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Group calls for changes in Alaska Guard (www.militarytimes.com)

A report by a nonpartisan veterans group is slamming the ongoing deployments of the Alaska National Guard to Iraq and Afghanistan. Washington, D.C.-based Veterans For America released the report... More

Tags: veterans for america,vfa,alaska,alaska national guard,deployments,iraq,afghanistan

Submitted 2 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Advocacy group assails care of Alaska Guard (thesewardphoenixlog.com)

A national military advocacy group says the post-deployment challenges facing Alaska’s Army National Guard are more daunting and widespread than any the group has seen.

Tags: alaska national guard,military advocacy,veterans for america,army national guard

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Alaska Guard's homecoming has its own problems (www.adn.com)

Alaska Army National Guard troops returning home to rural communities after year-long deployments to war zones face huge obstacles trying to receive standard veterans' health care, according to a... More

Tags: alaska,alaska army national guard,national guard troops,rural communities,veterans health care,veterans for america

Submitted 6 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Daily Kos: Palin: Ohio Vets Are Unqualified to Vote (Update w. Image) (www.dailykos.com)

But finally, he's put his mouth where his money is. John McCain and his running mate, who both have children in the Armed Forces, have declared Ohio troops and hospitalized vets unqualified voters.... More

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Submitted 12 days ago by jamescannonboyce | 0 Comments |

Veterans for America Urges Recognition of National Guard Sacrifices (www.veteransforamerica.org)

When the presidential candidates met tonight for their first debate, each spoke about their commitment to the military — but avoided talking about the dire situation now facing our National Guard,... More

Tags: veterans for america,vfa,national guard,iraq,afghanistan,presidential elections

Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Psychology Today: The Humanitarian: Bobby Muller (psychologytoday.com)

When he was a young soldier fighting in the Vietnam War, says Bobby Muller, he was well on his way to becoming "an a**hole, an arrogant, bad-a** Marine." Instead, at the age of 23, he was shot through... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by MaxMarginal | 0 Comments |

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