concerned veterans for america

AuthorDenny Gillem

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Charging Veterans for Care

It’s no surprise that I am not a fan of President Obama, but I must give credit where credit is due. Obama floated a draft plan that would have the VA bill veterans’ health insurance plans for the cost of treating service-connected injuries; there...

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Good entertainment

If you’re into militaryish entertainment, here are three offerings you might consider: 1. The DVD Fighting for Life shares some stories of wounded warriors and the medical folks who help them. 2. The book USS Arizona: Warship, Tomb, Monument...

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Protect our borders?

President Obama seems to be considering sending more National Guard troops to keep order along the US.-Mexican border as drug-related violence increases in northern Mexico, DoD spokesmen said Friday.br /br /The governors of Arizona and Texas have...

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A VA Benefit many don’t know about

There’s a little-known veterans’ benefit that helps wartime veterans and their surviving spouses pay for a variety of medical and long-term care costs.br /The VA benefit is called “Aid and Attendance,” a special pension benefit that provides monthly...

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Torture

Michigan’s Senator Carl Levin is the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He recently stated that his committee released its report on its investigation into the treatment of detainees in US custody earlier this week. The report, which was...

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A New and Wierd Secretary of the Army

Every time I think I can’t possibly be shocked any further, the new administration proves me wrong. You’ll never guess who they’re nominating to be the next Secretary of the Army! They’ve tagged retired Marine General ARonold Punaro, who presently...

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Obama’s first foreign trip as President of the United States has confirmed the naiveté that many of us saw and were concerned about during the election. Worse than that, it also has shown that our president either a completely misunderstands...

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Fire Napolitano

Dept of Homeland Security Napolitano continues to demonstrate amazing incompetence. Her latest demonstration came when she wrongly claimed this week that the 9/11 terrorists came through Canada to launch the attack, even though not one of the...

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Finally, Washington is funding the troops

The Global War on Terror (GWOT) is over according to President Obama; now our troops are serving on Overseas Contingency Operations. Actually the GWOT was a misnomer; we weren’t and aren’t fighting terror–we’re fighting the...

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