On May 15th & 16th Operation Firing For Effect (OFFE) will be sponsoring a rally in Freedom Park in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Of Interest,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Let me introduce you to Dr. Gary Levin. Dr. Levin was in the US Navy from 1969 to 1971 serving as a general medical officer. He was in an amphibious group, and served on the USS Jeneau, LPD 10.
March 16th, 2012 | Posted in Support the Troops,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
In my earlier writings about the Google+ platform I suggested to my readers that this Google product was perhaps the most significant leap in social media technology since the invention of the telephone.
February 27th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Economy | Read More »
Keeping tabs on his U.S. citizenship application wasn’t much of a priority for Marine Cpl. Rohan Coombs when he served in the Persian Gulf War.
February 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
I was invited to attend a symposium at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI last summer to learn something about how our Navy deals with terrorist threats to our fleets worldwide.
February 14th, 2012 | Posted in Opinion Maker,World | Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
“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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
"Used Prosthesis should be brought to foreign military veterans."
November 1st, 2011 | Posted in Health,Medical Disability 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 »
There has been misinformation spread by the media that all files for compensation for Agent Orange related presumptive illnesses must be filed by August 30th, 2011. UNTRUE and FALSE!
August 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Gulf War Illness (GWI),Health,Medical Disability Benefits,Vet News | Read More »
Nailing Rupert Murdoch for his employees’ phone tapping or bribery would be a little like bringing down Al Capone for tax fraud, or George W. Bush for torture. I’d be glad to see it happen but there’d still be something perverse about it.
July 14th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Politics | Read More »
This is excellent news and should be distributed to all gulf war and current troops and family members as soon as possible and widely. I want all veterans to know that the IOM and their chair actively have changed their position and are now on the side of the veterans! This took a while to break them from just following DOD and VA directions and to function on the side of getting real answers to a real health problem! They are now advocating for us! It may not be all you want but it is definitely a step in right direction!
April 13th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Twenty years ago this country’s best men and women were engaged in combat with the forces of Saddam Hussein after his August 2nd, 1990 invasion of Kuwait. In February 1991, my men and I knew we had what it would take to liberate the people of Kuwait. We had years of training and good leaders in our chain of command, as did many of the other units in the U.S. Army. We were confident in our combat capabilities, yet we had great concern about the prospect of having to face the chemical weaponry that we knew Iraq possessed. For weeks before the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm began, the prevailing winds had been blowing out of Iraq. We prayed that on G-day the winds would turn in our favor and blow back in the direction of Saddam’s forces. This we hoped would minimize the chances that the Iraqi Army would use their massive chemical stockpiles against us.
February 24th, 2011 | Posted in Causes | Read More »
Operation Desert Storm, which pushed Iraqi troops out of Kuwait but kept Saddam Hussein in power, took a huge toll on American servicemen and women. 159,705 veterans were injured or became ill, and 10,617 veterans have died of combat related injuries or illnesses since the initiation of the Gulf War during August 1990. Since the second Gulf War began, there have been another 5,884 casualties.
February 12th, 2011 | Posted in Gulf War Illness (GWI),Health | Read More »
AMERICA’S “CLEAN WAR,” GULF WAR I, EXPOSED AS BUSH CRIMINAL SCHEME Foreword by Gordon Duff Senior Editor Veterans Today By now, most Americans wish we had never invaded Iraq in 2003. Few Americans, very few veterans for sure, have anything but utter dismay at America’s endless war in Afghanistan. Iraq is now clear as a [...]
January 28th, 2011 | Posted in Military | Read More »
After 14 Years, Pentagon Finally Complies with Law Passed as “Lesson Learned” from Military’s Failure to Care for Gulf War Veterans By Bob Brewin in NextGov Magazine An Army study released earlier this week concluded a new pre-deployment health screening process helped reduce combat stress, psychiatric and behavioral disorders, and suicidal thoughts among troops. But [...]
January 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Politics | Read More »
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