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Carjacker Beats 91-Year Old World War II Veteran in Detroit
Detroit police tell WXYZ they have arrested a suspect in the carjacking and beating a 91-year-old World War II veteran outside a store on Detroit’s west side. The news comes just hours after WXYZ aired shocking video of the attack. … Continue reading
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Letter to the Editor – Iraq War Isn’t Worth the Cost in Lives, Suffering
May 14, 2007 – Do most of us really know what war is? Did we ever see anyone get shot through the temple and fall dead at your feet? Then a minute later, as one of your friends falls beside … Continue reading
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Panel to Probe VA Bonuses in North Carolina
May 10, 2007 – North Carolina VA hospital officials face more congressional scrutiny as part of a national probe into the federal agency’s executive bonuses. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans a hearing this month that will, in part, examine … Continue reading
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Christian VA Chaplain Tries to Convert Orthodox Jew Veteran
U.S. Navy veteran David Miller said that when he checked into the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City, he didn’t realize he would get a hard sell for Christian fundamentalism along with treatment for his kidney stones. Miller, 46, … Continue reading
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Governors Need $24 Billion to Restore National Guard Broken by Iraq War
Iraq depleting Guard’s equipment, Easley says May 14, 2007 – Years of war in Iraq have cut into the North Carolina National Guard’s fleet of trucks, communications equipment and other gear, and the state could come up short in a … Continue reading
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Editorial Column – Freedoms Lost Under G.W. Bush
February 1, 2005–Supporters and apologists for President G.W. Bush will often assail my assertion that the Bush administration has done more to dismantle constitutional protections of our liberties than any president in modern memory. It seems that these people believe … Continue reading
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Treating Psychological Trauma in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
Psychologist explains problems combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan can face when they come home – and how they can get help May 13, 2007 – Four years ago when President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, the first … Continue reading
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Fighting the Terror of Battles that Rage in Soldiers’ Heads
COLORADO SPRINGS, May 8 — The nightmares that tormented Sgt. Walter Padilla after returning home from Iraq in 2004 prompted extensive treatment by Army doctors, an honorable discharge from the military and a cocktail of medication to dull his suffering. … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Veteran Steve Robinson Stands Tall for Sick Soldiers
An Army general said Wednesday that a “Wounded Warrior Transition Brigade” would come soon to Fort Carson. It will help soldiers with post-traumatic stress and brain injuries. As Brig. Gen. Michael Tucker spoke at Colorado’s Mountain Post, no one from … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: VA bonuses an insult to our troops
May 11, 2007, The horror stories about substandard medical care for veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are by now well-known. Perhaps even more shocking are the results of a recent investigation by the Associated Press , … Continue reading
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