Yearly Archives: 2008

ACLU At Guantánamo For Arraignment Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Today

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 5, 2008, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – As part of a $15 million commitment to provide adequate legal defense for several Guantánamo detainees, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are present for the arraignment today of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed … Continue reading →

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June 6, VCS in the News: Judge Orders VA into Court to Explain VA E-Mail Discouraging PTSD Diagnoses

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

Judge to consider newly-surfaced e-mail in vet care trial June 5, 2008, San Francisco, CA — A federal judge considering a lawsuit that alleges inadequate veterans medical care ordered government lawyers on Thursday to explain an e-mail by a U.S. … Continue reading →

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U.S. General in Iraq Takes Measures to Prevent Suicides

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 2, 2008, Washington – The U.S. general responsible for operations in Baghdad announced today that he is taking proactive measures to prevent soldiers in his command from taking their own lives. Soldiers are his “top priority,” Army Maj. Gen. … Continue reading →

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‘Who Should Answer the PTSD Hotline at 3AM?’

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

May 23, 2008, Washington, DC – The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation proposes the immediate implementation of a national PTSD Hotline, staffed 24/7 by disabled American Veteran graduates of the Purple Heart Foundation’s Veteran Business Training Center. … Continue reading →

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Researchers’ Complaints Ignored Over Anthrax Vaccine Problems

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 1, 2008 – Despite the enormous investments in developing an anthrax vaccine, senior employees at the Israel Institute for Biological Research have warned that there are problems with the product. However, institute director Dr. Avigdor Shafferman ignored their claims, … Continue reading →

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Soldiers: Long Tours Create ‘Lot of Stress’

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

May 30, 2008, Washington, DC – Three soldiers receiving Purple Hearts today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center spoke about the strains on soldiers in Iraq that contributed to a record number of suicides last year in the Army. The … Continue reading →

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VA Denies Money a Factor in PTSD Diagnoses

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 3, 2008, Washington, DC – A Veterans Affairs psychologist denies that she was trying to save money when she suggested that counselors make fewer diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder in injured soldiers. Norma Perez, who helps coordinate a post-traumatic … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Senator Clinton Lost Presidential Election Due to Her Vote for Iraq War Plus Her Failure to Repudiate Her Vote

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 4, 2008, Washington, DC – On her first campaign visit to New Hampshire, in February 2007, Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted by a voter who demanded she explain her 2002 Senate vote authorizing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. “I … Continue reading →

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Ex-Marine and Family Detail Struggles of Living with PTSD

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Team VCS

June 3, 2008 – When Marine Marty Smith, 27, was medically discharged in 2006, military officials said it was because of damage to his hearing. But after returning home, his hearing wasn’t the only dramatic change his wife, Heather Smith, … Continue reading →

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Nearby Firing Ranges Complicate Soldiers’ Recovery from PTSD

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Team VCS

June 3, 2008, Fort Benning, GA – Army Sgt. Jonathan Strickland sits in his room at noon with the blinds drawn, seeking the sleep that has eluded him since he was knocked out by the blast of a Baghdad car … Continue reading →

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