SecurityCommentary
Veterans Are the Real 1 Percenters
Mentioning “1 percenters” conjures up images of protest and class warfare. But there is another 1 percent who are beyond politics: the men and women… Read More
SecurityNews
Top Navy SEAL Officials Aren’t Happy With Teammates Spilling bin Laden Secrets
Two high-ranking Navy SEAL officials are scolding any current or former members of the service who would “advertise” their service or “seek recognition” for their… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How a D.C. Airport Reacted When an Honor Flight Landed
Recently I saw one of those spontaneous events that renews your faith in the patriotism and good will of the American people. It also illustrated their… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Outrageous Times VA Employees Did Wrong and Still Got Paid by You
The Department of Veterans Affairs remains embroiled in a scandal that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 veterans assigned to its medical facilities…. Read More
Health CareNews
After Reports of Mismanagement, VA Hospital Gets New Supply of Linens
And then there was linen. Veterans Affairs hospital officials in Shreveport, La., stocked the cabinets with linen, pajamas and towels cabinets after an investigation exposed… Read More
SocietyCommentary
He Was Killed in Afghanistan. A Year Later His 6-Year-Old Son Gets 1 Million People to Honor Him.
Six-year-old Darren Baysore wanted to honor his father on the one-year anniversary of his death. More than 1 million pictures later, he succeeded. On Sept…. Read More
SecurityNews
This Amputee Veteran’s Inspiring Story: He Overcame Drinking, Depression to Become Incredible Athlete
Shirtless, armless and legless–meet Noah Galloway. Loading #Bataan View on Instagram The 32-year-old father of three is the “2014 Ultimate Men’s Health Guy” and will… Read More
Health CareNews
VA Hospital Lacks Amenities for Patients, Yet Spends Millions on Solar Panels
Patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital have been going without toothbrushes, toothpaste, pajamas, sheets and blankets while department officials spend money on new Canadian-made furniture, televisions to run… Read More
SecurityNews
Navy SEAL Shot 27 Times by al-Qaeda Lives. Now He Helps Others.
On April 6, 2007, Navy SEAL Sr. Chief Mike Day was shot 27 times by four al-Qaeda leaders. Despite the extensive close-range wounds, Day was… Read More
SocietyNews
To Mark POW/MIA Recognition Day, Watch John McCain Begin His Trip Home
In March 1973, a limping Navy pilot stepped off a bus in Hanoi, North Vietnam, after being shot down, beaten, tortured and held more than five years… Read More
SecurityNews
Parents of Fallen Navy SEAL Voice Outrage at Obama in Emotional Letter
Billy and Karen Vaughn, the parents of a Navy SEAL who died in combat, recently called President Obama’s handling of terrorism “cowardly” and suggested he… Read More
SecurityNews
Four Legs and a Life of Service: The Fight to Allow Military Working Dogs to ‘Retire’ on U.S. Soil
For Army Staff Sgt. James Harrington, it was a day he thought would never arrive. It had been two and a half years since he… Read More
SecurityNews
These Veterans Served in Iraq. They Sound Off About What’s Going on There Today.
It’s hard for Americans who fought in the war in Iraq to watch the rapid advances being made there by the brutal terrorist force that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Robin Williams Never Forgot America’s Real Heroes
Today, Hollywood is full of fictional heroes. Yet only a few of the many that have stormed screen sets have ever done much to give… Read More
SecurityNews
Lowe’s Employees Jump to Assist Double-Amputee Veteran in Need
A thank you letter written by Michael Sulsona of Staten Island, New York–a double-amputee, who had stepped on a landmine during a tour in Vietnam and… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Taps Corporate Executive to Overhaul Veterans Affairs
President Obama will nominate former Procter & Gamble chief executive Bob McDonald as the next secretary of veterans affairs, calculating that a corporate manager and… Read More
EnergyNews
VA Spent Millions on Solar Panels as Veterans Waited for Care
Veterans Affairs hospitals have spent millions on solar panels while veterans waited months to see a doctor. Delayed care resulted in at least 23 deaths,… Read More
Health CareNews
Veterans Warily Welcome Action in Congress to Cure VA’s Ills
The head of a reform-minded veterans group today hailed Senate action to speed medical care to waiting veterans, but cautioned that a change allowing treatment… Read More
Health CareNews
As Details Emerge, Hawaii Veterans Voice Outrage at VA’s Waiting Lists
HONOLULU—Veterans seeking care at the VA Medical Center here wait an average of 145 days. Perhaps more striking, some 64,000 veterans enrolled in the system… Read More
SecurityNews
Remembering D-Day in 18 Photos
Seventy years ago, U.S.-led western allies invaded Normandy in an effort to liberate Europeans from Nazi power during World War II. June 6, 1944 ultimately… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Not Satire: Despite Waiting Lines, Some VA Employees Got Bonuses
The Veterans Affairs Department health care scandal has deepened, with new revelations of incompetent management and misplaced spending priorities, including millions of dollars paid out… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why D-Day Matters
“I’ll bet they’re asleep in New York,” muses Rick in “Casablanca” as he realizes there’s no sitting this war out. “I’ll bet they’re asleep all… Read More
SecurityNews
Speaker: Obama Must ‘Make Things Right for Our Veterans’
House Speaker John Boehner, commenting on the resignation today of the nation’s top veterans advocate, said President Barack Obama is ultimately responsible for the rampant… Read More
SecurityNews
As VA Secretary Resigns, Obama Vows to Fix ‘Bad News’
Eric Shinseki resigned this morning as the government’s top advocate for military veterans amid a growing scandal over widespread mismanagement and long waits at hospitals… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
America’s Veterans Deserve Better: 5 Priorities to Fix VA
All Washington is speculating on when—not if—U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will have to step down. And once that happens, all the chatter… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Report: Veterans Waited An Average of 115 Days for Doctor Appointments in Phoenix
In April, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , requested that the VA to look into allegations of delays… Read More
SecurityNews
Montel Williams Lashes Out at Washington Over Veterans’ Care
Former talk-show host Montel Williams, a retired U.S. Marine and Navy veteran, delivered an emotional speech slamming the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress for… Read More
SecurityNews
Romney: Veterans Hospitals Need Competition, Standards
Mitt Romney lent a private-sector management perspective to the health care scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an appearance last night on “The… Read More
SecurityNews
14 Heroes Worth Honoring
Our nation’s biggest heroes are alive in the hearts of our people. Through stories and photography passed down from generation to generation, your grandfather’s heroism… Read More
SecurityNews
9 True Stories of Iraq and Afghanistan War Heroes Chronicled in New Book
Mark Lee Greenblatt, family man and full-time lawyer, never expected to write a book. As a man with no military experience, he especially never expected… Read More
