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Suicides Continue Alarming Rise in MIlitary
January 28, 2009 – Suicide rates among active-duty U.S. military personnel are continuing to rise even as the Defense Department dedicates more resources to identifying troubled service members and getting them the help they need, NBC News has learned. At … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, TBI
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Jan 29: Alternet Interviews VCS About National Security, Civil Liberties, and Veterans
January 29, 2009 – Paul Sullivan is a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War, serving in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq as a Cavalry Scout with the Army’s 1st Armored Division. As executive director of the National Gulf War Resource … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, Gulf War, mental health, TBI, terrorism, torture
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The Financial Crisis is Driving Hordes of Americans to Suicide
January 29, 2009 – The body count is still rising. For months on end, marked by bankruptcies, foreclosures, evictions, and layoffs, the economic meltdown has taken a heavy toll on Americans. In response, a range of extreme acts including suicide, … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health
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Keeping the Promise: Chairman Filner’s Agenda for Veterans for the 111th Congress
January 27, 2009 – January 27, 2009, Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, with both Democratic and Republican Members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in attendance, Chairman Bob Filner held a meeting with 34 veterans service … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf War
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New Sign of Brain Damage in N.F.L.
January 27, 2009, Tampa, FL – Brain damage commonly associated with boxers has been found in a sixth deceased former N.F.L. player age 50 or younger, further stoking the debate between many doctors and the league over the significance of … Continue reading
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Groups Urge Faster Action to Help Veterans
January 27, 2009 – A roundtable discussion, aimed at creating a consensus among military and veterans groups about top priorities for the year ahead, focused on how solving some longstanding problems might be especially important today to veterans and their … Continue reading
Posted in VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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Recruiting Stand-Down Ordered
January 27, 2009 – Army Secretary Pete Geren has ordered a stand-down of the Army’s entire recruiting force and a review of almost every aspect of the job is underway in the wake of a wide-ranging investigation of four suicides … Continue reading
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Obama to Hear Advice of Service Chiefs on Iraq
January 28, 2009 – Barack Obama often has said he will issue orders to swiftly close down the Iraq war. Now military leaders are getting a chance to tell the new commander in chief how they could comply, and why … Continue reading
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Washington Post Speculates on More Potential VA Leaders
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, a retired four-star Army general, appears to be stacking his sub-Cabinet with fellow veterans. We’re hearing buzz that Shinseki will name W. Scott Gould, who served in Iraq as a naval intelligence reservist, as … Continue reading
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Mesothelioma Cases Remain High for Military Veterans Exposed to Asbestos
January 26, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs stated that out of the millions of veterans who have served the country, hundreds of thousands have been exposed to asbestos during their service. Regarded as one of many coverups … Continue reading
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