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With the Internet buzzing about a possible Windy City dirty bomb attack during the May 20-21 NATO Summit, we must consider how close we came to that very event six years ago.
May 4th, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,WarZone | Read More »
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 »
Michigan Senior Veterans have an experience attorney to assist them in claiming their non-service connected pension, otherwise known as the Aid & Attendance VA Benefit.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which provides VA an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma (MST).
April 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
On March 31, The USO will host a free welcome home event for Vietnam Veterans, in a long overdue show of gratitude for those who served. VA will be on hand to sign up Vets for services and care.
March 16th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | 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 »
Currently, an extremely heated debate is taking place every day in court rooms nationwide.
February 26th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | 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 »
“Men and Women in the military know that they risk their lives when they go into combat. What they have not anticipated is that they might be exposed to chemicals or toxins that could cause cancer many years later”
February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
“My ex-wife didn’t serve in Vietnam, I did. She wasn’t forced to killed people, I was. She wasn’t the one severely wounded, I was.
January 28th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | 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 »
In a December 5, 2011 mass email to several grassroots veteran’s organizations, Las Vegas Attorney, Marshal Willick declares anyone or organization that supports absolute protection of veteran’s disability compensation from being used in a divorce as “income” and divided with a former spouse are Wacko-Jobs.
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | 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 »
Two U.S. Army combat brigades will be withdrawn from Europe as part of a new Pentagon defense strategy that aims to find efficiencies while also shifting more strategic focus to Asia.
January 14th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
As many of you already know, I volunteer at the “National Veterans Hotline” a few nights per month. The hotline website can be found at www.Veterans911.com Last night, I was on duty for close to four hours and during that time I talked to over twenty callers.
January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Of Interest,Vet News | 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 »
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 »
Every day at the homeless veterans shelter in Boston at ten in the morning there was a huge influx of vets.
December 20th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | 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 »
Veterans around the country are being victimized by lawyers who prey on them and their families. Familes have things bad enough, so much worse when one member is constantly deployed but this story, this one goes so much further than that. You won't believe what is going on.
December 17th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | 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 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 »
Republican Governor Rick Scott was also photographed passing out Thanksgiving dinners in an East Naples, Florida shelter, which fed 7,000 families during the holiday week. Scott said “I care completely about all these programs,” but reality is that his budget cuts “slashed funding to some veteran and farm surplus programs that helped the homeless.”
December 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,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 »
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