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Reports Citing Discovery of `Remains of Sean Flynn` Presumptuous and Misleading

Men who located possible human remains say the allegations about them in media reports are untrue.

(PHNOM PENH / SALEM) - A tooth and other remains recovered from a reported mass gravesite in Cambodia could lead to truth in the Sean Flynn Mystery, but it is too soon to tell.

Sean Flynn`s Remains Possibly Found in Cambodia

Too soon to know for sure, but it would truly be an amazing discovery.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A jaw and a femur bone that could belong to Sean Flynn have been recovered in Cambodia.

Traveling Vietnam Wall & 1000 Flag Memorials Will Visit Newport

These Memorials are actually sanctuaries.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A place for Hope and Healing for many Veterans, Families and Friends. The 1000 Flags will be on display by 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 26th in Newport Oregon, at the Newport Facilities in South Beach.

Organizers say there will also be a special Flag Presentation at 5:30 p.m. and an Honorable Service Medal presentation at 6:00 p.m. Families with flags being dedicated to a loved one will be escorted by a military member from the USANG and a person from the USCG, Yaquina Bay Station.

UPDATE - A Plea for American Prisoners of War in Iraq

الرجاء يسلم اطلاق سراح هذا الجندي يدعى أحمد وهو غاب عن عائلته ، واسمحوا الحرب قد انتهت ، أن نتذكر أن نصف الأمريكية لم تؤيد غزو العراق ، شكرا لك
Please free Prisoner of War in Iraq - US Army Sergeant Ahmed Qusai al Taie

(BAGHDAD / SALEM) - During the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans were held as Prisoners of War, though they were never regarded as such by their captors.

Similar to the Bush/Cheney/Obama Iraq War idea of stripping the Geneva Convention rights from a combatant for suspicions of "terrorism", the NVA viewed the American military as an illegal force, and they were not bound to any rules.

Oregonian Report Loses Effectiveness by Confusing Marines and Soldiers

Accuracy should not be taken lightly.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last November we published Dr. Phil Leveque's "Government Medical Care or No Medical Care: for Most the Choice is Clear" - detailing the lack of physical fitness among U.S. recruits, and how that bars many from military service.

Yesterday, the Oregonian published an article reviewing the same basic material, "And it only took around four months for them to get around to it", Dr. Leveque said.

The 42nd Anniversary of the Massacre at My Lai

Special Exclusive Report from one year ago: Revisiting the scene of the American military's darkest day.

(QUANG NGAI, Vietnam) - There are not many events that occurred during the Vietnam War that are more horrible than what took place in the small hamlets of My Lai and My Khe (Son My) on March 16, 1968.

Air Force Major Lost Over Laos During Vietnam War is Identified

Two men from the plane already recovered and returned home after 36 years are Major Barclay B. Young, of Hartford, Connecticut and Senior Master Sergeant James K. Caniford, of Brunswick, Maryland.

(SALEM, Ore.) - U.S. officials say the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War from a C-130 crash in 1972, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

MCAS El Toro and the Untimely Death of Marine Fighter Pilot James Sabow

Somebody should produce a full length movie about this epic American tragedy.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - In early 1991, something happened at the El Toro Marine air base that was so bad, so shameful, that it will not go away.

So Simple It Hurts

The DVA must be stopped from implementing regulations and procedures that fracture the unity and solidarity that is the shared bond of brothers in arms.

(LITTLETON, Co.) - It might be too late to believe that a magical duct tape can be found to fix the problems of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and hold its structure together.

But if it weren't, I would be happy to report that there are only four things that need to be done to cure its ills and save its very existence.

Agent Orange Victims Aren`t Enough for Monsanto; Now GM Food

Pressure On Monsanto needs to keep increasing, to avoid more deadly consequences from the folks who brought the world Agent Orange; this time is it genetically modified food.

(LONDON) - It is to be hoped that the ruling of the court will be in favour of common sense; in short the safety of our food, so essential to every man, woman and child on this planet.