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Yearly Archives: 2008
Editorial Column: Stress, Suicides, Mental Illness Plague Our War Veterans
Aug. 1, 2008 – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a hidden cost, being borne by our returning warriors in unrelenting anguish and 18 suicides a day. Pfc. Joseph Dwyer didn’t commit suicide – technically. But death was grim … Continue reading
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For White House, Hiring is Political
July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – On May 17, 2005, the White House’s political affairs office sent an e-mail message to agencies throughout the executive branch directing them to find jobs for 108 people on a list of “priority candidates” … Continue reading
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Strained by War, US Army Promotes Unqualified Soldiers
July 30, 2008,Fort Hood, TX – America’s military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan is certain to remain a key issue in the presidential race — and soon that could include renewed focus on a “stretched thin” U.S. Army. According to … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: What if Iraq Works
July 31, 2008 – There is a growing confidence among officers, diplomats and politicians that a constitutional Iraq is going to make it. We don’t hear much anymore of trisecting the country, much less pulling all American troops out in … Continue reading
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Deal on a Security Agreement is Close, Iraqis Say
July 31, 2008, Baghdad – Iraq and the United States are close to a deal on a sensitive security agreement that Iraqi officials said on Wednesday satisfies the nation’s desire to be treated as sovereign and independent. The agreement, under … Continue reading
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July 30 Lawsuit Update: VCS and VUFT Press Release: Veterans Appeal Court Decision Against Overhauling VA
Veterans Appeal Court Decision Against Overhauling VA On June 25, 2008, Senior Federal District Court Judge Samuel Conti issued his decision in the landmark case brought on behalf of veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury. In his decision, … Continue reading
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A Soldier Shares His Life After Combat Deployment
July 30, 2008 – It was a lost high-school class ring that eventually put me in touch with Mark Sewell, a 1980 graduate of Union High School in Tulsa, Okla. The ring had been stolen in a burglary more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf War, TBI
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Benefits Might Come Easier for Disabled Veterans
July 30, 2008 – U.S. Rep. Bill Foster was in Batavia Monday to announce his cosponsorship of a bill designed to improve the claims process for veterans seeking disability benefits. Speaking at a news conference at his office on River … Continue reading
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New Research Shows PTSD Leaves Physical Footprints on the Brain
July 27, 2008 -At a recent conference for some of the area’s leading neurologists, San Francisco physicist Norbert Schuff captured his colleagues’ attention when he presented colorful brain images of U.S. soldiers who had returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and … Continue reading
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Rights Group Wants US Officials Probed for Ordering Torture
July 25, 2008, Washington, DC – A Nobel-prize-winning rights group said US officials committed war crimes by ordering what the group says was torture of detainees, and called for them to be probed and prosecuted. “There must be a complete … Continue reading
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