Veteran's Voice Radio Show
Hosts from Northwest Vets for Peace speak with Jerry Lembcke, Vietnam vet, college professor, and author
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Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace speak with war historian Christian Appy about his book 
Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace speak with journalist Aaron Glantz about his new book, The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against American's Veteran's, the first book to systematically document the U.S. government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Glantz, who reported extensively from Iraq during the first three years of this war, interviewed more than one hundred recent war veterans about their lives since returning home.
The guest is Deborah Nelson, author of The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth about U.S. War Crimes. Nelson is the Carnegie Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland College of Journalism. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1997 and was a project editor on Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations in 2001 and 2006.
Michael Schwartz, professor of sociology and faculty director of the Undergraduate College of Global Studies at Stony Brook University, has written extensively on the war in Iraq at websites including TomDispatch, ZNet, Asia Times, and Mother Jones, and in numerous magazines, including Contexts, Against the Current, and Z Magazine.Audio
Michael Schwartz, author of War Without End
Michael Schwartz, professor of sociology and faculty director of the Undergraduate College of Global Studies at Stony Brook University, has written extensively on the war in Iraq at websites including TomDispatch, ZNet, Asia Times, and Mother Jones, and in numerous magazines, including Contexts, Against the Current, and Z Magazine.- Title: Michael Schwartz, author of War Without End
- Length: 52:30 minutes (48.06 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Winter Soldiers
On the Oct 15 Veterans' Voice the talk there is discussion of the Winter Soldier Program with veterans testimony in Portland on Sat. Oct 18. Also Seth provides additional info about GIvoice.com
- Title: Winter Soldiers
- Length: 52:20 minutes (23.96 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Twelve Women Assaulted in Iraq
The guest is Larry Scott of va.watchdog.org. They also discuss an article by Irene Weiser on Twelve Women Assaulted in Iraq. That article is available on commondreams.org. And they discuss an article called, Women and War: The Toll of Deployment on Physical Health. To reference it, go to www.sitemaker.umich.edu/afwomen/home. Also Elli George at oif@isr.umich.edu.
- Title: Larry Scott of va.watchdog.org. and Irene Weiser on Twelve Women Assaulted in Iraq
- Length: 54:22 minutes (9.34 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 24Kbps (CBR)
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Oregonian article
Congrats on having the Oregonian notice your fine work ('s about time, huh?)
Good job, guys!
Martha
Feres Doctrine and Health Care Reform
Dear Reader,
My husband and I are disabled veterans, and co-creators of the website called http://www.erniesfootprints.com. We developed this site to tell our story of the military medical malpractice and gross injustices we faced at the hands of military doctors and disloyal service members which ultimately led to our son Ernie's premature birth and subsequent death hours later.
In our year long research of Military Malpractice we have been following a bill that was presented to Congress by Congressman Maurice Hinchey called The Carmelo Rodriguez Military Malpractice Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 1478. This bill, if passed will allow the following:
CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN INJURIES CAUSED BY IMPROPER MEDICAL CARE. PLEASE ASK YOURSELF THIS:
Q. Should military doctors deny prenatal care to pregnant soldiers?
Q. Should doctors be allowed to do the following without the fear of being sued:
Botch operations, prescribe wrong medication, misdiagnose medical conditions, ignore important
health information concerning their patients?
The Feres Doctrine is a law that doesn't allow military service members to sue for any Medical Screw Ups, including those that aren't combat related. Feres also bars suits of any kind brought by service members. When one enlists, they give up the right to redress, PERIOD! God forbid there is ever a draft....
Many bills have been presented to Congress to Overturn the Feres Doctrine, but NONE have come as close to being voted to law like H.R. 1478 has. Many would like to know what the bottom line of Health Care and Tort Reform would be like? Here's the answer; FERES DOCTRINE! Could you imagine what will happen if health care reform allows your doctors to be held unaccountable for medical malpractice!?
You can choose to do something about this, or ignore it all together and hope that you or someone you love are never faced with having to receive careless medical treatment, but then CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, because your constitutional rights have been revoked as ours have been!
Don't ignore this issue like many congressmen and various reporting agencies have. Fighting for human rights, your rights, our rights, everyones rights, should not have been the daunting task it has been for us. It's time to put aside our bread and circus and take the appropriate action. Many of our political powers favor the Feres Doctrine and don't see fit to overturn it, and won't unless people like ourselves organize and voice our concerns. LOUDLY!
Very few people know of the Feres Doctrine. This must change! Until this law is overturned, it is our responsibility to take and active role in educating and protecting impressionable young men and women about the rights they will be losing if they enlist in the military, and warning them of those who value "military discipline" over the lives of Americans serving in the armed forces today!
If people are informed of the rights they'll lose due to the Feres Doctrine, and still enlist in the service, then they were informed and it's their choice to do so right or wrong. However, recruiters aren't telling them. People aren't talking about it, and our news media aren't interested. We couldn't protect our son Ernie, but we can at least protect others from losing their loved ones. Knowledge is power. If the Feres Doctrine is widely defended as it has been for past 60 years than it shouldn't have an effect on military recruitment should it? Especially now when they need it the most, and if it does, perhaps the needed changes will be made. It is up to all of us to make this happen.
Since this is information our country's leaders are not affording you the opportunity to know up front, we are providing you with it. Supporting our cause supports human rights. For more information please visit www.erniesfootprints.com
THANK YOU!
T-
U.S.S. LIberty
I am a regular listener to your invormative and important show. However, I am wondering why I have never heard a show on the deadly attack and immoral cover up of the U.S.S. Liberty ? Have you done a program on this attack and the and the long term impact on our service men cuased by the denial and cover up? Senator McCains father held a very strong opinion on this horrible incident. Perhaps this is an apporperate time to discuss or revisit this historic event. Thank you for your time, I look forward to hearing from you Patti McKniff
U.S.S. Liberty
vets cant win
Gmorning KBOO, by all means read this one out loud and over the radio. Maybe it will help open up some eyes about some vets out here coming back from different operations from around the world.
From the years of 1996-2000, i served in the navy on board an aircraft carrier. from 2001-present i have been attached to various commands with the seabees. My MOS or job skill rating for the navy is known as Equipment operator. I am an E-5. or the army equivilant to sergeant. I have all kinds of equipment training. Yet, any place i go to as a civilian wants me to have licenses from civilian schools to get into their "job opening". I personnally have contacted said schools, and they have told me itd cost in excess of $3,000 plus for me to go through their school. But all my military licenses and trainings do not count even tho it is over some of the same pieces of equipment. I am now in the reserves and still participating with different things with the military.
I recently did my part in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. The only place that I found would hire me for any job was through a temp agency, and only at a barely above minimum wage job. In my opinion this totally bites. It is taking me 2 jobs, one of which is a 40 hour a week, and the other I work on the weekends with a security company. Both of these jobs are paying me $8 an hour. All of this just to make sure my ends meet. Rent, car payments, insurances etc, are all a taxing thing. I am struggling with no end in sige except to get reactivated and sent back to an OIF-OEF area. Just so I can pull myself out of this hole. Especially when "noone" is either hiring or willing to hire a vet with military backgrounds that the vet has skills in.
Yes I have even contacted unions for jobs. I still have to go through their apprenticeship training/school over their equipment. All of course at a fee based transition for me. ugh.
But of course this is just me trying to find a job within my certain job skills. Is this so wrong for me wanting to continue in this general direction?
OIF-OEF, Seabees, been there done that. You broke it we fixed it.
vets cant win
After reading your plea for work I do think you need to remember that you are now in the civilian world.
Yes, you sound like you have a lot of qualifications and skills in certain areas, but to hire you with out you obtaining the necessary licenses puts the employer at risk of breaking laws and possibly being sued. Businesses have to be compliant with all these things in order to protect themselves and other employees on the job. Union appreticships are a wonderful way to start and you will be getting paid while learning. Keep looking in that direction and i beleive you will find your place. The rest of us are working 2-3 jobs here in the civilian world to stay afloat. Please dont feel like you are the only one. Good luck to you. Dont forget to vote.
Music selection
You may want to take a look at the song "Dear, Mr. President" on the 'Hail to the Thief II', a collabrative CD compiled by George Mann and Julius Margolin. This should be in the KBOO library, Robin Shanti, on the Dharma Wheel, plays from this series (there are three) frequently.
Best regards,
John
SW PDX
KBOO member
Songs written by a Vietnam Veteran
Hi: I'm a service-connected disabled vet who is also a songwriter. Please have a listen to the songs I've written from a very personal place.
My Best,
Walt Cronin
SHORT BIO
Walt Cronin collaborated with his former, fellow songwriter, on their debut CD "The Gousters" in 2005. It remained in the top 50 alternative country category on Roots Music Report for 60 weeks. Walt is a former navy corpsman (medic) that served with a Marine platoon in Vietnam in 1970. His songs are memoirs of the heartache of war and it's aftermath with a beautiful love ballad thrown into the mix. Staying true to the folk history of societal woes with some bright new tunes finish off this eclectic blend of strong lyrical content and melodies.
Since the release of their debut album ‘The Gousters” in 2005, Walt Cronin has continued to compose, on his own. This CD written and sung by Cronin has many of the elements of the first CD. “ It is definitely in the folk americana tradition,” says Marty Beal, the producer and arranger of Walt’s CD from the Racketroom in Santa Ana, CA where all the recordings took place.
Marty wore many hats in this musical composition playing most of the instruments all the while, enhancing Walt’s creative style with musical expertise. Walt, the singer / songwriter on this, his self-titled CD has brought to light his own heartfelt melodies which are the result of many influences from sixties musings with a contemporary folk rock feel.
Thanks in advance for your possible consideration,
Walt Cronin
www.thegousters.com
www.myspace.com/gousters ( 6 songs)
Viet Nam
Hello Walt,
Was going over some past email and came across yours. Hope this catches you in good health. I'm in Viet Nam writung you from Nha Trang. Came over with another Nam vet. Was in HCMC, Hue, and Hanoi. Now in Nha Trang but going back to Hanoi on the 24th of Oct then home to Oregon on Nov 1st. Got any more Viet Nam songs to start one of our Veterans Voice Radio Shows?
Hoa Binh,
Marvin
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Bill and Marvin,
Hello! I read about you in The Oregonian and my gratitude goes out to both of you for your program! I listened to the interview that you did with Bob Chenowith I thought it was great! However, I didn't get to listen to the ending because it was cut off.
This may not be the place or appropriate but I have a few questions for you and this is the only way I know how to get in touch with you.
I will be the first to admit I don't know the history of the Vietnam War I only know of family and friends who lived and witnessed the war.
I have a friend who is a Vietnam Vet and I asked him if I should contact you and he said yes. I,also, asked him about my student and he said yes, I should encourage him to write his story.
So, here are my questions:
1. Can anybody join your lunch on Fridays?
2. Have you ever interviewed or would you consider interviewing a Vietnamese Vet? The reason I ask is because I have a student (I'm a volunteer tutor at PCC I teach English) who is Vietnamese and he's a Vet. He had both legs blown off and I'm encouraging him to write his story. (It's like the Japanese that were interned the stories must be told). Along with the American Vets I believe the Vietnamese and others need to tell their stories.
3. I'm a Korean adoptee and I understand what's it's like to have a country and not have a country.
4. I'm a huge supporter of Vets!
Thank you for all you've done and do!
Brenda
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