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Yearly Archives: 2008
Decision Pends on Halt to VA Human Research at LR
August 7, 2008 – The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ top health official will hold off on deciding whether to halt human research at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System until the institution corrects problems identified in a federal … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: These Films Aren’t Exactly War Movies
August 6, 2008 – You won’t see war anywhere else the way you see it at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In the last few years, the festival has become a showcase for thoughtful examinations of what war does … Continue reading
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Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation
August 6, 2008 – A story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of his threats … Continue reading
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Retired SF 2-Star Campaigning for Obama
August 6, 2008, Charlotte, NC – A retired Green Beret general plans to campaign in North Carolina for Democratic president candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign announced that retired Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert would campaign Tuesday in Charlotte and Fayetteville … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: The Walking Wounded
August 7, 2008 – Two weeks ago an important new part of helping Space Coast veterans opened its doors — and its arms. It’s the Melbourne Veterans Center, a walk-in facility designed like other such clinics nationwide to aid returning … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Supporting Our Troops – Swift Passage a Must for Veterans’ Bill
August 5, 2008 – They put their lives on the line to protect us — our country, our freedoms, our way of life. The least we can do is make sure they receive the appropriate and necessary care they — … Continue reading
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A Surgeon’s Guidebook to the Horrors of Battle
August 5, 2008 – The pictures show shredded limbs, burned faces, profusely bleeding wounds. The subjects are mostly American GI’s, but they include Iraqis and Afghans, some of them young children. They appear in a new book, “War Surgery in … Continue reading
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August 6, VA Research Scandal: Violations Rife in Hospital’s Studies on Veterans
August 5, 2008 – An investigation of research conducted at an Arkansas veterans hospital has uncovered rampant violations in its human experiments program, including missing consent forms, secret HIV testing and failure to report more than 100 deaths of subjects … Continue reading
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Aug. 6 Representatives in Action: House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Priorities for the 110th Congress
What Congress has done for Veterans. Below is a comprehensive list of priorities and actions of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 110th Congress. Priority: Adequate & Timely Funding for Veterans * The House of Representatives approved the funding … Continue reading
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Coffee House by Fort Lewis Would Support Veterans
August 6, 2008 – A group of local veterans hopes to launch a coffeehouse near Fort Lewis where soldiers – both active-duty and out of the military – could brew both good java and good company. The coffeehouse would be … Continue reading
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