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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Time to Rethink Afghanistan by Kevin E. Dayhoff March 28, 2012 The Tentacle http://tinyurl.com/8a4emqm

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5001

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/03/time-to-rethink-afghanistan-by-kevin-e.html

So far, 2012 has not been a good year for the war in Afghanistan. Just last Monday a New York Times – CBS poll quantified what most Americans already know in their gut; support for the war is dropping sharply among both Democrats – and Republicans.

According to the New York Times’ article, “Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds,” “The survey (a copy of which may be accessed here,) found that more than two-thirds of those polled — 69 percent — thought that the United States should not be at war in Afghanistan. Just four months ago, 53 percent said that Americans should no longer be fighting in the conflict, more than a decade old.”

Inadvertently, the New York Times article explained part of the problem when it quoted “Michael E. O’Hanlon, a military expert at the Brookings Institution who is close to American commanders in Afghanistan, said that the opinion polls reflected a lack of awareness of the current policy…”

Yes, Mr. Hanlon, you are correct. Ten years of war and at this point in time, most Americans cannot tell you why we are still risking the lives of our young men and women… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5001

Time to Rethink Afghanistan by Kevin E. Dayhoff March 28, 2012 The Tentacle http://tinyurl.com/8a4emqm

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/03/time-to-rethink-afghanistan-by-kevin-e.html

Labels: Anti-war movement, Dayhoff Media The Tentacle, Iraq War, Military, Military noncommissioned officers, Military veterans, World Middle East Afghanistan

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

LEO SHANE III - Stars and Stripes: Where veterans are finding jobs

Where veterans are finding jobs

By LEO SHANE III

Stars and Stripes

Published: November 8, 2011

WASHINGTON — First, the bad news: More than 850,000 veterans are unemployed, and more than a quarter of them are young veterans.

But here’s the good news: More than 1.7 million recently separated veterans and 8.6 million other former servicemembers are collecting paychecks in the civilian workforce. So it can be done, even with the depressed (and depressing) job market.

Looking at Bureau of Labor Statistics data, here are some of the industries hiring veterans at a rapid pace: - Read more: http://www.stripes.com/news/where-veterans-are-finding-jobs-1.160129?localLinksEnabled=false&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=d8076d48f9-Daily+Headlines&utm_medium=email

Labels: Annual Veterans Day, Bus Econ Unemployment, Jobs and job seekers, Military veterans

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CHRIS CARROLL: Stars and Stripes: Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs

Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs

By CHRIS CARROLL

Published: November 8, 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. troops have sacrificed for their country, and now it’s time for the country to give a little back as troops leave the military – not handouts, but job opportunities, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday at a forum with business executives.

Panetta met in New York with CEOs of major corporations including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, as well as nonprofit and civic leaders.

Several factors are converging to put the squeeze on veterans, he said. The military is set to shrink in the face of wars that are ending and a looming Pentagon budget crunch. Meanwhile, a depressed civilian job market means 11 percent of returning veterans can’t find jobs, Panetta said. And twice that percentage of vets younger than 24 are unemployed.

But veterans deserve more, he said… http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/hire-veterans-panetta-urges-business-execs-1.160103?utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=d8076d48f9-Daily+Headlines&utm_medium=email

CHRIS CARROLL: Stars and Stripes: Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/11/chris-carroll-stars-and-stripes-hire.html
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DOD: Hire a Vet to Honor Veterans Day, Officials Say - By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/11/dod-hire-vet-to-honor-veterans-day.html

NEWS ARTICLE

Hire a Vet to Honor Veterans Day, Officials Say

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66012

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2011 – One of the best ways Americans can honor the nation’s veterans this Veterans Day is by giving them a job, three senior government officials told reporters today.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills praised initiatives under way to support returning combat veterans, including those President Barack Obama announced yesterday.

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Shinseki noted that 850,000 veterans are unemployed. For veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the unemployment rate is 12.1 percent -- 3 percent above the national average, he said.

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66012

DOD: Hire a Vet to Honor Veterans Day, Officials Say - By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

Labels: Annual Veterans Day, Bus Econ Unemployment, Jobs and job seekers, Military Department of Defense, Military veterans, Military Veterans Day
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Stars and Stripes: Where veterans are finding jobs and more news

A great resume can be the first step to a great job
A killer resume is a veteran job-seeker's secret weapon. It's your first-impression maker, the page an employer will look at for just a few seconds ' amid hundreds of others ' before deciding who gets a shot at that coveted job. So how do you make yours stand out' How do translate your experience from milspeak into civspeak'

Tips to stand out during a job interview
That first civilian job interview can make even the most seasoned combat veterans break out in a cold sweat. But you shouldn't worry.

Avoid military speak: Advice for that job interview
If you're a veteran trying to get your first job after leaving the military, you've got to recognize that it's a whole new world out there. And the people you want to hire you, don't necessarily speak your language.

Where veterans are finding jobs
First, the bad news: More than 850,000 veterans are unemployed, and more than a quarter of them are young veterans. But here's the good news: More than 1.7 million recently separated veterans and 8.6 million other former servicemembers are collecting paychecks in the civilian workforce.

Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs
U.S. troops have sacrificed for their country, and now it’s time for the country to give a little back as troops leave the military – not handouts, but job opportunities, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday at a forum with business executives.

U.S. Army Europe to cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs
The U.S. Army in Europe will cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs in the next year in what's expected to be just the first round of reductions amid stark budgetary times and as two wars wind down.

Can a blood test reveal a traumatic brain injury?
A new study published today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI.

Pentagon takes 'preliminary' look at nuclear cuts
The Pentagon today confirmed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is weighing a reduction of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to help cut DOD spending and balance budgets.

Runners participate in 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 'Running of the Herd'
The event commemorates the 1,792 soldiers from the 173rd who died in conflicts from Vietnam to the present, according to event information. The unit was established in 1963.

Gamers test 'Modern Warfare 3' at Ramstein Air Base mall
More than 1,000 Kaiserslautern military community members can brag they were among the very first gamers to try ' and buy ' the latest installment in the "Call of Duty" series.

Environmental survey, legal battle put Guam buildup years away
Two key projects in the U.S. military buildup on Guam remain in limbo more than a year after they were first delayed due to environmental concerns.

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

DAYHOFF: SCRA Military relief provisions of past offer practical help today

EAGLE ARCHIVE

By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 2/13/11 http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5163/military-relief-provisions-past-offer-practical-help-today/

The dire straits of our local and national economy continues to dominate the news these days. Despite of what our national and state leaders tell us, things are still bad out there for families, especially for the number of people losing their homes to foreclosure.

Locally, the ability to overcome financial challenges may have something to do with the collective history and personality of Carroll County.

When Carroll was formed Jan. 19, 1837, our nation was entering one of the worst depressions in its history.

According to Carol Lee in "Legacy of the Land," by 1843, a local newspaper was carrying "an average of twenty" bankruptcy and foreclosure notices a week.

Today, on a national level, what is even more distressing is the number of foreclosures on the homes of the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is on the increase.

Many news accounts of such shabby treatment of our veterans, by many of our nation's largest financial institutions, has occurred despite the fact that the federal laws related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act financially protect military personnel. These provisions have been on the books, in one form or another, since the Civil War… http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5163/military-relief-provisions-past-offer-practical-help-today/

20110213 SCE Mil relief provisions of past offer practical help sceked

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/02/dayhoff-scra-military-relief-provisions.html

Labels: Dayhoff Media Explore Carroll, Military SCRA, Military Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Military veterans

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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The Tentacle - Kevin Dayhoff: Veteran Foreclosures – A National Disgrace http://tinyurl.com/4cuxb78

February 9, 2011

Veteran Foreclosures – A National Disgrace http://tinyurl.com/4cuxb78

Kevin E. Dayhoff

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act (SSCRA) of 1940 was passed into law just prior to World War II to provide certain legal protections for members of the military in such matters as civil actions, foreclosures, and bankruptcy caused by lengthy absences from home while on duty.

Never heard of this law? Well, you are not alone. Apparently some of the nation’s largest financial institutions – that should know the law – have never heard of it, either.

Just last Thursday, The New York Times carried a front-page story involving an Iraq veteran who lost his home through foreclosure.

What is particularly upsetting about the story is that it is alleged that the servicemember had his home taken away from him in violation of a law intended to protect active military personnel from creditors, according to The Times. “(A)gents of Deutsche Bank foreclosed on his small Michigan house, forcing Sergeant Hurley’s wife, Brandie, and her two young children to move out and find shelter elsewhere…”

The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have seen our nation utilize a large number of reservists and National Guard men and women in uniform. The deployments have often caused financial hardships, especially when military personnel find themselves trying to make ends meet on military pay that is far less than what they make in their civilian lives.

The New York Times article notes: “Even though some of the nation’s military families have been sending their breadwinners into war zones for almost a decade, some of the nation’s biggest lenders are still fumbling one the basic elements of this law — its foreclosure protections.”

And last week USA Today carried an article by Gregg Zoroya, “20,000 military members, vets faced foreclosure in 2010,” which began with the chilling news that “…veterans, active-duty troops and reservists who took out special government-backed mortgages lost their homes last year — the highest number since 2003.”

According to various disturbing media reports, the “rate of foreclosure filings in 2010 among 163 Zip Codes located near military bases rose 32% over 2008, according to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure research firm. This compares with a 2010 increase in foreclosures filings nationally of 23% over 2008... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4219

The Tentacle - Kevin Dayhoff: Veteran Foreclosures – A National Disgrace http://tinyurl.com/4cuxb78

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Monday, February 07, 2011

US veterans hit hard by housing crisis

veterans hit hard by housing crisis: Veterans and soldiers are on the frontline of the US housing crisis.

Sat Feb 5, 2011 2:54PM http://www.presstv.ir/detail/163760.html

Rhonda Pence, Press TV, Washington

More than 20,000 veterans, active-duty troops and reservists who took out special government-backed mortgages last year lost their homes.

It's the highest number since 2003.

Foreclosures near military bases increased more than 30 percent in the last two years, and that is nearly 10 percent higher than the national foreclosure rate, according to RealtyTrac.

Experts say the housing crisis is hitting military families particularly hard because of transfers, loss of civilian jobs left behind by reservists, and multiple deployments… http://www.presstv.ir/detail/163760.html

20110205 Press TV US veterans hit hard by housing crisis

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

WAMU Reporter Veteran Affairs clash over patient interview

Reporter, VA clash over patient interview

Reporter claims VA staff did not allow him to interview veteran at meeting
David Schultz says he handed over recording equipment, was told to leave
VA claims Schultz did not sign consent form for interviews
VA later agreed to give recording equipment back to Schultz

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A college radio station reporter was expected to get his memory card back Friday after it was seized by the Veteran Affairs Department when he tried to interview a veteran.

David Schultz of American University's WAMU-FM told CNN he attended a VA town hall meeting Tuesday for minority veterans held at a Washington VA hospital.

Read more: Reporter, VA clash over patient interview

20090411 CNN WAMU Reporter VA clash over patient interview
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/11/va.reporter/index.html?eref=rss_latest
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L. George

Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L. George

August 15, 2008

County to hold first information session for veterans
Carroll County will host its first veterans muster Saturday to give Maryland veterans a chance to learn more about benefits and services offered by federal, state and nonprofit agencies. “They may not know they have certain benefits or know whe...Aug. 15, 2008

Fundraiser to be held for memorial
Organizers are hoping a consignment fundraiser Saturday in Eldersburg will help fund the state’s first Angel of Hope garden. The JOSH Foundation, short for Joining Others Seeking Healing, will hold its Children’s Consignment Charity Fundr...Aug. 15, 2008

Three-day walk to honor mothers, help fight cancer
Kristi Bozzell lost her mother to breast cancer. So did Sue Conklin. So when Heather Davidson asked them, along with her sister-in-law Krista Davidson, to be on her team for the three-day walk benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the decision requ...Aug. 8, 2008

20080815 Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L George