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PTSD in World War II Vets: Direct Relation to Alcoholism & Drug Abuse

The alcoholism rate of Veterans is at least twice that of non-Veterans, the relative risks are appalling...

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - There has been a lot of Bull Roar that WWII Vets do not/did not have PTSD as did Vietnam and Middle East Vets. I say Bull Roar. We WWII Vets got it too. In a previous article, I wrote that a WWII Ranger still had it 64 years later.

I can say the same about myself. I still have it and I don’t believe it will ever go away despite what some of the pseudo psychiatrists at the VA have been bleating, for instance “You’ll get over it in a few months. Take these Valiums”.

The Day I Flew Wing to Wing with a Soviet MiG-17

"I spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force learning to fight these things, and now I own one" -MiG Pilot Bill Reesman

(SALEM, Ore.) - From time to time I unearth old archival material and this one, an aerial show from a historic Russian jet fighter, I think, is a gem.

On this particular day, I was able to shoot a story on Bill Reesman's red MiG-17 the best possible way; from a Lear Jet!

Marinestan

Conflict will remain the same as long as human nature does. The Marines have always understood that.

(PALO ALTO, Calif.) - Periodically, the Marines’ way of doing things so bothers our military planners that some higher-ups try to curb their independence.

The ten-part HBO series on the Pacific campaign of World War II just ended. That story of island-hopping was mostly about how the old breed of U.S. Marines fought die-hard Japanese infantrymen face to face in places like Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guam, and Okinawa.

In Defence of Pacifica Forum

A group seeks clarification in the wake of a Salem-News.com report.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This piece was sparked off by Ersun Warncke's opinion piece "Evict Pacifica Forum from the U of O Campus" published on Salem-News, 11 May 2010.

In many ways, some of what Ersun says is uncontroversial: "Hitler should have been beaten to death in the street like a rabid dog the first time he opened his mouth".

Why Does St. Louis Holocaust Museum Ignore Palestinians?

Brainwashing by Israel is pervasive in the U.S. through its control of the mass media, the Congress and Senate.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Hypocrisy never is more obvious than when given a stage to look like something it isn't.

Why is the world's longest ongoing persecution-- that of the Palestinian people-- ignored when the St. Louis Holocaust Museum chooses to recognize victims other than Jews?

History of Empire: Cecil Rhodes

“The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question. If you want to avoid civil war, you must become imperialists.” – Cecil Rhodes

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Cecil Rhodes was at one time one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was also an insane megalomaniac, which is pretty much par for the course in that department.

His wealth came primarily from exploitation of slavery and natural resources in Africa, where the country of Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe and Zambia, was named after him.

A Reflective Voice

I am honored to have walked and listened. Mine is the last generation to physically hear a Holocaust survivor speak.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On Tuesday I had the distinct opportunity to cover a Clackamas High School Field trip.

Mr. Rob Hadley the Genocide Studies teacher took his ninth graders first, on a tour of the Holocaust Memorial, and then listen to a survivor tell her story.

`Manila John` Basilone, USMC

William Douglas Lansford’s account of Basilone’s life is written by another Iwo Jima Marine who served with Basilone and survived the war to write about it.

(LOS ANGELES) - ‘Manila John’ Basilone’s name resonates with Marines, but except for some who live in his hometown of Raritan, New Jersey, it’s probably not familiar to many other Americans.

For most younger Americans today, WWII is ancient history. Enter Steven Spielberg and the magic of film.

PTSD: Fraudulent Treatment and PTSD Fraudulent Veterans

I challenge the above criteria. I have PTSD about 7-8 on a scale of 1-10. I have been a Medical School Professor and Physician since I escaped the Army. I still have PTSD episodes.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Associated Press and other news media picked up a recent story: Malingering PTSD: Could Certain Soldiers Be ‘Faking it’? by John M Grohol PsyD with World of Psychology.

All this doesn’t surprise me. The usual VA treatment for PTSD is anti-depressant drugs. Anybody who know anything says they don’t work most of the time and cause stupidifying side effects.

Confessions of a War Resister

A serious narrative with sexually explicit content about a veteran soldier's successful resistance to war.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Yesterday was a great victory for me, the entire peace movement and for troops and civilians all over the world.

I faced the military for my refusal to deploy to Iraq, and I walked away a free man with a general discharge from the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve.