June 1st, 2012
By Jan Barry Voters in northern New Jersey have a choice this year to elect a very different and refreshing member of Congress than the usual incumbents. Jason Castle is a Marine veteran of Iraq who wants to quickly wind down the war in Afghanistan and boost reinvestment and jobs at home. He is running […]
Articles written by Jan Barry
Tags: 5th District, Afghanistan, Congress, Iraq, Jason Castle, Marine, NJ, veteran
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October 29th, 2011
By Jan Barry In Boston, Massachusetts and Oakland, California, Veterans For Peace members have been assaulted by police while peacefully demonstrating on behalf of Occupy Wall Street protest groups’ constitutional rights. The most seriously injured is Scott Olsen, a Marine vet of two tours in Iraq, who was hospitalized with head injuries after police in […]
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Tags: Iraq, Marine, Occupy, police, San Francisco, Scott Olsen, veteran, VFP
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June 17th, 2011
By Jan Barry Jeff Key took the long road—via Iraq, a ditch in Texas and many other way stations across America—to perform on a New York stage. Key is currently presenting a slice of his own life as a gay Marine in his one-man show, “The Eyes of Babylon,” at 59E59 Theaters. Reviewers have stretched […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, don't ask don't tell, gay, Iraq, Jeff Key, Marine, New York, play
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May 21st, 2011
By Dan Miller The media should not question police activity – to do so is disgraceful! So says Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. There has been more media coverage of the Pima County, Arizona SWAT team raid that resulted in a twenty-six year old former Marine dead with sixty slugs in his corpse. The Tucson, […]
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Tags: Dupnik, killing, Marine, medical, Pima County, police, satire, warrant
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