Cilla McCain's Blog, page 9
April 29, 2010
Our Forgotten Warriors
April 14, 2010
Donate to your favorite Veteran's charity with purchase of autographed copy of Murder In Baker Company
Since the release of Murder In Baker Company, I have been lucky and honored to meet many proud military families who work tirelessly to promote awareness and to take an active role in supporting our veteran's in real and tangible ways. These wonderful people do this solely out of the love and respect they carry in their hearts for not only their own son's and daughters who serve our nation, but for their fellow military families as well. They are all truly inspirational American's. In an...
March 17, 2010
Please remember Captain Scott Corwin
On May 29, 2004, Captain Scott Corwin, a West Point Graduate, was murdered on the streets of Savannah, Ga. To date, nobody has been arrested for this horrible crime. Through the years, his family has remained steadfast in their devotion to finding his killer(s). Yesterday would have been Captain Corwin's 33rd. birthday. His father, Greg Corwin, sent out the following email reminder and a request that everyone do whatever they can to help. So I am asking you to please forward this information ...
February 25, 2010
2010 Verpa Flyer
~VERPA~
PO Box 8225
Medford, OR 97501
"Veterans & Families for Equal Justice Under Law."
www.verpa.us verpalegislative@aol.com
February 27, 2010
VERPA invites all Military, Veterans, Loved Ones and Friends to unite together with our VERPA Act legislative efforts against the Feres doctrine.
When American Citizens and legally inducted residents of the United States of America swear to protect and defend the Constitution, they are unknowingly stripped of "equal protection and due process"...
January 29, 2010
Veterans Equal Rights Protection Advocacy
Please visit the following website and support efforts to do away with the Feres Doctrine:
"Feres was wrongly decided and heartily deserves the widespread, almost universal criticism it has received." Furthermore, "Congress's inaction regarding this doctrine and its doing little, if anything in the way of modifying it to prevent Constitutional claims is clearly unjust and irrational. Again, allowing such power to military leaders can and does result in abuse therefore...January 19, 2010
Army Times article by Joe Gould
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/free-fire-zone/2010/01/19/neal-saunders-stop-crying/
January 19th, 2010
Since the dawn of hiphop, there have been rap feuds: Eazy-E vs. Ice Cube, Jay-Z vs. Nas, 50 Cent vs. Kanye.
But Army Times has an exclusive track from the first (we think) U.S. Army rap feud, posted below.
Spc. Marc Hall aka "Marc Watercus," jailed author of the profane rap "Stop Loss," has sparked the incendiary response "Stop Cryin'" by former Army sergeant Neal Saunders aka "Big Neal", of...
January 15, 2010
Seattle Weekly is paying attention
By Rick Anderson in United States of America
Friday, Jan. 15 2010 @ 9:19AM
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2010/01/massacres_fort_hood_report_cha.php
January 4, 2010
Another unexplained "non-combat" death
On 1-04-2010 Army Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson of Columbus GA was killed in Iraq by an "unknown assailant." No other details are available yet.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/fort_drum_soldier_from_georgia.html
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/Culture/Computers+and+Internet/Facebook/05Lm76C9a1gaD/1
January 2, 2010
MIBC Book Tour
A Virtual Book Tour is being organized right now to begin on February 1, 2010 and as soon as the schedule is in place it will be posted. Virtual book tours are the latest way in which authors can reach the appropriate audience. I will be available for radio and webcam interviews, podcasts and guest blogging etc. Some of the people who provided interviews and research assistance will also take part from time to time as my guests. If you are interested in being a host, please drop me an email ...
December 6, 2009
Ft. Drum Soldier Facing Murder Charges
Here's a link to information about one of the murdered soldiers:
