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 | USN '67-'71 All Shore GMG3 Vietnam In-Country '70-'71 Member: Veterans For Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ , Chapter 150 http://vfpchapter150.org/ , as well as other Veterans and Pro-Peace Groups. Also Activist in other Area's, Questioning Policies that only Benefit the Few, Supporting Policies that Benefit the Many and Move Us Forward as a Better Nation and World! Politics: Registered Independant
Carpenter by trade, for way over 35yrs., but jack of many Constr. Profession trades.
Member Since: Feb 24, 08
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| Name: Jim | | Age: 61 | | City: Now in NC | | Country: |  United States |
| | Gender: Male | | Dating Status: Single | | Hometown: Originally Syracuse NY | | |
| Music: Blues, Jazz, Rock in that order |
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| |  | New Veterans Work To Get Valley Hospital
02:39
Talking about the fact that our Local VA system will not be ready for the new Veterans coming home.
Reynaldo Leal, Iraq Vet, has put out a call for an more...action to bring to light the need for a VA Hospital in South Texas, any Vets, and friends of, in Texas join him:
March to San Antonio
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=776124804&ref=nf#/event.php?eid=62487814888&ref=mf
Because no Veteran should have to go this far for care OIF & OEF Veterans of South Texas
Time and PlaceStart Time:
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:00am
End Time:
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 6:50pm
Location:
Dustin Sekula Library Freddy Gonzalez Dr Edinburg, TX
You can make contact at the above link, hopefully he will have more info soon.
In the meantime sign on to the online petition he has up to help him and these Vets get the help they seek!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/VAhospitalpetiton
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
http://iava.org/
This is not the only location that needs a facility like this, there are many places around the country where our Veterans have to travel great distances for the care needed!!
KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5
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Added: Mar 6, 09
Views: 21
Category: News |
|  | Pres. Obama Outlines Goals for Afghanistan, Iraq
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Friday, February 27, 2009
PBS NewsHour TRANSCRIPT of Interview with Jim Lehrer
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june09/obamainterview_02-27.html
more...
After a major policy announcement that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end next year, President Obama spoke with Jim Lehrer about Iraq, Afghanistan and the challenges of his new office.
The PBS Video Feed
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?mod=0&pkg=27022009&seg=2
President Obama: The First 100 Days
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/white_house/obama100/ less
Added: Feb 28, 09
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Category: News |
| |  | "Alone"
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Iraq Veteran Going to Washington
http://www.krgv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=44159@krgv.dayport.com
Reynaldo Leal, Jr. was part of Operation more...Phantom Fury, taking part in some of the heaviest fighting in Fallujah. For Leal, fighting overseas was like an out of body experience.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
http://iava.org/ less
Added: Feb 16, 09
Views: 56
Category: People |
|  | Guantanamo "Abandoned Our Values and Defiled Our Constitution!"
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The video is a combination of three BBC News reports on Guantanamo from Dec. '08 to Jan '09, it's about 141/2 minutes long, the links to each individual more...video at their site found below.
Guantanamo 'a stain on US military' Dec 3rd '08
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7762430.stm
Guantanamo closure plan ordered Dec 19th '08
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7791095.stm
Former guard on Guantanamo 'torture' Jan 9th '09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7821569.stm
The Special Prosecutor Petition
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Added: Jan 12, 09
Views: 23
Category: People |
| |  | When Mommy Comes Marching Home
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Women in the military are developing PTSD at alarming rates
Michele Parkinson survived the near-daily bombings in Kirkuk. She managed the blood. She more...handled the nausea as she picked through the pockets of a corpse, searching for an ID. What she couldn't get through, it turns out, was a trip to the pharmacy back home in Massachusetts.
A sergeant first class in the National Guard, Parkinson had been evacuated from Iraq in 2005, suffering from severe and medically mysterious headaches. When she arrived at Fort Dix, she thought she was home free. And she felt fine — as long as she was in the company of other soldiers.
Read More Here along with Video: http://www.bu.edu/today/2009/01/06/when-mommy-comes-marching-home less
Added: Jan 8, 09
Views: 28
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|  | ‘The Corporal’s Diary’ - Trailer
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Fallen soldier’s journal and videotapes inspire documentary
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=59765
‘The Corporal’s Diary’ more...Website:
http://www.thecorporalsdiary.com/
Jonathan Santos, 22, documented his 37 days in Iraq on
video and in writing; never knowing that day 38 would
be his last. From high explosives to clandestine home brew, his video footage and witty narrative combine personal musings on life, death, and the future he imagined but would never see. His charming buddy, Matthew, who barely survived, brings the war home. Through Jonathan’s handwritten words and videotape,
the film tells a personal and profound story. less
Added: Jan 3, 09
Views: 92
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| |  | Trailer: The Last Ghost of War
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The Last Ghost of War follows a class action suit against 32 American chemical companies. In an editorial, Newsday called it "a must see" and "a catalyst more...for a much needed conversation on Agent Orange... In the wider court of public opinion this film by the Gardner Documentary Group can be a powerful tool... Our advice: PBS should air it."
http://www.lastghostofwar.com/
This documentary is narrated by Kevin Kline, produced by Pham Quoc Thai and Janet Gardner and directed by Ms. Gardner less
Added: Dec 16, 08
Views: 98
Category: People |
|  | Laying the Wreaths,,,,,,
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Event honors vets with wreaths
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=59412
Javonte Green carefully placed a wreath on the headstone more...of a World War II soldier in Arlington Cemetery, nodded politely to the white headstone and gave the thumbs up sign. less
Added: Dec 15, 08
Views: 35
Category: People |
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