There is a notion among many Americans that “veteran” status is reserved only for a person who once served in the military during a time of war or somehow became disabled during his or her military service. This is simply not true. While such an individual is indeed a veteran, he or she has far [...]
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Reflecting on our nation’s POW’s and MIA’s, disabled veteran and United Spinal COB, Thomas Cooke, pays tribute to these gallant men and women. U.S. Army veteran David Fowler, of Cinco Ranch, TX., was the gold medal winner in power soccer, power slalom, Power 200 and Power Chair Relay at the 2007 National Wheelchair Games held in Milwaukee, WI. Action alert from: Beirut Stamp Initiative Type of Action: Petition On Sunday October 23rd,1983 at approximately 6:20am Lebanese time over 241 U.S. Marines,Sailors and Soldiers were killed,hundreds were wounded or disabled. This was the result of a suicide driven truck laden with over 12,000 pounds of explosives that detonated in the BLT 1/8 24th MAU headquarters [...] Alert from: Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association Type of Action: Fundraising This project is being sponsored by Coast Guard organizations of the 14th Coast Guard District. The published mission is to: “To design and dedicate two memorials in honor of Coast Guard Veterans of the Pacific Theater. Alert from: Cold War Veterans Association Type of Action: Letter to legislator. The following provision has been included in H.R. 1585: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as reported in the U.S. House of Representatives). |
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