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VCS Advocate:VA Not Meeting Vets Mental Health Needs

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Team VCS

From VCS Advocate and Purple Heart Iraq Veteran Christopher Miller The majority of VA frontline service providers work hard every day to give veterans the care they have earned and need. Yet the VA admittedly continues to have problems providing … Continue reading →

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VCS ED on BBC News Hour

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Team VCS

This weekend in addition to a Friday live interview VCS ED Patrick Bellon was featured in an interview on the BBC Newshour. This interview was only the latest round in our efforts to bring attention to the plight facing our … Continue reading →

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VCS Spring Membership and Fundraising

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Team VCS

Thank you for visiting our website.  Please feel free to look around. Perhaps you heard or saw one of our recent  interviews on NPR, the BBC or in the New York Times, regarding veterans mental health.  Were you wondering how … Continue reading →

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Fort Bragg recommends changes to Warrior Transition Battalion based on inspection findings

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon Quoted —– From the Fayetteville Observer by Greg Barnes,Staff Writer An inspection of Fort Bragg’s battalion for wounded soldiers found that the post needs to do a better job of selecting and training the battalion’s … Continue reading →

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A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS Staff Quoted ———— From the New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof HERE’S a window into a tragedy within the American military: For every soldier killed on the battlefield this year, about 25 veterans are dying by their own hands. … Continue reading →

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