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Soldier Suicides: The War Condolences Obama Won't Send

Amy Goodman | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dover Air Force Base, Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, Vfw, Afghanistan, Keesling, Soldier Suicides, Rotc, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News
Amy Goodman

Gregg Keesling said that when he and his wife went to Dover Air Force Base to greet their son's coffin, a master sergeant said: "I'm greeting a suicide body almost every day. There's something going on."

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Military Training On Extremists Preying on Servicemembers

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Politics News, Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Vfw, Rush Limbaugh, Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Boehner, Janet Napolitano, President Obama, Votevets, American Legion, Barack Obama, Right-Wing Extremism, Veterans, Extremism, Politics News
Jon Soltz

I hate to break it to Republicans, and to the American Legion, but the military has been training servicemembers on the dangers of right wing extremist groups for years.

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We Remember the Dead by Helping the Living

John W. Whitehead | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Liberties, Veterans, Veteran's Rights, Iraq Veterans, John Miska, Vfw, Homeless Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Health Care, Vietnam Veterans, National Park Service, Buddy Poppies, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Veterans and Homelessness, Veterans' Rights, Living News
John W. Whitehead

Clearly, we have not done enough for our veterans. That's why it's so infuriating that when someone finally does, government bureaucrats try to stop them.

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McCain No Friend to Vets

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Vfw, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mccain Voting Record, Veterans, Disabled Veterans, John McCain, Politics News
Peter Dreier

McCain consistently voted against increasing funding for the Veterans' Administration, which oversees all medical care for veterans.

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What You Missed at the VFW Convention Yesterday

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military Readiness, GI Bill, Military, Iava, Vfw, Wwii, Mccain, Obama, Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Thanks to the new GI Bill, hundreds of thousands of troops sitting in Humvees and walking the streets of Iraq can afford to dream bigger dreams.

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Obama Mentions Biden At VFW Speech

ABC | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Biden, Joe Biden Vp, Vice President, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Vice President, Vfw, Politics News

Tea leaves in Orlando? Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention here in Orlando, Florida, though the pol...

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Olbermann's Special Comment Should Be A Tipping Point

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Vfw, Obama, Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann Special Comment, Mccain, John McCain, Home News
Stephen C. Rose

I am hoping that circulation of Olbermann's special comment regarding John McCain's intolerable insistence on branding his opponent a traitor effectively disqualifies him as a candidate for president.

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GI's Guide to the New GI Bills

Victor LaPorte | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, American Veteran, Veteran, Iraq, Sen. Webb, Student Veterans of America, Jim Webb, Sen. Graham, Republican, John Warner, Iava, Sen. McCain, Vietnam, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, John McCain, G.I. Bill, Tuition, Sva, Room, 21st Century GI Bill, Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, Democrat, Wwii, Lindsey Graham, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Chuck Hagel, Bipartisan, Sen. Warner, Frank Lautenberg, Student Loans, G.I., Sen. Hagel, S.22, Board, Gi, Sen. Lautenberg, Vfw, Amvets, S22, Politics News
Victor LaPorte

Support our troops and veterans. Support the 21st Century GI Bill!

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Another E-mail Worth Reading -- A Retired Rear Admiral Visits American Legion and VFW Posts, Hears About Reaction to Clinton and Obama

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senator Hillary Clinton, Vfw, Senator Clinton, Veteran Voters, Rear Admiral David Stone, Senator McCain, Senator Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kentucky Primary, American Legion, Politics News
Lanny Davis

The Democratic Party has its work cut out for it with Vets if Hillary does not get the Democratic nomination. Senator Obama has zero traction in the VFW and American Legion Halls.

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Iowa Veterans Want U.S. Out of Iraq, Turn Toward Democrats

Dan Treul | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Iowa, Iowa Caucus, Vfw, 2008 Iowa Caucus, Mccain, Clinton, Pakistan, Middle East, Obama, 2008 Election, American Legion, Foreign Policy, Veterans, 2008 Presidential Election, 2008 Iowa Caucuses, John Kerry, Iowa Politics, u.s. Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Iowa Caucuses, Benazir Bhutto, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Military Vote, Veterans' Benefits, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, 2008 Presidential Caucus, Home News
Dan Treul

Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson White, and Ran...

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