by MGx Staff | Nov 11, 2014 | Veterans
Published on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Iraq war veteran and outspoken Iraq war critic Tomas Young has died at the age of 34. Democracy Now! reported his death Monday, the eve of Veterans Day. Young enlisted in the...
by MGx Staff | Mar 21, 2014 | Veterans
A United States military veteran who was critically injured by the police during an Occupy Wall Street protest in October 2011 will be awarded $4.5 million by the city of Oakland, California. Scott Olsen survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with...
by MGx Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | Veterans
Today marks Veterans Day, the federal holiday honoring U.S. men and women who have fought in the armed forces. Veterans continue to face extremely high levels of unemployment, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress and homelessness. Since 2000, nearly 6,000...
by MGx Staff | Jun 27, 2013 | Veterans
“I’m so glad that you would be willing to play football in prep school again to protect this great country,” she said. “Shame on you, Mr. Castillo. Shame on you. You may not have broken any laws … but you certainly broke the trust of this great nation. You broke the...
by MGx Staff | May 27, 2013 | Veterans
We’re joined at the NATO summit in Chicago by Scott Olsen, who survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at an Occupy Oakland protest last year. Olsen returned four of his medals at Sunday’s antiwar march. When asked why he’s...
by MGx Staff | May 20, 2013 | Veterans
Jon Stewart: ‘Yes, we motherf*cking can’ fix Veterans Affairs backlog (via Raw Story ) In a segment titled “Operation Enduring Wait,” The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Monday night ripped into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to process...
