Yearly Archives: 2005

Modesto Update: Parents of Marine Meet with Police

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Team VCS

Marine’s parents meet Ceres police CERES — Andres Raya’s parents prayed Tuesday morning in the liquor store parking lot where, 36 hours earlier, their Marine son shot and killed a police officer and wounded another. A law enforcement spokesman said … Continue reading →

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Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veterans Seeking Homeless Assistance

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Team VCS

Survey Offers First Glimpse of ‘War on Terror’ — Combat Veterans Seeking Homeless Assistance Contact: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 202 546-1969; nchv@nchv.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ — Combat veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and the … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ groups decry Smith ouster

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

The ouster of Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., from the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Thursday was met with stunned anger by some veterans and other supporters who see the Republican’s departure as a loss. House Republican leaders voted Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Pork projects take funding for armor

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

The Bush administration and Pentagon have taken a lot of heat, some of it deserved, for an alleged shortage of armored Humvees in Iraq. The issue came to a boil several weeks back, when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was confronted … Continue reading →

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Republican Congress Does an About-Face on Supporting Veterans

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Republican Congress Does an About-Face on Supporting VeteransAmericans seem eager to “support our troops” these days. It says so on the bumper of every other car on the road, anyway. But how our government treats the troops when they come … Continue reading →

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Modesto California Faces Fatal Consequences of Iraq War

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Article #1 of 2: Police Officer, U.S. Marine, Killed in Shootout CERES, CALIFORNIA — It started as a seemingly simple and somewhat routine call Sunday night: a man was acting strangely at a liquor store. Moments later, a burst of gunfire … Continue reading →

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Police shoot Iraq War Marine dead after local police sergeant is slain

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Liquor store’s video surveillance camera recorded shootout January 11, 2005, Ceres, California — Authorities are trying to understand why a Marine who had spent seven months fighting in Iraq allegedly shot to death a police sergeant in the Central Valley … Continue reading →

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The Betrayal of F Company

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Team VCS

12-30-2004: Training Failures Left Guard Unit Unready for Iraq   Back home in Michigan, the men of F Company, 425th Infantry, Long Range Surveillance, Michigan Army National Guard, are heroes. But in Iraq, they call themselves “The Kings of the … Continue reading →

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HERO HOMELESS

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Team VCS

HERO HOMELESS Not long ago, Private First Class Herold Noel proudly rumbled through the Iraqi desert with the first wave of American troops. Today, he rambles through the streets of Brooklyn in an SUV looking for a place to sleep. … Continue reading →

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Alarm Among Veterans Groups: Buyer and Republicans Plan Major VA Cuts

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Team VCS

Smith replacement signals GOP crackdown on party dissension The replacement of Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., on the House Veterans Affairs Committee signals that Republican leaders and the Bush administration intend to take a hard line on dissension in their ranks … Continue reading →

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