Sen. McCain: Which Veterans' Benefits Should We Cut?
Thousands of soldiers are coming home with PTSD as a result of living for extended periods in a combat zone. Is Senator McCain suggesting that we can't afford to give them benefits?
Thousands of soldiers are coming home with PTSD as a result of living for extended periods in a combat zone. Is Senator McCain suggesting that we can't afford to give them benefits?
The Pilot | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
An Army medic whose image made the nation's front pages in the early days of the war in Iraq died in Pinehurst Saturday. Joseph Patrick Dwyer, 31, d...
Paul Peete | Posted 05.27.2008 | Home
"He approached Bush and gave him a big hug, said he'd serve again anytime," says Sergeant Twiggs's widow. Had Sergeant Twiggs snapped then instead of later, Dick Cheney would be president now.
ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
At the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in Washington, Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda,...
K. Lorrel Manning and Michael Cuomo | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics
Telling the American people that war requires real sacrifice isn't a popular talking point. But politicians need to talk seriously about how we're going to maintain our troop levels and our troop quality.
Max and the Marginalized | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics
We wrote this week's song, The Lucky Ones, about the latest tragedy in the seemingly endless string of tragedies that this war continues to produce.
William Fisher | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics
Lt. Whiteside may finally learn this week whether she will be treated for severe mental illness -- or court-martialed and face the possibility of life in prison.
Robert Koehler | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics
When a few kids in peace T-shirts are able to scare up the racism of past generations and expose theirrationality that constitutes the public's support of war, we may again be witnessing the beginning of change.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics
The DoD's system for screening troops -- a bunch of paperwork followed by a phone call -- doesn't catch most of the people who will need treatment.
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
It's somewhat entertaining to watch the media fall all over themselves to express "shock" at this story, when all they had to do was talk to those of us who served, who have known this for a while.
Justin Hudnall | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics
Most everyone knows the pivotal quote from General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." The note he ch...
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics
It doesn't matter how many charitable groups are out there trying to house homeless veterans, because we'll just be dealing with the result rather than the root cause: PTSD.
Jonathan Diamond | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics
The kind of common ground we need is the kind that comes from speaking honestly about the mess we've gotten ourselves into.
Lucy Carrigan | Posted 09.07.2007 | Entertainment
Alive Day Memories is a film about the devastating impact of this destructive war on the young Americans who are fighting it on Bush's behalf. It's a one-hour reality check.
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Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics