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Proof That the Cold War is Really Over

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 8:21 pm
  Absolute Proof That the Cold War is Really Over November 5, 2009 by James Barber Here's something from the ...
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Webb joins in bill honoring Cold War vetera

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 6:33 pm
November 5, 2009 by chrisgraham  U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) today introduced the Cold War Service Medals...
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Snowe, Webb, Lincoln, Landrieu Announce Bill to Honor Cold War...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 6:16 pm
Snowe, Webb, Lincoln, Landrieu Announce Bill to Honor Cold War Veterans WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Jim Webb (D-Va.), Blanche Lincoln ...
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A Veteran's Story: EWO during the Cold War Written by...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 3:31 pm
A Veteran's Story: EWO during the Cold War Written by ROY RUDDERFORTH Mark Hepokoski of Menahga spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as an Electronic Warfare Officer in a B-52. Click here for fu...
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PTSD Diagnoses to be Based on Veterans' Own Testimonies

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 3:24 pm
VA hopes to implement a new rule by early 2010 that would make it easier for vets with PTSD to collect disability compensation. VFW says the ruling will help its service officers, too.   VFW Nov...
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Attention Veterans: Are You Entitled to VA Disability Benefits? Are...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 1:40 am
Attention Veterans: Are You Entitled to VA Disability Benefits? Are You Receiving Your VA Disability Benefits? Do You Need Help Filling Out Benefit Forms? The City Bar Justice Center is hosting se...
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HELPING OUR VETS BY STATE SENATOR JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, JR....

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:38 pm
HELPING OUR VETS BY STATE SENATOR JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, JR. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:17 PM EST As we approach the 90th Veterans Day observance this month, I would like to highlight how New York S...
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Victory of the United States in The Cold War and...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 9:22 pm
Victory of the United States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Our good Friend and champion of Cold War Veterans and Remembrance of the Cold War Congressman Joe Wilson SC 02 Introduced...
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SENATE DPC HEARING ON HEALTH IMPACT OF BURN PITS IN...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 8:58 pm
SENATE DPC HEARING ON HEALTH IMPACT OF BURN PITS IN IRAQ Tens of Thousands of Soldiers May Have Been Exposed Attention toxic exposures from burn pits in Iraq Important health issue facing Iraqi vets...
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VFW remembering the end of the Cold War in November...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 4:48 pm
VFW remembering the end of the Cold War in November Magazine@vfw.org Click for more info Click for more info Click for more info
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Shinseki Announces Veterans' Stories Posted on VA's Web Pag

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 3:30 pm
Countdown to Veterans Day with Library of Congress WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2009) - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will join wit...
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Commonwealth to Celebrate Remembrance Day Thank you to all the...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 3:19 pm
Commonwealth to Celebrate Remembrance Day Thank you to all the veterans out there Posted By Shelley Tomlinson Posted 1 hour ago http://www.melfortjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2159009 Thank y...
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Shinseki Declares War On Veteran Homelessness Secretary Shinseki takes a...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 3:08 pm
Shinseki Declares War On Veteran Homelessness Secretary Shinseki takes a page from old enemy with a 5 year plan Secretary Shinseki Details Plan to End Homelessness for Veterans Five-Year Plan Un...
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 11:37 pm
H. RES. 483 Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2009 Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MASSA, Mr. THORNB...
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Washington state nuclear site forever linked to Cold War The...

Sean E. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 5:04 pm
Washington state nuclear site forever linked to Cold War The Tri-City Herald The Hanford site was quite simply a "battlefield of the Cold War," America...
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The VA - More Good Care and Bumbling Bureaucracy Veterans...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 8:59 pm
The VA - More Good Care and Bumbling Bureaucracy Veterans piece by Thomas D. Segel Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is t...
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LETTER: Some veterans don't get the same respect By JOHN...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 12:30 pm
LETTER: Some veterans don't get the same respect By JOHN M. BRIDGES, Mattoon I was a US Army soldier from 1977 to 1981. I did not serve during a declared war, but nevertheless, I did serve with ...
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Memorializing the fall of the Berlin Wall by Nathan Koskella...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:31 pm
Memorializing the fall of the Berlin Wall by Nathan Koskella October 30, 2009 Brandeis hosted both a pro-democracy official and a unique German Cold war Hero, Tuesday at the event “Twenty Years A...
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Putin Recalls Fall of Berlin Wall in New Documentary By...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:52 am
Putin Recalls Fall of Berlin Wall in New Documentary By Nikolaus von Twickel The St. Petersburg Times 1985 KGB pho...
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Ontario county N.Y. approves Cold War property tax exemption second...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:41 am
Ontario county N.Y. approves Cold War property tax exemption second time around Ontario gives vets tax break Ontario County lawmakers voted Thursday to give a property tax exemption to veterans who s...
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a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 2:53 pm
a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for nuclear weapons program workers Designates a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for nuclear weapons program workers. IN THE SENAT...
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Unsung heroes to be recognized Former Line 1 workers to...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 2:45 pm
Unsung heroes to be recognized Former Line 1 workers to be honored today. For information on remembrance near you go to Coldwarpatriots.org By CHRISTINIA CRIPPES ccrippes@thehawkeye.com Advertisem...
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Norman Treadway Tireless Advocate Passes Away Norman Treadway It is...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 12:37 am
Norman Treadway Tireless Advocate Passes Away Norman Treadway ...
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“Bloomberg Spends $85 million, Vets get a Breakfast!” By Joseph...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 12:33 am
“Bloomberg Spends $85 million, Vets get a Breakfast!” By Joseph A. Bello October 29, 2009 At the beginning of October, Mayor Bloomberg's campaign held a catered breakfast for veterans, co...
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Attention Cold War Veterans Hello Members, I am expecting 2...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 5:10 pm
Attention Cold War Veterans Hello Members, I am expecting 2 big announcements by Nov. 9. I cannot go into details but we have 2 major pieces of Cold War veteran legislation to be introduced. I want ...
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VFW Urges Russia to Reopen Archives to POW/MIA Researchers WASHINGTON...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 5:06 pm
VFW Urges Russia to Reopen Archives to POW/MIA Researchers WASHINGTON (October 28, 2009) — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. recently returned from a 12-day trip to...
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Gordon Brown Insults Cold Warriors Our good friend Tony Morland...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 2:07 am
Gordon Brown Insults Cold Warriors Our good friend Tony Morland from across the pond got a clear message from the Brown Goverment that their service didn't rate. Read the article; the lack of res...
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China helps U.S. to retrieve remains of crashed American aircrew...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 6:36 pm
China helps U.S. to retrieve remains of crashed American aircrew 59 years ago From Chinese News Service http://news.xinhuanet.com/ BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese armed forces have reviewe...
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VA, DoD Host National Mental Health Summit

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 5:56 pm
Shinseki, Gates Address Unprecedented Forum WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2009) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are hosting a first-of-its-kind national s...
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Bases in Bulgaria, Romania for U.S

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 3:31 am
NATO Bases For War In The East Written by RickRozoff U.S efforts in Romania and Bulgaria are part of a global redeployment strategy started in the early years of the Bush administration to shift U...
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Coming Home Againhttp://hom“To Bedlam and Back,”efires.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/coming-home-again/ I posted link to...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 1:47 pm
Coming Home Againhttp://hom“To Bedlam and Back,”efires.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/coming-home-again/ I posted link to “To Bedlam and Back,” early last week and these were some of the respon...
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Who Are America's Heroes? Read Story Who Are America's Heroes?...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 10:18 pm
Who Are America's Heroes? Read Story Who Are America's Heroes? By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 13, 2009—The challenge issued by a flight attendant during a ...
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Obama Commemorates Beirut Bombing Anniversary American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON,...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 10:08 pm
Obama Commemorates Beirut Bombing Anniversary American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 – President Barack Obama issued a statement today commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Oc...
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Franken's service dogs bill approved by Congress Canines would help...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 10:05 pm
Franken's service dogs bill approved by Congress Canines would help vets recover By Jason Hoppin jhoppin@pioneerpress.com Updated: 10/22/2009 11:55:44 PM CDT Tardy to the Senate after an eight-m...
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Paralympic Community Initiative to Serve Physically Disabled Veterans

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 9:18 pm
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Olympic Committee Launch Paralympic Community Initiative to Serve Physically Disabled Veterans WASHINGTON (Oct. 21, 2009) - Today, the Department of Vete...
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Video: How You Changed Government Forever - Paul Rieckhoff's MySpace...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 6:26 pm
Video: How You Changed Government Forever - Paul Rieckhoff's MySpace Blog | I'm writing from Washington, DC, and I have some big news. The President just signed IAVA's number one legisla...
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Obama Signs Veterans Health Care Legislation By Army Sgt. 1st...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 4:02 pm
Obama Signs Veterans Health Care Legislation By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 – President Barack Obama signed new legislation today...
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OBAMA PRESENTS PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION TO VIETNAM VETS Citation awarded...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 8:05 pm
... dot Org ... There was some question as the whether President Obama would present this Unit Citation ... that story here ... ...
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Proposed Westchester law would grant exemptions to Cold War vets...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 7:53 pm
Proposed Westchester law would grant exemptions to Cold War vets WHITE PLAINS – Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano is proposing local legislation that would allow Westchester veterans who se...
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Red tape slows Nevada Test Site ailment claims Illness claims...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 12:51 pm
Red tape slows Nevada Test Site ailment claims Illness claims by hundreds of former Nevada Test Site workers and their families remain in limbo nine years after a compensation program was launched a...
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VA Deputy Highlights Bond between Defense and Veterans Affairs

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 4:45 pm
  Gould Addresses Senior Pentagon Leadership   WASHINGTON (Oct. 16, 2009) - An innovative, far-sighted partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense...
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USS Liberty Vet Awarded the Silver Star Navy Vet Honored,...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 10:21 pm
USS Liberty Vet Awarded the Silver Star Navy Vet Honored, Foiled Israeli Attack By RAY McGOVERN What’s the difference between murder and massacre? The answer is Terry Halbardier, whose bravery an...
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Dan Kelly's Korner: 4-year-old clings to deploying daddy in formation...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 10:09 pm
Dan Kelly's Korner: 4-year-old clings to deploying daddy in formation By Dan Kelly Reading Eagle 10/5/2009 - Abby Bennethum of Laureldale is pregnant with her third child. She says she got pr...
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Little Soldier Girl "Didn't Want to Let Go" Four-year old...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 10:01 pm
Little Soldier Girl "Didn't Want to Let Go" Four-year old Paige didn't want to say goodbye to her daddy before he was shipped off to Iraq ...
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VFW National Commander backs McChrystal Plan

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 10:34 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo., October 16, 2009 - The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is concerned that the intense debate in Washington over the assessments and recommendations by t...
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exhibit at the Reagan Presidential Library showcases the end of...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 5:20 pm
exhibit at the Reagan Presidential Library showcases the end of the Cold War to a new generation By JULIE BRAYTON Updated 12:45 PM PDT, Wed, Oct 14, 2009 Watch Reagan Speech To celebrate the 20th...
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A Letter from IAVA and Cara Hammer Dear Sean, My...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 1:09 pm
A Letter from IAVA and Cara Hammer Dear Sean, My name is Cara Hammer. I served in Iraq from 2004-2005 with the First Infantry Division, and I am proud of my service. I know firsthand that women fac...
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THE HONORABLE ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WRITTEN...

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 1:00 pm
THE HONORABLE ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WRITTEN STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS OCTOBER 14, 2009 Chairman Filner, Ranking Member Buyer, Distinguishe...
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VA Extends "Agent Orange" Benefits

Sean E. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 2:06 pm
VA Extends "Agent Orange" Benefits to More Veterans Parkinson's Disease, Two Other Illnesses Recognized WASHINGTON (Oct. 13, 2009) - Relying on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine (...
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