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Yearly Archives: 2008
Maryland Mom Uses Son’s Iraq War Death to Help Change IImmigration Law
July 27, 2008, Randallstown, MD – U.S. Army Specialist Kendell Frederick lost his life while trying to become a citizen of the country he was fighting for. Now, his mother hopes a bill President Bush signed into law Thursday will … Continue reading
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Six War Protesters Arrested at California Capitol
June 26, 2008, Sacramento, CA – Six Iraq war protesters were arrested for demonstrating near the governor’s office at the state Capitol. The California Highway Patrol arrested them Thursday for demonstrating without a permit and disruptive behavior inside the Capitol. … Continue reading
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Afghanistan: A War That’s Still Not Won
June 26, 2008 – The Taliban took the school-books away. It also took the flour and cooking oil. It warned the farmers of Kajaki Olya, a village on the banks of the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, not to accept … Continue reading
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June 27, Lawsuit Update: Setback for Veterans Fighting VA for Better Healthcare and Benefits
June 25, 2008 – Link to a KPIX – 5 TV (CBS News) video about the verdict in Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Click here to watch a TV … Continue reading
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High-Tech Testing for War Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
June 25, 2008 – An Elk Grove Village hospital plans to use brain-imaging technology to determine whether combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder also might suffer from undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries. A “magnetic stethoscope” primarily used to study epilepsy and … Continue reading
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Make $1M Donation to Iraqi Children
June 26, 2008 – The Hollywood couple made the donation via their charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. The money will go to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and will help 8,000 children who have lost parents, homes or the … Continue reading
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Goodbye Jim Hinde
June 26, 2008 – Jim Hinde was the real deal. He was born and raised in Ohio. He was a Vietnam Vet who rambled homeless and broke in the early ’70s, lived in the skid road missions, and rode the … Continue reading
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VCS in the News: Judge Rules Court Won’t Step in to Aid Vets
Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, one of the plaintiff organizations, chose to look on the bright side. Conti “confirmed many of our allegations” and issued “a huge alarm bell for Congress and the VA to take … Continue reading
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June 25, VCS Press Release: VCS to Appeal Court Ruling Against Veterans
June 25, 2008, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth Press Release: Court Rules that Veterans Should Seek Relief from VA and Congress, Veterans to Appeal Senior Federal District Court Judge Samuel Conti has issued his decision in the … Continue reading
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Iraq Vet Driven by Friend’s Death
June 25, 2008 – On the eve of last month’s Senate vote on Sen. Jim Webb’s GI Bill, Patrick Campbell clicked “send” on one last lobbying e-mail to staffers. Then he broke down and cried. Campbell, the legislative director for … Continue reading
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