Heartwarming Veterans Day Video: Joyful, Beagle-Full Reunion!
Happy Veterans Day! Check out more happy reunion videos over at mental floss. Read more
Do Tell: Have You Ever Fostered a Military Pet?
Today is Veterans Day to honor the men and women who have served this country, but have you stopped to consider who serves the soldiers if they go overseas and have no human family members to watch over animals in their absence? Well, that's where NetPets's MilitaryPetsFOSTER Project comes in. The nonprofit has a huge database of foster homes in all 50 states as well as several foreign countries Read more
Michelle Obama Honors Women's History Month
Yesterday Michelle Obama marked Women's History Month by visiting servicewomen at the Women's Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. She not only commended their service, but also their efforts to close the gender-equality gap. Funny then that the empowering event ended by inviting the women to tea (what else do we drink?) and, I can only imagine, freshly baked scones (with seasonal fruit). Read more
How to Spell Success? The Candidates Speak to Veterans
As we saw in last weekend's Saddleback Forum, being able to compare and contrast what the candidates are saying is not only infinitely useful, it's pretty compelling. The occasion to whip out the measuring stick hit us again this week with McCain and Obama both addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. Appropriate to the audience, Obama and McCain hit on Iraq and their plans as Read more
McCain Supporters Get Free Trip to Objectively Assess Iraq?
Eight members of Veterans for Freedom, a political action committee, are currently in Iraq on a taxpayer-funded mission. The group has ties to John McCain's campaign and has produced ads critical of Barack Obama. On the "Back to Iraq" trip, these veterans of the Iraq War are returning to the streets they patrolled, but this time with the goal of observing and reporting progress that has been Read more
World War II Vet Fights Off Robber — Veterans in the News
Not just because my own personal WW II vet will be 90 on Monday, I've been thinking about not only the people, but the history that's leaving us at a rate of over 1,000 a day. They're not Spring chickens anymore, and that's what makes these stories of WW II vets in the news so striking. When a young man knocked on the door of WW II vet Art Iwasaki looking for school donations, Iwasaki had no Read more
VA Dashes GOTV, Nixing Registration Drives. Right Idea?
One might assume those who'd fought for their country would be an important and respected voting population. One might also assume that the Department of Veterans Affairs would be in favor making that happen, much easier. One would be el wrongo. Voting rights groups are ganging up on the Department of Veterans Affairs for its decision to ban voting registration drives among the veterans living Read more
The Scoop: Dog Tags Program Matches Pups With Veterans
In honor of Memorial Day, I wanted to share information about this heartwarming program with you! To assist the veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, Puppies Behind Bars has launched the Dog Tags plan to match disabled soldiers with specially trained Labrador Retrievers or Golden Retrievers to assist them in their daily lives, performing tasks ranging from opening the door to helping to Read more
Vietnam Veteran Graduates From High School at 60 Years Old
In Colorado this weekend, hundreds of high school seniors turned their tassels and graduated — one of them had just been waiting for it longer than the others. Forty-two years longer, to be exact. Dennis Collins, now 60, walked across the stage on Saturday and collected the diploma that he'd sacrificed by heading off to Vietnam in 1966. Collins says of his decision to go, “Vietnam was Read more
Headline: Times Finds Veterans Linked to Postcombat Killing
The New York Times reported on research this weekend showing links between at least 121 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and violent crimes. Using reports from local newspapers, court records, and interviews, the Times uncovered case after case where military personnel returned from war showing symptoms of combat trauma and were later charged with murder. An inquiry into homicides involving all Read more
