Veterans

Coming Home from War Is No 4th of July Picnic

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: 4th of July, Independence Day, Veterans, Joshua Omvig, War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Fireworks, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News

For veterans, the Fourth of July can be a difficult holiday to celebrate. With every uniform that marches by in parades, we remember our friends that did not make it home.

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Celebrating Independence Day During Wartime

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Independence Day, Abraham Lincoln, Fourth of July, Mark Twain, Afghanistan War, Declaration of Independence, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News

On the eve of our Grand Celebration of the extraordinary decree that declared us a free republic, we find ourselves chained to the wreckage of a brutally flawed casus belli.

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Veterans Step Out Of Camouflage And Into The Renewable Energy Industry

newsweek.com | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Veterans Affairs, u.s. Veterans, Renewable Energy Industry, Veterans, Green News

You might think that Dan Leary, now 32, had other things to worry about when he decided he'd start a solar company. In 2005, while on active duty in t...

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Another Reason for Veterans to Celebrate this Independence Day

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Independence Day, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Care, Veterans, Politics News

This Independence Day, we have a lot to celebrate, including a major, historic congressional victory for veterans.

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Forget Michael Jackson, Forget Mark Sanford, Remember This

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.01.2009 | World

Read More: Michael Jackson, Mark Sanford, Mark Goulston, US Soldiers, Veterans, World News

Pass this message on so that all may know the price of freedom

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IAVA Founder on Ning and his Veterans Support Campaign

Eric Kuhn | Posted 06.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Iava, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, War in Iraq, Personal Democracy Forum, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Media News

The on-line and on-air campaign, anchored by Ning-based CommunityofVeterans.org, was established to support veterans coming home. The first quarter brought in $26 million in donated media.

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Free Linux Software Bridges Brazil's Digital Divide

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Casas Bahia, Carter Center, Microsoft, Pro Info, Wal-Mart, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Brazil, Linux, Fnac, Debian, Va, Veterans, Obamacare, Obama Health Care, Veterans Affairs, Ware, Vatican, Rerum Novarum, World News

Fifty million Brazilian students will have Christmas in July when software Santa slips down the chimney to give them a free ticket on the information highway.

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A President who really supports the troops

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iava, Veterans Administration, Barack Obama, Veterans, Politics News

Hey, things continue to turn around for those who sacrifice so much for us. President Signs Two Major Provisions for New Veterans into Law "Washi...

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Our Future Role in Iraq, from a Veteran's Perspective

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Adam Kokesh, New Mexico, Wilshire and Washington, President Obama, Ted Johnson, Isolationism, Teresa Valdez Klein, United States Marine Corps, Maegan Carberry, Veterans, Politics News

On today's Wilshire & Washington, we have a very special guest: Adam Kokesh, a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and a veteran of the Iraq War.

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The Power of Legacy

Doug Stanton | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan War, Horse Soldiers, Veterans, Politics News

When I was writing my first book In Harm's Way, I witnessed the sense of sacrifice that those WWII veterans possessed

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Health Care: France & the U.S., Social Security and the Single-Payer Model

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Securite Sociale, Sarkozy, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Social Security, Brigitte Marti, Obama, Health Care, Veterans, Barack Obama Mother, Normandy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fdr, French President Sarkozy, Barack Obama Normandy, Politics News

France enjoys the benefit of a National Health Program or 'assurance maladie.' Typically, social protection and health care work in combination and that is a concept widely accepted in Europe.

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Hey Lindsay Lohan! Did You Hear About the Major Victory for Thousands of Stop-Lossed Troops?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stop-Loss, Lindsay Lohan, Veterans, War, Nancy Pelosi, Afghanistan, Iraq, Congress, Kate, Paul Rieckhoff, California, Jon, Politics News

Congress stood up for veterans this week, and delivered retroactive overtime payments for our stop-lossed troops, a new education benefit for children of servicemembers killed since 9/11, and increased VA funding.

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Colbert, Donorschoose.org, and Supporting Troops' Families

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Iava, Donorschoose, Veterans, Politics News

Hey, you might recall Stephen Colbert's challenge, regarding the use of DonorsChoose.org to support classrooms and teachers who teach the kids of tro...

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An Ad Script for Teddy Kennedy on Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Advertisement, President Obama, Obama, Reform, Veterans, Issue Ad, Marketplace, Edward Kennedy, Uninsured, Insurance, Government Takeover, Government Run, Health Care, Bankruptcy, Kennedy, Public Option, Hospital Bed, Hospital, Democrat, Medicaid, Ad, Congress, Democrats, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Competition, Script, Chris Weigant, Health, Health Insurance, Senator Kennedy, Medicare, Free Market, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News

In the debate about healthcare reform, why are the loudest voices in the room the ones who seemingly are against all reform? Where are the champions ...

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Army Opens Doors To White Supremacists: Salon

Salon | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Soldiers, White-Supremicists, Neo-Nazi, Army, Irag, Afghanistan, Neo Nazi, Skinheds, U.S. Army, Army Recruiting, Veterans, Politics News

In a muggy Florida evening in 2008, I meet Iraq War veteran Forrest Fogarty in the Winghouse, a little bar-restaurant on the outskirts of Tampa, his f...

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Sacrifice Repaid: A Huffington Post Cause?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Soldiers, Mark Goulston, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Veterans, Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Living News

It's not enough to honor servicemen and women with parades. We need to repay their sacrifice with the resources they need and deserve.

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GOOGLE D-DAY SNUB 2009: Google Honors Tetris But Not Veterans

postchronicle.com | Posted 06.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Google Holidays, D-Day, Veterans, Tetris, Home News

Yesterday was the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the successful push to liberate Europe, and what was Google honoring? That's right, the 25th bi...

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Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.

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Help Iraq/Afghanistan Vets: Support Stop-Lossed Troops

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stop-Loss, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans, Politics News

The folks at the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America are working hard to get real support for the troops.If you act right now, you can help sto...

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The Suicidal Soldiers of Fort Campbell: In Memoriam, Post-Memorial Day

John Eskow | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Campbell, Bill Clinton, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Military Stop Loss, Memorial Day, Liz Cheney, Arlington Cemetary, Harry-Mitchell, Iraq, Peter-Chiarelli, Veterans, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News

Why do the moronic ramblings of Liz Cheney draw so much more attention than the fact that our soldiers are now murdering themselves at a faster clip than our enemies do?

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Peace Rising

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Memorial Day, Vietnam War, Afghanistan, Birth Defects, Agent Orange, Iraq, Depleted Uranium, Veterans, Politics News

Zak Wachtendonk, who died in March, a month after his 30th birthday, was the son of a Vietnam vet who had been exposed to Agent Orange.

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Veterans Deserve Free Choice Too

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Memorial Day, World War II, Teamsters, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Veterans, Politics News

A corporate front group that's trying to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act is now using a Memorial Day message against the bill.

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Yellow Ribbon Fund: real support for troops & families

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans, Home News

Hey, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America helps vets on one level, but a number of small groups focus on other needs not addressed by anyone...

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Honoring America's Veterans

The Progress Report | Posted 05.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans, Home News

by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, and Ryan Powers To receive The Progress Report in your ema...

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Doing more then just remembering war vets

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iava, Veterans, Politics News

Folks, it's important to remember the fallen today, and then every day, follow through to help out the veterans among us.The folks at the Iraq &a...

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