25 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi

WH Tells the 15 GOJP to Pound Salt on Hagel

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This apparently is just hitting, a couple of hours ago, as the only place I've seen it is on Yahoo News.

White House rejects GOP senators’ request to withdraw Hagel

All others I visited are still up with the 15 letter demanding his name be pulled.

What the White House comes back with to their demand.

21 Februay 2013 -The White House on Thursday afternoon flatly rejected a request made earlier in the day by 15 Republican senators to withdraw Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary.

"This waste of time is not just meaningless political posturing—because we firmly believe that Sen. Hagel will be confirmed—but the waste of time is of consequence," White House press secretary Jay Carney said during Thursday's briefing. His comments came in response to a question about the Republicans' letter. read more>>>

My response to in the replies there and on FB:

GOOD!!!!!Especially with the new little 'chickenhawk', just aged out of voluntary military service at 42, the cruz, as he enjoys spitting on our brother Vietnam vets, you do one, he does two, you do us all, and any that support him supports same!!!!

The cruz has put a mark on himself with his outright total lack of Respect with his verbal nixonian spitting on the brother Vietnam vets, it never ends even with the younger now teabags callin themselves republican!!

If wonderin about the 'J'.

Caught this, GOJP, in a write the other day and have used it a few times since, the 'Grand Old Jurassic Party', it fits, and if not then TEA.

GOP or Republican they ain't, even conservative is a stretch!!


Vet Ink: Military-Inspired Tattoos

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'Vet Ink' shares tales of battle, loss and life-long pride
22 February 2013 - The five men are not her brothers. But that’s what she calls them.

The five initials are not for her children. But many who spot her non-sleeved left arm ask if the tight stack of black letters represents her kids. The question bothers her.

From the top of her booming bicep — where “M.G. 27 JAN 07” is positioned — to the bottom of the bulge — where “B.E.” rests — Army Reserve Drill Sgt. Victoria Parker’s limb permanently honors the five fellow soldiers in her unit who were killed in Iraq during her second deployment there. Images of those those tattoos also went on display Tuesday as part of “Vet Ink,” an exhibit at the Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver, Wash.

“The motto is: ‘Always remember, never forgot.’ I told them I would always remember them. And by putting it on my arm, I remember them every day. I think about them every day,” said Parker, 27, who lives in Vancouver. read more>>>


VA's Real-Time Operational Intelligence

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152 VA Medical Centers to Implement Intelligent InSites to Improve Health Care Efficiency
February 20, 2013 – Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence for healthcare in the government and commercial sectors, has been selected to provide the enterprise-wide software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $543 million Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract, as a subcontractor to the prime contractor, HP Enterprise Services.

The five-year contract will provide 152 medical centers in the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and seven Consolidated Medical Outpatient Pharmacy facilities with a real-time, system-wide solution to help improve operational efficiency, quality, satisfaction, and compliance. The solution supports VA’s objectives to decrease operational costs, reduce delays in patient care, and increase clinical efficiencies and staff productivity. read more>>>


PTS Not Only Results Within War Theaters

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PTSD can occur in people other than veterans, service members
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February 24, 2013 - Today, hundreds of thousands of service men and women and recent military veterans have seen combat. Many have been shot at, seen buddies killed, or witnessed death up close. These are the types of events that can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that PTSD afflicts almost 31 percent of Vietnam veterans, 10 percent of Gulf War (Desert Storm) veterans, 20 percent of Iraq veterans and 11 percent of Afghanistan veterans.

War veterans brought PTSD to public attention, however, PTSD is also found among survivors of natural disasters, victims of crime and many others who have experienced traumatic events. PTSD affects 7.7 million Americans.

PTSD can occur at any age, is more likely to be developed in women than men, and there is some evidence that the potential for the disorder may run in families. PTSD is often accompanied by depression, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders, as well as, sleep problems and jumpiness. read more>>>


Pushing States to Ease Service Members Transition

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First Lady Michelle Obama Challenges Governors of all 50 States to Ease Service Members Transition to Civilian Work Force
February 25, 2013 - Too often the talented men and women who have served our country face barriers that make it difficult to find jobs that capitalize on the skills they have gained through their military education and experience. Many service members and veterans are required to repeat education or training in order to receive industry certifications and state occupational licenses, even though much, and in some cases, all, of their military training and experience overlaps with credential requirements.

The members of our Armed Forces and their families make great sacrifices, and when their service is concluded, we owe it to our veterans and their families to help them accomplish a successful transition to the civilian labor force. That is why over the past year and a half, President Obama has taken significant action to create a “career-ready military” and streamline the transition process.

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden highlighted the work that has been done across the country to change laws that require military spouses to attain new credentials when they move to a new state, and challenged the governors of all 50 states to take legislative or executive action to help our troops get the credentials they need by the end of 2015. read more>>>


24 Şubat 2013 Pazar

Male Veterans, Camp Lejeune, Breast Cancer

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Men say their breast cancer was caused by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune
Feb 22, 2013 - Mike Partain got the shock of his life five years ago when he was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39. That he got breast cancer at all is surprising. It's so rare that for every 100 women who get it, just one man will.

“Five years ago I was just an ordinary father of four, husband of 18 years. And one night, my then-wife gave me a hug and she felt a bump on my chest,” he said in an interview with Dr. Nancy Snyderman airing tonight at 10pm/9CT on NBC News’ Rock Center with Brian Williams.

When his doctor delivered the devastating news in a phone call, Partain’s first thought was, “What contest in hell did I win to deserve this?” read more>>>

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'America's Safest City' has a toxic, dirty secret that local press ignores

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http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january272013/el-bull-tk.php
(IRVINE, CA) - There has to be a term for people who write at length about a subject without addressing the core root of the matter. I know money is important in Southern California, but if you're dead from cancer it means little.
Case at hand - they call it 'America's Safest City', yet Irvine has a terribly contaminated closed Marine Corps base on its hands, that is leaching toxic contaminants into the soil and groundwater, and God knows what else. But local media in Orange County barely touches the subject, even when they are writing specifically about El Toro. What type of a process is this? A new article in the Orange County Register Guard, about the old base and plans to transform it into a park and housing community, completely fails to address El Toro's deadly contamination that has claimed the health and lives of so many Marines, Marine family members, and former civilian employees of the base. The list potentially extends to housing communities near the base today and those residents. Lest we forget there is another closed Marine base, MCAS(H) Tustin, only a couple of miles away.READ MORE: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january272013/el-bull-tk.php