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Yearly Archives: 2008
Editorial Column: Red-State Army?
December 15, 2008 – In Hopewell Township, N.J., the veterans of American Legion Post 339 have put their building up for sale. “Today’s vets don’t come out,” 82-year old Jim Hall told The Times of Trenton last month. The post … Continue reading
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Turnout in Presidential Election Hits High: 61 Percent, 131 Million Votes Cast
61.6 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, the highest rate since 1968. December 14, 2008, Washington, DC – Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Taking the First Step – Honor and Treat Veterans with PTSD
Warriors with PTSD should be honored by supporting them in seeking help. December 15, 2008 – In my position as sergeant major of the Army Wounded Warrior Program, I see every day extraordinary men and women who have sacrificed so … Continue reading
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17 Years Later, Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Linger
For war veterans backed by Boston University study, symproms all too real. December 15, 2008 – Tara Batista says she cannot ever recall her phone number. But she can remember clearly what she was like before she drove an ambulance … Continue reading
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Investigation Reveals Pentagon Pro-Troop Group Misspent Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
While the Pentagon preps for a new administration, a scandal from an earlier era is rearing its head. A Defense Department project, supposedly designed to support U.S. troops, was used instead to channel millions of dollars to personal friends and … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: General Shinseki is the Right Man to Reform VA
December 14, 2008 – President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to head the Department of Veterans Affairs is the smartest and best appointment he’s made so far. It sends a signal to millions of our … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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Iraq War Legacy: Official Military History Spotlights $100 Billion in Iraq Rebuilding Blunders
December 14, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq — An unpublished 513-page federal history of the American-led reconstruction of Iraq depicts an effort crippled before the invasion by Pentagon planners who were hostile to the idea of rebuilding a foreign country, and then … Continue reading
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Dec 14: A Good Soldier – General Shinseki an Inspired Choice for Obama’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs
December 14, 2008 – Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and all of the resulting harms to soldiers, civilians, economies and constitutional principles, no segment of society has been more abused and neglected than returning U.S. … Continue reading
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More Taliban Attacks Strike Pakistan, Further Widening the Afghanistan War
December 13, 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) – Suspected Taliban militants early Saturday staged another attack against cargo terminals in northwestern Pakistan in the country’s restive tribal areas, destroying NATO supplies bound for neighboring Afghanistan, police said. Firefighters extinguish smouldering trucks … Continue reading
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Senior Officials Authorized ‘Aggressive’ Interrogation
December 11, 2008 – Senior U.S. officials authorized the use of aggressive interrogation techniques resulting in the abuse of military detainees in U.S. custody, according to a report released by the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. The authorization was … Continue reading
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