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Addressing the American Legion's Annual National Convention in Minneapolis last month, President Obama pledged that he would not balance the federal budget on the backs of military veterans: The bond between our forces and our citizens must be a sacred trust. And for me and my administration, upholding that trust is not just a matter of policy, it is not about politics. It is a moral obligation. As a nation, we are facing some tough choices as we put our fiscal house in order. But I want to be absolutely clear. We cannot, we must not, we will not balance...

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – The Military Order of the Purple Heart, a Virginia-based troop-support group, will join the city of Branson, Mo., April 24 and 25 in a special “Hand in Hand” weekend honoring Purple Heart veterans across the country. The weekend will feature a wide variety of entertainment and sporting events designed specifically for wounded combat veterans, with free admission to all events. “I want the general public, youth and all veterans to have the opportunity to learn more about the sacrifices that our veterans have made,” Marlyce Stockinger, director of advertising and public relations for Branson.com,...

WND WEAPONS OF CHOICE Gun owners 'get stabbed in back' 'Veterans Disarmament Act on way to president' Posted: December 23, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com Congress has given gun owners in America a Christmas gift: a blade in the back, according to officials with Gun Owners of America. The organization said the plan supported by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and others, and known as the Veterans Disarmament Act by opponents, is being forwarded now to President Bush.

GoE II will be held alongside this event. http://members.aol.com/FLVietVets/reunion.html It's exact form is pending. Details will follow as they become available.

They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. It begins with a knock at the door. For the past year, the Rocky Mountain News has followed Maj. Steve Beck as he takes on the most difficult duty of his career: casualty notification. As Beck and his comrades at Buckley Air Force Base keep constant watch over the caskets of the men they never knew, the Marines also comfort the families of the fallen, and choke back tears of their own. It's all part of a tradition that started...

Today the President addressed the 88th Annual American Legion National Convention in Salt Lake City He also met with with the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Later on he attended a fundraiser for the reelection campaign of Sen Orrin Hatch, R-Utah Today Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne celebrate their 42nd Wedding anniversary. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

President George W Bush accompanied by his wife Laura addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their annual convention held today at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City's Mayor Rocky Anderson used e-mail this week to call upon activists, Democrats and some of his top administrative staff to organise "the biggest demonstration this state has ever seen," when the President's addresses the National veterans convention today. The mayor, a Democrat who serves in an officially nonpartisan office plans to join the protest. The mayor also said he is not protesting the veterans organization. "I'm...

President George W. Bush addressed the Hispanic Alliance for Free Trade at the Organization of American States in Washington First Lady Laura Bush spoke at a fundraiser for Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., in King of Prussia, Pa Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the 75th anniversary celebration honoring the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs held at Constitution Hall in Washington US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues her middle east tour amid controversy over the treatment of US official and a NBC reporter Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Report From Physicians' Group Says Nearly 1.7 Million Veterans Lack Health Coverage WASHINGTON Oct. 19, 2004 — Nearly 1.7 million military veterans have no health insurance or access to government hospitals and clinics for veterans, according to a report Tuesday from a doctors' group that favors federally financed health care. The Bush administration disputed the numbers. Other veterans reported they were on waiting lists for appointments, could not afford co-payments or lived in communities with no veterans' facilities, the report said. Cynthia Church, spokeswoman for the Veterans Affairs Department, said the doctors' group was "using veterans to advance their political...

September 2, 2004 -- YESTERDAY, in front of the American Legion's Na tional Convention, John Kerry made his most disgraceful speech since he lied about atrocities to Congress three decades ago. By making promises he doesn't mean and can't keep, he tried to buy the votes of American veterans. Had he offered each vet a $5 bill and a shot of whisky for their support, his performance could not have been shabbier. Before getting to a few examples of his breathtaking cynicism, let's put two crucial questions to the junior senator from Massachusetts: First question: Sen. Kerry, will you admit...

<p>UNLIKE what happens to other great battles, the passing of the years and the retelling of the story have softened the horror of Omaha Beach on D Day.</p> <p>This fluke of history is doubly ironic since no other decisive battle has ever been so thoroughly reported for the official record. While the troops were still fighting in Normandy, what had happened to each unit in the landing had become known through the eyewitness testimony of all survivors. It was this research by the field historians which first determined where each company had hit the beach and by what route it had moved inland. Owing to the fact that every unit save one had been mislanded, it took this work to show the troops where they had fought.</p>