The group Vietnam Veterans Against McCain attacks Senator John McCain's heroism as a POW in the Vietnam conflict; this is making some waves in the news due to McCain's presidential candidacy. The documentary "Missing, Presumed Dead the Search for America's POWs" however focuses more on Senator John McCain successfully blocking the release of classi...
Veterans and military spouses from across Virginia discuss why Barack's policies are right America's military families.
A couple of Sean Hannity's goons take on Alan Colmes and his weird, melty face.
Next Generation Veterans for Obama is a group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who support Barack Obama for the presidency. Veterans from all generations have expressed support for Barack Obama because of his commitment to winning the global war on terrorism and his strong record advocating for America's veterans. Learn more at http://veterans.bar...
Colorado Veterans Constituency Director AJ Gales and other Colorado veterans explain their support for Barack Obama.
This video features Senator Ken Salazar's visit a veterans-to-veterans phone bank.
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As we approach the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, hundreds of US veterans of the war say the American military has been covering up widespread civilian killings in that country.
And Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports their sentiments aren't necessarily getting a warm reception.
"All of king george's horses
Are killin' all of king george's Men"
from my new CD "Brick" (order at www.tomsongs.org)
*Special thanks to Garrie Rouse for the use of his fine photo in this presentation
Barack gave a speech on veterans' affairs in Charleston, WV on May 12, 2008. These are his full remarks.
Veterans Stadium Implosion
Barack Obama attacked John McCain for disabilities he suffered from wounds inflicted by his captors in a Vietnam POW camp.
As part of its special series on Veterans Al Jazeera visisted Sarajevo more than ten years on from one of the longest sieges in modern history.
The Bosnian capital is now at peace but the destructive efforts of war endure both physically and psychologically.
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Faced with unprecedented filibusters, the only way to ensure Senate passage of the GI Bill is to get 60 co-sponsors. So far, John McCain has refused. The same McCain who insists he supports our troops. The same McCain who is voting lockstep with the Bush administration (who have also resisted this bill). We need ...
My dad served in the Vietnam War. I can't explain the way he was when he came home, from the stories I heard. (I have no words really) A lot of men died for our country. This is my tribute to the them Veterans. NEVER FORGOTTEN!
http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers Bill Moyers on the best way to honor our veterans this Memorial Day. Airs Friday, May 23, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia.
Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'.
However many veterans are still phy...
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To Bill O'Reilly: Homeless veterans exist. I met some.
BOR was either ignorant to or consciously ignoring a recent study from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (using data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau) that found "In 2006, approximately 195,827 veterans were homeless on a given...
A montage honoring U.S. war veterans from World War 1 to present day. Pictures and clips together with "America the Beautiful," performed by Lee Greenwood.
( http://www.vawatchdog.org/ ) From CBS Evening News, Tuesday, November 13, 2007.
War veterans make up almost a quarter of the homeless population in the United States.
The US Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that about 30,000 of those are veterans from the Iraq War.
Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports there is growing concern that they are facing a more serious post traumatic stress disorder symptoms than those who ...
We sing songs about our freedom
We always keep them in our prayers
We wave our flags and bow our heads
Support our Soldiers over there
But all across this nation
Probably right in your home town
There's a group of weary Soldiers
With their world turned upside down
We asked them for their lives and they agreed
Now their asking for the benefits
That ...
Anti-war activists are making it clear that the Iraq war is a central issue in the US presidential elections.
Al Jazeera's Avi Lewis caught up with a group of Iraq war veterans on Denver's streets where the democratic party convention is being held.
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia.
Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'.
However many veterans are still phy...
Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, Gulf War veteran Steve Robinson and Vietnam veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor Paul Bucha on Obama's track record of standing up for veterans.
Barack's message for the Disabled American Veterans annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
http://www.ted.com - Inventor Dean Kamen previews the extraordinary prosthetic arm he's developing at the request of the Department of Defense, to help the 1,600 "kids" who've come back from Iraq without an arm (and the two dozen who've lost both arms). Kamen's commitment to using technology to solve problems, and his respect for the human spirit, ...
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A reflection on the Vietnam and Iraq Wars and the role of resistance. Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is a tax-exempt non-profit organization and corporation, originally created to oppose the Vietnam War. VVAW describes itself as a national veterans' organization that campaigns for peace, justice, and the rights of all United States...
Not allowed to march in the Boston Veteran's Day Parade, the Smedley D. Butler Brigade
marches into history
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Iraq Veterans Against the War marched towards the convention center at the RNC in St. Paul today with the goal of presenting Senator John McCain with a list of demands about the Iraq Occupation. While the veterans had no problem gaining access to Senator Obama, Senator McCain refused to meet with the group. The ...