Yearly Archives: 2008

Sep 21: Iraq War Veteran Kills Cop; Huge Manhunt Underway in North Carolina

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Team VCS

Deputy killed, another injured More than 200 officers search for Iraq War vet after a Caldwell County shooting police say was an ambush. Sunday, Sep. 21, 2008 – More than 200 law enforcement officers continued to scour the woods of … Continue reading →

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Senator McCain and the Vietnam War Prisoner of War Cover Up

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Team VCS

The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam September 18, 2008 – John McCain, who has risen to political prominence on his image as a Vietnam POW war hero, has, inexplicably, worked very hard to hide … Continue reading →

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U.S. Soldier Gets 7-Month Sentence After Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy to Murder Four Iraqi

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Team VCS

September 18, 2008, Vilseck, Germany – A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder and was sentenced to seven months in prison Thursday in the deaths of four Iraqis, saying he stood guard from a machine-gun turret while the … Continue reading →

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Bi-Partisan Group of California Lawmakers Want New Review of Marine’s Heroism for Medal of Honor

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Team VCS

September 19, 2008 – A day after the military denied a San Diego Marine a posthumous Medal of Honor, some members of Congress urged the Pentagon to reconsider and the president to intervene. At least five Southern California representatives – … Continue reading →

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Sep 18, VCS in the News: Veterans Fight for Voting Rights

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Team VCS

Paul Sullivan, Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense, pointed out that the “VA has a notorious reputation for dragging their feet” and that it “can easily reverse course again and issue yet another policy banning voting assistance for veterans … Continue reading →

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Loophole Frustrates Veterans

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Team VCS

September 17, 2008 – The federal government says more than 400 thousand veterans are dying from illnesses linked to agent orange exposure from their time in Vietnam. But now some veterans say a loophole in the law is letting the … Continue reading →

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Letter to Editor: U.S. Should Treat Veterans With Respect

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Team VCS

September 18, 2008 – My nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Coleman Bean, died earlier this month. He was 25, and he took his own life. I’ve spent this week in New Jersey, where Coleman lived, helping his parents and brothers get … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Vet Overcomes PTSD

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Team VCS

September 17, 2008, Walnut Creek, CA – The Veterans Administration estimates more than 20 percent of those who come back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may develop PTSD — post traumatic stress disorder. That’s 40 to 50,000 people, … Continue reading →

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Soldier in Iraq Held in Deaths of 2 Unit Members

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Team VCS

September 17, 2008, Savannah, GA – A soldier was detained in Iraq after he allegedly opened fire on a superior and another unit member, killing them both, the Army said Wednesday. The soldier was subdued by other troops, and medics … Continue reading →

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Vets for Freedom Compares Petraeus and Obama on Surge

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Team VCS

September 17, 2008 – As Gen. David Petraeus departs Iraq to lead U.S. Central Command, Vets for Freedom is airing a new television commercial that compares his views on the Iraq “troop surge” with those of Sen. Barack Obama. “I … Continue reading →

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