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Yearly Archives: 2005
Combat and Rape Face Deployed U.S. Soldiers
G.I. sex predator hunt Pentagon to investigate 10 serial-attack suspects BY CORKY SIEMASZKODAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Stung byreports of serial rapists in the ranks, the Pentagon said yesterday it would investigate the soldiers identified by a watchdog group. One of … Continue reading
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Expose on Very Serious Problems at Walter Reed: Behind the Walls of Ward 54
Spc. Josh Sanders, then a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed, in July 2004. Behind the walls of Ward 54 They’re overmedicated, forced to talk about their mothers instead of Iraq, and have to fight for disability pay. Traumatized combat vets … Continue reading
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Experts see military draft as inevitable
Experts see military draft as inevitable Anti-war activists fear revival of selective service There may come a day when Uncle Sam wants Wayne Flenniken for the U.S. Army. In many ways, he’s an ideal candidate for military service. At 15, … Continue reading
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White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs
White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs Gulf War pilots tortured by Iraqis fight the Bush administration in trying to collect compensation. By David G. SavageTimes Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2005 WASHINGTON — The latest chapter in the legal history … Continue reading
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Rumsfeld May Face Contempt for Continuing with Experimental, Illegal Anthrax Shots
Rumsfeld May Face Contempt for Continuing with Experimental, Illegal Anthrax Shots Washington, DC, Feb. 15 (UPI) — A judge in Washington has warned Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld he could face contempt for ignoring a ruling on Pentagon anthrax vaccinations. In … Continue reading
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GAO Slams VA: Not Clear if VA Can Provide New War Veterans with Mental Health Care
GAO Slams VA: Not Clear if VA Can Provide New War Veterans with Mental Health Care Congressional investigators are questioning whether the Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops who may return from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder. … Continue reading
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Disabled veterans must keep waiting in Illinois
Disabled veterans must keep waiting in Illinois Illinois’ wounded veterans will have to wait several months before learning why they’ve received among the lowest disability pay in the country for the past seven decades. “We don’t know how long it’s … Continue reading
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How dare some say, ‘Support our troops’?
How dare some say, ‘Support our troops’? Someone recently informed me that they didn’t know that my son was being deployed to Iraq and asked why I hadn’t told them. I really didn’t have an answer. That is when I … Continue reading
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‘Over my dead body’ – Iraq War Veteran Takes Own Life to Avoid Re-Deployment
‘Over my dead body’ Sgt. Curtis Greene loved the military; the structure, the stability. But eight months in Iraq changed him. And the thought of returning led him to a stark proclamation. By MARY SPICUZZAPublished February 13, 2005 [Times photo: … Continue reading
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VA Web Site Features VA’s E-mail Address and Phone Numbers for New Veterans
VA Web Site, E-Mail Address, and Phone Numbers for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense should learn a lesson that might benefit the one million recently deployed OEF and OIF war veterans. VA … Continue reading
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