Veterans

Reading the Washington Post every day is one of the least favorite (self-imposed) tasks of my wonderful job. The paper used to be thought of as liberal, but that was eons ago, at this point it [...]

As a parent of two teenagers, I cannot imagine the excruciating pain of losing a child in war. Of course, this is the daily reality for far too many parents in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and far [...]

Two excellent articles from national Peace Action board members: The story of the “Golden Rule,” an original “peace boat” that sailed into the Pacific nuclear test zone of [...]

President Obama delivered a “stay the course” on the Afghanistan-Pakistan war speech inside the White House this morning in conjunction with the release of the administration’s [...]

My overall impression is there is little question the president is spinning this “end of combat operations” in Iraq because the Afghanistan war is going badly. A few other thoughts and reactions [...]

A few weeks ago, I attended a friend’s graduation ceremony and sat through the long reading of graduate’s names. But my boredom turned to dismay when the keynote speaker attempted to [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Jun 1 to 7: Spc Justin Mixon 22 Bogalusa LA Spc Christopher McCarthy 28 Virginia Beach VA Spc Quincy Green 26 El Paso TX Pvt Joshua Waltenbaugh 19 Ford City PA Sgt [...]

Those who were killed in Iraq from May 25 to 31: Sgt Jason Dene  37  Castleton VT Cpl Christian Cotner  20  Waterbury CT 188 Iraqi brothers and sisters were killed. Cf:   www.icasualties.org [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Dec 2 to 8: Sgt Kyle Dayton  22  El Dorado Hills CA Pvt Dewayne White  27  Country Club Hills IL Sgt Eric Hernandez  26  Waldwick NJ Cap Adam Snyder  26  Fort Pierce [...]

Those who died in Iraq from November 4 to 10: Pvt Adam Muller  21  Underhill VT Sgt Derek Stenroos  24  North Pole AK Sgt John Linde  30  New York NY Sgt Carletta Davis  34  Anchorage AK PO Kevin [...]