Veterans

Remembering Wartime Folly

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Winston Churchill, The Great War, Britain, France, Woodrow Wilson, Italy, Franklin Roosevelt, Russia Georgia War, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Veterans, Iraq War, Iraq Veteran Stories, Obama Germany, Austria, NATO Afghanistan, Germany, Adolf Hitler, Hungary, Soviet Union, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis November 12, 2008 As Americans observed Veteran's Day, and other Western nations commemorated the 10...

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Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

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Illinois Still Short On Beds For Veterans

SouthtownStar | Phil Kadner | Posted 11.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Illinois Veterans Homes, Veterans Homes, Veterans Affairs Funding, Illinois Veterans, Veterans, Chicago News

"For five years at least, probably longer, this state failed to fully fund its veterans homes," Phil Kadner writes in the SouthtownStar. There was...

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Not So Easily Pegged: The Wars of a Bisexual Black Vietnam Vet

Pete Cenedella | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vietnam War, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Veterans, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

This is excerpted from a post I made on Election day, but it somehow seems way more important now in light of the rising tensions between African-Amer...

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Liberals Support Our Troops Too

Kim Mance | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Social Media, Veteran's Day, Support Our Troops, Homeless Veterans, War on Terror, New Media, Iraq, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News
Kim Mance

Coming from a very conservative background, I've heard liberals called every name in the book throughout my childhood -- especially when it comes to p...

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Dogs Helpful In Veteran Recovery

NY Times | KAREN JONES | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Puns, Vets, Animals, Dogs, Veteran Recovery, Veterans, Politics News

DEUCE is a chocolate Labrador retriever who knows exactly which patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington give the best treats, said h...

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Taking Care of Our Veterans

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Ptsd, Veterans Health Care, Barack Obama, Partners for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform, Veterans Day, Veterans, Politics News
Joseph A. Violante

We must never forget the very real sacrifices already made by millions of American veterans who have been injured or disabled as a result of their service.

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The Sound of Veterans Day

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 11.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: To the Fallen Records, John McCain, Afghanistan, Veterans for America, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Iraq Veterans, Marines, Army, Military, Sean Gilfillan, Bobby Muller, Sarah Palin, Iraq, US Navy, Veterans Day, Entertainment News
Sean Gilfillan

Just as our artists have given us great music to listen to since my return from Iraq, we are now using this music to help the hundreds of thousands of troops who face a host of struggles upon returning home.

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Veterans Day 2.0: A Historic PSA Campaign to Support New Veterans (See the Ad)

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Readjustment Issues, Troops, Mental Health, Iava, New York City, Veterans Day, Obama, Ad Council, Americans, Veterans, Ad Council Veterans Campaign, Veterans PSA, Msnbc, Rachel Maddow, Media News
Paul Rieckhoff

Created by veterans, for veterans, this innovative media campaign is like nothing America has ever seen, and it will finally turn the page on how veterans were treated in America after Vietnam.

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The Eleventh of the Eleventh of the Eleventh

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Iraq War, In Flanders Fields, US Soldiers, Iraq, President George W. Bush, Afghanistan, Veterans, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Today, 90 years after the Allies and Germany signed an armistice to bring an end to WW I, President George W. Bush will preside over his last Veterans...

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Why Do We Need Veterans?

Richard Klass | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Richard Klass

I should have said that we need veterans to bring the values of leadership, honor and service to the civic life of this country.

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Bringing the Stories Together

Michael Roth | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Michael Roth

In the euphoria the Election night victory, I watched our Wesleyan students celebrating the victory of a man whom they had embraced and in whom they had invested their hopes.

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A Memo to President-Elect Obama from America's New Veterans

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Paul Rieckhoff

President Obama is going to be held to a very high standard by the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. We'll be watching, and holding everyone in Washington accountable.

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Why Democrats Can Hold the Veteran and Military Family Vote Moving Forward

Jonathan Powers | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Powers

Numerous veterans are returning home to find a newly found passion for politics as we have seen first hand how America's policies affect other nations and how Washington has failed.

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Veterans' Families Cast a Vote for Change

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Military Families, Iraq War, Patriotism, John McCain, Gold Star Families, Paul Wolfowitz, Vietnam, Veterans Issues, Donald Rumsfeld, War in Afghanistan, Invasion of Iraq, Barack Obama, Veterans, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

I previously wrote an article about those who have served in our military, and the challenges facing them and their families. At that time, I intervi...

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"A Vote for John McCain is a Vote for ONE Veteran, a Vote for Barack Obama is a Vote for ALL Veterans."

Jonathan Powers | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Vets for Obama, Democrats, Veterans, Voting, National Security, 2008 Election, Politics News
Jonathan Powers

Veterans are not a homogeneous voting bloc who vote for a veteran candidate like John McCain or support only Republican values.

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Jack Murtha Targeted by Right-Wing

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Swiftboating, Congressional Democrats, 2008 Election, Republicans, Veterans, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

John Murtha is in a political dogfight, with wingnuts pouring in money and resources to support a candidate who doesn't even know the district Murtha has represented for 34 years.

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The Electric City

The Ballot Box | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic, Electric City, Veterans, Bill Ayers, Racism, Scranton, Pennsylvania Voting, Socially Conservative, Barack Obama, Reverend Wright, John McCain, Obama 2008, Election 2008, McCain 2008, Home News
The Ballot Box

(Photo: anarchivistblogspot.com) By Luis Andres Henao SCRANTON, PA-- On Friday night, this large neon sign on top of the electric building on Cour...

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We Are Not Plumbers, But We Know a Commander-in-Chief Who Can Fix What Bush Has Broken

Julie Bergman Sender | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Documentaries, Election 2008, Film, Military Families, Barack Obama, Veterans, Politics News
Julie Bergman Sender

There are no more persuasive or moving voices we can listen to right now than the soldiers and families who have had and are currently experiencing, the pain, injury, loss, and aftermath of war first hand.

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PTSD: An Iraq War Veteran's Experience

Kim Stolz | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq War Veteran, Iraq PTSD, Veterans PTSD, Rutgers University, Soldiers PTSD, Iraq, Ptsd, Veterans, Home News
Kim Stolz

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an illness that most people have a surfaced knowledge of, at best, even though its earliest reports date b...

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Four Years Later, Great Ideas Are Going Direct To Voter.

James Boyce | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama, 2008, Veterans, Advertising, 2008 Election, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Campaign Ads, Media News
James Boyce

One place where I see a massive difference between now and 2004 is the explosion of direct to voter video. Great messaging on behalf of our candidate is not just coming from his campaign but from an explosion of sources.

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Barack Obama: Commander-in-Chief

Noel Koch | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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Noel Koch

General Powell has said: "I would follow President Obama." It is a conclusion many of us, veterans and active duty personnel, and military families, have reached by different routes in the past year.

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Progressives and National Security

Frankie Sturm | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military, National Security, Progressives, Veterans, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Frankie Sturm

Even after the Bush administration's mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans still give Republicans the nod on military and security issues. Obama has worked hard to reverse that perception.

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The Search for a Paycheck: Young Vets and the Challenge of Finding Work Back At Home

Kim Stolz | Posted 10.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Iraq War, Unemployment, Mtv, Work, Jobs, Iraq, Massachusetts, War in Iraq, Veterans, Business News
Kim Stolz

Young veterans are returning to this country having, in a sense, put their lives on pause, and so find themselves at even more of a disadvantage than the average young person.

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Powell Honors Fallen Muslim American Soldier

Michelle Gross | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Military, Iraq, Colin Powell, Barack Obama, Veterans, Home News
Michelle Gross

The highly charged rhetoric used by McCain and Palin to tie Obama to terrorism and Islam is an affront to all Muslim Americans. Thank you, Colin Powell, for reminding America that those who serve in our military represent the awesome diversity of faithful and patriotic Americans.

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