Friday, December 28, 2012

Christmas at Parris Island

Article Title: Christmas for recruits at Parris Island? Sir, no, sir!

Snippet of Article: "... It's Christmas on Parris Island, but the decorations are the only giveaway. Mainly, it's business as usual. Recruits and their drill instructors march past in formation and rifles pop in the distance...."

Article Source: www.islandpacket.com

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Retired) passes away

Article Title: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies

Snippet of Article: "... Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78...."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

Sunday, December 23, 2012

V.A. to track how military veterans die

Article Title: Department of Veterans Affairs to track how veterans die

Snippet of Article: "... A six-month Statesman investigation found that nearly as many Texas veterans had died after taking prescription medicine as have committed suicide. Using autopsy results, toxicology reports..."

Article Source: www.statesman.com

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Change in COLA formula will cause veterans benefit cuts

Article Title: Don’t Cut Benefits for Disabled Veterans

Snippet of Article: "... A change in how annual cost-of-living adjustments are calculated could mean that veterans who started receiving VA disability benefits at age 30 would have their benefits reduced by $1,425 at age 45..."

Article Source: politicalnews.me

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Postal Service attempt to fire decorated military man fails

Article Title: Guardsman ordered reinstated by Postal Service with back pay

Snippet of Article: "...A U.S. Postal Service employee who was fired for “excessive use of military service” when he tried to return to work after four years on active duty with the National Guard must be reinstated with over $2 million in back pay ..."

Article Source: www.stripes.com

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Military veteran trying to convince the V.A. he is alive

Davenport war veteran tries to prove he is alive

"...the much alive man has been having trouble trying to prove otherwise. James Hanna says the VA mistakenly reported him deceased in October, cut his benefits, and demanded his family repay the benefits...."

Reference: www2.tbo.com

Friday, December 14, 2012

Military Working Dog Memorialized

Article Title: Memorial Service for MWD Tygo


Military Working Dog News
Military Working Dog News
Snippet of Article: "... Fort Leonard Wood paid tribute to 4-year-old search dog,Tygo, that was killed in action on Nov. 10 after being struck by an improvised explosive device. ..."
Article Source: Military Working Dog News

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Navy Seal Killed Rescuing Doctor in Afghanistan

Article Title: Navy SEAL Killed During the Rescue Operation of an American Doctor in Afghanistan Identified!

Snippet of Article: "... Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday while his team was rescuing Dr. Dilip Joseph...."

Article Source: usnavyseals.com

Suit: Legionnaires’ disease at a Pittsburgh VA hospital?

Article Title: Family sues VA over vet’s Legionnaires death

Snippet of Article: "... The family of a western Pennsylvania veteran who died last month is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs saying he contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a Pittsburgh VA hospital...."

Article Source: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/12/ap-family-sues-va-over-vets-legionnaires-death-121112/

Friday, December 7, 2012

Bay Area Rapid Transit thanking veterans with employment

Article Title: BART adopts new hiring policy for military veterans

Snippet of Article: "... The BART Board of Directors today announced it has approved a new hiring policy giving military veterans precedence in the hiring process, BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver said. Beginning Jan. 1..."

Article Source: www.mercurynews.com

Pearl Harbor memory still vivid

Article Title: Pearl Harbor attack frozen in time for 91-year-old Navy veteran

Snippet of Article: "... But after years in combat, and a lifetime of joy and loss, the memories of one event stand out above all others for Navy veteran Walling - the chaotic Sunday morning he spent in a Pearl Harbor signal tower as Japanese bombers pounded the U.S. Pacific Fleet...."

Article Source: www.reuters.com

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mail a card to a military member

Article Title: Supporting Our Military by Giving Something that Means Something

Snippet of Article: "... All holiday greetings should be addressed and sent to: Holiday Mail for Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 The deadline for having cards to the P.O. Box is Friday, December 7th. Holiday cards received after this date cannot be guaranteed delivery...."

Article Source: www.redcross.org