Whether the intelligence used to justify the Iraq invasion was faulty or fabricated continues to be debated. Although no evidence of an active Weapons of Mass Destruction program was ever found in Iraq after the invasion; just old, rusting, unusable chemical munitions left over from the Iran-Iraq War decades earlier, some people continue to believe …
Florida Veterans for Common Sense President, Gene Jones, made the following comments at the Veterans’ Day ceremonies in New Port Richey, Florida.
Thank you for gathering here today to celebrate our veterans. Thank you for walking with us and standing beside us. Every one of us who wore the uniform of our great country appreciates …
Rhana (right) with FLVCS member Alan Toy and another supporter
We are proud to say that Rhana Bazzini, who walks in Granny D’s footsteps http://ingrannydfootsteps.org/ , is well on the way to Tallahassee from Sarasota. She is now in Pasco County and walking to obtain a constitutional amendment to overturn the horrendous Supreme …
Rhana Bazzini… Homeless Veterans, Stand DownFLVCS can be proud that we have co-sponsored another successful Homeless Veteran Stand Down in Sarasota this weekend (4/26/14). The count is not official, but we’re confident that more than 200 homeless veterans were helped by the good work of FLVCS and the other participating organizations.FLVCS helped initiate the first stand down in Sarasota
As a consequence of deployment to war many individuals suffer “moral injury” as some combat and operational experiences will inevitably transgress deeply held moral beliefs like not killing fellow human beings and obeying the law. Some moral injury is inevitable in any war, but it can be minimized by not going to war except when …
Afghanistan War, Iraq war, Moral injury, PTSDFor several years, we have collected personal property for the patients at Haley VA Hospital in Tampa. Last year, in addition to smaller items, we donated several flat screen TV/s for patient dayrooms.
Harry Stimmel has been our squad leader for this project. Now, Geoff Morris has picked up the ball after Harry moved to Texas. …