veteran

The signing of the Vietnam Peace Accord took place 47 years ago on January 27th, 1973. The actual Cease Fire took place on January 28th of 1973. I will note that whether or not ALL of the POW's came home is a matter of some dispute, and several Hollyweird movies. Personally, I am considered...

Today I heard one of my older relatives (Veteran) may have unknowingly been in the company of a scammer. Down at the VFW a schmoozer strikes up a conversation and listens to the old gentleman's stories drilling for personal information on other vets that could be used to scam them. Beware.

:sal: I saw these both reported on the news in the past couple of days and well my eyes are watering just typing this and thinking about it all and how often this occurs with people in general and veterans in particular..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use...

Some states not Washington state (mine) will give you a photo id proof of veteran status, for those that do not live in those states this is an alternate solution: I THINK THIS IS TIMELY:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/379738/d-day-veteran-politely-declines-obama-invitation-john-fund " ... Take George Ciampa, the most vibrant and spry 89-year-old I have ever met. In 1944, he landed in Normandy as a soldier assigned to the 84th Graves Registration Unit. “I spent the next...

“These things go far beyond what most are even aware of” Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com June 24, 2013 Iraq war veteran Daniel Somers committed suicide following an arduous battle with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that was caused by his role in committing “crimes against humanity,”...