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‘My Daughter’s Dream Became a Nightmare’: The Murder of Military Women Continues

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Team VCS

October 6, 2008 – “My daughter’s dream became a nightmare,” sadly said Gloria Barrios, seven months after her daughter, US Air Force Senior Airman Blanca Luna, was murdered on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. On March 7, 2008, Senior Airman … Continue reading →

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30 Civilians Died in Afghan Raid, U.S. Inquirty Finds

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Team VCS

October 7, 2008 – An investigation by the military has concluded that American airstrikes on Aug. 22 in a village in western Afghanistan killed far more civilians than American commanders there have acknowledged, according to two American military officials. The … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Asks Troops to Rate Health Care

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 3, 2008 – The Pentagon is asking wounded, ill or injured service members and their families to rate their medical care in an anonymous poll that officials hope will encourage candor. The Defense Department on Thursday posted questionnaires on … Continue reading →

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DoD Develops Compensation & Benefits Handbook

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 6, 2008 – DoD announced today it has developed a comprehensive handbook describing compensation and other benefits service members and their families would be entitled to upon separation or retirement as a result of serious injury or illness.              … Continue reading →

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Mind Training Helps Troops with Combat, Then PTSD

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 7, 2008, Camp Lejeune, NC – The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, … Continue reading →

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Iraq Veteran Relays the Trauma, Tragedy of War

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 7, 2008 – Tuesday night, Iraq War veteran Kristofer Goldsmith tried to describe what a dead human body smells like to a wide-eyed audience of more than 50 students, professors and community members. “I can tell you that it … Continue reading →

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Oct 7, VCS Mentioned in Editorial Column About Torture: Even Blind Justice Sees Through the Bush Administration

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Team VCS

October 6, 2008 – Justice may be blind, sometimes deaf and too often dumb, but every once in a while it still gets something right. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ordered the government to … Continue reading →

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Rate of Sexual Assault in Army Prompts an Effort at Prevention

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 3, 2008 – The Army is launching a new war against an old foe: the lingering problem of sexual violence within the military. Last month, 80 high-ranking generals gathered at a hotel in Alexandria, Va., for a mandatory, weeklong … Continue reading →

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Armed Forces in United Kingdom Facing ‘Explosion’ of Mental Illness

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 5, 2008 – The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that ex-servicemen’s charities have seen a 53{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} increase in the number of veterans seeking help since 2005, a rate which threatens to “swamp” them within a few years. The Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Oct 6 Weekly Update: Reminder to Register to Vote

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS Speaks at Sarasota and San Francisco Events, and VCS Reminds Everyone to Register and Vote October 6, 2008 – First, some great news from our recent VCS road trips. On Saturday, October 4, more than 150 people turned out … Continue reading →

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