Today’s Local News for Veterans What’s Inside 1. Peake In Hawaii For Pacific Islands Health Care Summit. 2. VA Now Considers ALS To Be A "Presumptively Compensable Illness." 3. VA, HHS Collaborating On Assistance Program For Older Americans, Veterans. 4. Tuscaloosa VAMC Welcomes Home Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans. 5. Congress Authorizes $568 Million For Stand Alone Hospital In Colorado. 6. Investigations Examine [...]
MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc., Detroit, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $720,000,000 indefinite quantity type, sole source contract for diesel engine parts. Other location of performance is Pennsylvania. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a [...]
VA Congestion, Funding Delays Vets Care Delonne J. Scharf has lost a lot in his service to the United States. Now the 64-year-old disabled Vietnam War-era veteran from West Valley may face life-or-death consequences because the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, he says, is overwhelmed by returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. "I [...]
Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Partner to Provide Support to Military Families $31-million initiative provides military families with access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs at America’s YMCAs WASHINGTON DC — The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) today announced a new $31-million initiative with the Department of Defense(DoD) to provide [...]
DUMB AS A STUMP VETS RALLY AROUND ‘KRAZY JOHN’ ….YEARS OF TURNING HIS BACK ON TROOPS, VETS AND POWS…. By. Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Always quick to get behind any fool blaming someone else for our own problems, the institutionalized and mentally deranged of our veteran, retiree and military population, once totally behind "W", now the [...]
Lawyers step up to help veterans gratis By Laura Parker The scene resembled Hollywood’s version of how a multibillion-dollar legal deal might be negotiated. Big-name corporate law firm. Posh conference room, with a conference table so large 70 attorneys fit easily around it. Video technicians, hovering nearby, beaming the meeting to other big law firms [...]
Reservists’ Disability Claims more likely to be Denied By Rick Maze National Guard and reserve members are more likely than active-duty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to have disability claims denied and more likely to receive the lowest possible disability ratings — even though they are only half as likely to file claims in the [...]
Nine Sponsors for VA’s Summer Sports Clinic VA Announces Nine National Sponsors for New Sports ClinicPeake: New Event Milestone for Disabled Veterans WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today nine sponsors are supporting VA’s newest rehabilitative event for injured veterans, the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic. “VA is fortunate to have such [...]
HISTORIC VETERANS REVOLUTION: The “Invasion of Brentwood” by Robert L. Rosebrock “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Magraget Meade Since the beginning of time, revolutions have defined and shaped mankind. Lest we’ve forgotten, our great nation was founded upon [...]
Filipino WWII Veterans Bill Stalled The final days of the campaign to restore US veterans status to Filipino WWII veterans in the 110th Congress did not net the hoped for results. S. 1315, the "Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act" containing a provision to provide benefits for Filipino WWII veterans that passed in the Senate 96 to [...]
With support from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor, NCHV is hosting several conference calls over the next few months which will cover topics including the GPD application process, how to replicate successful HVRP and GPD programs, and the A-133 audit. These conference calls will provide homeless veteran service providers an opportunity [...]
FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., is being awarded a $125,340,788 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, requirements contract for Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensor System, Improved Navigational Thermal Imaging System (NTIS) AN/AAQ-22E BRITE STAR BLOCK II. The contract will provide for an estimated quantity of 116 each production NTIS AN/AAQ-22E BRITE STAR BLOCK II, along with an estimated quantity [...]
McCain Misstates Record on Veterans Issues By Jack Tincher Last Friday night, John McCain said; "I know the veterans, I know them well, and I know that they know that I’ll take care of them, and I have been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans, and I love [...]
What the Financial Crisis means to Veterans Looking for Jobs Financial Pearl Harbor Causing Veterans To Be Creative in Finding Jobs By Adelaide Beltran Lopez As we all now know, the credit crisis is taking its toll on financial firms, leaving many people on Wall Street out of work and many more uncertain about whether [...]
Today’s Local News for Veterans What’s Inside 1. VA Grants Benefits To All Veterans With ALS. 2. Hospital Director Aggressively Responding To Environmental Assessment. 3. Wilkes-Barre VAMC Observes National Suicide Prevention Week. 4. VA Plans To Open "State Of The Art" Health Center. 5. VA Anticipates Permanent Clinic In 2009. 6. Advocates Praise ‘Improving Assortment’ Of Homeless Veterans Programs. 7. VA Grant [...]
Vets4McCain: An Open Letter to Veterans Dear Veterans, Honorary Veterans, Family & Friends, The countdown to election days is at five weeks and a few days. As this is being written the future of our economy is in serious doubt. Well intentioned parties on both sides of the aisle can’t seem to agree on a plan [...]
Two NEW Military Handbooks Available ARLINGTON, VA - Military Handbooks has announced the release of two new 2008 FREE handbooks for military personnel, the 2008 After the Military Handbook and the 2008 Veterans Healthcare Benefits Handbook. These handbooks, written specifically for military service members, include a variety of information about benefits, education andtransitioning from the military. [...]
THIS MONDAY HBO INVESTIGATES AMERICA’S POLICY ON TORTURE WHEN TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE PREMIERES MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29th ON HBO AMERICA’S SHAME EXAMINED: Watch Trailer In the period following 9/11, the Bush Administration’s crusade against terrorists took an illegal turn, with the U.S. military embarking on a policy of humiliation and deprivation intended to get [...]
MILITARYCONNECTION.COM JOINS FORCES TO HOST WEBATHON WITH THE BOB HOPE USO & CBS RADIO TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS MilitaryConnection.com, a “portal of all things military” and a corporate member of the Defense Department’s America Supports You program is pleased to be airing a Webathon that will raise funds for the Bob Hope USO. The Webathon [...]
VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $393,722,502 firm fixed price not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2212) for the detail, design and construction of three Fast Missile Crafts for the Egyptian Navy. The mission of the Fast Missile Craft is to conduct independent and joint operations primarily against surface shipping and [...]
Injured Veterans Attend New Rehabilitative Sports Clinic in San Diego WASHINGTON – More than 50 recently injured veterans from around the country are coming to San Diego to experience the thrills of adaptive surfing, sailing, track and field, kayaking and cycling at the first National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, a rehabilitative sports experience sponsored by [...]
EXECUTIVE ORDER by The President of the United States TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR SPOUSES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES by George W. Bush By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301 and [...]
Response team to deploy here after deaths of 2 more recruiters By Lindsay Wise An alarming number of suicides among Houston-based Army recruiters — including two in recent weeks — has prompted calls by a senator and veterans’ advocates for closer scrutiny of high-stress recruiting duty during wartime. Staff Sgt. Larry G. Flores Jr., 26, [...]
Veterans Response to John McCain’s Speaking for Veterans during the 1st Presidential Debate Open Letter to Senator John McCain by Jere Beery Senator McCain, I watched the 1st Presidential debate with great interest. One particular comment made by you caught my attention. You stated “the veterans know you will take care of them’ if you are elected [...]
REVIEW: Miracle at St. Anna World War II Movie About Black Soliders in Itlay A Move by Spike Lee by Andrea Throckmorton A murder committed by post-office worker Hector Negron in 1984 sets in motion an investigation that ties back to the experiences of a battalion of black American soldiers who became trapped in a [...]
The Financial Meltdown has Arrived My Answer to the President by Ron Paul The financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived. We are in this crisis because of an excess of artificially created credit at the hands of the Federal Reserve System. The solution being proposed? More artificial credit by the [...]
The Veterans Revolution Old Soldiers Who Refuse to Fade Away By Robert L. Rosebrock For over a century, every generation of America’s citizenry protected and preserved the 388 acres of land in West Los Angeles that were deeded as a permanent National Home for America’s Military Veterans to convalesce and rehabilitate from defending our nation’s [...]
Today’s Local News for Veterans What’s Inside 1. VA Grants To Help Pay For Homeless Facilities In Several States. 2. VA Grants Full Access To Benefits, Care For Those With Lou Gehrig’s Disease. 3. VA Involved With Attempt To Improve Care Of Wounded Soldiers. 4. VA Secretary’s Advisor To Speak At Women Veterans Conference. 5. VA Clinic Now Open In [...]
Veterans Get Jobs at ComCon Major Employer for U.S. Military Veterans Joins HireVeterans.com by Marcy Bulstrom ComCon Technologies Inc., a privately held small business, is best known for its support to senior military and civilian leaders. They provide executive level services to the United States Air Force, Army and the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic [...]
Support Advance Funding for Veterans’ Health Care – Take Action! Please Contact Your Elected Officials TODAY! Nine of the largest national veterans organizations, including Disabled American Veterans (DAV), praised Senate and House Members for introducing bipartisan bills on September 18th to reform the VA budget process to assure sufficient, timely and predictable funding for [...]
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