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The Demons of War are Persistent

Some manage the demons’ onslaught successfully, others ignore the stealthy domination of their soul...

(POICVIANA, Fla.) - Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine to Vietnam. Like many veterans of war, the “Demons” have haunted me through nightmares, altered personas, and hidden fears.

The purpose of this story is to help veterans of all eras recognize that there is no longer a need to fight the “Demons of War” alone. Civilian and VA health communities understand the psychological transformation that haunts veterans.

Marine Veteran Responds to Plight of Scott Olsen in Oakland

"Being hit by a 'nade at point blank range. That, my fellow citizens, deserves a response" - Marine Corps Veteran Pierre Fontecha

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - We never go long without hearing of a tragedy affecting a U.S. Marine. Sometimes they're casualties in terrible battles overseas, sometimes they are killed in a hail of gunfire by police in a case of mistaken identity, and sometimes they're victims of police for taking a stand and using their rights as Americans to take a political stand.

That does not lawfully or morally mean they should be shot in the head.

Oakland Police Union Speaks Out Over Extensive Confusion

An Open Letter to the Citizens of Oakland from the Oakland Police Officers’ Association

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland. We, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment and the ability to provide a living for our children and families.

We are severely understaffed with many City beats remaining unprotected by police during the day and evening hours.

Salem-News Reported U.S.-Mexico Inter-Military Task Force in 2010

Clarifying that the U.S. military was working on the Mexican side of the border is the point of this article. The fact that elements of the U.S. government are denying it is highly reprehensible.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Sadly, the last presidential administration taught us the lesson, that if you lie often enough, and the media carries it, almost anything can be conveyed to the public.

Well, one thing must be set straight, when it comes to the looming drug cartel violence south of the U.S. border; is that our agency and another, the narcosphere, knew that the U.S. military was involved in operations working inside of Mexico, and both agencies reported this more than a year ago, in September 2010.

Oakland Mayor Takes Responsibility for Police Violence

Two in one deal from Quan: she apologizes to Marine's family, then says Oakland won't support demonstration's right to 24-hour access.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - The news yesterday was tough; a two-tour Iraq Marine Corps Veteran named Scott Olsen was shot in the head by police at Occupy Oakland, it still isn't clear what they got him with, but it fractured the veteran's skull and left him crumpled in the street.

Others moved forward screaming "medic medic" just like something straight out of Iraq...

Oakland Cops Shoot Two-Tour Marine Iraq Vet in the Head

Hey Americans... the cops in Oakland are calling your bluff.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Third Battalion Fourth Marines took another casualty this week, but it wasn't in Helmand province, or Anbar; it was in the streets of Oakland. The city's police, itching for a fight, shot Corporal Scott Olsen, a two-tour Iraq Marine Veteran, in the head.

VA`s Uncaring, Uncompromising Regard for a Marine with PTSD

A fine reward for a guy who nearly died caring for America's war dead.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The negative actions of the Veterans Administration (VA) in Colorado Springs toward an Iraq Marine Corps Veteran named Nicholas Burgin, are alarming and in all fairness, totally unacceptable.

They want to make a criminal out of this man whose war service was horrific, with a Marine Mortuary unit in the early part of the Iraq conflict.

System Pushes Marine with PTSD to the Edge - Can We Save One this Time?

Another Marine kicked to the curb by the government he served, are we going to put up with this? Part one of a series on Nick Burgin, who enlisted at 17, pulled mortuary duty Marine in Iraq, and now has watched the VA and police take everything.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Marines say Nicholas Burgin, whose job was to recover the dead, doesn't have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The VA agreed to pay him $376 a month and let him go to college on the GI bill, but then the VA fell behind in college payments and Nick had to go home. Then, the VA stripped his $376 monthly payment *.

Marines Heading to Wall Street to Protect Protesters

This is a war against people who are utilizing their constitutional rights.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Wall Street protesters will soon have the protection of U.S. Marines who will form a human wall between the crowds of tireless protesters and the increasingly unpopular New York cops who continue to appear on YouTube in scenes that twist the insides of patriotic Americans.

People continue to learn more about Wall Street and NY City and the nature of the place. Americans watched the players on Wall Street shove the nation's future into their wallets.

EPA rules Lejeune water contaminant causes cancer

“This was 20-plus years in the making” - “It’s a crying shame that it takes that long for our regulatory agencies to finally getting around to protecting public health and the environment.” - Jerry Ensminger

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A long-anticipated report by the Environmental Protection Agency determined this week that exposure to the chemical degreaser TCE causes cancer in humans.