The young Jewish woman jumped from the train on the way to Auschwitz. What was broken, and what was later… Read more She Jumped From the Train

22 September 2017 Greater Lafayette Honor Flight ATTN: Pam Mow P.O. Box 275 Lafayette, IN 47902-0275 Pam, Feedback regarding the… Read more To: Pam Mow, Gold Star Mother and Founder Greater Lafayette Honor Flight

Last Thursday I hitched a ride in a van with five Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America members… Read more NRA/GOP Bill 105: Eliminate Indiana Gun Permits (!)

I was driving on the Washington, DC beltway on my way to work for the Defense Intelligence Agency around 0500… Read more Pakistan, Faust, and Trump

Vietnam. (about 5 second pause, make eye contact with as many as possible in the audience) Today we are not… Read more Fifty Years Ago, More or Less

A Bloomington veteran passed away in August 2016.  He was rated by the VA as 60% service connected disabled for… Read more SBP, DIC, SSIA, and Reconsideration

On 15 September 2016 the US House of Representatives passed legislation to “reform the Department of Veterans Affairs appeal process.”… Read more Too Many VA Appeals? Why?

Larry Bruce injured his foot in basic training. The VA denied his compensation claim under 38 CFR § 3.12(d)(1). The… Read more The Story of Bruce v. McDonald, USCAVC Docket 15-3237, dated 5 January 2017

(Please excuse run-on narrative.  ‘Started as a Facebook comment.) The Department of Veterans Affairs cheated me out of about nine… Read more VA: “Hurting veterans means never having to say you’re sorry”

– or as the supply sergeant usta say – “Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency… Read more Unintended Consequences