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Operation Red Dragonfly - Former Marine Will Cross Country for Veteran`s Health

One Marine-turned journalist, one fast motorcycle, and valuable information to help Vets live longer, coming soon to a venue near you...

(SALEM / SACRAMENTO) - "This will be the most important thing I have ever done." says Tim King, founder and news editor of Salem-News.com, in regard to his scheduled 48-state motorcycle ride for Veterans.

A Marine Veteran who has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Tim will talk about the potential health risks they face from having served in the armed forces, and in military conflict.

Veterans... Does the Federal Government Really Care About You?

Those who served have a list of particular concerns, from Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium and beyond....

(WASHINGTON DC) - Obviously, like all of us who live in this country, we are exposed to environmental pollutants, household chemicals, and workplace hazards.

But what most of us would never imagine is that our employer would, without our knowledge, deliberately expose us to life threatening toxins.

John Rocker Goes to Bat for Veterans

Former major leaguer's organization helps homeless re-enter society

(WASHINGTON DC WND) - Conducting interviews on this topic is John Rocker, a Major League Baseball pitcher for six years, is the author of "Scars and Strikes."

After retiring from baseball, Rocker embarked upon a successful career in real estate development.

Road Warrior Crossroads: Taking Veteran`s Issues to the Street

Announcing Tim King's plan to visit different regions of the U.S. to raise awareness of Veteran's health issues and motorcycle rider's civil rights.

(SALEM / SACRAMENTO) - Tim King is taking a new military assignment and you can help.

He isn't reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan this time, Tim's covering an ongoing war here at home where Veterans are fighting for their rights, and he'll be checking in with motorcycle riders who are busy defending their civil rights in regard to club membership and other issues.

Memorial Day 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery - POW Bowe Bergdahl is Still Alive, After 4 Years!

Our Service Men and Woman are putting their lives on the line every day for US, ‘We should never leave anyone behind”!

(ARLINGTON, VA) - It was a beautiful bright sunny Memorial Day at Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery where many family members, loved ones and friends paid there respects to their fallen heroes.

Again this year our President and the new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel stopped bye to visit with the families.

If I could Just Save One

“We honor the dead best by treating the living well." ~Jennifer M. Granholm

(PORTLAND, OR) - I would arrive to work, coffee in hand, and my brain in screen-saver to sit in the same spot in the report room below a paper pinned to the wall that read “You know you are a nurse if…”

I stared at the bottom of the nurse bucket-list that read, “Your next project is writing a book titled “Suicide: How to do it right the first time.”

Rolling Thunder XXVI May 26, 2013: Until They Are Home

Always remember our troops serving, those who have borne the battle and those who gave their lives for us so we can live free!

(WASHINGTON DC) - Few things are more "American" than the roar of hundreds of thousands of bikers riding through Washington D.C.

Each year bikers honor the more than 58,000 who gave their lives in the Vietnam War and the countless number left behind.

Thoughts as Memorial Day Approaches

Maybe it is worth considering a tally-board to track which politicians cast votes against legislation considered to be potentially beneficial to our veterans.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - As Memorial Day approaches every year I try to give considerable thought and consciousness to those who have given so much to our country.

I try to think of what I can possibly say to help make my fellow countrymen fully aware of the many sacrifices made by those who have placed themselves in harm’s way for the benefit of all.

Admiral Joe Sestak for U.S. Senate

Admiral Sestak always supported our veterans when he was in Congress, and we need him now in the U.S. Senate.

(MEDIA, PA) - When Admiral Joe Sestak declared he would be running for the U.S. Senate this week, I was happy to hear it.

This is primarily because of one reason: he will take care of the veterans our Senators and Congressmen voted to send them to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Women Veterans, PTSD and Invisible Scars: Brutish Betrayal Again

The elephant in the room, military sexual trauma.

(PORTLAND, OR) - As a VA Hospital customer for PTSD, along with other aches, pains and fractured limbs, I have a dim view of their purported excellence of treatment.

Some of it is barely OK, but some of it wouldn't be allowed by the SPCA.