Yearly Archives: 2008

January 25, 2008 – Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – Contrary to the line famously quoted by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, old soldiers do die. And as they do, the organizations they kept alive are fading away. Veterans of World War II are dying at a rate … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – A claim by an Eight Mile man that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder — the result of being “waterboarded” during a Navy survival course in 1975 — is a rare one, according to a Department … Continue reading →

January 26, 2008 – Thanks to the state budget crisis, John Rains may soon lose his bunkmate.Rains, 84, served in the Army Air Corps’ Pacific campaign during World War II. For the past four years, the Missouri native has lived … Continue reading →

January 24, 2008 – The Senate yesterday began debating whether to grant legal immunity to telephone companies for assisting in warrantless wiretaps of terrorism suspects, with Democrats divided and their leadership pleading with the White House for more time to … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – The head of a commission that spent 2½ years studying veterans’ disability benefits says the government needs to do more for those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. Testifying Thursday before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee about a … Continue reading →

January 24, 2008 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – With the problems in the housing market around the country, foreclosures are on the rise. That includes some homes financed with loans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But, one activist organization … Continue reading →

January 27, 2008 – When it came time to sentence James Allen Gregg for his conviction on murder charges, the judge in South Dakota took a moment to reflect on the defendant as an Iraq combat veteran who suffered from … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – The US has suffered more than 72,000 battlefield casualties since the start of the war on terror in 2001, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. VCS Note: Read our Fact Sheets Here: http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/articleid/9179 The query … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – A report out of the state of Oregon reinforces the results of a CBS News investigation from last November that found high rates of suicides among those who served in the military. The state health report, … Continue reading →