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Congressman Mitchell: Pausing to Consider People Who REALLY Matter

Chairman Harry Mitchell is a Hero to Veterans Nationwide

August 20, 2010 (Arizona Republic) - It's been a month since I spoke to Rep. Harry Mitchell about suicides among military veterans and I'm just getting around to writing something.

What Obama Won't Say Tonight About US Withdrawal from Iraq

August 31, 2010 (ConsortiumNews) - President Barack Obama’s aides say his speech this evening marking the end of "combat operations" in Iraq will avoid the vainglorious aspects of President George W. Bush’s infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003. We’ll see.

Lawsuit Update: Prudential's Half-Billion in Dirty Secret Profits

Families of Dead Soldiers Sue Insurer Over Its Handling of Survivors’ Benefits

August 29, 2010 (New York Times) - Vickie Castro’s only child was killed six years ago just before Christmas, when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside an Army mess tent in Mosul, Iraq, killing more than 20 people.

Op-Ed: Cost of War Must Also Include Caring for Our Veterans

Overlooked Cost of Iraq / Afghanistan Wars: Our Veterans' Healthcare and Benefits

August 15, 2010 (San Francisco Chronicle) - Two years after an Army specialist saw half his platoon torn apart in Iraq, he hanged himself in a California backyard.

VA Secretary Shinseki's Open Message to Gulf War Veterans

August 11, 2010, Washington, DC (VA Press Release) - August 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Gulf War, launched with Operation Desert Shield and followed by Operation Desert Storm. VA honors this milestone with a renewed commitment to improving our responsiveness to the challenges facing Gulf War Veterans.

Former Republican Senator Attacks Science and Agent Orange Healthcare for Our Vietnam Veterans

Written by Mike Baker

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:35

New VA Healthcare and Benefits for Seriously Ill Vietnam Veterans are Based on Decades of Scientific Research and Law - Rules Enacted Because the Military Concealed the Harmful Impact of Agent Orange Poisoning

August 31, 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina (Associated Press) — The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday.

Essay Mentions VCS: The Best War Movie You’ve Never Seen

Written by Jamie Reno

Monday, 30 August 2010 21:13

August 26, 2010 (Home Post, The Military in San Diego, KPBS) - We’re going to be talking regularly here about how the military and war are depicted in films and books. I want your input on this, and would like to start by saying that there is one movie that was made more than 60 years ago you may not have seen or even heard of that I highly recommend: “The Best Years of Our Lives.”

Written by New York Times

Monday, 26 October 2009 14:29

Editorial: The Cover-Up Continues

October 26, 2009 (New York Times Editorial Board) - The Obama administration has clung for so long to the Bush administration’s expansive claims of national security and executive power that it is in danger of turning President George W. Bush’s cover-up of abuses committed in the name of fighting terrorism into President Barack Obama’s cover-up.

VCS Editorial in the News: Using FOIA as a Tool to Reform VA

Written by VCS

Monday, 30 August 2010 08:30

VCS Obtains Official Facts to Prompt Overhaul of Agency

August 19, 2010 (Fierce Government IT) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has already treated a staggering 537,000 Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran patients since their return home from combat.

Written by Jason Leopold

Sunday, 18 October 2009 06:03

Obama Administration Attempts to Scuttle ACLU - VCS FOIA Lawsuit

October 17, 2009 (TruthOut) - The Obama administration will likely drop its Supreme Court petition challenging the release of photographs showing US soldiers abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan now that lawmakers are set to pass legislation authorizing the government to continue to keep the images under wraps.

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