Vietnam Veterans

Spike Lee was just 10 when Muhammad Ali, in 1967, refused to be drafted into the Vietnam. It wasn’t his fight, Ali said then. The Vietnamese “never lynched me.” Ali’s stand, and the subsequent vitriol that came his way, made an enormous impression on Lee. His latest film, Da 5 Bloods,…

Spike Lee was just 10 when Muhammad Ali, in 1967, refused to be drafted into the Vietnam. It wasn’t his fight, Ali said then. The Vietnamese “never lynched me.” Ali’s stand, and the subsequent vitriol that came his way, made an enormous impression on Lee. His latest film, “Da 5…

A lot of people who write about the Detroit riot of 1967 have missed what was in plain sight. The Kerner Commission’s report of 1968, which examined the causes of the riot, laid out some important facts but missed their significance. Here’s what I wrote in my book The Joy…

It’s time to take a look at what’s coming to Netflix over the next 7 days which includes some timely releases including Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. Here’s a full preview of what’s coming to Netflix between June 8th and June 14th, 2020.As always, keep checking back in with us…

VA backlog of claims grows to 119,000 as work stopped for coronavirus VA Undersecretary for Benefits Paul Lawrence testifies Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing. The VA stopped performing in-person compensation and pension exams April 2 to encourage veterans to stay home to prevent the…

By Peter A. Kirby There has been quite a bit of speculation that a famous 1966 West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran by the name of John P. Wheeler III (1944-2010) was murdered for speaking out against the ongoing geoengineering activities your author refers to as the New Manhattan Project.…

Lockdowns are beginning to lift in the United States, and more relaxations of restrictions are expected in June. Even so, most of us are likely to be spending more time at home this year than we do in a typical June. Luckily, there’s plenty of new stuff coming to Netflix…

Lauren Castle Arizona RepublicPublished 12:44 PM EDT May 26, 2020For decades, veterans groups and the Boy Scouts of America have honored fallen military personnel on Memorial Day by placing small U.S. flags on each gravesite in national cemeteries.The iconic images of rows of waving flags are a powerful reminder of…

"It's the names," remarked Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C., when asked why it had such a deep emotional impact on people.  "The names are the memorial.  No edifice or structure can bring people to mind as powerfully as their names," Lin said. Sadly,…

Throughout his presidential campaign, one of the most striking elements of Joe Biden's appeal has been his empathy. The personal tragedies he has suffered inform his interactions with voters who are also experiencing loss. And his sorrow could also guide policy decisions as commander-in-chief, offering assistance to veterans who may…