Yearly Archives: 2008

House Veterans Committee Schedules Hearing on VA Advertising for July 15

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 14, 2008 – Tuesday, July 15 – 2 p.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing, “Media Outreach to Veterans” This hearing will explore the potential benefits for veterans as the Department of Veterans Affairs … Continue reading →

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Vets Get Meds With Possible Suicidal Effects

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 12, 2008 – A Department of Veterans Affairs smoking cessation study is not being used to test drugs on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, VA Secretary Dr. James Peake told the House Veterans Affairs Committee. But Peake acknowledged that … Continue reading →

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More Vets Seeking Help for PTSD

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 13, 2008 – It should have been one of happiest days of Nick Santoro’s young life. After two hellish combat tours in Iraq, Santoro was back at his Buckingham home just before Thanksgiving last year. He was surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Bell Vets Want Q&A With Obama and McCain

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 13, 2008 – If you had access to the bookings calendar of the Bell County Expo Center and turned the pages to Aug. 11, you might read something like this: McCain and Obama need seating for about 6,000. In … Continue reading →

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Peace of Mind, Body

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 14, 2008 – At 0800 hours yesterday, the lobby of the Veterans Affairs Baltimore Medical Center was filled with dozens of soldiers recently back from Iraq, dressed in their combat fatigues and reporting for yet another one of their … Continue reading →

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July 14, Iraq War Op-Ed by Senator Obama: Time to End Iraq War

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Team VCS

July 14, 2008, Chicago, IL — The call by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of … Continue reading →

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July 14, OEF Update: Nine U.S. Soldiers Killed as U.S. Base in Afghanistan Attacked by Taliban

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Team VCS

Kabul, Afghanistan, July 13 — Taliban insurgents mounted a large-scale attack on an American forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Sunday, killing nine American soldiers in fierce fighting that continued through the day. Mark Laity, … Continue reading →

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‘Generation Kill’ Offers Insider Look at the Iraq War

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Team VCS

July 12, 2008 – We have seen no shortage of films and television series about the war in Iraq. Actually, that’s not entirely true. While there have been plenty made, getting viewers to see them has been something of a … Continue reading →

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Widow Sues Chantix Maker Over Husband’s Suicide

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Team VCS

July 10, 2008 – Yesterday as the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was holding a hearing on why veterans were being given the “suicide-inducing drug” Chantix, an Alabama attorney was busy filing the first product liability lawsuit against Chantix maker, … Continue reading →

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Take Care of Our Troops’ Mental Wounds

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Team VCS

July 11, 2008 – One in five people returning from the Iraq war screen positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though less than half of those seek help. The reason? They fear that a diagnosis of PTSD will stigmatize them … Continue reading →

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