WASHINGTON – Jose D. Riojas, a West Point graduate and former executive with the University of Texas at El Paso, took the oath of office yesterday as Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security and Preparedness within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “I am honored to be part of the VA team,” Riojas said. “I look [...]
VETERANS BEHIND BARS NEW DIRECTIONS – SERVING THE FORGOTTEN BY Matt Davison STAFF WRITER In 2006, I was coordinating a pilot program for the Department of Labor, called the Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IVTP). Since this was a pilot program, the there was always the option that the Department of Labor could discontinue it. In [...]
HOW DID WE GET SO DAMNED OLD? THE ROAD FROM VIETNAM By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER 40 years ago, I was in Vietnam, or at least I could see it. I was on a ship with a Marine Special Landing Team, waiting to “hit the beach” like in the old movies. Food was poor on [...]
By Ross Kaminsky (Heartland Institute, Denver Post, National Taxpayers Union) While the federal deficit skyrockets, many voters say, “At least Obama is doing something.” The implication, of course, is that the likely outcome of what he is doing is unknown. But that’s far from true. Maybe Californians haven’t yet awakened to the national issue, but [...]
By Gail McGowan Mellor, Women’s Media Center Four U.S. soldiers have been tried and convicted in military court for the March 12, 2006 assault and murder of Abeer al-Janabi and her family. Now, in the federal court trial of the last man accused, former Pvt. 1st Class Steven Green, information has surfaced that explains more [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric K. Shinseki addressed the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans National Conference (NCHV) at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.“President Obama has made it clear that homelessness among Veterans is unacceptable,” Secretary Shinseki said. “We have a moral duty to [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. Duckworth Sworn In As VA Assistant Secretary. 2. Senate Confirms Baker As Veterans Affairs CIO. 3. Hearing Focuses On Conflicting Gulf War Illness Reports. 4. Portland VAMC To Honor Returning Vets. 5. VA Helps Launch Veterans Support Website. 6. VA Hospital Not Yet Ready To Send Patients To Equine Therapy Program. 7. Lofty Goal [...]
Filner Holds Roundtable to Address Issues Confronting Women Veterans Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, held a roundtable to address and assess the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the right services to the country’s 1.8 million women veterans. [...]
By Ronald Kessler (New York Times bestselling author, veteran investigative journalist on the intelligence community, and author of the recent book The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack) Since a new editor took the helm last September, The Washington Post has become a much more fair and accurate newspaper. But in [...]
By Marie-Josee Kravis (Hudson Institute) Canada’s five largest banks would pass the U.S. government stress test brilliantly. They were profitable in the last quarter of 2008, are well capitalized now, and have had no problems raising additional private capital. On average only 7% of their mortgage portfolios consisted of subprime loans (versus 20% in the [...]
Veterans Affairs Unresponsive to Questions, Needs of Gulf War Veterans by Denise Nichols, Staff Writer “It has been almost 19 years since the United States deployed some 700,000 service members to the Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm,” said Chairman Mitchell. “When these troops returned home, some reported symptoms that were [...]
By Mike Griffith, Staff Writer If anyone should be prosecuted, or at least disgraced, it should be the unwitting Al Qaeda stooges who are calling for the prosecution of the very people who prevented more attacks on America. What would be the charge against Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld? How about "Authorizing non-lethal, non-injurious interrogation methods [...]
Lankford Sysco, Inc., Pocomoke City, Md., is being awarded a maximum $31,250,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, prime vendor contract for total food and beverage support. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Contract funds will not expire at the end [...]
It has become fashionable for Congress over the last 8 years to use immigrants as scapegoats and blame them for society’s problems. But all that simple is not so….especially when it comes to those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces but are NOT U.S. Citizens. According to the Cato Institute, immigrants account for more [...]
From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. — Abraham Lincoln Many people are aware of the famous American military cemetery at Omaha Beach, Normandy, site of one of the D-Day landings in 1944. But few know there are twenty-one other American [...]
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION Americans have long looked to the sea as a source of security and prosperity. Bounded by two oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, and criss-crossed by a myriad of inland waterways, America’s destiny as a maritime nation was a story foretold. The Merchant Marine took [...]
CAMP Mabry, Austin, Texas (May 15, 2009) – She is equally comfortable among equestrian clients as she is discussing N1H1 with State Officials or participating in and planning Government Division of Emergency Division exercises, Dr. Connie Couch McNabb, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine has been appointed as the Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters. Colonel [...]
The White House Commission on Remembrance would like to remind you of the National moment to pause on Memorial Day at 3:00 p.m. to reflect on the sacrifices made by our service members for the freedoms we have today. National Moment of Remembrance – A New American Tradition On Memorial Day, May 25, Americans are [...]
HOME CAREGIVER TIPS FOR LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIA/PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES By Carol Duff RN, BA, MSN STAFF WRITER There are many behavior problems that can accompany dementia. Whether a person will have none or some of these problems vary greatly from one person to another. There can be many reasons for difficult behaviors such as: Changes [...]
WASHINGTON – Tammy Duckworth returned Wednesday to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a key site in her long recovery from wounds suffered in Iraq, to take the oath of office as the chief spokesperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “I am so honored to serve the Obama administration by helping to care for [...]
Combat Stress vs. PTSD, You Decide by: Barbie Perkins-Cooper Listening to the news about SGT. John Russell and the murder of five soldiers in Iraq on May 11, compelled me to write this story, especially when I heard the term, “Combat Stress.” At first, I could not understand how SGT. John Russell could [...]
Israeli aide: Focus on 2-state idea ‘stupid’Netanyahu tries to shift attention away from Palestinian issue, toward Iran JERUSALEM – An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that media focus on the idea of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, favored by President Barack Obama, is "childish and stupid." The aide, Ron [...]
by Sherwood Ross, Staff Writer Bringing war criminals to justice can have a positive effect in unifying a nation, legitimizing its government, and keeping it on the right path, a legal scholar says. The trial of Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann by Israel inspired German youth to question their elders’ roles in World War II [...]
THE “SILENT COUP”….IT AIN’T JUST ABOUT TORTURE – IT’S ABOUT “CHENEY” By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Over a year ago one of my friends was arrested for, what was said to be terrorism. I sometimes run with the “Neocon” crowd and this was one of those guys, a friend of President Reagan’s. This was a [...]
By Chris Edwards, Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis Reports last week that the recession is draining Social Security and Medicare funds were just one more reminder that the United States needs to fix its finances. For inspiration, why not look to Canada? Long derided by American conservatives as "socialist" and praised by the left for [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. Shinseki Honored At West Point. 2. Suicide Said To Be An "Ever-Growing Problem" For Returning Vets. 3. FBI Investigating Veterans Alliance Founder. 4. Money To Fund Tuscaloosa VAMC Upgrades. 5. Jack C. Montgomery VAMC "Putting Greater Emphasis" On Women’s Clinic. 6. VA Moving Clinic In Hopes Of Serving More Veterans. 7. Senate Approves Four [...]
Washington, D.C. – On May 19, 2009, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) announced that a package of bills to honor our nation’s veterans passed the House of Representatives. The action comes as the nation prepares to honor and remember our fallen heroes on Memorial Day weekend. H.Res. 360 – Urging all Americans [...]
Lance Wickman to Receive Silver Buffalo Award From Boy Scouts of America ORLANDO, Fla. – A lifelong Scouter from Utah will soon have something in common with 13 U.S. presidents, Hank Aaron, Neil Armstrong, Walt Disney, Charles Lindbergh, and Colin Powell. Lance Wickman will receive the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s highest commendation for service to [...]
Nathan Rosenberg to Receive Silver Buffalo Award From Boy Scouts of America ORLANDO, Fla.– A Scouting veteran and business consultant from Laguna Beach, Calif., will soon have something in common with 13 U.S. presidents, Hank Aaron, Neil Armstrong, Walt Disney, Charles Lindbergh, and Colin Powell. Nathan Rosenberg will receive the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s highest [...]
by Tom Feran Phil Fogarty knows about growing big things from seed. That’s his business. But even Fogarty, owner of the Weed Man lawn-care company in Euclid, marvels at how his idea for a service day at Arlington National Cemetery has blossomed over 13 years into an annual event involving 400 landscape and lawn-care workers [...]
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