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She walked onto the campus of the West LA Veterans Hospital in her Anne Taylor outfit and instantly could feel her throat tighten. “You OK Ma’am?” said one of the VA tour guides, a young male half her age.
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
Former CIA Director Panetta condemns Marines peeing on dead Taliban with “utterly deplorable” comment. Ain’t that the pot calling the kettle black? .
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Ken O’Keefe has been named as having ‘known links to Al Qaeda, Hamas, and other terrorist organizations’ in US Congressional Bill now being processed through the traitorous US Congress. Here is the applicable paragraph;
January 14th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Editors Picks,Politics | Read More »
Years later, I found out that the anonymous donor was Romney. Out of his own pocket he did this.
January 10th, 2012 | Posted in Government,Politics | Read More »
I was sent an email by a veteran who had lost his job last summer, and has been searching hard for a place to find work.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Economy,Jobs & Careers | Read More »
I seldom get moved about a movie, or a cause, beyond the confines of my own home, where I take time for my own kids every day, day after day, week after week.
January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military | Read More »
The season of giving has come and gone, and like a lot of you, I walked by the bell ringers of the Salvation Army every day during my shopping and the requests for my charity dollars came pouring in from the United Way, the American Red Cross and even UNICEF.
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Military,Vet News | Read More »
President Obama “intends to hammer the theme of economic justice for ordinary Americans rather than continue his legislative battles with Congressional Republicans. In terms of the president’s relationship with Congress in 2012, the president is no longer tied to Washington, D.C.”
January 1st, 2012 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
Once upon a time, I ran the largest shelter for Homeless Veterans in the USA, located in Boston Massachusetts. Here is a story that I remember with a smile:
December 28th, 2011 | Posted in Education,Humor,Living,Of Interest | Read More »
I recently read a story online about a little 8-year old girl from Israel and the trouble she encounters just going to her local elementary school everyday because some ultra-orthodox Jews living in a city called Beit Shemesh take offense to the way she dresses .
December 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Of Interest,Peace,Religion | Read More »
Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
“Yes, Children are being Killed the dissidents say” NOTICE: GRAPHIC VIDEOS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS STORY. by Ken Smith I admitted upfront in an earlier post that I know even less than you do (the reader), about the twisted and fragmented history of Israel and it’s interactions with Arab and non-Arab neighbors in the middle east especially [...]
December 15th, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Syria | Read More »
A friend of mine called and said: We should try to find ways to advance ourselves with our allies and even our perceived enemies by sharing our knowledge of prosthetics.
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Health | Read More »
I admit upfront that I know even less than you do (the reader), about the twisted and fragmented history of Israel and it’s interactions with Arab and non-Arab neighbors in the middle east.
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Bahrain,Editors Picks,Egypt,Israel,Middle East,Palestine,Syria,World,Yemen | Read More »
I was searching the internet the other day and came across a story online about a group collecting money for homeless Veterans outside a shopping center.
December 9th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Two VT columnists, one from America and one from Pakistan exchanged ideas, concepts and concerns. This posting reflects questions and answers that are important to both of our countries.
December 6th, 2011 | Posted in AfPak,WarZone | Read More »
Forget about Occupy Wall Street. My readers and other Veteran Advocates nationwide say “Occupy HUD” and ask How many Iraqi or Afghanistan Combat Wounded Veterans Live in HUD Subsidized or Disability Housing?
December 1st, 2011 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Editors Picks,Government,Legislation,Politics,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
As my readers already know, I volunteer once a month for the Veterans Hotline. This is a two-hour commitment and I will be “On Station” from 5am to 7am, the third Monday of each month.
November 27th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
A new Veterans nonprofit, “Veterans Workshop” has begun their nationwide recruitment for Volunteers who can assist with answering calls from American Veterans via a new Veterans911 hot-line.
November 25th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
In today’s world marriages which last a lifetime are extremely rare. In our society today, failed marriages and divorce are common place.
November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Living,Of Interest,Personal Finance | Read More »
Last week we asked the Honorable Shawn L.S. Donovan, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development of HUD, the following question “Where has the HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) been hiding during our nations housing crisis?”
November 11th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The Continental Marines were the Marine Force of the American Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Military | Read More »
The Department of Labor (DOL) has a “Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project” that is operated out of the office of the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Employment and Training.
November 9th, 2011 | Posted in Business,Economics & Markets,Economy,Jobs & Careers,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
I know people who work at HUD, one of the largest federal agencies in the country. HUD of course deals in housing, but also in homelessness.
November 6th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Regional,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition will be holding their annual board meeting and Lunch Celebration that kicks off the activities that takes place during Veterans’ Day Activities.
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Gulf War Illness (GWI),Vet News | Read More »
Military suicides have increased since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study conducted by the Center for a New American Security.
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday.
November 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
“Used Prosthesis should be brought to foreign military veterans.”
November 1st, 2011 | Posted in Health,Medical Disability Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
I was called recently by someone I know, who asked me to talk to a veteran that he knew who was in trouble.
October 27th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
There are hidden wounds soldiers have always experienced upon returning home from every war- this documentary will shed Light and Healing on these many issues through the Voices of Veterans and their Families.
October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Causes,Education,Of Interest,Vet News,Vietnam War | Read More »
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