Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Running on behalf of fallen comrades

Article Title: Bolder Boulder Millionth Runner Is Injured Vet

Snippet of Article: "...Laczek-Johnson said she ran on behalf of eight fallen comrades who were killed in the service of our country ..."

Article Source: www.thedenverchannel.com

Friday, May 27, 2011

Murfreesboro VA hospital and Nashville VA Hospital still not doing enough to prevent harm to patients

Article Title: Report critical of VA hospital in Murfreesboro

Snippet of Article: "...it used dirty colonoscopy equipment from 2003 to 2008 at the Murfreesboro hospital. More than 6,000 patients were notified to be tested for viral diseases, such as hepatitis. ..."

Article Source: www.dnj.com

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Kenneth Earl Taylor Jr. is not forgotten

Article Title: Nearly 100 attend forgotten vet's funeral

Snippet of Article: "... The sorry fate of Kenneth Earl Taylor Jr. drew an outpouring of sympathy after his story was featured in "A Life Lived" in The Indianapolis Star...."

Article Source: www.indystar.com

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Fighting for military disability benefits

Article Title: Veterans battle for benefits

Snippet of Article: "...shocking — to discover the latest woe that has befallen thousands of America’s military veterans trying to appeal disability benefits claims that were initially rejected by Department of Veterans Affairs adjudicators...."

Article Source: www.sfexaminer.com

Thursday, May 12, 2011

VA to Take Applications for New Family Caregiver Program

Article Title: applying for VA’s Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Program

Snippet of Article: "...On May 3, VA published the interim final rule for implementing the Family Caregiver Program to provide support for families of seriously wounded Post–9/11 Veterans. VA will open applications to Caregivers on May 9. ..."

Article Source: www.caregiver.va.gov

SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper (Kindle Edition)

Article Title: SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper

Excerpt from the book: "...When the U.S. Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six, the navy's equivalent to the army's Delta Force—tasked with counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, occasionally working with the CIA. This is the first time a SEAL Team Six sniper's story has been exposed. My story. ..."

Article Source: SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper

Monday, May 2, 2011

Navy Seals Kill Bin Laden

Article Title: Osama Bin Laden Killed In Daring Special Forces Raid

Snippet of Article: "...This weekend a lightning raid was performed on Bin Laden’s compound on the outskirts of Abbottabad by American Special Forces operatives. It is rumoured that 24 members of the US Navy’s SEAL Team Six ..."

Article Source: www.whichwaytopayaustralia.com