Yearly Archives: 2004

National Guard Falls 12 Percent of Recruiting Goal due to Iraq War

Posted on November 2, 2004 by Team VCS

Summary: National Guard Recruit Struggles By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 5:09 a.m. ET THE NUMBERS: Nationally, the Army Guard reached 88 percent of its goal of 56,000 recruits this year, signing up 49,210. Ohio was about 500 off its … Continue reading →

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Under Fire: Haunted by Memories of War, A Soldier Battles The Army

Posted on November 1, 2004 by Team VCS

Under Fire: Haunted by Memories of War, A Soldier Battles The Army By Lynne Duke Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 1, 2004; Page C01   “Satchel bomb!”   His shout shatters the night. The lieutenant is fighting, barking orders. … Continue reading →

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GIs Lack Armor, Radios, Bullets

Posted on November 1, 2004 by Team VCS

GIs Lack Armor, Radios, Bullets Two weeks ago, a group of Army reservists in Iraq refused a direct order to go on a dangerous operation to re-supply another unit with jet fuel. Without helicopter gunships to escort them over a … Continue reading →

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A Soldier Speaks: Sean Huze

Posted on November 1, 2004 by Team VCS

A Soldier Speaks: Sean Huze Editor’s Note: This is the last in a series of profiles of some of the tens of thousands of Iraq War veterans who have come home bearing the scars of battle – emotional and physical … Continue reading →

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VCS Weekly Update: Torture Lawsuit; Iraq War Vets and Trauma

Posted on October 31, 2004 by Team VCS

Update on Torture and the Geneva ConventionsIraq War Vets Struggle with TraumaSupport Veterans for Common SenseUpcoming Events Update on Torture and the Geneva Conventions The government responded to a joint ACLU / Veterans for Common Sense lawsuit this week by … Continue reading →

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EIGHT MARINES KILLED, NINE WOUNDED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE

Posted on October 30, 2004 by Team VCS

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 October 30, 2004Release Number: 04-10-27C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EIGHT MARINES KILLED, NINE WOUNDED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq — … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo Stonewall

Posted on October 30, 2004 by Team VCS

EDITORIAL Guantanamo StonewallLast June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 600 foreign terror suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base were entitled to lawyers and the chance to challenge their imprisonment. But in the months since, Pentagon and … Continue reading →

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Expanding Scandal: A Second Unguarded Ammo Dump was Looted in Iraq

Posted on October 30, 2004 by Team VCS

U.S. left ammo site unguarded Friday, October 29, 2004The Oregonian MIKE FRANCIS Six months after the fall of Baghdad, a vast Iraqi weapons depot with tens of thousands of artillery rounds and other explosives remained unguarded, according to two U.S. aid … Continue reading →

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A Soldier Speaks: David Grimm

Posted on October 28, 2004 by Team VCS

A Soldier Speaks: David Grimm David Grimm signed up to join the Florida National Guard in 1999. The former Marine, who’d entered the military straight out of high school, was glad to answer the call of duty when he was … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge Rules Experimental Anthrax Vaccine is Illegal

Posted on October 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Judge blocks mandatory anthrax vaccine WASHINGTON — For the second time in a year, a federal judge ordered the military Wednesday to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for U.S. military personnel. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said the Food and … Continue reading →

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