The Atlantic just published a lengthy article entitled "The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier" describing how Vietnam military personnel were provided drugs to enhance performance or mask pain and injury.    The author, Lukasz Kamienski, reports that: The conflict was distinct in another way, too—over time, it came to ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

One cannot be surprised to learn that the NFL leadership and some club owners played "foot-free" with the fact that brain-injuries suffered by NFL players may be far worse than suspected. A New York Times story entitled "N.F.L.'s Flawed Concussion Research and Ties to Tobacco Industry," has concluded that: ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

According to various press releases, Veterans are turning to pot or marijuana or cannabis to self-medicate against the symptoms of PTSD.   According to Ben Finley of the Associated Press and published recently on ABC: While the research has been contradictory and limited, some former members of the military say ...

Found below are several news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that there ...

In yet another chapter of supreme arrogance and/or delusional behavior, Wounded Warriors Project ("WWP") is issuing the following note to "dedicated supporters" - excerpts of which are quoted below: The Board of WWP has received the results of a review about allegations raised in the news about WWP.  In ...

Found below are few military news items that surfaced during the last week that caught my attention. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that interest them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

In a not too surprising announcement, Wounded Warrior Project's ("WWP") Chief Executive Officer, Steven Nardizzi, and Chief Operating Officer, Al Giordano, were fired after a meeting Thursday afternoon in New York. The firing stems from investigations into this charitable organization that led investigators and the Board to conclude that WWP's administrators appeared to ...

Only a cynical person could look with amusement on the recent self-serving announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") that it is taking "additional steps" to address Veteran suicides.   I realize that it is somewhat difficult to get a $180 billion a year bureaucratic behemoth to focus on an ...

Found below are few military news items that surfaced during the last week that caught my attention. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that interest them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

Stand for the Troops ("SFTT") supports a variety of programs under it's Rescue Coalition umbrella to help Veterans regain control of their lives.   One such program is Archi's Acres which provides Veterans the opportunity to learn new skills under the Archi's Institute For Sustainable Agriculture Training (SAT), in partnership with Cal Poly ...