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  • Iraq war vet injured during Oakland protests(critical condition)

    10/26/2011 4:23:57 PM PDT · by EBH · 93 replies
    Yahoo/AP ^ | 10/26/11 | Terry Collins
    The clash between Oakland police and Occupy Wall Street protesters left a Marine veteran who completed two Iraq tours in critical condition Wednesday after he was struck by a police projectile, a veterans' group said. Scott Olsen, 24, suffered a fractured skull Tuesday as he marched with other protesters toward City Hall, said Dottie Guy, of the Iraq Veterans Against the War. The demonstrators had been making an attempt to re-establish a presence in the area of a disbanded protesters' camp when they were met by police officers in riot gear. Several small skirmishes broke out and officers cleared the...
  • ''Stolen Honor'' Restored

    09/29/2004 1:42:36 PM PDT · by hope · 41 replies · 1,291+ views
    The Omega Letter ^ | 9-29-04 | Jack Kinsella
    Omega Letter Christian Intelligence Digest ''Stolen Honor'' Restored Commentary on the NewsWednesday, September 29, 2004 - Omega Letter Editor One of the few good things to come out of the partisan debacle that passes for Election 2004 is the partial rehabilitation the reputations of those veterans who served in the Vietnam War. They've spent the last thirty-five years being convinced that, although most of them had never witnessed war crimes, they MUST have been happening just over the next hill, somewhere. As a consequence, they've spent the last thirty-five years trying to convince their friends and families that, while...