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Schwarzenegger`s Veto of Veterans Bill is a Slap in the Face

It is a sham when politicians use veterans as political pawns.

(SALEM, Ore.) - He may be from the Republican party, one that constantly lauds its wonderful appreciation and good treatment of veterans, but California's governor is anything but a friend to those who served, this week at least.

The former movie star has clipped the wings of a bill that would have honored Vietnam Veterans. It was a simple designation of a particular day to honor those who served in a war that claimed over 58k lives.

Marijuana/Cannabis, PTSD... and Ecstasy:
an Amphetamine-Like Drug? Never

What really scares me is that some people seem to think this might be better than marijuana/cannabis for PTSD which has never killed ANYBODY!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I will be the first to admit that the above is a wild title but considering MJ/C in the same sentence with Ecstacy/MDMA is really a stretch.

Our Canadian correspondent, Daniel Johnson, sent an email asking what I, as a Pharmacologist/Toxicologist, thought of a new Canadian trial of Ecstacy for PTSD.

25 American War Dead

Emphasizing the contrast in the wars, 21 of the 25 servicemembers named in this report, died in Afghanistan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The U.S. government has released the names of twenty five Americans who died in Afghanistan and Iraq between August 22nd and September 6th, 2009.

The U.S. Army has paid the highest cost in both conflicts, with 21 soldiers accounted for. Three Marines died and one Navy Corpsman attached to the Marines was also killed.

A Sister to All Vietnam Veterans Needs Your Help

Our supporter and her family need our help...

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - A family whose members have laid down their all for the benefit of all Vietnam Veterans is in a desperate situation and needs assistance to weather an ongoing storm.

One of VVAW's own, Rena Kopy, has been in the fight for political as well as very personal reasons, for a very long time.

Jim Towey: `VA Wants Wounded Warriors to Commit Suicide`

VA doctors and nurses said to be part of a "Suicide Plot" by GOP.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - How did the phony "death book" debate involving Veterans Affairs begin? Simple. Fox News owned Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece by Jim Towey, former Bush coordinator of anti-abortion activities and political fixer.

More Oregon Guard Soldiers Will Head for Iraq

A mobilization order is still needed to establish specific time frames and location of duty.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Department of Defense has alerted more than 3,500 Citizen Soldiers of the Army National Guard's 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team for possible mobilization affecting the 3-116 Cavalry in Eastern Oregon.

The Cavalry Brigade is scheduled to be comprised of approximately 800 Oregon Guard members with the remainder being from Idaho and Montana. Supporting the 3-116 is F/145 with detachments throughout Eastern Oregon. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Idaho, will be commanded by Col. Guy Thomas, and is the largest Idaho National Guard unit.

Army Announces New Afghanistan Troop Rotation

This U.S. force rotation may be based upon changes in the security situation.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Army announced today the extension of a division headquarters and a combat aviation brigade in Afghanistan, as well as the future deployment of a division headquarters with recent OEF experience.

These moves are part of an initiative to place units on a habitual rotation to take advantage of their knowledge of the complex environment to which they are returning and to increase deployment stability.

Kayaking the Columbia to Help Vets Experiencing Rough Waters (AUDIO)

The kayakers plan to arrive at Ft. Stevens, Washington, on Saturday.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ONS) - A kayaking team is traveling 130 miles of the Columbia River from Portland to the Pacific Ocean this week, to help veterans experiencing rough waters.

One of the paddlers, Portland resident Andy Maser, says the idea is to raise awareness and money for charities involved in designing innovative support programs for veterans with disabilities, such as outdoor recreation.

Preface and After-Word

The greatness of these United States is due to unity through diversity, and Law, not the misguided insistence of a Party trusting less to Christianity’s God than to the history of the Roman Church.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - People who complain that the government will spend too much money to provide all citizens with health Insurance, and who are being taught to believe they will bear the burden, are wrong!

Had it not been for the Iraq War [a war of choice, not of necessity] there would be plenty of money to benefit the living rather than bury those who died on the altar of an unjustifiable faith, not to mention the larger number of seriously wounded whose reward for “serving the cause,” if they don‘t commit suicide, is to know a living hell; why?

PTSD Training in the Army: A Reprise

The Infantry trains to kill. There is NO alternative. If THAT is not training to be a psychopathic killer I don’t know what is.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I posted this original article Sept. 1, 2009 at salem-news.com and I immediately got a blast for some of my terminology.

My gist was that Combat Infantry Training to some extent CAUSES PTSD.