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Yearly Archives: 2008
After 15 Months in Iraq, Servicemembers Face an Arduous Process of Returning to ‘Normal’
November 3, 2008, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait – It was midnight and home was within grasp, but after 15 months of grueling battle and fleeting sleep, the soldiers of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment now faced the airport screening … Continue reading
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Veteran McCain Can’t Bank on U.S. Military Vote
November 2, 2008, Chicago, IL – War hero John McCain should have been able to count on fellow veterans to back his White House bid, but Democrats have managed to trim the Republican lead by actively courting the military vote. … Continue reading
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White House Memos on Wiretapping Sought
November 2, 2008 – Reporting from Washington — A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 warrantless wiretapping program. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. … Continue reading
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Wounded Troops’ Pay Overhauled
October 29, 2008 – Wounded servicemembers whose combat-related injuries are diagnosed after they return home can keep their special pays while hospitalized, Defense officials said Tuesday. The move is one of the major changes that are part of the Pay … Continue reading
Too Many Soldiers in New Care Centers
November 2, 2008, Fort Cambell, KY – In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled … Continue reading
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Helping Hands for Homeless Vets
November 3, 2008 – Cheryl Beversdorf, RN, MHS, MA, is on a mission. A veteran Army nurse from the Vietnam era, Beversdorf has a passion to serve the country’s veterans who experience a disproportionate rate of homelessness. While only 9{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} … Continue reading
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Nov 1: Shoot the Messenger – VA Tries to Fire Doctor-Turned-Whistleblower in Texas
October 31, 2008 – It all began with such promise. The Brain Imaging and Recovery Laboratory, launched in January, would hunt for treatments for what has become the Iraq war’s signature ailment: traumatic brain injury. A program of the Central … Continue reading
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Iraq Wants Guaranteed U.S. Military Departure by 2011
October 30, 2008, Baghdad – Iraq wants to remove any possibility that U.S. troops could remain after 2011 from a proposed security agreement now under negotiation, a Shiite lawmaker close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday. The current draft … Continue reading
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Military Veterans’ Benefit Claims Records Wrongly Headed for VA Shredders
October 31, 2008 – If military veterans applying for benefits either haven’t gotten a reply from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or received a different response than expected, it could mean that evidence for their claim file wound up … Continue reading
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VA Shredder Scandal Update: 500 Files Pulled From Shredders at VA Regional Offices
October 25, 2008, Tampa, FL – A review this week of 57 regional offices of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has turned up nearly 500 benefit claim records that were set to be destroyed, agency officials said Friday. The … Continue reading
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