***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA--their Twitter site is a great way to get to real news on veterans issues, as well as reporting about active-duty personnel, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and foreign policy: https://twitter.com/#!/iavapressroom

IAVA is an organization for veterans, by veterans.  Please pass this link/URL along to anyone you know who is serving or has served in the U.S. military--it's a great organization: http://www.iava.org