Other issues with Iraq get more attention, but the silent destruction of our National Guard and the impact of this administration's policies on the future of the guard are often over-looked.
Bobby Muller | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
Almost half of the soldiers scheduled to deploy to Iraq are members of our National Guard. We can't maintain this -- it is another cost of the war, one that is too great for our country to bear.
Hal Donahue | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
Photo: Scranton Times-Tribune Sacrificing So Jenna and Barbara Bush can be free Her mother, a sharp, attractive lady, walked into my office las...
Price Floyd | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
When McCain said, "I will never surrender in Iraq my friend. Never surrender", what did he mean by "Never"? And more importantly, what does he mean by "Surrender"?
Dante Zappala | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics
My National Guardsman brother would be alive were it not for the war in Iraq. Today, let us distinguish between the nobility of service and the nobility of this war.
Alex Cornell du Houx | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
When I joined the Marines, I didn't rely on the educational benefits advertised because I knew Congress hadn't fulfilled the promise of the G.I. Bill. It's disheartening to watch McCain cozy up to Bush at the expense of fellow veterans.
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 01.31.2008 | Home
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military isn't ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don't have the equipment or train...
Sean Michael Flynn | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics
In a city that pays out million dollar bonus for successful Wall Street executives, the Fighting 69th was often lucky to pay its officers and men at all.
Dan Treul | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home
By Dan Treul Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson ...
Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics
Watch the National Guard tribute song by rock band 3 Doors Down that is being shown to movie audiences during previews. Read more about the vide...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics
As Congress considers new emergency supplemental funding for Iraq, we cannot afford to ignore the compromising effect of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on our homeland security.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics
As the wildfires that ravaged southern California are gradually brought under control, speculation grows over what could have been done to reduce the ...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 09.11.2007 | Politics
Those with a partisan axe to grind will find plenty of material in the Petraeus-Crocker testimonies. But it's long past time to put aside the rhetoric, and to stop waiting for answers from on high.
Gary Hart | Posted 09.10.2007 | Politics
Nothing is more difficult than to admit that we made a tragic mistake in selecting our leaders. But that is the first step toward redemption. Absolute rejection of those who lay claim to ownership of security is the next.
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James Boyce | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics