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More Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq

Military personnel are dying from combat in Afghanistan, and non-combat related incidents in Iraq.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Department of Defense has announced the deaths of four servicemen who have died in recent days fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

People mentioned in this report lost their lives due to mine detonation, an explosion from an improvised explosive device, and two of the deaths are non-combat related. What sets the circumstances apart is that both in Iraq were non-combat related, and both deaths in Afghanistan were a direct result of combat.

VA and Battlefield Fatigue Mean Anguish & Disgust for Veterans

There is no adequate or proper care. After we have faithfully served and many of us died, why won’t the congress invest the money to take proper care of us?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I have been reading Dr. Phil Leveques articles about PTSD and the miserable treatment of these guys by the VA. The same has happened to me in the mid-west.

I’m not going to state where I am for I am a current victim of VA’s questionable treatment and I fully agree with him. I wish we PTSD Vets could do something about it but it appears the drug companies and even the congress are complicit in our miserable care.

Documentary on PTSD Needs Help to Reach Completion (VIDEO)

The hour-long program could help hundreds of thousands; we are looking for Americans who care to lend a hand.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Hundreds of thousands of American combat veterans are suffering from the effects of combat and war. The symptoms of PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, are wide ranging.

The current conflicts continue to generate PTSD in our troops, and they join the ranks of veterans of the Persian Gulf War, Lebanon, Vietnam, Korea and WWII as survivors of things that no man or woman should ever witness in a civilized world.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team:
Most Decorated American Unit in WWII

In the 442nd Regiment they were awarded 9000 Purple Hearts (many doubles and triples), 18,000 individual decorations including 1 Congressional, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 600 Silver Stars, 5200 Bronze Stars, 15 battlefield commissions and many others.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian on March 27th had a front page story about a very belated effort to recognize this outfit by a postage stamp which so far has been prejudicially declined by the U.S. Postal Service. Why?

As a frontline Combat infantryman I hail the effort to finally recognize their unparalleled brave service but I decry this continuing prejudice.

Two U.S. Navy Officers Killed by Insurgent Posing as Afghan Soldier

Weather is thawing and casualties will increase as Taliban fighters clash with Afghan and western forces.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Two Navy officers were killed by an insurgent in Afghanistan posing as an Afghan soldier.

Countless numbers of Afghan National Army soldiers have deserted in recent years with their American Woodland camouflage uniforms.

Medical Education for the Rich = Medical Care for the Rich

There has been a lot of news about the 43 million Americans who can’t get in to see a doctor. Here is why!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Unfortunately medical education not only costs a lot of money, requiring very rich parents, but once the doctor has graduated his patients must be the very rich. Medical care has become a luxury available only to the rich.

Asa Hutchinson Disagrees With Portrayal in Salem-News Political Perspective Article

There appears to be a huge difference between the federal interpretation of truth, and the reality of what is taking place.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Former Homeland Security Undersecretary, DEA Administrator and Congressman, Asa Hutchinson, contacted Salem-News.com Tuesday with a complaint over a political perspective report that I wrote March 23rd 2009.

The report was highly critical of Hutchinson for lumping marijuana into a group with drugs like "cocaine" and "methamphetamine". The problem is that we aren't supposed to compare apples and oranges.

More Marines and Soldiers Pay the Ultimate Price in Afghanistan and Iraq

As we have increasingly reported in recent weeks and months, the casualty rate in Afghanistan has been climbing.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In this report we offer the few details we know about three Marines and two Army soldiers who died in service to their nation; four in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.

Our forces in Iraq are not out of the woods by any means, but the count has greatly traded places when it comes to the number of servicemen and women being killed in combat and in non-combat related incidents.

Oregon`s Own Toxicologist Points Out Toxicity of Hexavalent Chromium

The Oregon soldiers impacted by the toxicity are primarily from Hillsboro, Gresham and McMinnville. This article was originally published March 22nd 2009.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Several media outlets have been reporting on exposure of Oregon Guard soldiers in Iraq to highly toxic hexavalent chromium.

Perceptions of Americans in the World

Life is an entirely different thing for those who leave the confines of the U.S.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The perception of Americans in different nations around the world has the contrast of day and night. Economic, geopolitical and military factors largely determine why people feel they way they do about us.