service. Most of the group’s members suffer from service-connected combat related injuries, including amputee and wheelchair-bound veterans. They all receive tax-exempt [...]
One blind veteran says the experience is all about "trust"By Rusty Dornin, CNN Left, Ivan Castro, a blind war vet, skis down the slope: "You know when you’re blinded, you don’t know what life is." SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Ivan Castro, a former Army Ranger, gingerly makes his way down the ski slopes, guided by instructors [...]
A LOOK THRU WHAT IS WRITTEN BY G. DUFF Reading what I see today, I would like to thank Rick, our resident PTSD maniac for writing consistently, staying mad at the same people and never giving up. Keep it up!!!!! Again I want to suck up to the editors for picking out decent articles and [...]
WHY AREN’T YOU GETTING INVOLVED?by Rick Thorne As I continue posting informative articles (THE TRUTH) on the Veterans Today website. I’m very puzzled why only a handful of people are reading what the staff writers post each week. There should be THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE reading these articles. It’s the only place I know where one [...]
Illinois paves the way in Congress for better post-war care for war veteransby Philip Dine, Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Barely off the ground, Illinois’ first-in-the-nation program to help returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans deal with mental health issues is drawing intense interest from legislators who would like to see the country as a whole [...]
A Vietnam Veteran’s Confession by Jack D. Hook The memories of Vietnam and the great men I served with in the Army back in the 60′s are always with me, especially a longtime friend who was stationed with the 9th Manchu Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division during the Vietnam war, and a survivor of the [...]
The Pork Barrel Con Game!!! by Rick Thorne Have you ever wondered why our American Government never seems to have enough money for its Veterans? Pork barrel spending is just one of the ways our politicians put the shaft to us. Of course it takes millions of dollars to run a political campaign and the vaulters [...]
Will the draft have to make a comeback? Former Marine says military needs more and better people by THOnline Americans in general haven’t been asked to sacrifice much while its soldiers are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghansistan, so a military draft is far from their minds — and a topic politicians won’t touch. But according to [...]
NORTH AMERICAN UNION: America’s Open Borders WILL STAY OPEN!! by Rick Thorne The Bush Administration is advancing the plan to build a huge NAFTA Super Highway, four football-fields-wide, through the heart of the U.S. along Interstate 35, from the Mexican border at Laredo, Texas and extending to the Canadian border north of Duluth, Minnesota. This [...]
Out of reserve and back to positions around La Griffardiere and Le Parc the battalion moved; improvement of defensive positions continued and reconnaissance and combat patrols resumed. Hill 192 looked own on the men, a constant challenge; the first attempt to take it had failed. And the second? The importance of taking his hill can [...]
The war is offcially no longer an issue in the 2008 elections?by Gregg Gordon, OpEdNews Lately I’ve been reading that because of St. Petraeus’ wonderfully working surge in Iraq and the resulting drop in US casualties, the war is officially no longer an issue in the 2008 elections. The weekly roll call of the dead [...]
Gordon’s Tips for Getting a Super Duper Job in Today’s Global Employer World by Gordon G. Gates When it comes to transitioning from the Military to the Civilian employment sector, the most important step is to make sure your resume is outstanding and world class. It should showcase that your military skills are transferable so [...]
Killed by the System: Death at the Army’s Handsby Mark Thompson, TIME Left, Cassidy during his tour of Iraq in 2006 Iraqi insurgents wounded Gerald Cassidy in the deafening blast of a roadside bomb just outside Baghdad on Aug. 28, 2006. But it took more than a year for him to die from neglect by [...]
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