War in the Persian Gulf Biographies Edition 1.: From Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom (U-X-L War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library)
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Psychological problems are rampant, leaders admit. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been long, and repeat deployments are highly stressful. Doctors, too, fall prey to mental illness. The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health had finally begun to change.
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Psychological problems are rampant, leaders admit. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been long, and repeat deployments are highly stressful. Doctors, too, fall prey to mental illness. The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health had finally begun to change.
Power Line (Free subscription) | yesterday
... in providing direct services and advocacy for Veterans of all eras and conflicts, including World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the present day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We're asking bloggers from around the web and across the political spectrum to join us in making this Veteran's Day a holiday not about sales in the stores, but about...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
With previous years’ events celebrating veterans from World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars, this year’s event honored men and women who served in Grenada, Panama and the Persian Gulf War, where Ballard served as the operations officer of a battalion of 600 Marines and helped coordinate personnel and equipment shipments to the Gulf. Ballard served 23 years...
Sierra Faith (Free subscription) | yesterday
... in providing direct services and advocacy for Veterans of all eras and conflicts, including World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the present day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’re asking bloggers from around the web and across the political spectrum to join us in making this Veteran’s Day a holiday not about sales in the stores, but about...
The Valve (Free subscription) | yesterday
And most significantly, epic tradition hints at the dilemmas of military commemoration. In “The Iliad,” Achilles must choose between kleos or nostos — glory or a safe return home. By dying at Troy, Achilles was assured of undying fame as the greatest of all heroes. His choice reflects an uneasy awareness that it is far easier to honor the dead soldier than the soldier who returns. Time-tested and time-honored,...
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
ARTICLE: Leaving Iraq Is a Feat That Requires an Army , By MARC SANTORA, New York Times , October 8, 2009 This is why all the talk--way back when--about a quick withdrawal out of Iraq was a complete myth. Some sense of perspective: The scale of the withdrawal is staggering. Consider a comparison with the Persian Gulf war in 1991: it lasted 1,012 hours, or about six weeks, and when it...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan and the surviving families of those who died shouldn't expect to receive the one-time bonuses Ohio voters approved for them Tuesday for at least a year.
