Make your Memorial Day memorable: Ask Kitty

I had four brothers in World War II: three in the Air Force and one in the Navy.  Unlike so many others, all four made it home — but two with service-related disabilities.Jim came back with malaria and a lung infection he’d picked up in New Guinea. He lived until the late 1960s, but he had health problems all his life and eventually died in a veterans’ hospital. And my younger brother Bill died at age 29 of yellow fever he’d contracted in Sicily, leaving behind a wife and two sons, aged 1 and 3.

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Homeland secretary apologizes to veterans group

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with the American Legion on Friday to apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency, and the veterans group walked away from the meeting mollified.

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Veterans groups moving from halls to home

Milton Pierce's voice reverberated across the room as the former World War II bomber pilot called the roll at his monthly American Legion meeting.

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Bush: Fight Against Extremism Is Crucial

Broadening his defense of the war in Iraq, President Bush said Tuesday that withdrawing U.S. forces would allow the Middle East to be taken over by extremist forces and put the security of the United States in jeopardy.

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Edwards Touts Plan to End Iraq Conflict

Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Monday that Americans should speak out against the war in Iraq this Memorial Day weekend, renewing an anti-war call that has been criticized by the leader of the American Legion.

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Olbermann News Commentaries Target Bush

Keith Olbermann's tipping point came on a tarmac in Los Angeles six weeks ago. While waiting for his plane to take off he read an account of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's speech before the American Legion equating Iraq War opponents to pre-World War II appeasers.

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Paper towels. A lamp to read by. A welcome mat at the front door. Soap. Most people take these household items for granted. For 57 homeless vets, they represent what is to come: A future off the streets. They are the simple things that make a house a home.

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WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is considering making veterans use private insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries.

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Here's a GREAT BIG Thank You from President Obama to all military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries...

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The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-co …

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I believe the privacy of these flag draped coffins of soldiers should be respected. There are those who will use these fallen warriors not to inform, but to be exploited for an agenda. The privacy of these soldiers and their families should be respected! replytojoo1

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Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.

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According to TSO who was at the "Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball", this newly sworn-in President for the first time in 56 years blew off the ball (that's 14 Inaugurations). Some background on the ball;

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Joe the Plumber? Hey McCain, How about our wounded veterans?

While John McCain hyped up his supposed care for "Joe the Plumber" during the most recent debate, I wondered why John McCain made so much of him and not about our wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan?

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These are busy times for the nation's defenders, because we're at war with an enemy that hit us first, hit us hard, and has ambitions to cause ever greater destruction inside our country.

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SIERRA VISTA — On Sept. 25, 2006, Army Cpl. Casey Lee Mellen died in Balad, Iraq, after he was shot by an insurgent. For his father, Casey E. Mellen, there still are times of anguish.Casey E.

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President Bush phones N. Nevada widow to apologize for her not receiving invitation to his meeting with families of slain soldiers.

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KIA Thunder Run, Military-Vehicle Show, and Swap Meet Will Take Place in Northern California on Saturday

The free event in the north Monterey Bay Area will have an hour and a half ceremony at midday to honor our nation's killed in action and others who died while serving.

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President George W. Bush's behavior gets more baffling every day. Most leaders in his predicament would be recalibrating their rhetoric, seeking to alter expectations, so that the inevitable drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq won't appear to be a defeat.

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I attended California's American Legion convention as a delegate chair for my S.A.L. squadron. This year, the convention was in Palm Springs where Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam veteran Patrick Brady spoke.

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Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Monday that Americans should speak out against the war in Iraq this Memorial Day weekend, renewing an anti-war call that has been criticized by the leader of the American Legion.

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In a clear and civil - but firm - statement, the American Legion has addressed John Edwards and his plans to politicize Memorial Day. It's a stunning, swift, and potent rebuke from Veterans and their families towards the North Carolina Golden Boy.

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I know when I was sworn into the U.S.

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John Edwards' call for voters to speak out against the Iraq war on Memorial Day weekend has drawn criticism from a leader of the American Legion, who called the effort "revolting."

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Red, white, blue and American-made.

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The National Commander of The American Legion called on Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., to apologize for suggesting that American troops would not choose to fight in Iraq if they had other employment options.

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As previously reported by The NewStandard, the Public Expression of Religion Act, introduced by Representative John Hotstettler (R–Indiana), would prevent plaintiffs in church-state separation cases from recovering attorney's fees as part of their lawsuit awards.

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Keith Olbermann comments on Donald Rumsfeld's speech to the American Legion on 29 August 2006: Mr. Rumsfeld's remarkable speech to the American Legion yesterday demands the deep analysis—and the sober contemplation—of every American. ...

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If someone infringes on the rights guaranteed to me by the first amendment, I would want an attorney to be able to represent me with the understanding that their legal fees would be paid if I was successful in winning the case.

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