Air Force Memorial

America Supports You - Official military site to send broadcast messages of support to the troops

American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial - Posted 31 Jan 07

Armed Services Blood Donor Center Pacific Northwest

Coalition to Salute America's Heroes - "The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes was created to provide a way for individuals, corporations and others to help our severely wounded and disabled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families rebuild their lives."

DoD Sites:

Fallen Patriot Fund - Helping families and those seriously wounded and discharged from the military.

Fisher House -- Helping Military Families - OUTSTANDING program! These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful time -- during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury.

Military Phone Card Donation Program Goes Public - DefenseLink - 23 Apr 04

National Museum of the United States Army

Operation Homefront - Washington State Chapter

Organizations that Support Our Troops - Compiled by Military.com

Rebuilding Seattle Together: Veteran's Program - Posted 11 May 2010

Tribute & support for the current 3-17th Cav

Troop Scoop - Daily Afghan-Iraq Updates - Linked posted Oct '09

Women Organizing Women - "For Women Who Served In The Military" - Posted 29 Aug 08

Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund - A connection to contribute directly to our wounded at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Wounded Warrior Project

USO - Puget Sound Area

VA Programs to assist the survivors of military personnel who die on active duty - 17 Aug 04

Senate Intelligence Committee Reports: [PDF files]

Senate Armed Services Committee Press Releases & Reports:

Other USG Reports:

Health News:

VA Support & Benefits, DD 214s:

Seamless Transition Home [DVA] - "Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web site for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. We honor the opportunity to provide benefits information and assistance to eligible veterans who honorably fought and served in our Nation's armed forces."

Healing the Invisible Wounds of War -DoD - 26 Nov 08

eVetRecs: Request Copies of Military Personnel Records

Local Veteran Organization Sites:

POW/MIA Sites:

Oct. 21 is last day to apply for stop-loss pay - ArmyTimes - 29 Jul 10

Pentagon Won’t List Sailor as Captured in Afghanistan - DoD - 28 Jul 10

Pentagon attempts to assess WikiLeaks damage - ArmyTimes - 26 Jul 10

Senate Passes $60B War Bill, Kills $20B in Add-Ons - FoxNews - 23 Jul 10

Stryker Brigade marks its homecoming with talk of accomplishments and sacrifice - Seattle Times - 23 Jul 10

Soldiers give prosthetics to Iraqi hospital - Army.mil - 22 Jul 10

Petraeus Sharpens Afghan Strategy - WSJ - 22 Jul 10

Haditha Incident Commander Speaks Out for the First Time by Nathaniel R. Helms - 21 Jul 10

Obama Picks Mattis for Central Command Post - DoD - 21 Jul 10

Iraq deployments could drop to 9 months - ArmyTimes - 21 Jul 10

2011 defense budget request likely to shrink - ArmyTimes - 21 Jul 10

Military voters soon to be disenfranchised - again - Washington Times - 20 Jul 10

EDITORIAL: Medals of Dishonor - Real heroes need to be distinguished from the fakes - Washington Times - 20 Jul 10

Veterans Report - Military.com - 19 Jul 10

Lost Korean War battalion awaits MIA decision - ArmyTimes - 19 Jul 10

Top Secret America - The Washington Post - 19 Jul 10

Vietnam MoH recipient Nick Bacon, 64, dies - ArmyTimes - 19 Jul 10

AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN COMMITTEE REPORT: Operation Flyswatter - V.V.A. - Posted 19 Jul 10

World War I memorial to get stimulus-funded makeover - Washington Times - 18 Jul 10

Green Beret to receive Bronze Star - ArmyTimes - 16 Jul 10

Army: Record number of suicides for June - ArmyTimes - 16 Jul 10

U.S. transfers Camp Cropper control to Iraq - ArmyTimes - 15 Jul 10

Air Force wounded warrior rides from coast to coast - Air Force - Posted 15 Jul 10

Karzai Approves Plan to Keep Taliban Out of Villages - DoD - 14 Jul 10

8 U.S. troops killed in 24 hours in Afghanistan - ArmyTimes - 14 Jul 10

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walter Jones, Profile of a 101st CAB Officer by Capt. Joe Davis

No More C-17s, Defense Officials Tell Congress - DoD - 13 Jul 10

Some 'Stop Loss’ Soldiers to Return Early - DoD - 13 Jul 10

Rogue Afghan soldier kills 3 British troops - ArmyTimes - 13 Jul 10

Veterans Report - Military.com - 12 Jul 10

VA Eases Claims Process for Veterans with PTSD - DoD - 12 Jul 10

General sees IED drop by year's end - ArmyTimes - 12 Jul 10

Britain's top general in Afghanistan admits 'courageous restraint' must change - Telegraph - 11 Jul 10

Soldiers 'handcuffed': Afghan war rules under review - Seattle Times - 9 Jul 10

U.S., Russia Complete Largest Spy Swap Since Cold War - FoxNews - 9 Jul 10

VA Launches Development of New Online Claims System - DVA - Posted 9 Jul 10

Registration Opens for VA Forum on Women Veterans - DVA - 8 Jul 10

Joe Galloway By Steven Pressfield - Jul 10

Reporters Heated over DoD’s Press Policy - FoxNews - 8 Jul 10

3 dead in Coast Guard copter crash off La Push - Seattle Times - 7 Jul 10

Military Commission Guilty Plea - DoD - 7 Jul 10

Soldier Missing In Action from World War I Identified - DoD - 7 Jul 10

Helo pilots learn to fly at extreme altitudes - DoD - 6 Jul 10

Soldier in Iraq Faces Criminal Charges - DoD - 6 Jul 10

Gates Issues Memo to Leaders on Media Engagement - DoD - 6 Jul 10

Veterans Report - Military.com - 5 Jul 10

Lobbyists are Sen. Murray's biggest donors - Seattle Times - 5 Jul 10

Local veteran's suicide reflects troubling trend - Seattle Times - 5 Jul 10

Obama Praises Troops in Independence Day Message - DoD - 2 Jul 10

Chairman’s Corner: Independence Day 2010 - DoD - 2 Jul 10

Seven Missing WWII Airmen Identified - DoD - 2 Jul 10

Military recommends MoH for living recipient - ArmyTimes - 1 Jul 10

Allen named acting commander of CENTCOM - ArmyTimes - 1 Jul 10

Lawmakers Call for Probe of VA Hospital That May Have Exposed Vets to Infection - FoxNews - 30 Jun 10

Afghan, Coalition Forces Repel Airport Attack - DoD - 30 Jun 10

Agency to launch online voter registration assistant to ease registration process - U.S. Army - Posted 30 Jun 10

Senate unanimously confirms Petraeus - ArmyTimes - 30 Jun 10

Veterans Report - Military.com - 28 Jun 10

Looking to Help Seattle Area Veterans:

Good morning Roger and Pam,

I am a veteran who works at a nonprofit organization who does free home repairs for low income housing, seniors, people with disabilities and veterans. We started a veteran program in 2009 and looking at ways to expand our service to help more veterans in need. You can read more about our Veterans Program here… http://www.rtseattle.org/veteransprogram.php.

I came across your newsletter/website when I was at the Seattle Veterans Museum. I am looking for ways to get our program out to veterans to help more in need. We have been able to help over ten veterans this year, but I want to increase that number. I need more veterans applicants who are in need of some free home repairs. If you want to read about our organization you can click here Rebuilding Together Seattle

Please let me know if this opportunity is available or you know any other resources I can reach out to help fellow vets.

Thank you,

The Acacia Memorial Park Traveling Vietnam Wall 2009 - Shoreline, WA.

Nurses Killed In Vietnam

Remembering 1Lt. Sharon Lane - KIA in Vietnam, 8 Jun 1969

Operation Babylift - Operation Babylift was an on-going effort to evacuate children from the orphanages before the fall of Saigon

Cambodian Incursions and U.S. POWs by 3/17th Troopers Dan Sutherland & Roger Young

The Vietnam Wall Experience 2001 - Bellevue, WA. - July 2001

Vietnam Women's Memorial Tribute by Pam Young dedicated to the Womens Memorial in D.C.

My Own 1993 Journey to D.C. by Pam Young -- USN 1970- 1974

Vietnam Woman Veteran Receives Soldier's Medal by Noonie Fortin - © 2001 [Posted with expressed permission]

A Salute to Martha Raye 1916 - 1994

Granite Falls Veterans Day Parade 1997 by Roger & Pam Young

Some Important Dates in the History of Military Women - Compiled by Pam in 1997

To Scotty, With Love © Joyce Daugirda, Vietnam-Era & Desert Storm U.S. Army

In Remembrance of Carrie Dixon by Roger & Pam Young

A Soldier's Christmas by A Troop, 3/17th Air Cav 'Silver Spurs'