Yearly Archives: 2008

Joint VA-DoD Pilot Program May Overhaul Treatment of Veterans

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – The influx of wounded troops from Afghanistan and Iraq has burst the seams of the military health care system. The much-publicized scandal in 2007 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which kick-started reforms, has proved to … Continue reading →

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July 18, Voting Rights Update: VA Secretary Peake Blocks ALL Voting Rights for Veterans at VA Facilities – VCS Issues Statement

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

VA refuses request to change vote policy July 17, 2008 – Veterans Secretary James Peake formally responded to a request by three prominent Democratic senators to reverse his policy disallowing voter registration drives on Department of Veterans Affairs property. He … Continue reading →

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Serious Proselytizing at Air Force Base

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – The Jewish Observer reports on new accusations of unconstitutional religious activities at Wright Patterson Air Base in Ohio. The report is based on work done by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which has received 100 complaints … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Is Iran Bush’s Answer?

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – History can be very harsh and subjective. It seems that the significant accomplishments of President Bill Clinton will be unfortunately overshadowed by his personal indiscretions while in office. Historians will never shy from emphasizing that he … Continue reading →

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Living with PTSD: A Wife’s Perspective

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – Carol and Chuck Chapman thought they’d start their lives all over again once he retired from the Marine Corps after nearly 30 years of service. They moved to Mesa County and bought a spread on Reeder … Continue reading →

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Jail Inmates Hear from Armed Forces Recruiter

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008 – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office paired with the Newport-based Army recruiter on Saturday July 12, in an effort to convey information to jail inmates about the possibility of serving in the U.S. armed forces. This effort … Continue reading →

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ACLU Seeks Answers on Torture from Former Attorney General Ashcroft

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 17, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union calls on former Attorney General John Ashcroft, in today’s House Judiciary hearing, to provide Congress and the American people with answers to questions about when, why and how the … Continue reading →

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Sides Clash Over Treatment of Bin Laden’s Driver

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba – The prosecution and defense witnesses have given widely different accounts of the way Osama bin Laden’s former driver has been treated in U.S. prisons in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay. … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Editorial: Legislators – Compensate Troops

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 16, 2008 – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-OH) were joined by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D – IL) and Congressman Walter Jones (RNC) to call on Congress to compensate troops affected by “stop loss,” a … Continue reading →

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Returning Troops Need Full Mental Health Services

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Team VCS

July 15, 2008 – As U.S. troops come home from the ambush zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re facing serious mental health problems on a scale unprecedented in the history of American warfare. Of the roughly 1.64 million U.S. troops … Continue reading →

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