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Yearly Archives: 2008
Bush Signs Dec. 1 COLA Increase for Vets
September 27, 2008 – While lawmakers continue to work on two omnibus veterans’ bills dealing with benefits and health care, at least one thing is now certain – disabled veterans and survivors receiving dependency and indemnity compensation will receive a … Continue reading
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Psychiatrists Protest Pentagon Interrogations
September 26, 2008 – The nation’s leading organization of psychiatrists says the Pentagon has reneged on an agreement not to use psychiatrists in interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo and other detention sites. In a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, … Continue reading
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Sep 25, VCS in the News: Veterans Tell VA, ‘Open Front Door’ to Disability Claims
Sullivan places responsibility for the current problems squarely at the White House doorstep. “Responsibility lies with the president of the United States,” he said. “He started the Iraq war and he had no plan to care for the casualties.” September … Continue reading
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VA Under Fire Over Delays in New GI Bill
September 26, 2008 – Lawmakers angrily criticized Veterans Affairs officials Wednesday for possible delays in implementing the new GI Bill benefits by the August 2009 deadline, calling for more urgency and ingenuity by department leaders. Keith Pedigo, assistant deputy undersecretary … Continue reading
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Special Ballot Urged for Absentees
September 26, 2008 – Military voting officials recommend that if soldiers have not received an absentee ballot from their state by Sept. 30, they should complete and mail a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot as soon as possible. Free Express Mail … Continue reading
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Sexual ‘Cleansing’ in Iraq – Violent Religious Extremists Target and Murder Homosexuals
VCS Note: Some of the links in this article will take you to sites containing images of violence which you may find disturbing. September 25, 2008 – The “improved” security situation in Iraq is not benefiting all Iraqis, especially not … Continue reading
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Filner Leads House in Passage of Comprehensive Bills to Help Veterans Prevent Foreclosure, Access the Health Care They Need and Receive Earned Disability Benefits in a Timely Fashion
September 24, 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to provide improved health care services and increased benefits for our Nation’s … Continue reading
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The Whistleblower Who Tried to Prevent the Iraq War
September 25, 2008 – Of course Katharine Gun was free to have a conscience, as long as it didn’t interfere with her work at a British intelligence agency. To the authorities, practically speaking, a conscience was apt to be less … Continue reading
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Fort Carson’s Mental Health Crisis Continues: Soldier, 35, an Apparent Suicide, Total At Least 17 at Post
September 24, 2008, Fort Carson, CO – Fort Carson is mourning the loss of another soldier who committed suicide on the post. The soldier, a 35-year-old chaplain’s assistant from Milwaukee, died Monday apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fort Carson … Continue reading
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Editorial: Absence of Leadership
September 25, 2008 – It took President Bush until Wednesday night to address the American people about the nation’s financial crisis, and pretty much all he had to offer was fear itself. There was no acknowledgement of the shocking failure … Continue reading
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