Yearly Archives: 2005

VA nominee pledges probe of benefits By SUZANNE GAMBOAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON — Jim Nicholson, President Bush’s nominee to head the Veterans Affairs Department, promised Monday to look into reported disparities in disability compensation from state to state. Nicholson, a … Continue reading →

Iraq Veterans Turn War Critics Sean Huze enlisted in the Marine Corps right after the Sept. 11 attacks and was, in his own words, “red, white and blue all the way” when he deployed to Iraq 16 months later. Unquestioning … Continue reading →

Texas teen’s body found after abduction Suspect held in Arizona, where he turned up wounded at hospital The Associated Press Updated: 3:57 a.m. ET Jan. 22, 2005 TYLER, Texas – The surveillance camera captured the crime in chilling detail: A … Continue reading →

“I Will Continue To Speak Out Until the Last Soldier Leaves Iraq”: Interview with Antiwar Veteran of the Iraq War Patrick Resta, Specialist/E4, served as an Army medic in Iraq with the 30th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. He … Continue reading →

Media Training Now Required for Iraq-Bound Soldiers NEW YORK As the U.S. military approaches nearly two years in the Iraq conflict, media training for soldiers going into the war zone has been stepped up, becoming mandatory for Army troops since … Continue reading →

Thirty Percent of Iraq War Veterans May Need Psychiatric Care The nation’s military system is quietly preparing for one of its toughest missions in decades: ensuring that soldiers who return from Iraq get the help they need to deal with … Continue reading →

Social Security needs to take a back seat to national security The most important element in war is the soldier. Everything and everyone else must play second fiddle to the guy on the ground who digs the enemy out with … Continue reading →

Why My Brother Died: After two years, the government has called off its fruitless hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq This week, the White House announced, with little fanfare, that the two-year search for weapons of mass destruction … Continue reading →

Iraq War Veteran Refuses 2nd Iraq Deployment SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mechanic with nine years in the Army, including a role in the assault on Baghdad, has refused to return to Iraq, claiming “you just don’t know how bad … Continue reading →