Divorce is severely affecting members of the Military, the Coast Guard and the National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration. [VIDEO] by Rick Thorne and USLG.org Are you aware there is a federal law, Title 10 United States Code 1408, called the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act, USFSPA, that enables military retirement/retainer pay to be treated [...]
National Guard and Reserve troops who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan make up more than half of veterans who committed suicide after returning home from those wars, according to new government data obtained by The Associated Press. by Kimberley Hefling WASHINGTON — A Department of Veterans Affairs analysis of ongoing research of deaths among [...]
UNINFORMED "FLUFF" PIECE FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT A TRAVESTY OF PROPAGANDA, MISINFORMATION AND LIES BY. G. DUFF Next week I will be in Iraq meeting with officials of the government, militias and commercial groups. Last week, I had a friend of mine who is "inpatient" at one of the PTSD clinics run for [...]
Veteran’s Opinion: Suicide or Kill?by Peter McDonald The people have a right to know what is happening. I can not express the need for the public to be made aware of the people’s opinion. Judge Peter Fauver is a criminal making life and death decisions on other people’s lives every day. These are strong words, [...]
How the War In Iraq Is Changing the American Soldier by Anna Mulrine, U.S. News & World Report On a sunny afternoon in Baqubah, a convoy of Iraqi troops and U.S. soldiers depart the small base they share on a mission to bring blankets and heating oil to a nearby village. They drive down an empty road, [...]
Universal Service was Never Universal BY G. DUFF Oldsters like to talk about things that they think they remember. The good old days involved better cars that often didn’t start with tires that work out in a few miles and that turned corners at 5 miles per hour. Phony vets remember being soaked with spit [...]
Is America Crumbling in front of our eyes? The Political Machine Has Dirty Little Secrets by Rick Thorne You need to know the deep dark secrets of the political machine. The following information fully explains why America is crumbling right before our very eyes. You may not believe what’s written here but a document surfaced [...]
Stand Up For Veterans: The President’s Budget [VIDEO] More than 50,000 of our military service personnel and veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with serious wounds and permanent disabilities. Yet the federal government is not providing sufficient, timely, and predictable funding to treat their visible and invisible wounds of war. Our veterans stood up [...]
IS THE IRS REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR BEST INTEREST? by Rick Thorne In our complex society the IRS plays a pivotal role in determining what level of comfort we enjoy today. In order for us to form a clear picture of this undesirable creature we need to understand how it came into being. Contrary [...]
An experimental study that treats PTSD veterans with the drug MDMA could make life after war a lot more livable. by Scott Thill, AlterNet "We need to be positioning ourselves now to provide the assistance that our veterans need," said House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) during a hearing, called "Stopping Suicides: Examining [...]
Following the Trevieres engagement, the battalion was placed in reserve; it moved up to Cerisy-la-Foret through the desolation of shattered enemy vehicles and dead. Opposition on this move was chiefly confined to harassing snipers, a hazard throughout the Normandy campaign for the wooded thickets were well suited to the camouflaged hidden enemy. Here at Cerisy [...]
The InfraGard: The FBI Partners with Private Sector in "First Line of Defense"by Matthew Rotschild, The Progressive The FBI has created a private entity, called "InfraGard", which is authorized to shoot to kill during martial law. Insider, Matthew Rothschild, blows the whistle: Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI [...]
After six years of war, it is our country’s moral obligation to provide real support for our troops and veterans. by Paul Rieckhoff Our military is being tested like never before, while our veterans lack timely and sufficient health care and benefits. This generation of warriors is also facing new and unique problems, from Traumatic [...]
Use Disability as excuse 2-09-08 Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217 NH.red.sox@gmail.com It would be easy for me to claim that my disabilities were the cause of my problems. I do have a TBI Traumatic Brain Injury. I remember nothing before my 17 birthday. I have problems reading and writing. [...]
Study says employers reluctant to hire, wages are low for many WASHINGTON – Strained by war, recently discharged veterans are having a harder time finding civilian jobs and are more likely to earn lower wages for years, partly because of employer concerns about their mental health and overall skills, a government study says. The Department [...]
MANAGING YOUR DIABETIC NEUROPATHY BY CAROL DUFF RN Painful diabetic neuropathy is a complication quite common in diabetics and can affect all areas of life and limit daily functioning. Neuropathy can affect as many as 50% of diabetics and is a common complication. Years of out of control blood sugar levels can affect the peripheral [...]
Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon by LiveScience Staff Left, this photo was taken from a high-speed video camera during the record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on Jan. 31, 2008. Credit: U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy test fired an incredibly powerful new big gun designed to replace conventional weaponry aboard [...]
Army probes spate of accidental drug overdosesTop doctor attributes series of deaths to pill and alcohol combinations The Army’s top doctor, noting the drug overdose death of actor Heath Ledger, said Thursday the military is investigating a series of suspected similar deaths among wounded and injured soldiers. Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, the Army’s surgeon [...]
VA Offers Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans of existing VA Home Loans by John P. Allen, DirectVALoan.com IRRRL stands for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan. You may see it referred to as a "Streamline" or a "VA to VA." Except when refinancing an existing VA guaranteed adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) to a fixed rate, it [...]
Bush Administration Argues That Veterans Not Entitled to Specific Types of Health CareBob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Veterans have no legal right to specific types of medical care, the Bush administration argues in a lawsuit accusing the government of illegally denying mental health treatment to some troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The arguments, filed [...]
OUR GOVERNMENT, REAL OR "SHADOW" HAS DECIDED WE WILL FIGHT FOREVER EVEN IF WE HAVE TO FIGHT OURSELVES, ALWAYS OUR OWN WORST ENEMY BY G. DUFF I have no idea how long we have been in Iraq. I can’t remember that long. All I know is that the "End this Endless War" sticker on the [...]
Coler & Colantonio, Inc. fosters hiring our Nations’ Veterans as a way to say “thank you” for proudly serving in the U.S. military by Holly McBain Norwell, MA – Since 1986, Coler & Colantonio has always been impressed with the skills and abilities learned by Veterans while on active duty. In fact, the first individual [...]
by Rick Thorne Not long ago Denise Sole’s email appeared in my email box. You may not recognize Denise by name but her fiery spirit is overwhelming to say the least. Initially Denise contacted me offering her emotional support concerning my ongoing battle in receiving extended benefits from Social Security and the Veterans Administration. [...]
We the People 2-06-08 Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217 All have my permission to print my Name, address, phone # and e-mail NH.Red.Sox.@gmail.com “What Are We Fighting For, Next Stop Is Vietnam”. Navy Seals Nate Hardy from Durham NH and M. Koch from Pa were killed by small arms [...]
US Military Not Adequately Prepared for Homeland Attack, Report Says by Lolita C. Baldor The U.S. military isn’t ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don’t have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a report. Even fewer Army National Guard units are combat-ready today than were [...]
Attention Veterans! Get Back into Spiritual Harmony! by Rick Thorne A few months ago my mom went on to be with the Lord. Her passing provided me with the opportunity to reflect on my own mortality. It’s really very strange to think the only time one thinks of death is when a loved is suddenly taken [...]
Montel Williams Loses Job after Defending Troops on Fox News [VIDEO]by Brandon Friedman For just over three minutes on Saturday morning, TV talk show host Montel Williams owned the hosts of Fox and Friends. A former Marine and Naval officer, Montel lectured the stunned hosts on the stupidity of spending air time on the death [...]
Frustrations with the VA have led to a South of the Border dentistry boom by Rocky Stone Under current VA Regulations a veteran can not get dental care at a VA facility unless that veteran is either 100% Service Connected, a former Prisoner of War (POW) or has sustained a dental injury, which must be noted in [...]
A "No Nipple" Superbowl to Take Our Minds Off Half a Century of Waste BY G. DUFF GONZO JOURNALIST IN TRAINING I have yet to see a superbowl. I have yet to go to a superbowl party. I don’t even know who is playing. I still remember we drop the ball from time to time [...]
New Law Limits Army and VA Abuses Against Troops BY TERRY MADICK The Department of Defense is being forced to acknowledge another cost of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan that they have intentionally avoided and hidden from the public at the expense of returning combat service men and women that experience psychological problems from [...]
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