What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Per Wikipedia this is the definition they give: Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual American Federal holiday to express thanks for one’s material and spiritual possessions. The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day often is called the holiday […]

Veterans Day Specials for Eating out

This is an old post, Please link to this years current specials.. http://www.corpsman.com/2010/11/veterans-day-specials-for-eating-out-updated-10-nov-2010/ Enjoy! D/C Tweet

Suicide Prevention: No Soldier Stands Alone

Sep 05, 2008 BY By Heather Graham At Fort Hood and Armywide, some Soldiers are waging a war outside of the theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan. These Soldiers are battling depression, stress, medical and relationship problems, all of which are the leading causes of suicide. It is a battle Soldiers do not have to lose […]

“SHIFT COLORS” The Newsletter for Navy Retiree’s.. (Good info for Vets as well!)

“I AM DELETING THE POSTS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION THAT HAVE CHANGE OF ADDRESS’S, We do not publish this Magazine.  Please read the .pdf file it lists where to make address changes we have also listed it below. Need to change your address for Shift Colors? If you are receiving retirement pay or benefits from […]

New Retirement System Proposal From Quad Review.. My Head Hurts…

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 660-08 August 05, 2008 Second Volume of Tenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation Released The Department of Defense released today the second volume of the report of the Tenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC), which assesses the effectiveness of military pay and benefits in recruiting and retaining a high-quality force. Every […]

New unit at Portsmouth medical center

This is a good idea, but only 13 BEDS??? WTF?? What are they thinking,  we are only sending 13 injured folks to the Portsmouth area?? –D/C PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A new unit being created at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center will allow injured sailors and Marines to live near their doctors and therapists while recovering. The […]

PFC Dwyer loses Battle with PTSD

Soldier in photo dies after PTSD struggle By Kelly Kennedy – Staff writer Posted : Thursday Jul 3, 2008 17:03:09 EDT During the first week of the war in Iraq, a Military Times photographer captured the arresting image of Army Spc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer as he raced through a battle zone clutching a tiny Iraqi […]

President Bush Signs War Supplemental Bill (New GI BILL!)

President Bush Signs H.R. 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Oval Office 9:48 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. A few moments ago I signed legislation that funds our troops who are in harm’s way. Our nation has no greater responsibility than supporting our men and women in uniform — especially since we’re at war. […]

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!

The AP has reported that Congress has passed the War Spending bill which includes the new GI BILL funding as well.  The Bill will also hwlp with funding the Folks who have been hit by the floods in the mid-west. Read Below. Bipartisan accord reached on war funding bill By Andrew Taylor – The Associated […]

VA Care for Women found lacking…

Study sees discrepancies in VA care for men, women By KIMBERLY HEFLING – 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says, even as women are serving on front lines at historic levels. There are […]

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