Yearly Archives: 2008

Blackwater Busted?

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Team VCS

November 14, 2008 – After more than five years of rampant violence and misconduct carried out by the massive army of private corporate contractors in Iraq–actions that have gone totally unpunished under any system of law–the US Justice Department appears … Continue reading →

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A Bomb Technician Fights Back After Iraq Explosion

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Team VCS

November 22, 2008, San Antonio, TX – Mary Dague hears the catty whispers sometimes. “So ugly,” the strangers say when they think she can’t hear. The 24-year-old has bright green eyes, a quick smile, and on the days she gets … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Labor Partners With U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs on National Resource Directory for Wounded Warriors

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Team VCS

November 19, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Labor has joined with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to launch a Web-based National Resource Directory to help wounded warriors identify resources available to assist them in transitioning back … Continue reading →

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Nov 24: Our VCS Thanksgiving Message

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS Asks Our Members to Take a Moment Veterans for Common Sense wants our members to take a moment to be thankful this Thanksgiving for time spent with their loved ones, for service members and veterans across America who are … Continue reading →

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Nov 23, Special Thanksgiving Message: Jeffrey Lucey and the Urgent Need for Mental Healthcare for All Our Veterans

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Team VCS

November 23, 2008 – This is the story of our son, Jeffrey Michael Lucey. This will be a brief account of what happened to him – especially after his return from the Iraq War. There is so much about him … Continue reading →

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Maryland Lt. Gov. in Running for VA Secretary

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Team VCS

November 21, 2008 – An Army Reserve colonel and Iraq war veteran could become the next secretary of Veterans’ Affairs. Anthony Brown, Maryland’s lieutenant governor, is getting attention because he is on President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team as co-chair of … Continue reading →

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More U.S. Soldiers Seek Substance Abuse Help

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Team VCS

November 20, 2008, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO – The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} in the past five years, but the Army’s counseling program has remained significantly understaffed and struggling to meet the demand, … Continue reading →

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2 U.S. Troops Charged in Murder of Iraqis

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Team VCS

November 20, 2008, Vilseck, Germany – Two U.S. soldiers have been charged by the military with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder relating to the shooting deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad in early 2007 in what was allegedly a … Continue reading →

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VA Secretary Peake Labels Vet Suicide ‘Chronic Problem’

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Team VCS

November 21, 2008, Canandaigua, NY – Veteran Affairs Secretary Dr. James Peake called the suicide rate among veterans “a chronic problem” during a visit Thursday to the VA Medical Center. Referring to statistics showing that, on average, 6,500 U.S. veterans … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Editorial: VA Land Protection for Los Angeles Not Considered by Democratic Party

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Team VCS

November 20, 2008 – A resolution that would have called for protection of the West Los Angeles VA property from any uses by “a non-veterans organization or for any non-veterans-related purpose” was barred from consideration at the California Democratic Party … Continue reading →

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