Yearly Archives: 2009

Army Makes Deployment Hearing Test Mandatory

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 – Bomb blasts, howling engines, growling generators and the deafening roar of military aircraft have made the war zones noisy enough to damage soldiers’ hearing. An estimated 25 percent of redeploying soldiers have reported experiencing some change … Continue reading →

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Jan 12 VCS Update: A Medal for PTSD? VCS Urges PTSD Exams and Treatment Now

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 -The Department of Defense (DoD) rejected the idea of a Purple Heart Medal for veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Last week, The New York Times editorialized against a medal for PTSD. In contrast, the … Continue reading →

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Turkish Government Arrests 100 in Coup Plot

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

The coup plot case underlines a widening divide between the country’s growing Islamic class and secularists.  January 11, 2009, Ankara, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court formally arrested 14 more people Sunday for ties to an alleged secularist plot by … Continue reading →

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Vets can face hurdles securing the benefits they earned

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – For former Army medic Ivy Lara, the whistle of a mortar shell is all she remembers. Trapped, no time for cover. The explosion leveled the sergeant’s quarters and hurled her through the air. A repaired ear … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Bush Rule was Eight Years of Madoff Ponzi Scams

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – Three days after the world learned that $50 billion may have disappeared in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, The Times led its front page of Dec. 14 with the revelation of another $50 billion rip-off. This time … Continue reading →

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Helping Soldiers Cope with Stress Disorder

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 9, 2009, Copperas Cove, TX – Carissa Picard had been working nearly non-stop for 36 hours on a Fort Bragg soldier’s case, and it didn’t appear, at least to her, that she’d be stopping any time soon. With piles … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma City Army Veteran Charged with Making Bombs

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 8, 2009 – Steven Andrew Jordal, 24, was arrested Dec. 22 after an informant told Oklahoma City police Jordal was trying to sell such devices to criminals. Jordal, a former infantry tank specialist in the Army, was carrying a … Continue reading →

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VA Health Enrollment to Rise; Lawmakers Shrug Off CBO

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 10, 2009 – An estimated 258,000 middle-income veterans with no service-connected health conditions will be allowed by late June to enroll in the VA health care system.  Enrollment means access to VA health care in exchange for modest co-payments, … Continue reading →

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Missouri Sen. Kit Bond Won’t Seek Re-Election

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 8, 2009, Jefferson City, MO – Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he does not “aspire to become Missouri’s oldest senator.” Bond, 69, made the announcement at the state Capitol, … Continue reading →

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Obama Picks a Conscience for the CIA

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 8, 2009 – At long last. Change we can believe in. In choosing Leon Panetta to take charge of the CIA, President-elect Barak Obama has shown he is determined to put an abrupt end to the lawlessness and deceit … Continue reading →

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