Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 9, 2009
Bonus Army march on Washington D C
On September 21 - 23, 2009, members of the Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (USDR) will convene in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to decide the future of their 28 year-old organization. The USDR was founded in 1981 by six disabled military retirees from the State of New Mexico, to repeal an unjust l...
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Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 31, 2009
Military Retired Pay Fairness Act
Open letter to Russ Feingold The Honorable Russ FeingoldUnited States Senate506 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4904Re: NDAA 2010 - Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009Dear Senator Feingold:As apparently, the Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009 (S 1008) has not bee...
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Politics - July 26, 2009
VA Medical Doctors Negligence Kills Marine Iraq War Veteran
July 26, 2009The Honorable Herbert H. KohlUnited States Senate330 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4903Re: S 1347 - Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability ActDear Senator Kohl:After Marine Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez served his country with honor for nearly a decade, includin...
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Milwaukee Buzz - July 22, 2009
Local Iron Man Competes To Help Wounded Warriors and Challenged Athletes
For the past 31-year’s local Iron Man athlete Dave Orlowski has been competing in the Iron Man contest throughout the world. Recently Dave wrote and asked me to help in an endeavourer to raise funds for Wounded Warriors and Challenged Athletes.I have known Dave for about 25 years. Dave and ...
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Politics - July 10, 2009
Fair Pay For Duty Performed
OPEN LETTER TO RUSS FEINGOLD  The Honorable Russ FeingoldUnited States Senate506 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4904Re: S 1008 - The Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009Dear Senator Feingold:I urge you to cosponsor S. 1008, the Military Retired Pay Fairness Ac...
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Politics - May 25, 2009
Open Letter To President Obama
The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20500Re: Include Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) Recipients in the Restoration of Concurrent Receipt for 2010Dear President Obama: There is yet another group of disabled veterans on the DOD payroll that is totally excluded ...
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Politics - May 22, 2009
Senator Feingold Help Our Veterans
Open Letter to Senator Feingold - Please copy this letter and send it  to your Senator asking them to support to this worthy cause. The vets  fought for us, Let's fight for them.  The Honorable Russ FeingoldUnited States Senate506 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 2051...
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Politics - May 16, 2009
Agent Orange -- It's Still Killing Us
Support HR 2254 - The Agent Orange Equity Act HR 2254 - The Agent Orange Equity Act Take action! Clarifies Definition of Viet Nam Veteran Please send the following editable message to your Representative -- I strongly urge you to co-sponsor and support HR 2244, the Agent O...
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Politics - Feb. 12, 2009
Military Survivor Health Benifits May Be Cut
 If you agree, copy and and send off to the Honorable Gwen MooreThe Honorable Gwen MooreHouse of Representatives1239 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-4904 Re: Support HR 917 To Provide Health Care to Surviving SpousesDear Representative Moore:Spouses of service member...
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Politics - Jan. 28, 2009
Open Letter To Congresswoman Moore
AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESSWOMAN  MOOREIF YOU AGREE WITH IT, SEND HER A COPY WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE. THANKS FOR HELPING.The Honorable Gwen MooreHouse of Representatives1239 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-4904 Re: HR 333 - Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act...
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Kids & Family - Nov. 18, 2008
A Recovering American Solider
When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please in...
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Politics - July 12, 2008
Patriotism - what does it mean to you
Patriotism - what's it all about?Everyone has their own definition of what Patriotism is to them. Below are a few thought from several noteworthy Americans:"I think patriotism is like charity - it begins at home" - Henry James"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cure...
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Milwaukee Buzz - June 16, 2008
PHISHING SCAM AGAINST SLAIN VETERANS FAMILIES
A phishing scam has been sent to families of fallen Soldiers. As part of the scam, the proponents request personal information, such as SSN, DOB, addresses, etc., and are instructed to come to either visit the Army Human Resources Command Offices in Alexandria, VA, or email the information to an ...
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Milwaukee Buzz - May 22, 2008
The Gratitude Campaign
PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO VIEW THIS GREAT MESSAGE Ever wonder how to say thank you when you see a military person in uniform?  See a simple way to do it from across a room or as you are passing by. The Gratitude Campaign
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Politics - April 29, 2008
You ain't gonna like losing
President Bush did make a bad mistake in the war on terrorism. But the mistake was not his decision to go to war in Iraq Bush's mistake came in his belief that this country is the same one his father fought for in WWII. It is not.Back then, they had just come out of a vicious depression. The coun...
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