A Homeless Viet Nam Veteran

ShareJames J. Alonzo
“My name is Hector, I got Agent Orange. “ said the homeless Viet Nam veteran to the intake clerk.
There are intake clerks at the Service Centers at the local VA Facilities. One of the jobs of these clerks do is to handle any homeless Veterans claims. The weather was getting colder, so all day, the [...]

Where Did Life Flight Come From

ShareJames J. Alonzo
Regardless of what anyone says there are many good things that came out of Viet Nam war. One was the discovery of the “Golden Hour”, where medical care was given to  severely wounded soldiers within an hour, and  their chances of survival was a lot higher.
On the battlefield in Vietnam, wounded soldiers were transported by heroic [...]

The Hmong Plight Continues as the US Continues their Abandonment

ShareFebruary 27, 2010
Chuck Palazzo
Danang, Vietnam
The Abandonment of the Hmong by the US Continues
Why has the United States turned its back on some of the bravest and loyal people that stood by our side during the Vietnam War?  The so-called “Secret War”, which began during the early 1960’s, continues to remain secret in many ways [...]

I was told I was wrong to go to Vietnam

Share(C) James Alonzo
While we did find ways to move closer in the last two years of my step-father’s  life, after he was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer, there were a few things we had in common. One of them was boxing. We both loved the sport, so I would take him to the ‘fights’ when he asked.
He [...]

On Leave Before Vietnam – 1967

ShareIt was a gloomy morning, which may have accounted for my morbid thoughts. Thoughts of today, and the past. I recalled a similar dawn, many years ago, a trip to Buffalo’s airport. We went by cab, Nanci, my wife and my step-dad, which was odd, but my stepfather Ralph insisted on it. He was a [...]

Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day

ShareCeremonial Observation Saturday, March 27, 2010
55 Water StreetNew York, NY 10041
- Lobby Promenade -
Adjacent to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza
12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM: Reading of Names of the 1,741
lost in Vietnam from New York City
1:00 – 2:30 PM : Refreshments & Reunion
2:30 – 4:00 PM : Ceremonial Event
featuring:
Video Presentation: The Legacy
Paul Bucha
Medal of Honor Recipient, [...]

Nurses in Vietnam: They Served Too

ShareThis is based on a true story happening to me in the summer of 75′.
I had hired on with the Donner – Hanna Coke Corporation as Director of Security, my job was to protect a Coke Manufacturing plant. My security officers were well trained in weapons, certified first aid, trained Emergency Medical Technicians, and Firemen.
In [...]

The 42nd Anniversary of the Tet Offensive

ShareMuch of this is taken from public record – actually most of it is.  I add my comments here and there, but as I approach this year’s Tet – The Lunar New Year – which occurs on February 14, this year, I wanted to take pause and remind us all of that bloody and gruesome [...]

D.V.A. issues list of ships with Agent Orange Exposure

ShareThe Retired Enlisted Association Newsletter is running a listing it has recieved from the Department of Veterans Affairs this week outlining which ships are now considered to have been exposed to Agent Orange during Viet Nam.  Here is the listing taken directly from their newsletter today.
“VA Issues List of Ships with Agent Orange Exposure-The Department [...]

The US Abandonment of the Hmong – How easily we forget those who saved our lives!

ShareDanang, Vietnam – Many of us may recall the peace loving, and US loyal peoples of Vietnam.  There are many stories that have been told of how these wonderful and such courageous folks fought with us, alongside us, protected us, and died with and for us.  Some of us remember them as the Montagnards.
The Hmong [...]

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Robert L. Howard dies at 70

ShareBy T. Rees Shapiro Washington Post
Robert L. Howard, 70, one of the Vietnam War’s most highly decorated servicemen who received the Medal of Honor for leading fellow soldiers out of an ambush and fending off more than 250 troops during a two-day siege deep in enemy territory, died Dec. 23 of pancreatic cancer at a [...]

Former Former Monsanto Exec. Appointed to the Head of the F.D.A.!

Michael R. Taylor, J.D., was appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods. This was announced on the FDA’s website the day after the earthquake in Haiti. Michael Taylor is a former top executive, lawyer and lobbyist with biotech giant Monsanto Co. He has rotated in and out of law firms, Monsanto, the USDA and FDA.

Martin Luther King, Jr. – Beyond Vietnam – A Time To Break The Silence

Martin Luther King Jr and the Vietnam War

Is Vietnams Dirty Little Secret True for our New War Too?

Gordon Duff, Veterans Today senior editor explores lying about the Vietnam War as a way of life. When some of those who “served” in Vietnam became old enough to gain power, hiding much of the truth of the war was critical to keep questions down. Everything bad in Vietnam was blamed on minorities, “bad eggs” and draftees. This is total hogwash. Vietnam was our most corrupt war in history with a Mafia within our military stealing, not millions, but billions in food, weapons, uniforms, supplies of every kind, often leaving troops in the field without food, weapons, medicine and supplies.

Company of the Year? Monsanto!

ShareWhat a slap in the face!  What an insult!  What a display of ignorance.  What little to no compassion, let alone admission of guilt to the war crimes this company was involved in.  No, they were never convicted – because they settled out of court like Dow and the rest of the criminals who created, [...]

The Lives They Lived

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Peg Mullen: Cornfield Protest
By Sara Corbett The New York Times
Peg Mullen was at her sewing machine making a new set of drapes when the men showed up with their message. It was February 1970 in Black Hawk County, Iowa — a bright Saturday morning on the empty rural road where she lived. [...]

Cheney Certainly Didn't 'Dither' During Vietnam – He Hauled Ass

ShareBENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE

Cheney Certainly Didn’t ‘Dither’ During Vietnam – He Hauled Ass

Where is Dick Cheney’s shame? And where is the shame of the people who are supposed to be covering him?
Dick Cheney is walking around demanding that we place our troops in harm’s way like a veteran who begged for combat, [...]

Wolf in Sheeps clothing – trying at least

ShareMonsanto’s Agent Orange: The Persistent Ghost from the Vietnam War
I was informed by a fellow writer and Marine brother about what’s happening with the lobbyists in Iowa, the US Senate battle in that state, and the lobbyist’s relationship with Monsanto – to some, Monsanto is a gift from heaven, promising and it seems, delivering to [...]

Veterans Day, Never Forget, Never

ShareWith the Sea and Time, Alone Bob Higgins
I remember being twenty one in August of 65, the week of my birthday, and standing alone on a hill near Chu Lai, looking out over the only road and admiring the low angle textures of the light on the South China Sea. The gulls [...]

Could the U.S. have won in Vietnam?

ShareThe Surprising Lessons of VietnamUnraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.
By Evan Thomas and John Barry | NEWSWEEK
Stanley Karnow is the author of Vietnam: A History, generally regarded as the standard popular account of the Vietnam War. This past summer, Karnow, 84, picked up the phone to hear the [...]

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