AltWeeklies Wire
Program for Fallen Soldiers' Families Feels the Economic Pinchnew
Debbie Busch founded the nonprofit Helping to Unite Gold Star Survivors in 2003 to provide the loved ones of slain soldiers with support groups, summer camps and phone calls during difficult times such as birthdays, holidays and anniversaries. Six years later, Busch worries she and her tiny staff may soon have to close because of lack of funding.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
12-22-2008 |
War
Andrew and Freddy Velez, the First Brothers to Die in America's War on Terrornew
Carmen and Roy Velez lost two sons to the War on Terror -- one to the invasion of Fallujah and the other to suicide, which is on the rise in the Army.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
10-06-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, War on terror, Army, PTSD, death, soldiers, war & peace, Andrew Velez, Freddy Velez, soldier suicide
Families Blame Dallas' VA Hospital for Two Vets' Suicidesnew
They're putting the troubled institution back in the spotlight. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs ranked the hospital the worst VA facility in the country. Dallas VA spokesperson Susan Poff says the hospital has cleaned up its act since then, but family members of both men remain unconvinced.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
02-12-2008 |
War
Patriot Actsnew
Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
03-06-2007 |
War
Yo Soy el Armynew
Uncle Sam wants you -- especially if you're Latino.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
02-14-2007 |
War
G.I. Jerks Are as Real as Rambonew
A wave of wannabe warriors claiming service in Afghanistan and Iraq are looking to profit by deception, as one woman learned after moving in with a man she believed to be a career soldier.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-05-2005 |
War
