Yearly Archives: 2006

President Bush told a Washington audience Monday that he had declassified intelligence information in 2003 to help the American public understand the basis for statements the administration had made about Iraq before the start of the war. “I wanted people … Continue reading →

THE government owes war veterans and military retirees P42 billion in benefits but is at a loss over how to raise the amount.   A congressman from Batangas believes he knows where to get the money.   Rep. Hermilando I. … Continue reading →

AMVETS National Commander Edward Kemp today urged Congress to create mandatory funding for veterans’ health care services, which he said should be considered an ongoing cost of war. “Frankly,” Kemp told the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, “the current system … Continue reading →

Washington, D.C. — America’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines are in near constant combat against brutal, committed adversaries. Yet, in nine trips to Iraq and Afghanistan covering U.S. military operations for FOX News since 2001, I’ve never seen our … Continue reading →

  A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday would offer greater income tax forgiveness for service members who die as a result of injury or disease incurred in a combat zone. The Fallen Heroes Tax Fairness Act of 2006, sponsored by Reps. … Continue reading →

Families of troops facing a second or third deployment are less likely to receive support services they need than during the first tour of duty, a new survey of military families found. The study, conducted by the National Military Family … Continue reading →

Jim Manning partially broke his knee during a parachute jump in 1952, when he was an Army paratrooper during the Korean War. When he tried to file a disability claim, the government told him his file was destroyed in a … Continue reading →

This is a tough day for me.  I am announcing that I will not run for reelection and will retire at the end of my current term in the U.S. House of Representatives.When I announced in 1998 that I had … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — Every day, Staff Sgt. Eugene Simpson is back in the pocket, looking for the open receiver downfield. In his mind, he’s there again, reliving his days as a high school football quarterback, a junior college cornerback and a … Continue reading →