Subject: Cold War Service Medal Bills have been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House for a COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL. H.R.4051 and S.2743 (Cold War Service Medal of 2009). The Cold War Service Medal is for those who served under honorable conditions from September 2, 1945, and ending on December 26, 1991 Please write or call your Senators and Congressman and ask them to support these bills.
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This is a short video showing what happened when a disabled veteran of the Iraq war was tossed out of a McDonalds in Brooklyn and subsequently beat up. WATCH VIDEO HERE: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-359458
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18 deaths in February most likely suicides By Michelle Tan - Staff writerPosted : Saturday Mar 7, 2009 10:40:06 EST http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/army_suicides_030509w/ As many as 18 soldiers killed themselves in February, Army officials announced March 5. Of the 18 cases in February, two are confirmed as suicides and 16 others remain under investigation. About 90 percent of such pending cases typically are ruled suicides. Seventeen of the soldiers were male; one was female. Of the deaths, 14 occurred in the U.S. and four overseas. Last month’s numbers are higher than the previous February, when 11 soldiers’ deaths were confirmed as suicides. This February’s number represents ...
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The VA Continues to Abandon Returning Vets By Joshua Kors, The NationPosted on September 4, 2008, Printed on September 4, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/97284/ Sgt. Juan Jimenez had one of the most dangerous jobs in Iraq, ushering top Administration officials through the war-torn streets of Baghdad. He returned home with two Purple Hearts and shrapnel lodged in his right arm. Today he is gravely ill. What Jimenez didn't realize is that before he could receive benefits for his wounds, he'd have to prove that those wounds came from war. Three and a half years later, the sergeant is still making his case. The Department of Veterans ...
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The travesty of the Bush Administration has now extended to the Veterans Administration where the VA no longer will help wounded veterans obtain absentee ballots so they can vote. Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth are both spearheading drives to try to get members of Congress to pass legislation making it a law that the VA must assist wounded veterans in voting. This story is just another example of how the mainstream media continues to prop up the Bush Administration and now John McCain and stick it to the wounded veterans because you will never read one sentence or hear one ...
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