WWII Navy Veteran Took Final Flight

Veteran dies after returning from honor flight
The Billings Gazette via AP
By Cindy Uken
May 1, 2014

For a weary, emotional and grateful Donald Buska, it was mission accomplished.

The 86-year-old U.S. Navy veteran fulfilled his longtime dream of traveling to Washington, D.C., on Sunday and Monday to visit the National World War II Memorial.

The once-in-a-lifetime trip with Big Sky Honor Flight of Montana afforded him opportunities he had only imagined.

And, it was an honor that came just in time.

On Tuesday, Buska, who had been in hospice care since Feb. 12, passed away.

“He had the time of his life,” said Buska’s son, Jeff, who traveled with him to Washington, D.C.

“What a way to go. He went out on a high note,” Jeff said.
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Bones of Iraq veteran found in field

UPDATE
Parents want answers after Iraqi war vet's body found in northshore field
In 2004, Gordon served nine-months in Iraq and was awarded a bronze-star. His parents say he struggled with post-traumatic stress.

Investigators positively identify remains found in field
WABF News 9
Posted by Joshua Auzenne
Posted: Apr 30, 2014

HAMMOND, LA (WAFB)
Authorities said human remains found in a field have been identified as those of a war veteran who disappeared on New Year's Eve.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office reported the LSU Faces Lab positively identified the remains as Jonathon Gordan, 31, of Loranger. The bones were found by a man plowing the field behind his home on Brickyard Road in Hammond on April 22.

Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Gordan was last seen alive in the Hammond area on December 31, 2013. He added Gordan's vehicle was found abandoned near Strader Road in Ponchatoula in February.
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Drugging Troops:Current increase in suicides is not a coincidence

You know how Wounded Times has been screaming for change along with people being held accountable for military suicides. You know how I used news reports to track down the under-reported truth about what has been going on. Billions spent on Comprehensive Soldier Fitness but Congress kept paying for it no matter what this did to the troops.

No matter what was happening to them, no one had to pay the price but them and their families.

Well, it looks like THE WARRIOR SAW SUICIDES AFTER WAR was only part of the problem.

THE HIDDEN ENEMY
INSIDE PSYCHIATRY'S COVERT AGENDA

“We have never drugged our troops to this extent and the current increase in suicides is not a coincidence.

“Why hasn’t psychiatry in the military been relieved of command of Mental Health Services?

“In any other command position in the military, there would have been a change in leadership.”

– Lt. Col. Bart Billings, Clinical Psychologist U.S. Army Reserve, Ret.

Today, with militaries of the world awash in psychiatry and psychiatric drugs, 23 soldiers and veterans are committing suicide every day. Psychiatrists say we need more psychiatry.

But should we trust them?

Or is psychiatry the hidden enemy?

Featuring interviews with over 80 soldiers and experts, this penetrating documentary shatters the façade to reveal the real culprits who are destroying our world’s militaries from within.

The most dangerous enemy is the one you never suspect…
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From the 50's to the 70's experiments have been used on the troops. "Even though they knew the dangers" about LSD, but the UK and the US used it and as for the Soviets, "God knows what" and they have been doing experiments ever since.

Iraq Veteran Killed in Motorcycle Crash Expecting 4th Child

Army Veteran Killed in Motorcycle Crash
27-year-old Robert Zachary Firlan killed in Tuesday evening collision
KTUU Alaska
Austin Baird, Political, Rural Reporter
Apr 30, 2014

ANCHORAGE
Robert Zachary Firlan survived traumatic brain injuries he suffered during a tour in Iraq, where he was a forward observer for the Army. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his service.

But on a sunny, warm evening, a block from the downtown Anchorage park strip, Firlan died from injuries he suffered when a motorcycle he was driving collided with a van.

A minute after 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Anchorage Police Department received reports of a collision at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and C Street.

The 27-year-old died in a hospital. The driver of the van is not charged with any crimes and is expected to survive. APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro said Wednesday an investigation into what went wrong is ongoing.

Firlan leaves behind a wife, three boys, and another son is on the way.
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Fort Hood Colonel Facebook post: Time to move on from shooting?

Move on? Why because brass did?

Sure, move on so that no one has to be held accountable for allowing this "man" to be promoted instead of booted out before it happened. So that no one has to compensate the soldiers and families for what this "man" did to them.

So that no one will start asking questions about how many others this "man" betrayed when he was supposed to be taking care of their mental health issues.

Move on? Maybe if the families got justice that would be possible but since they are stuck where they are, Americans should never just allow the Army to move on!

Army Commander Suggests Americans ‘Move On’ From 2009 Fort Hood Shooting
Commander apologizes for “private comments in a public place”
NBC
By Scott Friedman
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2014

That decision has prevented some of the victims from receiving thousands of dollars in medical and retirement benefits.

Munley and others want the Pentagon to reclassify the attack.

“It’s about getting the benefits that they deserve so that they can live the rest of their lives and be OK,” said Munley.

A top United States Army Colonel has angered some of the victims of the 2009 Fort Hood attack after he turned to social media criticizing an NBC 5 Investigates’ Freedom of Information Act request asking for documents related to the shooting.

In February, Col. Nathan Banks wrote on his personal Facebook page: “Let’s move on America, I did.”

Kim Munley is the former Fort Hood police officer who helped end the attack by firing at the gunman, Nidal Hasan.

In a recent interview with NBC 5 Investigates Munley said, “I think it’s insulting for anyone who represents or wears that uniform to ask anyone to forget about Nov. 5, 2009.”

Munly expressed that she and other victims have had a hard time moving on and she is disheartened by Banks’ comments.

The 2009 gunbattle with Hasan also left Munley wounded outside the building where 13 soldiers died and nearly three dozen others were injured.

Among the survivors was Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, who was shot six times in the 2009 massacre and is still recovering.

“If the Army was interested in allowing us to "move on" they should think about finally declaring the shooting a terrorist attack and recognizing the ultimate sacrifice that so many made for their country that day," Manning said.
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