Pinkerton Government Services Partners with HireVeterans.com Veterans Get Great Security Jobs at Pinkerton Government Services by Gordon Gates Since 9/11, security is one of the America’s fastest growing and most vital industries in the country. Seven years after the terrorist attacks, the homeland security business is booming and has become a multi-billion dollar business and now [...]
Bayer Partners with HireVeterans.com to Employ Military Veterans by Gordon Gates For most people, taking a Bayer Aspirin is the initial introduction to this world class company. But products made by Bayer are found not just in medicine cabinets but in nearly every bedroom, living room, kitchen, garage, hospital, farm and factory across America. Our products [...]
In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which takes place annually on the third Friday of September, Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07) paid tribute to an extraordinary group of American Veterans-former prisoners of war (POW) and service members missing in action (MIA). Congressman Sestak, who served in the Navy for 31 years rising to the rank [...]
Journal abstract to this Breaking Research for MS J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2009 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print] Links Anomalous venous blood flow and iron deposition in multiple sclerosis.Singh AV, Zamboni P. Department of Physics, European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM), IFOM-IEO Campus, Centro Interdisciplinare Materiali e Interfacce Nanostrutturati (CIMAINA), University of Milan, [...]
GULF WAR VETERANS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS/MS/Myelin Problems/Diabetes/Arthritis/Immune Disorder-Research Updates Breaking NEWS on Multiple Sclerosis IMPORTANT RESEARCH Exciting news from Italy. I believe everyone should take notice of latest findings of (originally) Dr. Zamboni from Italy. Findings have been published in medical magazines,a dedicated international congress in Bologna was organized this month and attended by international medical [...]
Parkinson’s Disease and Agent Orange Veterans Parkinson’s Disease and Gulf War Veterans AN IDENTIFIED NEED FOR REGISTRIES at the VA for DIAGNOSED ILLNESSES in GULF WAR(90-91) VETERANS and Other Veteran COHORT GROUPS At the end of July there was the posting of news on Agent Orange and the development of Parkinson’s Disease, Heart Disease,hairy cell [...]
VA SURVEILLANCE COSTS SKYROCKET By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER (left: Terrorist suspect confronted by VA police) Veterans Affairs funds normally earmarked for medical, dental and psychiatric services are now being pushed to fund a "not so secret" investigative department described as "Counter-terrorism and Threat Response" by the DVA. Millions in treatment funds are buying surveillance technology, [...]
EPA reported that Trichloroethylene (TCE) was discontinued at MCAS El Toro in the mid-1970s. Marine veterans dispute this story. (Irvine, CA) – Who’s telling the truth about TCE usage at former MCAS El Toro? The practice of using TCE at former MCAS El Toro was reported to be discontinued by the Environmental Protection Agency in [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. Shinseki Helps Announce Vets Program. 2. VA Warns Veterans About Credit Card Scam. 3. Some Texas Vets Report Not Receiving New GI Bill Housing Stipend. 4. Damaged And Discharged, A Soldier On Edge.5. VA Hospitals To POW/MIA Ceremonies. 6. New VA Clinic In North Dakota A "Hit" With Veterans. 7. VAPHS In line For [...]
FOX NEWS IS A FRAUD AND NEEDS TO BE INDICTED FOR MISREPRESENTATION AGAINST THE AMERICAN PUBLIC by Johnny Punish, Staff Writer Finally, CNN has defended it’s integrity against the most agregeous fraudulent media entity in the USA. Fox News is under fire for a newspaper ad they purchased Friday that inaccurately accused its competitors, including [...]
The Senate and House Committees on Veterans Affairs are now considering whether ot not to substantially increase the amount of pensions for disabled veterans very soon here. The fight from other quarters to keep that amount of money low is aggressive and disciplined. You need to understand what is happening and be ready to take [...]
ARMY GIVES BAD DISCHARGES TO THOUSANDS OF PTSD VETS BENEFIT DENIAL SCAM UPS SUICIDE RATES By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER It all began as a Bush era program, promoted by Dr. Sally Satel, the famed "PTSD denialist" putting thousands of soldiers at risk and pushing hundreds to suicide. Thousands of veterans lost all benefits, GI Bill, medical [...]
Inspector General Completes Study of VA Endoscopic Programs WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General inspected every VA medical site with endoscopic equipment, independently verifying the success of a national program VA instituted to ensure safe and sterile procedures for reprocessing endoscopic equipment across the country. “VA’s top priority is [...]
Supplycore, Inc., Rockford, Ill.* is being awarded a maximum $525,000,000 Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO), indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery contract for supplies. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies and the Defense Logistics Agency. The original proposal was Web solicited with eleven [...]
In today’s Washington Post, seven former CIA directors have asked the President to halt the Attorney General’s investigation into abuses by intelligence interrogators. The story is here. Hell no! Only fascist governments attempt to halt investigations concerning anything of this magnitude. Yes, there will be expensive lawyers involved. Yes, interrogators being investigated will have to [...]
TAPS GULF WAR VETERAN DEATHS SO FAR FOR SEPT TOTAL 25! I have been saving all the Obits over last several Months, but I too needed to take a mental break from publishing the Taps columns. Service(counts include multiple services) USMC-5, USN-4, USNR-1, ANG-1, USA- 11, USAF-5Ages 38-39=7 40-45=6 46-49=2 53-57=2 60-63=4 81-89=2 ?Age=2Conflicts(multiples (5) [...]
HEROES or HUCKSTERS? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER I first started talking about POWs while in Vietnam as a Marine. Universally, all of us wanted to head north and get them out. We were under clear orders, fight to the death, never be captured, never leave anyone behind. They will be tortured and slaughtered. This [...]
In today’s Washington Post, there is an article outlining the comments of Admiral Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in yesterday’s briefing to a select Senate Panel on the conduct of the war in Afghanistan. He stated that more troops are probably needed. The article is here. Admiral, with all due respect, please [...]
I go through the New York Times and the Washington Post every morning to look for items that veterans can ponder that day. Uncharacteristic for me is a sort of traditional, "patriotic" glow that every now and then comes over me and I have to share this story from the Times today. It concerns a [...]
Attached for our readers are two new fact sheets prepared by the staff of Veterans for Common Sense (VCS). The first fact sheet reveals nearly 90,000 battlefield casualties reported by the Department of Defense (DoD). The second fact sheet reveals more than 425,000 patients plus more than 405,000 claims reported by the Department of Veterans [...]
By Katharine Russ On October 7, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the “Mojave Cross” (Salazar v Buono) that has been standing in a remote area of the 1.6 million acre Mojave Desert Preserve since 1934. At issue are two questions: 1. Whether an individual has Article III standing to bring [...]
Alliance Contractor Team of Leesburg, Va., is being awarded an estimated $1,580,619,789 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $327,824,214. Team members include: American Airlines, Inc. of Ft. Worth, Texas, Arrow Air, Inc., of Miami, Fla., ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc., of Florence, Ky., Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., [...]
VA Warns Veterans of Telephone Prescription Scam WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is warning Veterans not to give credit card numbers over the phone to callers claiming to update VA prescription information. "America’s Veterans have become targets in an inexcusable scam that dishonors their service and misrepresents the Department built for them," [...]
by Rees Lloyd The third Friday of September is annual “POW/MIA Recognition Day,” a day to remember the service and suffering of prisoners of war, and those still missing in action – and their families; a day to honor them, and to reaffirm the commitment to search for and bring home the MIAs. [...]
DEFINING NOSTALGIA BUYING BACK OUR GOLDEN YEARS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Little things pile up and can overwhelm us. Even when they don’t, so many of us have huge things hanging over our heads, sick kids, cancer, diabetes, dying parents, no jobs, an endless list that a moment of peace, a walk or a [...]
VA Secretary Helps Launch The Red Sox Foundation-Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki joined The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to launch a new initiative to help returning OEF/OIF Veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries and their families. [...]
East Room, 2:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House. Of all the privileges serving as President, there’s no greater honor than serving as Commander-in-Chief of the finest military that the world has ever known. And of all the military decorations that a President and a nation [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. Mullen: Defense, VA Must Do Better Job Healing Mental Wounds Of War. 2. VA Asking For Patience On Pending GI Bill Claims. 3. Obama To Award Medal Of Honor To Parents Of Slain US Soldier. 4. VA Criticized For Decision On Veterans Center In Arizona. 5. With VA Support, UH Nursing Program [...]
NATIONAL CALL FOR PHOTOS OF THE MORE THAN 58,000 INDIVIDUALSNAMED ON THE WALL FedEx Office Locations around the Country to Help Gather Photos Washington, D.C. — The National Call for Photos, a campaign to gather images of the more than 58,000 men and women whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be launched [...]
Discussion Focuses on Successful Courts Aiming to Leave No Veteran Behind Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) led a roundtable discussion on judicial courts that only hear cases involving veterans and provide judges greater latitude in sentencing for non-violent crimes. Modeled after drug and mental health treatment courts, judges [...]
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