By now, we all know Senator John McCain’s military history and the fact that he is a true American hero, but what a lot of us do not know is that when it comes to supporting our veterans and the issues facing them, his record is deplorable. Any veteran considering voting for McCain should study his record and take a closer look at how the various veterans orginizations rate his record on veteran issues.

The movement started among Sunni tribes in Anbar Province to become an ad-hoc armed force across the country in less than a year. The rapid growth of the US-funded groups has led to concerns about some of their members’ insurgent pasts fighting against coalition forces.

This is a very personal account of life as seen through the eyes of a child and related through the words of an adult - the child who lived through it.  It was not easy to write this.  It is a mish-mash of interpretations assigned to unpleasant situations by a child who could not possibly […]

Soldiers Favor Obama Over McCain Six to One
 
It has been a long and draining time for our soldiers in Iraq.  Our brave soldiers have fought long and hard for our country, now they are ready for a positive change, the face of Obama is growing in popularity as a majority of our soldiers is favoring […]

”Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.” He loves our country; he just does not love what this war is doing to the country and to our soldiers. No one is winning this war.

Recently, the government concluded that there are about 200,000 homeless vets in the United States. About 10 percent are either from the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq or Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense reports that more than 1,500 United States soldiers have died in Iraq and more than 11-thousand American troops were wounded in this war. Since our soldiers left to go to war in Iraqi two years ago, we have encountered thousands of soldiers coming back from Iraq suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries.

When I was asked to write about the suicide issue concerning solders coming home from Iraq, I was stunned.  “What suicide issues, I asked myself?”  You never hear about suicide issues concerning the Iraq soldier coming home in the newspapers or on the News. 
 
Nevertheless, too much of my surprise I found out that the […]

As part of the War Funding Bill, President Bush, in an unassuming ceremony Monday, signed into law the New GI Bill.  The $162 billion war bill will continue to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, dramatically improves the education benefits for veterans, and extends unemployment benefits.
 
The New GI Bill, sponsored by Senator Jim […]

It is surprising to find out that not everybody has heard about the economic stimulus package.  But that must be the case because the IRS announced that around 5.2 million retired and disabled veterans have not filed a return to claim their rebate.
 
The $152 billion stimulus package contains a special category for individuals who receive […]