Yearly Archives: 2004

Soldiers Once … And Young

Posted on October 12, 2004 by Team VCS

Soldiers Once … And Young After serving a 12-month tour of duty in Iraq last year, Marine Lance Corporal Jeff Lucey returned home to his relieved family with no injuries – or at least none that were visible. “When we … Continue reading →

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VA Funding Fails to Meet Increased Demand for Services, Groups Say

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Oct 11 – In the wake of a July study’s revelation of a “significant risk” of increased mental disorders for soldiers returning from active combat duty in the Middle East, some veterans’ groups voiced their concerns that Congress has allocated … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Uses New Law to Keep Casualty Information from Families, Public and Press

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

New law limits details on injured troops Relatives, even Congress, can be left in the dark about casualties A few days after enemy fire in Vietnam left him badly hurt, Wally Ladik’s story made the papers back home.  It was … Continue reading →

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Families Make Plans to Skip Military Draft

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Families plan to skip military draft ASHLAND, OREGON — Opposed to the Iraq war, some Ashland and Talent teens and their parents are getting their ducks in a row, fearing a revival of the military draft. They are creating conscientious objector … Continue reading →

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Mental health care: need and value

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Mental health care: need and value From Iraq veterans to the uninsured of Western Virginia, the need for and financial benefits of treatment are evident. Yet funding is a challenge. Sometimes, the evidence in support of improved access to mental … Continue reading →

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Guardsman could survive 1st Gulf War, but not the second

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

Guardsman could survive 1st Gulf War, but not the second National Guardsman Jeffrey Sloss was a tough guy. He made it through the first Gulf War. He was State Trooper of the Year in Union, S.C. He volunteered to stay … Continue reading →

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Casualties of Combat: For Some, the Battle Goes on Long After the Shooting Stops

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

  CASUALTIES OF COMBAT   For some, battle goes on long after the shooting stops   Not all of America’s casualties in the war on terrorism are occurring in battle — suicide among returning soldiers is a growing concern Mehul … Continue reading →

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The Cost of the Iraq War on American Soldiers’ Families

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

The Siege Going to war is never easy, but neither is being left behind By Kristin HendersonSunday, October 10, 2004; Page W14 Beth Pratt hunched on a chair in the anonymous, fluorescent-lit exam room of a health clinic on Fort … Continue reading →

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Sexual assaults haunt victims after military discharge

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

Sexual assaults haunt victims after military discharge ANDALE, Kansas (AP) – At 22, Natalie Longee is already a veteran in the war on terror. She has guarded prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and escorted truck convoys in Iraq. She has heard … Continue reading →

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How vets can get help

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

How vets can get help DAYTON | Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are eligible for two years of free health care and mental health services if they served on active duty in a theater of combat … Continue reading →

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