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Yearly Archives: 2008
Aug 20, Walter Reed Repeat: Army Fires Whistleblower in Fort Sill Moldy Barracks Scandal
August 20, 2008, Fort Sill, OK – An Army social services coordinator here who told USA TODAY about poor conditions at Fort Sill’s unit for wounded soldiers has been forced out of his job, the employee and base officials said … Continue reading
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Aug 20, Lawsuit in the News: Newspaper Editorial Blasts VA’s Failures
August 20, 2008 – How much more can veterans be asked to endure? First, they are sent to fight in hostile conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan, sometimes more than once. Their tours of duty are extended. Some are injured by … Continue reading
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Veterans Say they Need Help…Before It’s Too Late
August 19, 2008, Washington, DC – About 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a Rand Corporation study. Veterans say a lack of mental health services needs immediate attention, but the Department of … Continue reading
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Editorial Column, Sexual Assault in the Military: Looking for a Few Good Changes
August 7, 2008 – More than six months have passed since the charred bodies of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child were found buried in a shallow fire pit in the backyard of fellow Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean. … Continue reading
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Aug 20, VCS Action Alert: Call Congress Today and Restore Our Veteran Voting Rights
VCS Action Alert: Let Our Hospitalized and Homeless Veterans Vote ! Veterans for Common Sense asks you to take action today and call your U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative and ask them to restore our veterans’ voting rights. In an … Continue reading
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NATO Flounders in Afghanistan
August 19, 2008 – Today, families in the UK, US and France are mourning the death of relatives killed in Afghanistan during tours of duty with UN-mandated International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) mission. The most recent attack against a joint … Continue reading
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Obama Highlights Support for Veterans, Working Women
August 19, 2008 – Senator Barack Obama reached out yesterday to two key groups of voters – veterans and women – who could prove crucial in the November election. Campaigning in New Mexico, a possible swing state in November, Obama … Continue reading
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Ex-Marine Decries Prosecution in Civilian Court
August 17, 2008, Irvine, CA – A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that … Continue reading
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For Terrorists, a War on Aid Groups
August 19, 2008 – Five years ago, at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2003, in Baghdad, a suicide bomber in a flatbed truck pulled up outside the lightly fortified office of the United Nations’s leading diplomat, Sergio Vieira de … Continue reading
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Cross-Country Walk Honors Iraq War Dead
August 18, 2008, Wurtsboro, NY – Jimmy and Lisa Ryan were driving to White Lake when they saw a man dressed in full Army fatigues, a pole flying the American flag strapped to his back, walking down Route 209. Curious, … Continue reading
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