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What Color Is The Sky In Palin's World?
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
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Palin's saying Obama wasn't acknowledging the sacrifices of our troops can mean only two things: either her mind exists on an entirely different planet, or she knows she's being completely disingenuous.
"A Soldier is A Terrible Thing to Waste"
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
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In word-wise America, "sacrifice" has triumphed as the socially polite term for referring to the thousands of American lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, with no end in sight.
Military Sexual Trauma - Seeking Justice
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact
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While embedded with Marines during the invasion of Iraq, journalist Mercedes Gallego was cautioned that it was not safe to be alone. The reason, the servicewomen explained, was fear of being raped.
Our Veterans Deserve Our Thanks and Our Service
Rep. Joe Sestak | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
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The way we care for our veterans is a reflection of our society. We cannot neglect them in their own time of need, as we did following the Vietnam War.
Tammy Duckworth Celebrates 'Alive Day' Five Years After Black Hawk Crash
The Washington Post | Ed O'Keefe | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
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Five years ago this week, an insurgent shot down the Army Black Hawk helicopter that Tammy Duckworth was co-piloting in Iraq. Now an assistant secreta...
Neither Fort Hood nor Hollywood: Warriors' Stories
Rick Allen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
To the schism arising in public attitudes about our foreign conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, we add the Ft. Hood reminder that military service raises dangers beyond reckoning for warriors.
Banks Denying VA-Backed Mortgages
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business
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As part of the Huffington Post's efforts to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we're rounding up s...
What Happens When the VA Actually Cares About Vets
Richard Allen Smith | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics
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During the last administration, it took major scandals to get anything fixed in the Department, and then it was never corrected at this level.
House Committee Questions $24 Million In VA Employee Bonuses
Dawn Teo | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
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During just the last fiscal year, VA executives received more than $4.3 million in bonuses.
VA Late On GI Bill Checks
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
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Bureaucratic delays have left veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill with no money to pay college bills. Patrick Campbell, chief legislative counsel fo...
The Erratic Joe Wilson's Shameful Record on Troops and Veterans
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
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Thank heaven Joe Wilson voted repeatedly to cut veterans care and save us from modern day Leninism.
End of Life Counseling? Had That in My Twenties
Hal Donahue | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
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Early in my service I was told, "When a jet crashes, often the boots are all we can find." Such was my not-so-subtle introduction to the need for end of life planning.
Arlen Specter and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad VA "Death Book" Circus
Richard Allen Smith | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
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What Arlen Specter's opportunistic party switch has taught us is you can take the Senator out of the Republican Party, but you can't take the predilection towards manufactured offense out of the Senator.
Hey, Don't Save Me From Government Health Care!
Jon Soltz | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
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If government-run insurance and care is so evil and so horrible, then why do conservatives keep supporting leaving America's troops and veterans in that kind of system?
Veterans: Newest Addition to the Health Care Debate
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
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Hundreds of veterans were in attendance recently to hear Obama and VA Secretary Shinseki promise that despite the rumors, VA health care will be protected.
Will Veterans Sit for $250?
Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
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The Department of Veterans' Affairs should ask Congress to fund the change required to install a VKO. Now that's change we could believe in!
Athena Crossing the Potomac
Rachel Natelson | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
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Many figures have decried the inequity of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the president and Congress to repeal the law. However, one community has remained resolutely silent: national veterans service organizations.
Another Reason for Veterans to Celebrate this Independence Day
Joseph A. Violante | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics
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This Independence Day, we have a lot to celebrate, including a major, historic congressional victory for veterans.
Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"
Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
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The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.
Memorial Day 2009 - A Look at Women in the Military
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics
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Hopefully, in between the barbecues and the parades, our citizens will reflect on both the physical and emotional challenges that our service women have -- and continue -- to face.
Surviving Within: Helen Benedict Uncovers the Harsh Realities of Women in the Military
Christian Avard | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics
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Their seclusion, combined with the military's history of gender discrimination and the uniquely challenging conditions in Iraq, has resulted in a mounting epidemic of sexual abuse, physical degeneration, and emotional distress.
100 Days On Veterans: A Reason To Hope
Jon Soltz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
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In all three areas of veteran care, while there's a ton to still do, there's been dramatic improvement in Obama's first 100 days.
David Schultz, DC Reporter, Harassed By Veteran Affairs Official
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media
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UPDATE 11:45pm The AP is reporting that the Veterans Affairs Department has agreed, following protests from various journalism groups, to return the ...
VA Owes Reporter Apology for Agency's Idiotic Harrassment
Art Brodsky | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics
VA public relations officials demanded a reporter's microphone and recorder. They brought four armed, uniformed guards to enforce the order and wouldn't let him leave. Unacceptable.
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