AltWeeklies Wire
Texas Marine Corps Vet Still Awaiting Trialnew
The U.S. Marine Corps looked the other way when 27-year-old sniper Adan Castañeda attempted suicide while enlisted. Despite Castañeda's increasingly serious outbursts at home once discharged, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs routinely ignored his mental health issues, bouncing him from crisis to crisis.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
05-22-2013 |
War
Tags: Adan Castañeda, U.S. Marine Corps
Walking Woundednew
The VA missed serious warning signs that presaged a Texas vet’s violent breakdown.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-01-2011 |
War
GI Forum Accused of Shilling for Boeing, Big Oil, and AT&Tnew
Buried beneath mounds of court filings, alleging poor management and shoddy accounting, is a deep concern that GI Forum leaders have opted to trade the legacy of World War II veterans for corporate donations from groups like AT&T, Boeing, and fossil fuel energy companies represented by the American Petroleum Institute.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
09-14-2011 |
War
A War Against Our Ownnew
Post-traumatic tightrope: 30 years after Vietnam, it still takes a vet to save a vet from the military's cost-shaving schemes.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
12-12-2007 |
War
Surge Protectorsnew
Anti-war demonstrators are putting their boots on the ground, so soldiers won't be forced to do the same in Iraq.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
01-24-2007 |
War
