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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsMcCain gets failing grades from veterans groupsclipped by: masburyclippers remarks: While he insists he received highest awards from them all. The recognition McCain has received from veterans groups is not ?high awards? but failing grades: ? Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans. (By contrast, Obama got a B+.) ? Disabled Veterans of America noted McCain?s dismal 20 percent voting record on veterans? issues. (Obama had an 80 percent.) ? In a list of ?Key Votes,? Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) notes McCain ?Voted Against Us? 15 times and ?Voted For Us? only 8. (Obama voted for VVA 12 times, and against only once.) I believe that I have earned the right to speak out on veterans? issues. As a matter of fact I received the highest award from literally every veteran?s organization in America. I don?t know if the American people will judge Senator Obama as to whether he has military experience or not, but they may judge him as to whether he has experience and knowledge to make the judgment necessary to care for the veterans.  zum Artikel...
WHEN A SOLDIER MAKES IT HOMEclipped by: papananookclippers remarks: Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier unpacks memories That he saved from Vietnam Back home they didnt know too much There was just no way to tell I guess you had to be there For to know that war was hell And there wasnt any big parades For those that made it back They flew them in at midnight And unloaded all the sacks And the living were left walking down A long and lonely road Because nobody seemed to care back then When a soldier made it home The night is coming quickly And the stars are on their way As I stare into the evening Looking for the words to say That I saw the lonely soldier Just a boy thats far from home And I saw that I was just like him While upon this earth I roam And there may not be any big parades If I ever make it back As I come home under cover Through a world that cant keep track Of the heroes who have fallen Let alone the ones who wont Which is why nobody seems to care When a soldie The upload has been disabled, but you can watch Arlo Guthrie perform this, as well as Patriots Dream (the song he wrote, not the Gordon LIghtfoot song from the previous post) on You Tube Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier packs his memories As he leaves Afghanistan And back home they dont know too much Theres just no way to tell I guess you had to be there For to know that war was hell Chorus: And there wont be any victory parades For those thats coming back Theyll fly them in at midnight And unload the body sacks And the living will be walking down A long and lonely road Because nobody seems to care these days When a soldier makes it home Theyll say it wasnt easy Just another job well done As the government in Kabul falls To the sounds of rebel guns And the faces of the comrades Being blown out of the sky Leaves you bitter with the feeling That they didnt have to die Chorus zum Artikel...Jessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speechclipped by: Smoke TNTJessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speech BRONXVILLE, N.Y. ? Oscar-winner Jessica Lange bashed the Bush administration and denounced the war in Iraq during a commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College. The star of "Tootsie" and "Blue Sky" was applauded by students Friday at the small liberal arts college after comparing the conflict with the Vietnam War. She said the graduates have "a heavy burden" to chart a new path for the country. "We are living in an America that, in the last seven and a half years, has waged an unnecessary war, established prison camps, condoned torture, employed corporate armies, eliminated the right of habeas corpus, practiced extraordinary rendition, and believe me, this is only a partial list," Lange said. Lange asked the graduates, including her 22-year-old daughter Hannah Shepard, to commit themselves to the "pursuit of peace." zum Artikel...Veterans burials nonstop at national cemeteriesclipped by: moonspirit4everclippers remarks: Something to think about during this Memorial Day weekend..... An average of 1,800 veterans die each day, and 10 percent of them are buried in the countrys 125 national cemeteries, which are expected to set a record with 107,000 interments, including dependents, this year. And more national cemeteries are being built. The peak year for veterans deaths will be either 2007 or 2008, Tuerk said. An estimated 686,000 veterans died in 2007. While many World War II veterans are dying, so are an increased number of Korean War and Vietnam veterans. Ohio Western Reserve, a 273-acre expanse south of Cleveland, opened in 2000 and has about 11,000 veterans and dependents buried there. It has enough land to keep it open 92 more years and accommodate a total of 106,000 burials. Thirty-four veterans groups volunteer for services. Every seventh Thursday members of American Legion Post 548 from Louisville, Ohio, dressed in black coats, ties and pants with white belts, gloves and shoulder cords, come to pay tribute to fellow veterans. zum Artikel...Search & View the Vietnam War Memorial Onlineclipped by: skwirlinator
Tags: heros zum Artikel...vietnamclipped by: narnian_queen zum Artikel...Dont Fly Me Babyclipped by: debbyski Soon after the Gulf War in 1991, a group of military women pressed Congress to allow female pilots to fly combat missions. But a Vietnam War hero in the Senate, John McCain, pushed back hard. McCain lost that legislative battle, and women pilots started moving into combat roles in the mid-1990s. And though they remain barred from ground combat units, women -- who make up about 15% of the military -- are playing a bigger fighting role than ever. About 100 have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. McCains aides said only that he stood by his past positions, suggesting that he would resist pressures for change. In the 1991 debate over women pilots, McCain took a traditionalist stance. "This nation has existed for over 215 years," McCain said. "At no time in the history of our nation have women been in combat roles." McCains long-standing opposition to women in combat has raised questions among his critics about his commitment to womens rights. zum Artikel...Canada Refuses Stay to Resisters of an Illegal Warclipped by: thinkingblueclippers remarks: There are many people alive today because Canada gave them refuge from another felonious war so long ago in Vietnam. Now, they are turning their backs to resisters even though they themselves, decided not to fight an illegal war. Hmmm, I wonder why? In a free country, one should have the right to protest an unjust war but we are not a free country. The conscientious objectors have no where to turn.. They cant go back to their own country and Canada wont allow them to stay within their borders. Isnt it ironic that Bush and Cheney have illegally kidnapped and transported people out of different countries to deliver them for torture, abroad and have yet to receive punishment for their criminal actions. Yet a resister to an unlawful preempted war gets the book thrown at him. You must fight, and possibly die even if it is only for a neocon pipedream... Something is so wrong with this picture. I sure hope President Bush enjoyed his game of golf today!  Canada refuses to allow Iraq war resister to stayCorey Glass is now the first Iraq war deserter facing deportation from Canada. Last week his application to stay in the country was rejected. Lee Zaslofsky, National Coordinator of The War Resisters Campaign in Canada, says Coreys case is not unique. In December 2007, The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration passed a motion calling on the Canadian government to implement a program allowing conscientious objectors to apply for permanent residence in Canada, and to cease any removal or deportation actions applied to such individuals. The motion has not yet been passed by Parliament. Toronto lawyer Jeffrey House says the court system does not allow soldiers to question the illegality of the war, and as such the"main argument" and the "main reason" that US soldiers put forward in refusing to continue fighting in Iraq, is being kept out of the court system. US denies soldier right question illegality war Iraq zum Artikel...Veterans Agsainst the War unite on Memorial Dayclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: 1,2,3,4 We dont want your oil war. CHICAGO (CBS) â?? In addition to honoring those who have died defending our nation, a group of citizens and veterans also took time Monday to call for an end to the war in Iraq. As CBS 2s Mai Martinez reports, their banners clearly proclaimed their opposition to the war, but members of the group and others attending a ceremony at Chicagos Vietnam Veterans War Memorial said their thoughts and prayers are with the troops serving overseas. "What we want is the public to understand that the veterans are united in supporting the GIs coming back, these young veterans, no matter what we think of the war," said veteran Ray Parrish. We support the warrior, but we do not support the war, Redden, along with other veterans, citizens and loved ones of fallen soldiers, joined together Monday to call for an end to the war in Iraq. As Iraq Veterans Against the War, we do not believe that this war is serving the best interests of the people of the United States of America," he said. zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | |||||||
2008/05/28
EasyRSS: Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips
