This is a soldier reading a childrens’ storybook to his child over Skype…
Hero.
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April 3, 2013
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March 23, 2013
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March 20, 2013
“I write this letter, my last letter, to you, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney. I write not because I think you grasp the terrible human and moral consequences of your lies, manipulation and thirst for wealth and power. I write this letter because, before my own death, I want to make it clear that I, and hundreds of thousands of my fellow veterans, along with millions of my fellow citizens,along with hundreds of millions more in Iraq and the Middle East, know fully who you are and what you have done. You may evade justice but in our eyes you are each guilty of egregious war crimes, of plunder and, finally, of murder, including the murder of thousands of young Americans—my fellow veterans—whose future you stole.”
Thomas Young, a disabled Iraqi War veteran, who is now in hospice care and slowly dying as a result of his injuries in a letter addressed to former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. (via MoveOn)
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March 19, 2013
Veteran’s anonymous gift to soldier’s girlfriend goes viral
(Photo via Facebook)
A small gesture by an anonymous veteran paying it forward to a serviceman’s loved one has inspired more than one million fans, after a photo of the act of kindness went viral.
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March 15, 2013
Service: When WOMEN Come Marching Home
SERVICE, the film, portrays the courage of several women veterans as they transition from active duty to their civilian lives. We see the horrific traumas they faced, their invisible as well as physical injuries and all their challenges in receiving benefits and care. We follow them through the large and small accomplishments they work mightily to achieve.
From the deserts of Afghanistan to rural Tennessee, from Iraq to New York City, we watch these women wrestle with prosthetics, homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma. The documentary is told through their voices as they speak from their kitchens, bedrooms, grocery stores and therapy sessions. Their pictures and videos shot in Iraq and Afghanistan speak volumes.
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January 21, 2013
Fun fact: tonight's Commander-in-Chief's ball will be the first where soldiers are welcome to bring their same-sex partners.
(Source: kateoplis, via election)
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January 14, 2013
July 4, 2012
Today, the AFL-CIO honours the Helmets to Hardhats program in NYC, where military veterans are helping to rebuild the Trade Center as union members.
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April 16, 2012
“I believed at the time that the documents were genuine, and I’ve never ceased believing that they are genuine.”
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather • Discussing the saga of George W. Bush’s questioned National Guard service, and the documents Rather found which ended an until-then illustrious career with CBS. Years after the fact, Texas Monthly looks back at a case which Poynter suggests was doomed because CBS jumped the gun with sketchy information, from a mysterious source at a cattle show. Rather, meanwhile, is still trying to defend his roughed-up name. Now’s a good time to look back at this story — with eight years of distance from the controversial CBS report that made proportional spacing a political issue, it’s good to reconsider exactly what happened. (via shortformblog)
I always wish Rather had done a little bit more to get a reliable source, but he wasn’t wrong. Nobody questioned W’s AWOL status or his drug use along the campaign trail. The national media basically gave him a pass on information and refused to either investigate or report details which for many other candidates would have had nightmare implications for their campaign. Anytime it came up, the campaign always said the same thing: “He can pass the FBI background check needed to be President.” No one ever asked the follow-up questions, like what about before the 20 year time limit?
(via shortformblog)
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Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’ - CNN.com
Stephanie Schroeder joined the U.S. Marine Corps not long after 9/11. She was a 21-year-old with an associate’s degree when she reported for boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. “I felt like it was the right thing to do,” Schroeder recalls. A year and a half later, the Marines diagnosed her with a personality disorder and deemed her psychologically unfit for the Corps.
Anna Moore enlisted in the Army after 9/11 and planned to make a career of it. Moore was a Patriot missile battery operator in Germany when she was diagnosed with a personality disorder and dismissed from the Army.
Jenny McClendon was serving as a sonar operator on a Navy destroyer when she received her personality disorder diagnosis.
These women joined different branches of the military but they share a common experience: Each received the psychiatric diagnosis and military discharge after reporting a sexual assault.
Military records show the personality disorder diagnosis is being used disproportionately on women, according to military records obtained by Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic under a Freedom of Information Act request.
- In the Army, 16% of all soldiers are women, but females constitute 24% of all personality disorder discharges.
- Air Force: women make up 21% of the ranks and 35% of personality disorder discharges.
- Navy: 17% of sailors are women and 26% of personality disorder discharges
- Marines: 7% of the Corps and 14% of personality disorder discharges
The records don’t reflect how many of those women had reported sexual assault.
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