Tag: Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veteran Marine, Bobby Muller Speaks Against Proselytizing and Christian Supremacy
That an extralegal chain of command exists within our military—extending to our military academies—is becoming more obvious as each new report reveals a clear and...
Connecticut Atty Gen Calls on DoD to Give Veteran Orgs Info...
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has called on the Department of Defense to grant Freedom of Information Act requests from veterans' organizations seeking information on...
Defense Department Wrongfully Discharges Nearly 26,000 Veterans, Refuses to Release Records
Washington, D.C.--The Defense Department's (DoD) failure to comply with the law in releasing records that show it has blocked disabled veterans from receiving disability...
Vietnam Vets of America Slams CIA stonewalling in lawsuit on experiments...
"Even more unbelievably, it appears that defendants have yet to search even the most obvious location for documents — Edgewood Arsenal itself," the motion states, referring to the location northeast of Baltimore where the experiments are said to have been carried out.
Is Congress and the President Waiting for an Army to Die?
Although that is not the title of this very recent media release by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to address all the questions now...
Lest We Forget
Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Look back here over the weekend for contributions honoring those who have fallen.
- Army Times reports that thirty...
NYT’s Herbert Gives Wisconsin’s ‘Welcome Home’ Documentary a Rave
Thank you, Bob Herbert.
And congratulations to the many people involved in the Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories project. Most of all, welcome home Vietnam War...
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Decries Health Care Reform “Scare Tactics”
Despite the media spin and scare tactics of opponents of health care reform as reported in previous articles on VT, Sec Def Gates Knocks...
Shinseki: Generation of Vietnam Veterans Have ‘Tough Row’
Specifically singling out Vietnam War veterans, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said today that the VA is broken, the backlog of claims and the lack of...
Chicago Vietnam Veterans ‘Welcome Home’ 2011 Parade Planned
Much better than a collective 'forget you' that echoes today in the voice of the neocons---a 2011 Vietnam Veterans parade is years in the making.
VVA Veterans Incarcerated program may become the Veterans Justice program
"Male veterans less than half as likely as male non-veterans to be in prison in 2004. Veterans older, better educated than other State...
PTSD and Force Readiness
By THOMAS C. HALL, CHAIR, Vietnam Veterans of America, PTSD/SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMMITTEE
Suicide rates in the active military and among veterans are on the rise....