Sorry Nicole and I haven’t posted in a while. We’ve had few technical glitches this week. Hopefully, everything is OK now.

A Pew Research Center study found that the American public is less aware of developments in the Iraq war than they were last year, mainly because it’s getting less media attention. A story in the [...]

The Westchester County Veterans Service Agency is hosting a town hall meeting next week at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Representatives from a number of organizations will be on hand to answer questions on a myriad of topics.

The agenda will include presentations on veteran housing and educational oportunities; employment and counseling; the new [...]

The late comedian Bob Hope will always be remembered by veterans for his wildly popular USO shows that brought the troops a little glimpse of home while they were far, far away.

This generation of soldiers won’t see Bob, but according to this story in the Stars & Stripes, troops in Kuwait are getting a visit [...]

My dad had nightmares for years after he came home from Vietnam, and used to act jumpy whenever a helicopter flew overhead. He would never talk about it or answer our questions about the war.

When I was in the Army in the late 1970s, a lot of the NCOs in my unit, most of them [...]

Heard about “Stop Loss,’’ the movie coming out at the end of the month about a soldier returning home from Iraq, trying to adjust to life back in the world only to be recalled to active duty and ordered back into combat?

We’re looking for veterans and family members who can talk about the real deal [...]

Westchester’s Chapter 49 of Vietnam Veterans of America is meeting Thursday (March 6) in White Plains.

Longtime veterans activist Dan Griffin, the chapter’s executive director, says the group is starting a food drive to help stock the food pantry at the Montrose VA hospital.

Also on the agenda is a discussion on reviving the chapter’s security deposit [...]

The Washington Times reports that Iraqis whose relatives were accidentally killed or whose property was destroyed by coalition forces have received more than $40 million in “condolence payments’’ since 2005. The report, which can be viewed here, says the payments are meant to mitigate anger toward the U.S. military.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for [...]

J. Robert Lunney of Bronxville, a Navy veteran of WWII and Korea, is in Seoul this week for the inauguration of newly-elected South Korean President Myungbak Lee. He’ll also attend the official reception and dinner.

Lunney first met the new president in 2006, when Lee was mayor of Seoul and Lunney was honored for his role [...]

An Ossining resident recently assumed command of the New York Naval Militia in ceremonies in New York City.

Major General Robert Wolf, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, became the first Marine in the history of Naval Militia to lead that component of the state’s military forces.

Check the Marine Corps League’s Westchester Chapter site here to read [...]

Interest in the presidential race is high among troops overseas, according to The Stars and Stripes.  A story published yesterday reports that record numbers of soldiers, their families and other Americans who live overseas are accessing the Federal Voting Assistance Program website to obtain information on using absentee ballots.

Click here to see the report.