Yearly Archives: 2008

January 29, 2008 – Army Staff Sgt. Jack Auble was in the process of being medically discharged after serving nearly 20 years in the military when he was sent to Baghdad last year. Auble, 43, suffers from severe osteoporosis of … Continue reading →

January 30, 2008 – Fort Drum, New York – New York congressional leaders have asked Army Secretary Pete Geren to investigate a report that the Army is blocking Veterans Affairs’ officials from helping injured Fort Drum soldiers prepare their disability … Continue reading →

January 30, 2008 – Afghanistan will become a failed state unless urgent steps are taken to tackle worsening security, US experts said, as a British charity warned Thursday of a looming humanitarian “disaster.” The reports came amid new concerns over … Continue reading →

January 31, 2008, “Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq, because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far-reaching . . .” There it is again, that choking lie, so smoothly … Continue reading →

January 29, 2008 – Army officials in upstate New York instructed representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs not to help disabled soldiers at Fort Drum Army base with their military disability paperwork last year. That paperwork can be crucial … Continue reading →

January 29, 2008 – A growing number of war veterans are returning to their lives in Bucks County with mental health issues, military and mental health officials said Monday. At a forum in Lower Makefield organized by Congressman Patrick Murphy, … Continue reading →

January 29, 2008 – Given the praise President Bush heaped on our troops in his final State of the Union speech Monday night, we were outraged to read two stories Tuesday about how the government continues to let our wounded … Continue reading →

January 30, 2008 – A House subcommittee that is considering the use of artificial intelligence to speed the processing of veterans’ disability claims heard compelling evidence Tuesday about the problems facing veterans and their families trying to receive earned benefits. … Continue reading →

January 28, 2008 – An Eight Mile man’s detailed account of being “waterboarded” while undergoing training in a Navy survival school in California in 1975 is so accurate that “only somebody who went through it would know that,” according to … Continue reading →

January 28, 2008 – There’s a cynical old saying that the victors write the history. CBS’s “60 Minutes” demonstrated how that process works on Jan. 27 in airing Scott Pelley’s interview with the FBI agent who de-briefed former Iraqi dictator … Continue reading →