The city of Denver is holding a Veteran's Day parade, but veterans who oppose the war will not be allowed to march.
Fox31 in Denver reports:
The groups, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the
War, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Vietnam
Veterans Against the War, West Point Graduates Against the War and
Colorado Vets for America, have been told by the 27-member Denver
United Veterans Council that -because those groups rallied to stop the
war and bring the troops home at last year's parade- they are not
welcomed this year.
Homeless Veterans
As we approach Veteran's Day, consider this:
A new report released yesterday says veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States,
though they make up only 11 percent of the general adult population.
Soup kitchens say they are seeing younger
veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan showing up alongside older veterans.
What about the Korean War Veterans?
It was sandwiched between the magnitude of WWII and the living room experience of Vietnam. Except for MASH, there are few movies about the Korean War. These forgotten veterans, who will soon be our most senior veterans, should be rightfully recognized.
Find a local Korean War veteran chapter near you.
There are many Korean War memorials around the country.
Click here for a state-by-state list.
Here are the most current U.S. Casualty Statistics:
Here is the U.S. Gov Official Korean War Commemoration Web site (Includes lists of names by states).
There is no online source to access a complete Army non-battle roster; however, a
partial list of non-battle casualties is online and may be viewed in the casualty section of Korean War
Educator Web site. For information about KIAs, MIAs, POWs, WIAs and DOWs, see the National Archives site.
Click here to look up the MIAs from Korea.
You can look state by state and see the names. In some cases, there is a request for family DNA to help search for the missing.
Coaches Must Wear Protective Headgear
I wonder if this will/should spread to college, high school and Little League.
The Denver Post reports:
In response to the Mike Coolbaugh
tragedy, major league general managers decided (Thursday) that base coaches
will be required to wear protective helmets next season.
Coolbaugh, a Double-A coach with the Rockies, was killed when
a foul ball struck him in the head during a game on July 22. Rockies
first base coach Glenallen Hill immediately began wearing a protective
plastic helmet, saying "it was the right thing for me to do." Oakland's
Rene Lachemann followed suit.
The exact type of helmet that will be worn will be determined
at next month's winter meetings. Hill wore a hard hat with no earflaps
that had a protective liner, similar to ones worn by catchers for
years.
Perverted Journalism
Ever wonder how much NBC paid Perverted Justice to put on the "To Catch a Predator" charade? Using IRS filing,
Radar Online finds:
NBC paid Perverted Justice $802,520 last year for the seven stings it conducted, roughly $115,000 per sting.
The story says the head of Perverted Justice expects to be paid nearly $2 million by NBC in "consulting fees" through next year.
Why report this?
As NBC said while defending itself from an ABC story about "To Catch a Predator":
The key for us has been full disclosure to our
viewers. As we have all along with the "To Catch a Predator" series, we
always disclose our relationships with consultants with whom we work as
well as any relationships we might have with police.
We believe it is important to tell you what we know — as well as how we gather information. We will continue to do so.
Journalist Endures Waterboarding Torture
I wondered yesterday when a journalist would pose as a prisoner and show us video of what waterboarding torture looks like. Turns out at least one guy already tried.
I hope this will prevent the rest of you from trying it.
Here is the story behind the stunt. The reporter, a former Navy Seal, paid some guys $800 to stage the torture.
I wonder if any senator considered waterboarding Michael Mukasey when he would not give a straight answer about whether this torture is really torture.
You should also know that there are several
waterboarding videos on YouTube, where everyone from demonstrators to backyard daredevils try it out.
Recapping This Week- Oil prices set new records this week. Gasoline and diesel fuel prices rocketed past $3 a gallon. Here in St Petersburg, Fla., prices rose 7 cents Wednesday afternoon. Congressmen scratched and burped and still could not pass a federal budget, a farm bill or much of anything else. They did clap loudly for the President of France.
- The US debt topped $9 trillion -- a new high. "We have been diagnosed with fiscal cancer," said David Walker, the nation's comptroller general, testifying before the Senate Budget Committee.
- Experts testified this week that starting in 2017, Social Security will pay out more than it takes
in from taxes. Over the next 75 years, that could add $4.7
trillion (in today's dollars) to the federal debt. In reality, it will be more once you factor in inflation.
- With the announcement of six new soldier deaths on Tuesday, it is official: 2007 is the bloodiest year so far in the Iraq War.
- The Fed chairman said the housing mess is worse than he thought, and now the problems won't flatten out until the middle of next year at the earliest.
- Beer prices will rise this winter because hops and barley supplies are low. Farmers are growing corn to make ethanol instead.
This is your official confirmation that the world is going to Hell in a handbasket. You could cry in your beer, but hurry, you may not be able to afford it later.
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