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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.

Veterans Articles & News

Veterans Healthcare and Disability Veterans for Common Sense posts articles, news and other related items about the readjustment needs and concerns of our veterans, with a special emphasis on access to prompt healthcare and disability benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Suicidal Veterans Need Help Sooner, Lawmakers Told

Written by Kelly Kennedy

Monday, 19 July 2010 09:58

July 14, 2010 (Army Times) - Even as Veterans Affairs Department officials offered testimony that 10,000 people have been saved by VA’s suicide hotline, veterans themselves said help should come long before a person needs to make that call.

Written by Palm Beach Post

Monday, 19 July 2010 09:36

July 14, 2010 (Palm Beach Post Editorial) - It is only right that the Obama administration makes it easier for veterans to get the benefits they need, since President Obama this year sent thousands more military members to risk their lives in Afghanistan.

Written by Jeremy Schwartz

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:07

July 13, 2010 (Austin American Statesman) - Like tens of thousands of her fellow soldiers, Serena Hayden, 28, filed a claim for service-related post-traumatic stress disorder when she left the Army in 2008 and moved to Pflugerville.

Written by John McChesney

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:03

July 13, 2010 (NPR) - Veterans who believe they're suffering from PTSD will now find it easier to apply for benefits from the Veterans Administration. The VA is changing rules this week, simplifying the process for claiming benefits.

VA Finally Changing for the Better

Written by Martin Schram

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:56

July 13, 2010 (ScrippsNews) - Viewed through the media's close-up lens, this week's bureaucratic mid-course correction at the Department of Veterans Affairs looked like just another slow-mo replay of a proverbial ocean liner turning, ever so slowly, on the high sea.

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