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:
There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times.
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, underscoring the important role military children play in the armed forces community. The Month of the Military Child is an opportunity to recognize military children and youth for their heroism, character, courage, sacrifices and continued resilience. DoD: Month of the Military Child
April 1, 2011 – Children of U.S. service members around the world will be honored throughout the month for their contributions to their families’ well-being and sacrifices on behalf of the nation, a Defense Department official said.
Each April, Americans pause to recognize the nation’s 1.8 million military children during the Month of the Military Child, which marks its 25th anniversary this year. { continued}
Honor our living brothers and sisters all the time! Fully Fund the Veterans Administration, no questions asked, as we fund the Department of Defense, no questions asked. Ceremonies, flag waving, false meme's on 'patriotism' while condemning others as being not 'patriotic', lapel flag pins, any symbols of are not enough and are extremely disingenuous and hypocritical! A nation that cheers on the destruction of others and sends only the very few who are supposed to serve the Country and Constitution must do more as to their own 'Sacrifice', presently now over a decade of Not, as well as the decades prior to!
Sacrifice comes from the rest who send those of us who serve into Wars and Occupations of others, they and their families are not the only ones who should be Sacrificing their all!
Iraq, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn Sept 1, 2010
There have been 4,761 coalition deaths -- 4,443 Americans, 2 Australians, 1 Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, 1 Czech, 7 Danes, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 1 Fijian, 5 Georgians, 1 Hungarian, 33 Italians, 1 Kazakh, 1 South 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 March 3 2011, according to a CNN count. { Graphical breakdown of casualties }. At least 32,046 {32,046 up to last month} U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
As the draw down continues, both in theater as to opporations participation and troops leaving the theater and not being replaced, the numbers of killed and injured draws down drastically as well, last month they rose again. But those who die later, from wounds received or from ailments they developed or from suicides, are still not counted and will continue for the years and decades to come!
Senior AirmanMichael John Hinkle II 24 Corona, California, USA 28th Communications Squadron, 28th Mission Support Group, 28th Bomb Wing, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Died due to a non-combat related incident at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait on March 16, 2011
Cpl.Brandon S. Hocking 24 Seattle, Washington, USA 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in As Samawa, Iraq, on March 21, 2011
POW/MIA: Afghanistan & Iraq
Two U.S. soldiers are currently listed as captured or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown as of December 1, 2009. The information below reflects the name, an unknown, officially listed as Prisoners of War or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown by the Pentagon.
Spc. Ahmed K. Altaie 41 Army reservist assigned Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad Ann Arbor, Michigan On October 23, 2006, Altaie was categorized as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown when he allegedly was kidnapped while on his way to visit family in Baghdad, Iraq. The Pentagon changed his status to missing-captured on December 11.
Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl 23 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Ketchum, Idaho Captured in Paktika province in Afghanistan, on June 30, 2009. The Pentagon declared him Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on July 1 and his status was changed to Missing-Captured on July 3.
Afghanistan - Pakistan!!
There have been 2,388 coalition deaths -- 1,521 Americans, 23 Australians, 362 Britons, 1 Belgian, 155 Canadians, 3 Czech, 40 Denmark, 25 Netherlands, 5 NATO, 8 Estonians, 2 Finn, 55 French, 49 Germans, 4 Hungarian, 36 Italians, 1 Jordan, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 9 Norwegians, 24 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 17 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 30 Spaniards, 5 Swedes, 2 Turks, 2 New Zealand, 1 Jordanian, 7 Georgian and three NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of March 3 2011, 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 10,749 {10,407 up to last month} U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl.Liam Richard Tasker 26 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 104 Military Working Dog Squadron, 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, attached to 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Tasker, an arms and explosives search dog handler, was killed when his patrol was engaged by small-arms fire in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2011. Tasker's dog, Theo, returned to Camp Bastion but suffered a seizure and died.
Senior AirmanNicholas Jerome Alden 25 Williamston, South Carolina, USA 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Mission Support Group, 48th Fighter Wing Alden was killed when a man opened fire on a group of U.S. airmen on a bus at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany, on March 2, 2011. The bus was transporting a 15-member security forces team from the airport to Ramstein Air Base before deploying to Afghanistan. The bus driver, Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, also died of gunshot wounds.
Spc.Jason Michael Weaver 22 Anaheim, California, USA 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2011
Cpl.Jordan Robert Stanton 20 Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2011
Staff Sgt.Mark Christopher Wells 31 San Jose, California, USA 74th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 303rd Ordnance Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2011
Pfc.Kalin Christopher Johnson 19 Lexington, South Carolina, USA Company G, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2011
Cpl.Loren Miles Buffalo 20 Mountain Pine, Arkansas, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2011
Spc.Andrew Paul Wade 22 Antioch, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2011
Lance Cpl.Stephen McKee 27 Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland Company D, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during an operation to disrupt insurgent activity in the northern Dashte area of Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2011
Staff Sgt.Eric Stanley Trueblood 27 Alameda, California, USA 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2011
Cpl.Ian M. Muller 22 Danville, Vermont, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died in a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2011
Pfc.Andrew Martin Harper 19 Maidsville, West Virginia, USA Company C, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2011
Pfc.Arturo Emmanuel Rodriguez 19 Bellflower, California, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died after being struck by small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol in the Giyan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2011
Sgt. 1st ClassDae Han Park 36 Lacey, Washington, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Died after his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the vicinity of Kajran, Daykundi in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2011
Cpl.Valeri Verskiani Unavailable Kutaisi, Georgia 32nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Died on March 14, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany of wounds sustained in an explosion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2011
Staff Sgt.Travis Martin Tompkins 31 Lawton, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died on March 16, 2011, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade on March 15 in Logar province, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl.Christopher Steele Meis 20 Bennett, Colorado, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2011
Master Sgt.Jamal Hasan Bowers 41 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Company A, 6th Battalion, 4th Military Information Support Group Died as a result of a non-combat related incident at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti on March 18, 2011
Pvt.Daniel Steven Prior 27 Peacehaven, Sussex, England Company D, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Died on March 18, 2011, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained on March 16, 2011, when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province
Staff Sgt.Mecolus Chevette McDaniel 33 Fort Hood, Texas, USA A Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in the Shamul district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2011
Cpl.Donald Ray Mickler Jr. 29 Bucyrus, Ohio, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment One of two soldiers killed when they were allegedly shot with small-arms fire by an individual from a military security group in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2011
Pfc.Rudy Alexander Acosta 19 Canyon Country, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment One of two soldiers killed when they were allegedly shot with small-arms fire by an individual from a military security group in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2011
Staff Sgt.James Michael Malachowski 25 Westminster, Maryland, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2011
Staff Sgt.Joshua Seth Gire 28 Chillicothe, Ohio, USA 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Bondola, Logar province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2011
Pfc.Michael Christopher Mahr 26 Homosassa, Florida, USA 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Bondola, Logar province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2011
Petty Officer 1st ClassVincent Anthony Filpi III 41 Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA Assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as an aviation ordnanceman Filpi was found dead as a result of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on March 22, 2011
Maj.Matthew James Collins 38 Backwell, Somerset, England Commander, No. 3 Company, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated while they were returning from an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 23, 2011
Lance Sgt.Mark Terence Burgan 28 Liverpool, England No. 3 Company, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated while they were returning from an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 23, 2011
Spc.Justin David Ross 22 Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA 428th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, Army Reserve Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire in Saubalgay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2011
Cpl.Yannick Scherrer 24 Victoriaville, Québec, Canada 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (1st Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted partnered patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2011
Pfc.Dustin J. Feldhaus 20 Glendale, Arizona, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers that died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Spc.Jameson L. Lindskog 23 Pleasanton, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Pvt.Jeremy P. Faulkner 23 Griffin, Georgia, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Staff Sgt.Frank E. Adamski III 26 Moosup, Connecticut, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Staff Sgt.Bryan A. Burgess 29 Cleburne, Texas, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers that died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Sgt. 1st ClassOfren Arrechaga 28 Hialeah, Florida, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011
Spc.Dennis C. Poulin 26 Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard Died on March 31, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle rolled over in the Tsowkey district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 28
March 21, 2011 - The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) has been extended to April 8, 2011, allowing personnel more time to apply for the benefits they’ve earned under the program guidelines.
The deadline extension is included in the continuing resolution signed by President Obama Friday, providing funding for federal government operations through April 8, 2011. { continued}
{Note: As to above, this date has been geting extended as they keep playing around with the countries budget. If they ever do pass one or come to terms with the so called talks now ongoing it may not get extended again or be in a final budget}
Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market
SUMMARY
As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the challenges veterans face returning home and searching for work in a troubled job market. Transcript
WASHINGTON – April 1, 2011 - Some Veterans in training for the Paralympics will be able to qualify for a monthly subsistence allowance from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under a new program to help disabled Veterans more easily take part in competitive sports. { continued}
PTSD - TBI - Military and Veterans Suicides
Department of Defense "Restoring Hope": You Can Help Save A Life
Children cope with parents' deployment
Study: military children have higher levels of stress, behavioral problems
The Rand Study on Military Children: Children on the Homefront: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
Army Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, Suicide Prevention Report 2010
March 18, 2011 - Army Released February Suicide Data
The Military OneSource toll-free number for those residing in the continental United States is 1-800-342-9647. Overseas personnel should refer to the Military OneSource Web site for dialing instructions for their specific location
The Defense Center for Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) Outreach Center can be contacted at 1-866-966-1020.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Suicide Prevention Resource Council.
Information about the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program.
The Army’s most current suicide prevention information.
The Army's comprehensive list of Suicide Prevention Programs.
Suicide prevention training resources for Army families {requires Army Knowledge Online access to download materials} .
National Center for PTSD: Understanding PTSD Treatment
VA boosts medical care for female veterans
Recovering Warrior Task Force Charter
REACH Program Improves Quality of Life for Caregivers and Veterans
Total Costs of Wars since 2001, the rolling tabulation, over $1,174,839,823,561+++++ and continually counting!
“The True Cost of the War”
September 30, 2010 10:00AM Full House Veterans Affairs Committee
Archived Webcast September 30 at 10 a.m. Full Committee Hearing “The True Cost of the War” {If you listen or watch No Other Congressional Hearing, This One You Should, read the opening statements and watch the back and forth talk not in the opening statements but in the Congressional Records.}
Visit Site Page for Backlinks to Participants Opening Statements
February 25, 2011 - A new report blasts the U.S. government for wasting tens of billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan by relying too much on contractors and doing too little to monitor their performance. {read rest here}
{Above report can be found here in an online document reader so no need to download.}
CNN-Iraq and Afghanistan War Casulties
In Remembrance - Moving Tributes
Civilian Casulties - Iraq
John Hopkins School of Public Health { October 11, 2006 report } Updated Iraq Survey Affirms Earlier Mortality Estimates. Mortality Trends Comparable to Estimates by Those Using Other Counting Methods
Civilian Casulties - Afghanistan
Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
The War in Afghanistan (2001-present) has caused the deaths of thousands of Afghan civilians directly from insurgent and foreign military action, as well as the deaths of possibly tens of thousands of Afghan civilians indirectly as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war. The war, launched by the United States as "Operation Enduring Freedom" in 2001, began with an initial air campaign that almost immediately prompted concerns over the number of Afghan civilians being killed[1] as well as international protests. With civilian deaths from airstrikes rising again in recent years[2], the number of Afghan civilians being killed by foreign military operations has led to mounting tension between the foreign countries and the government of Afghanistan. In May 2007, President Hamid Karzai summoned military commanders to warn them of the consequences of further deaths.[3]........Continued
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!
Every Casualty.org: New Org Website Launched On Casualty Recording
UNHCR - Refugees and more, Afghanistan and Iraq
Iraq Refugees UNHCR - Iraq: UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Iraq Situation
Afghanistan Refugees UNHCR - Afghanistan UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Afghanistan Situation
Refugee's: 27.5 million From Violence 2010
CIVIC: Working for Civilian Victims, Annual Report 2010
All the Deaths, Maimings and Destruction are the Blood on All Our Hands, No One can Escape that Guilt!
97 percent {now more} of U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred after George W. Bush declared an end to "major combat."
"Mission Accomplished!"
"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
The Rand Corporation Terrorism Report the press release here, you can get the full document here or a summary of the research brief here
"What is the difference between an al Qaida terrorist and a misguided American terrorist?" "The planes they fly!"
In fairness, we’ve been putting ground zeros next to mosques in Iraq since 2003 - Unknown Author Comment
"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans."
How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
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
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Done "In Our Names"!
Still Coming Home, Our Brothers of WWII, Korea and Vietnam - Rest in Peace, You're Finally Home
No Information was listed for the returned remains of MIA's as to our previous conflicts during March!
Information For Veterans Who Served In Desert Shield/Storm and Their Families
July 2010 - Secretary Shinseki Marked the 20th Anniversary of Gulf War with a Renewed Pledge to Improve Care and Services to Gulf War Veterans Continued in a Twelve Page PDF Download
Gulf War Illness Gets Its Due With VA Research
Dec. 22, 2010 - Approximately 697.000 men and women served in various operations during Desert Shield and Desert Storm between August 1990 and June 1991. While the war was short lived, the chronic medical symptoms are not.
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To some this an Agent Orange Deja Vu. But again, we must give some credit to the new regime at the VA, they are not trying to hide, as they did with Agent Orange.
The VA has approved $2.8 million for research into treatments for these illnesses. {continued}
It really is sad that this Country has to have it's legislators pass a binding legislation for issues such as this, especially as in many cases those running are appointed, mostly based on political affiliation, and/or are contracted out to the private sector when they should stay in Government hands!
February 17, 2011, Washington, DC (Washington Post) - A former CIA intelligence analyst says in a new book that the agency is “sitting on” 1.5 million documents that could shed new light on the mysterious maladies that have afflicted veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. {continued}
Lisa DeJong, The Plain DealerHeather Morris Bowser: "I know there are other Vietnam War veterans' kids like me in America. We need to find each other. We need to break the silence."
January 31, 2011 - Listen to Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz and Heather Morris Bowser discuss the legacy of Agent Orange {I have a player below to listen or visit this link} with WCPN FM/90.3's "Sound of Ideas" host Mike McIntyre.
Bowser, who was featured in Schultz's special Plain Dealer report, "Unfinished Business," {series of reports} was born without her right leg and six fingers. She talked about her father, Bill Morris, who served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 when he was exposed to Agent Orange, and why her faith in American veterans gives her hope for future generations of Vietnam's children.
Several American veterans of the Vietnam War also called into the show to share stories about their service, and describe what happened to them after they returned.
Listen to the Program
110th and 111th Congress put policy before politics, from the House Veterans Affairs Committee leadership
Attached are comprehensive materials to discuss accomplishments for America’s veterans. The two page document is limited to accomplishments from the 111th Congress, while the 4 and 8 page documents cover updates from 2007-2010.
2 page Document {251K}
Four page Document {258K}
8 page Document {95K}
National World War II Memorial
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Wall
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
Please take a moment to visit www.NorthwoodMemorial.com to learn more about the only permanent national memorial dedicated to honoring by name all of the fallen American heroes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is located in Irvine, CA, an hour south of Los Angeles.
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