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An Officer and a Gentleman

Two Vietnam War helicopter crewmen; a pilot and a crew chief, locate each other 44 years later.

(MANAKAEKIN, NJ / SALEM, Ore.) - This is a true story about an Officer and a Gentleman from Salem, Oregon.

Forty four years ago, in 1966, two very young men crossed paths half way around the world in Phu Loi, Vietnam. Both were in the U.S. Army, members of the 116th AHC (Assault Helicopter Company).

I was a Huey crew chief and Warrant Officer Stanley Perry was a pilot. We flew many missions together during the year and have a lot of stories to tell, but the story I want to tell took place last week.

Letter to the Editor Addresses Military Service and Agent Orange

An Editorial Assessment of Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans as of August 2010

(SEATTLE) - It's comically painful to read and watch comments by some Vietnam Veterans and concerned folks on this and other issues relating to Agent Orange.

I'm a Vietnam Veteran who unknowingly bathed regularly in various dilutions of the sprayed AO chemical mixed with our shower water.

Conflict Without End? - Alan Hart`s epic history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Read what the experts are saying about Alan's significant new work.

(NEW YORK) - Salem-News.com has the honor and distinction of carrying the work of many famous and renowned reporters, doctors and experts on a regular basis. Our most esteemed veteran straight out of the world of international television reporting, is Alan Hart.

Few people saw more significant world developments in the 1960's and onward through today. ITN and BBC carried Alan Hart's reports for years. Today his role as an author and speaker make Alan an equally valuable asset in this world. His new book is receiving star reviews...

Soldier Suicides: They are Killing my Infantry Buddies

Recruiting and retention are decreasing drastically. Fighting ones enemies is bad enough, when a soldier has to fight his superiors and the VA when he gets out it’s worse.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Suicides are increasing, alcoholism is increasing, illegal drug use is increasing, spousal murder is increasing, recruiting is decreasing, retention is decreasing.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE STATISTICS????

One can be ordered to perform a real suicide battle mission as simply as one could be ordered to clean his rifle or shave.

`Every War Must End`

Ludicrous? Absolutely! An alternative to war? Peace!

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - The words of military strategist Fred Ikle. But, tomorrow, August 1, 2010, the new International Ban on Cluster Munitions is lacking three crucial signatures: Those from the United States, Israel, and Russia.

These three countries, well entrenched in war as we speak, and no doubt continuing to proliferate the use of cluster munitions as they engage their enemies at various levels, do not apparently show an interest in this legacy of war.

Great American Heroes: Ho Chi Minh, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden

Each worked closely with the US military, where's the appreciation?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I'd wager that many people looked at the title to this story and assumed this is some tongue-in-cheek notion I came up with for shock value; after all those guys - being American heroes? You would be fair to think I've been out in the sun a little too long.

This might be my most offbeat tribute ever. 'Uncle Ho', Hussein and bin Laden; all men who ended up on America's most hated list before their time was through, but the title is true to form and is really unfortunate, and uncomfortable. Each was an ally for US missions and interests overseas.

Agent Orange Update

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing to examine the reasons and evidence used to add these three conditions to the list of presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure.

(GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) - The President signed the War Supplemental yesterday. In that bill is the $13.4 billion in funding for the three newly designated presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure.

What does this mean for veterans who have already filed and those waiting to file on these conditions?

John McCain: A Closer Look at Evil (Part 2)

McCain's future is uncertain, but the consistency of his behavior ensures his eventual exposure.

(TEMPE, Az.) - The political genealogy of Arizona Senator John McCain is firmly rooted in organized crime. Gus Greenbaum, an influential mobster, was close to Meyer Lansky in New York before going to work for the Chicago Outfit. In 1928, Greenbaum moved to Phoenix.

In 1941, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel became enamored with Nevada as a center for gambling and prostitution. With Lansky’s help, syndicate operatives advanced funds to build the Flamingo, a gambling resort named after Virginia Hill, a nightclub dancer, mob courier and Siegel’s lover.

John McCain: A Closer Look at Evil (Part 1)

Christian-Zionist Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona teamed up with John McCain and Jewish-Zionist Senator Joe Lieberman to market the phony intelligence that took us to war in Iraq.

(TEMPE, Az.) - I am a constituent of Arizona Senator John McCain, a 2008 presidential contender. I reside in the Congressional District where he ran for Congress four years before the expected 1986 retirement of Senator Barry Goldwater.

McCain’s career was modeled after that well-known Republican maverick.