Yearly Archives: 2008

Major League Baseball: Giving Back to Veterans

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – In the spring of 2007, Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, accompanied his team on a visit to the wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Wilpon was haunted by the experience, especially … Continue reading →

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Veterans Hit the Battlegrounds

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 6, 2008 – Sen. John McCain is getting battleground-state help this week from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who will appear in a television commercial aimed at convincing the public that the United States is winning the Iraq war and … Continue reading →

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Brother, Can You Spare a Room?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 6, 2008 – The painful experience of homelessness is ending for more than 200 Bay State veterans who are getting a chance to start over under a revived federal housing program that is providing $2.5 million in rental assistance. … Continue reading →

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Brokenhearted Veteran Dies at Home

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 5, 2008, Framingham, MA – Coming home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan just after Thanksgiving 2006, Marine Staff Sgt. David Animas-Esquivel returned with a broken ring finger and a few scars, but otherwise physically unscathed. However, he … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Simple Arithmetic of a Fraudulent Surge

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – How many troops do we have to replace the ones deployed in Iraq today? You can make a good case the number is zero. But any stab at answering the question punctures the fantasy that the … Continue reading →

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Helping Vets with Hidden Wounds Left by US Wars

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – State lawmakers will convene the first of a series of meetings today to consider how to improve mental health services and programs for thousands of veterans returning to Massachusetts from Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘We want to … Continue reading →

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Veterans Celebrate Independence Day in Illinois

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008, Champaign, IL – Fireworks, parades, barbeque all help us celebrate independence day. But to veterans the holiday means so much more. They’re quick to tell you a joke or a tall-tale but ask a Veteran about America … Continue reading →

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At War on the 4th of July – Dialog Between Vietnam War and Iraq War Veterans

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – People nationwide will celebrate our nation’s independence this weekend. There will also be hundreds of thousands of U.S. Servicemen and women hunkered down in Afghanistan and Iraq this Fourth of July. While life on the war-front … Continue reading →

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July 4, VCS in the News: Vets Mull Wins and Losses in Benefit Fight

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008, San Francisco, CA – You could hear the joy in Patrick Campbell’s voice as he reflected on U.S. President George W. Bush’s signing Monday of a new GI Bill of Rights for veterans returning home from Iraq … Continue reading →

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Marine, 23, is Found Dead at California Base

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – Sgt. Sean Webster served two tours in Iraq, was awarded two Purple Hearts and was severely wounded by shrapnel from an explosion in 2005. Afterward, he endured more than 10 surgeries and relentless physical therapy, and … Continue reading →

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