Yearly Archives: 2005

        For the past fifty years, our military has been subjected to an obscure legal doctrine known as “The Feres Doctrine.”  While the average soldier can normally spend his entire career without even giving the Supreme Court a second thought, … Continue reading →

PARIS, Ill. – It was a day for high school bands and red, white and blue balloons, for cheers and tears and a sea of jubilant family and friends in every imaginable form of patriotic attire. “The 1544th” finally had … Continue reading →

Killers on and off the battlefield? BY FRANK MAINCrime Reporter fmain@suntimes.com Pierre Cole seemed high on killing. Cole, a soldier in Iraq, called his dad from overseas to boast about gunning down enemies in a firefight in 2003. “He was … Continue reading →

Military notifiers must tell the family when a loved one dies Associated Press – ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Army Lieutenant Colonel Ken Leners brings the news every family fears most. Leners is a “casualty notification officer” with the Army’s 88th Regional … Continue reading →

  Honor Betrayed: Chemical Veterans from World War II (2/18/2005) UPDATE- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now giving specifics about what it will do for World War II veterans used in secret chemical warfare tests. 10 Investigates … Continue reading →

For 12 Years VA Failed to Contact WWII Veterans Exposed to Chemical Wafare Agents U.S. seeks out vets in chemical tests BY DAVID ZEMAN DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER February 18, 2005 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday … Continue reading →

Many Reserve and Guard Face Job Problems After Discharge from Active Duty Jobs don’t always wait for Guards, reservists: Citizen soldiers find duty in Iraq can dent families’ finances When Steve Pittman Jr. finally returned to California from Iraq late … Continue reading →

  Post-traumatic stress disorder needs to be taken seriously Letters to the Editor Published February 20, 2005 Re: “Over my dead body,” Feb. 13. Your article about Sgt. Curtis Greene’s suicide as a result of having post-traumatic stress disorder from … Continue reading →

Journalist group calls US to account over Iraq Dominic TimmsFriday February 18, 2005 The US government was today accused of hiding behind a “culture of denial” over the deaths of at least 12 journalists who are alleged to have perished … Continue reading →