Thousands of people across America don’t just talk about honoring Veterans; they walk the walk. Dedicated Volunteers Serve Veterans for DecadesOn this Executive Administration, it's Cabinet and those directly around same, "Best - Ever": "We haven't had this kind of visibility from the White House—ever." Joyce Raezer National Military Family Association - Dec. 30, 2011, and plenty more of similar since Joyce, others, spoke and continues!Ask yourself: If the Veterans Administration is so corrupt and mismanaged, as the conservative ideology, under which the seeds of are planted when they control, wants everyone to buy into as they obstruct the budgets and do extremely little after they charge same, then why does the Private sector, many problems within rarely heard about, adopt so many practices and advanced technologies developed within the VA, for free?! The VA, DoD, and in partnership with Universities and Colleges, not just Health Care are constantly in R&D and that developed that works is quickly moved into the private, for profit, sector, even as the VA is long under funded, decades, and especially during and after our wars that the few are sent into!* * * * *President Obama 26 August 2014 Fact: "This is not just a job of government. It’s not just a job of the veterans’ organizations. Every American needs to join us in taking care of those who've taken care of us. Because only 1 percent of Americans may be fighting our wars, but 100 percent of Americans benefit from that 1 percent. A hundred percent need to be supporting our troops. A hundred percent need to be supporting our veterans. A hundred percent need to be supporting our military families."Fact: "We’ve been able to accomplish historic increases to veterans funding. We’ve protected veterans health care from Washington politics with advanced appropriations. We’ve been able to make VA benefits available to more than 2 million veterans who didn't have them before, including more Vietnam vets who were exposed to Agent Orange. We’ve dedicated major new resources for mental health care. We’ve helped more than 1 million veterans and their families pursue their education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill."August 26, 2014 - Secretary Robert A. McDonald's Remarks for the American Legion's 96th Annual Convention, Charlotte, NCFact: "Unlike, P&G, VA may not be concerned about quarterly profit and loss statements or shareholder value, but it does have a bottom line—Veterans. "{which is why No Government agency should be turned into a private corporate entity feeding for profit off the Countries duty and responsibility, especially the VA}* * * * *
Suicide Rate Reflects Toll of Army Life With Suicides at a 30-Year High, Army Vows to Address Problem
In 2008 alone, the Army reports there were at least 128 confirmed cases of suicide, more than a dozen of which are still under review.
U.S. Army Suicides Highest In 3 Decades
Iraq
There have been 4,551 coalition deaths -- 4,235 Americans, 2 Australians, 1 Azerbaijani, 178 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, 1 Czech, 7 Danes, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 1 Fijian, 5 Georgians, 1 Hungarian, 33 Italians, 1 Kazakh, 1 Korean, 3 Latvian, 22 Poles, 3 Romanians, 5 Salvadoran, 4 Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, 2 Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war in Iraq as of January 6, 2008, according to a CNN count. { Graphical breakdown of casualties }. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The list also includes seven employees of the U.S. Defense Department. At least 31,004 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan.
Chief Warrant Officer Philip E. Windorski, Jr. 35 Kirkuk (near) - At-Tamim of Bovey, Minn. Non-hostile - helicopter crash {under investigation} January 26, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley 30 Kirkuk (near) - At-Tamim of Cameron, Mo. Non-hostile - helicopter crash {under investigation} January 26, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery 31 Kirkuk (near) - At-Tamim of Beaverton, Ore. Non-hostile - helicopter crash {under investigation} January 26, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd 29 Kirkuk (near) - At-Tamim of Colville, Wash. Non-hostile - helicopter crash {under investigation} January 26, 2009
Pvt. Grant A. Cotting 19 515th Sapper Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Corona, California Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kut, Iraq, on January 24, 2009
Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington 24 542nd Maintenance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade Swansea, Massachusetts Died of injuries sustained from a non-hostile accident in his unit motor pool in Basra, Iraq, on January 24, 2009
Spc. Matthew M. Pollini 21 772nd Military Police Company Rockland, Massachusetts Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over at Forward Operating Base Delta near Kut, Iraq, on January 22, 2009
Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade Jr. 26 1st Battalion, 66th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Chicago, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 18, 2009
Senior Airman Omar J. McKnight 22 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base Marrero, Louisiana Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Balad, Iraq, on January 17, 2009
Pfc. Ricky L. Turner 20 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Athens, Alabama Died of wound suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 16, 2009
Pvt. Sean P. McCune 20 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Euless, Texas Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Samarra, Iraq, on January 11, 2009
Sgt. Marquis R. Porter 28 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Brighton, Massachusetts Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 11, 2009
Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer 24 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Loveland, Colorado Died of wounds sustained a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 10, 2009
Staff Sgt. Anthony D. Davis 29 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Daytona Beach, Florida Killed when he was shot by a heavily armed enemy combatant during combat operations in northern Iraq on January 6, 2009
Lance Cpl. Chadwick A. Gilliam 29 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Mayking, Kentucky Died at a U.S. military base in Kuwait on January 3, 2009
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The Hidden Casualties Of War CBS Evening News Investigates Staggering Domestic Violence Numbers When U.S. Soldiers Return From Iraq, Afghanistan
Afghanistan - The Still Forgotten War - and The Third Front Pakistan
There have been 1055 coalition deaths -- 639 Americans, 8 Australians, 142 Britons, 107 Canadians, 3 Czech, 21 Danes, 18 Dutch, 3 Estonians, 1 Finn, 23 French, 25 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 12 Italians, 1 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 3 Norwegians, 8 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 8 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 25 Spaniards, 2 Swedes -- in the war on terror as of December 1, 2008, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 2,679 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan 25 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Brooklyn, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009
Sgt. Ezra Dawson 31 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Las Vegas, Nevada Died when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009
Staff Sgt. Carlo M. Robinson 33 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Lawton, Oklahoma Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009
Acting Cpl. Richard 'Robbo' Robinson 21 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Cornwall, England Killed by enemy fire during an ambush north of Sangin District Center during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009
Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Townsend 30 Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Solvang, California Died from a non-combat incident at Fire Base Ripley in the Tarin Kowt district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2009
Capt. Tom Sawyer 26 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Hertfordshire, England Killed along with a British Royal Marine in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009
Cpl. Danny Winter 28 Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Stockport, England Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett 23 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Clifton, Virginia Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 11, 2009
Marine Travis Mackin 22 Communications Squadron, United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, 45 Commando Plymouth, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was establishing a fire-support location to protect his colleagues advancing on a Taliban defensive position in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2009
Spc. Joseph M. Hernandez 24 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hammond, Indiana One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009
Maj. Brian M. Mescall 33 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hopkinton, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009
Cpl. Jason R. Parsons 24 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Lenoir, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009
Spc. Keith E. Essary 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Dyersburg, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when their dismounted patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009
Sgt. Joshua L. Rath 22 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Decatur, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their dismounted patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009
Trooper Brian Richard Good 42 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group Ottawa, Ontario Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Shah Wall Kowt District, Afghanistan, on January 7, 2009
Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada 19 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hendersonville, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2009
Pvt. Gregory Michael Sher 30 1st Commando Regiment Australia Killed in a rocket attack on a forward operating base in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 4, 2009
Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Bronx, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 1, 2009
Sgt. Chris Reed 25 Company C, 6th Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Killed by a roadside bomb that exploded during a vehicle patrol in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 1, 2009
Civilian Casulties - Iraq
Just Foreign Policy Issues Over a million {*1,307,319} Iraqis are estimated to have been killed as a result of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation. Learn More and Take Action» *Estimate, click for explaination
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John Hopkins School of Public Health { October 11, 2006 report } puts the count at 650,000, with a range from 400,000 to 900,000.
Exact Count of Civilian Casulties may never be known, as is the case in every conflict, especially an Invasion by another Country. For it is the Innocent Civilians and those Defending their Countries {of which All would be counted if this land were ever invaded} who suffer the most, during and long after!
Iraq Refugees UNHCR: UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Iraq Situation Filetype: PDF (116k)
All the Deaths, Maimings and Destruction are the Blood on All Our Hands, No One can escape the Guilt!
As Of February 1st 2009, There Are 91 Pages w/5 'Silent Honor Rolls' Each, Number Of Casulties Varies With Each 'Silent Honor Roll'; Many now have numbers in the teens and twenties, click on graphic.
The Rand Corporation Terrorism Report the press release here, you can get the full document here or a summary of the research brief here
I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq Matthew Alexander who is writing under a pseudonym for security reasons
I learned in Iraq that the No. 1 reason foreign fighters flocked there to fight were the abuses carried out at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. Our policy of torture was directly and swiftly recruiting fighters for al-Qaeda in Iraq. The large majority of suicide bombings in Iraq are still carried out by these foreigners. They are also involved in most of the attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. It's no exaggeration to say that at least half of our losses and casualties in that country have come at the hands of foreigners who joined the fray because of our program of detainee abuse. The number of U.S. soldiers who have died because of our torture policy will never be definitively known, but it is fair to say that it is close to the number of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans.
MSNBC Countdown Video Commentary
Americans, including officers like myself, must fight to protect our values not only from al-Qaeda but also from those within our own country who would erode them. Other interrogators are also speaking out, including some former members of the military, the FBI and the CIA who met last summer to condemn torture and have spoken before Congress -- at considerable personal risk. We're told that our only options are to persist in carrying out torture or to face another terrorist attack. But there truly is a better way to carry out interrogations -- and a way to get out of this false choice between torture and terror.
"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans." Matthew Alexander who is writing under a pseudonym for security reasons
"Torture is the tool of the lazy, the stupid, and the pseudo-tough. It’s also perhaps the greatest recruiting tool that the terrorists have." Major General Paul Eaton
Those who take some sort of relief in the "We are fighting them over there so we won't be fighting them here!", Better Rethink their Future, or rather their Childrens Future!!
"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is," - George W. Bush, Texas Gov., 1999
"If ever forgetful of her past and present glory, she will cease to be the land of the free and the home of the brave." Francis Scott Key 1874
"Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, 'the greatest,' but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is." Sydney J. Harris
" What does it matter to the dead, the orphan, and the homeless whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" - Mohandas K. Gandhi
"His words foretold a tragic ending!" Transition unit spc. kills self in Colo. home Nearly 70 soldiers died in WTUs’ first 16 months
The last person Spc. Larry Applegate is known to have spoken to before killing himself was a sergeant with the El Paso County Sheriff’s office in Colorado Springs, Colo. His words, according to a spokeswoman, foretold a tragic ending. “One of the sergeants talked with him briefly on the phone,” said the spokeswoman, Lt. Lari Sevene. “He was making suicidal statements.” Applegate, according to Sevene, who cited preliminary deputies’ reports, was arguing with his wife around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 in their two-story home in the Widefield area of Colorado Springs when he fired a couple of rounds, causing her to flee the house.
Under two previous Executive administrations and wars from, father and son. With son and conservative congresses leading the extremely quick abandoning of the missions and those sent to accomplish after 9/11:
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