Stories by Paul Rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff is the executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and a veteran of the war in Iraq, where he served as a platoon leader with the Third Infantry Division.
This is a major victory for veterans.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008
75 Senators stood with veterans yesterday to pass the Webb GI Bill. The remaining hurdle: President Bush.
Posted on May 23, 2008
We've seen enough bumper sticker and lapel pin patriotism; the landmark GI Bill is a major bipartisan commitment to the troops.
Posted on May 16, 2008
There are no good choices for the President to make in dealing with Iraq, only a few that are less bad. He should change course now, and salvage as much as he can.
Posted on Dec 1, 2005
First he screwed up by failing to get our troops the body armor they needed. Now Rumsfeld is failing them again by disregarding reimbursement legislation.
Posted on Oct 3, 2005
Military recruiting numbers are deep into the Porta-Potty. The all-volunteer military has been run into the ground -- and now it's broken.
Posted on Jun 10, 2005
In the furious debate over the war in Iraq, there is one voice conspicuously missing – that of the American soldier.
Posted on Oct 22, 2004
