Les enlisted in the army in May 1940 and served in North Africa, Syria and Greece (Crete). He later served at Kokoda in the Pacific War and in Japan for a year. He is one of our last surviving members of the Battle of Crete, and we are lucky enough to have him as a… […]
Posts Tagged ‘Veterans’
Happy 100th Birthday to an Australian Hero, one of our last remaining World War 2 veterans and ANZAC’s
Health Canada & Veterans Affairs – the two Federal Govt partners in release of new coloring & activity book on ‘MAiD’: suicide for Canadian children
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ACH (1967) Giuseppe Vafanculo – The G-Man #3 – Veterans Day
In today’s show originally broadcast on November 11 2022, Andy presents “The G-Man” with his co-host Giuseppe Vafanculo for a show entitled, “Veterans Day.” We discussed: how Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day and still is in the UK; the significance of the poppy fields; the “In Flanders Fields” poem that Giuseppe read […]
2 U.S. Veterans Held By Russian-Backed Forces In Ukraine Freed In Prisoner Swap
Two U.S. veterans held for months by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine were freed as part of a prisoner swap, Saudi Arabia, which brokered the deal, said Wednesday. Alexander Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh were released alongside eight other prisoners of war, including citizens from the U.K., Morocco, Sweden and Croatia. Drueke, a former Army staff […]
Chelsea veterans bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
The Chelsea Pensioners traded their famous scarlet tunics for somber navy blue on Tuesday as the old soldiers bid farewell to their commander in chief, Queen Elizabeth II. The veterans, some leaning on canes and others using mobility scooters, gathered under a steel gray sky in the quadrangle of the Royal Hospital Chelsea for a […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Ukrainian veterans detail how Kyiv plundered U.S. aid while wasting soldiers and endangering civilians
(Natural News) Ukraine has yet to formally ‘lose’ the war against Russia following Moscow’s invasion in late February, but according to several of the country’s military veterans, it’s just a matter of time before that happens. “The weapons are stolen, the humanitarian aid is stolen, and we have no idea where the billions sent to […]
Open Letter To President Biden From Veterans For Peace
Dear President Biden, We, members of Veterans For Peace who are concerned about the growing possibility of nuclear war, have researched and written our own Nuclear Posture Review, with the goal of reducing the risk of nuclear war and ultimately eliminating all nuclear weapons. Because your own Nuclear Posture Review has not yet been released, we […]
Commercials for Give To Wounded Veterans Organizations REALLY-REALLY PISS ME OFF!!!
How stupid are Americans? If the damned VA was doing it’s job, there would be no need for “Veterans Organizations”. That the VA is NOT doing their job means despite all that “Thank you for your service” the sheep bleat, they really don’t give a flying trapeze or they would get tar, feathers and pitchforks […]
Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation by specialised court
It is the first verdict handed down by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers after it was established in 2015. Views: 0
Veterans’ Health Care For Mental And Environmental Illnesses Under Attack
Above Photo: Change.org. Not Content With Trying To Gut Welfare State Programs That Benefit Millions Of Non-Veterans, These Conservatives Are Now Targeting Former Soldiers, Who Are Often Poor Or Working Class, And Similarly Dependent On Publicly Funded Services. In recent years, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have backed privatization of services provided by the Veterans […]
Refugee to Stand Trial in 2022 for Allegedly Killing 5 U.S. Marine Veterans, Their Spouses
A refugee is set to stand trial next year for allegedly killing seven Americans, including five United States Marine Corps Veterans, in a crash that occurred in June 2019. Following the fatal crash, 23-year-old refugee Volodymyr Zhukovskyy of Ukraine, was charged with seven counts of negligent homicide for allegedly killing the five U.S. Marine Corps […]
Veterans Target US Military’s Outsized Impact On The Climate Crisis
Above Photo: A banner connecting U.S. militarism and climate change at COP26. Twitter/@MejiaSouth. With no mention of military emissions at COP26, a coalition is mobilizing to force the Pentagon to disclose and reduce its enormous carbon footprint. More than 100,000 people protested the United Nations Climate Change Convention, or COP26, in Glasgow last month, where […]
ACH (1645) Dr. Peter Hammond – The Real Story Of 11th November: Remembrance Day And Veterans Day
EURO FOLK RADIO ACH (1645) Dr. Peter Hammond – The Real Story Of 11th November: Remembrance Day And Veterans Day Play EpisodePause Episode Mute/Unmute EpisodeRewind 10 Seconds1xFast Forward 30 seconds SubscribeShare In today’s show repeated on November 12 2021, after it was originally broadcast on November 11 2020, Andy interviews Dr. Peter Hammond, for a […]
Veterans Daze
As a baby boomer who had a few neighbors of mine killed in Vietnam AKA ‘ The Shit ‘ as the soldiers called it, veterans celebrations piss me off! Since the Vietnam debacle we have had many other foreign interventions’ that sacrificed American military lives… for no justifiable reasons. Of course, the most heinous one […]
Unvaccinated Troops Now Threatened With Losing All Their Veterans Benefits
Unvaccinated Troops Now Threatened With Losing All Their Veterans Benefits November 6, 2021 By Tyler DurdenWe detailed Thursday that many thousands of active duty Air Force personnel have still remained unvaccinated even after the Tuesday deadline has come and gone for the Air Force’s mandate to receive both Covid jabs, which was the earliest set […]