Veterans

Fort Hood Killings: No Safe Place from Invisible Wounds of War

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Christine Pelosi

In the wake of the massacre there will be a tendency to say one man snapped. The truth is anyone could have snapped -- and we need to de-stigmatize PTSD and mental health before someone else does.

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Aaron Glantz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Aaron Glantz

The most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 11 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Combat Paper: Using Art To Help Veterans

Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact


Combat Paper is presenting a creative way for veterans to contextualize what they've seen in war. Their goal is to help veterans use art to reconcile ...

Nathan Thompson Visits All 31 NFL Stadiums For Fallen Friend

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.04.2009 | Impact


Nathan Thompson and Joe Lusk went through West Point together. As huge football fans, they planned to take a road trip across America and stop at all ...

Red Cross 'Holiday Mail' Will Greet Troops

Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact


Move over, e-mail. The virtual greeting just won't cut it this holiday season, as the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowles have teamed up for the thir...

Military Suicides Fuel Worry That Army Is Strained

Wall Street Journal | By YOCHI J. DREAZEN | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


The Army's top generals worry that surging tens of thousands more troops into Afghanistan could increase the strain felt by many military personnel af...

White House Halloween Welcomes 2,000 Kids, Trick-Or-Treaters (PHOTOS)

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 11.01.2009 | Style


BY CHRISTINE SIMMONS, AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fr...

A Letter to the President

Ron Kovic | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Ron Kovic

Many of us who served in Vietnam promised ourselves long ago that we would never again allow what happened to us in that war to ever happen again. We have an obligation to protest. To speak out.

Rock Band OAR Asks America to Open Up Your Arms -- and Focus on What Matters

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

With the noise clogging the media landscape, it's hard to get the public to pay attention to anything important. Fortunately, some extremely talented musicians are working to change that.

The Stigma of PTSD

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Jeremiah Workman

Nutcase. Psycho. Unbalanced. These are some of the words I've been tagged with since being diagnosed with PTSD. Our society's image of the returning warrior with PTSD has been framed by Hollywood.

Obama at MIT: The Nation that Leads in Clean Energy Will Lead Global Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Obama made an important point, saying that while innovation and discovery have always been part of the American DNA, there is no guarantee that we will lead the world in clean energy.

If Deryl Metcalfe Thinks I'm a Traitor, He Must Resign

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


Richard Allen Smith

I left home a week after my first child was born to serve my country honorably in Afghanistan, and Pennsylvania State Representative Deryl Metcalfe thinks I'm a traitor.

Greens Have Finally Got the Big Mo

David Roberts | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


David Roberts

Since the summer, greens have had one good break after another. Unlike after An Inconvenient Truth, the latest dramas are not pop culture events, but political achievements inside the Beltway.

Michelle Obama Thanks Veterans Affairs Employees

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact


Michelle Obama paid a visit to the Veterans Affairs headquarters on Tuesday, part of a tour of all cabinet department headquarters, and thanked VA emp...

Explore War and Rethink Afghanistan

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Joel Epstein

Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS) is a nonprofit project funded by the Annenberg Foundation to support wounded warriors with their recovery and reintegration into society.

Green Housing for Veterans

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Jonathan A. Schein

Soldier On is an organization that works to get homeless veterans off the streets and into housing. One particular housing project will use photovoltaic technology to power its 39 apartments.

Miller Lite Donates $200K To Veterans, Going for $500K

Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact


Miller Lite is promoting Veteran's Day in a significant way this year, with a goal to raise $500,000 for Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that support...

Why Is a Republican PA State Rep Calling Iraq and Afghan Vets "Benedict Arnold?"

Jonathan Powers | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Jonathan Powers

Hundreds of veterans like myself have joined forces with a coalition of nation security organizations to form Operation FREE to raise awareness about the links between climate change and national security.

The War at Home

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Jeremiah Workman

I learned the hard way that the war doesn't stop when our boots touch home soil again, it just changes form. We're tough guys who don't need help. For generations, that's been the ethos in the military.

Report: 30,000 Single Mothers Deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan

Aaron Glantz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home


Aaron Glantz

More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns.

Andrew Ward: Iraq War Veteran Opens Fire On Police In Lynn, Indiana

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home


LYNN, Ind. — An ex-Marine who served in Iraq has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police officer after firing on police. ...

Banks Denying VA-Backed Mortgages

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


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...

If "We the People" Can't Agree on "Our" President, Is there Any Hope for Us?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Christine Pelosi

A ratings chase and a revenue chase combine to coarsen the debate. This is our new reality -- and some days it looks so ugly one could reasonably turn away from civic life. But we don't.

The Anti Public Option Pledge: No Health Care For Me!

Katie Halper | Posted 09.29.2009 | Comedy


Katie Halper

Like my fellow American patriots, I refuse to sit by while the Nazi Marxist President sends storm troops of Dr Mengeles to pull the plug on millions of grannies.

Sen. Mark Udall and VA Secretary Shinseki Finger Pointing on Tim Masters Case

Michael D. Brown | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

Tim Masters has been busy trying to rebuild his life after almost ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now he does not have access to the GI benefits he deserves.