Author Archives: Team VCS

Judge Sides with Soldier, Grants Conscientious Objector Status Based on Christian Religious Beliefs Against War

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 22, 2008 – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army to grant conscientious objector status and an honorable discharge to Pfc. Michael Barnes, a Fort Richardson-based paratrooper who said he experienced a religious awakening in Iraq two years … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Absence of Leadership

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 25, 2008 – It took President Bush until Wednesday night to address the American people about the nation’s financial crisis, and pretty much all he had to offer was fear itself. There was no acknowledgement of the shocking failure … Continue reading →

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Filner Leads House in Passage of Comprehensive Bills to Help Veterans Prevent Foreclosure, Access the Health Care They Need and Receive Earned Disability Benefits in a Timely Fashion

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to provide improved health care services and increased benefits for our Nation’s … Continue reading →

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AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 18, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Federation of Government Employees, (AFGE), which represents 180,000 employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today criticized the current discretionary VA funding process and urged Congress to move on the Veterans … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Move Forward on Veterans Bills

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Congress is moving closer to passing a package of veterans’ benefits improvements before adjourning for the year, but final details remain unclear. The House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act on Monday, as … Continue reading →

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Veterans for Peace Occupy National Archives, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney for War Crimes

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

“Arresting Bush and Cheney for war crimes will honor our oath to the Constitution,” veterans say. September 23, 2008 – On Tuesday morning, September 23, 7:30am, at the front of the National Archives Building on Constitution Ave. in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

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Sep 24: VCS Urges VA to Notify Veterans Impacted by New ALS and TBI Regulations

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D.Secretary of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Ave., NWWashington, DC 20420 Dear Secretary Peake: Veterans for Common Sense thanks you for your decision to use your rule-making authority and grant service-connected … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Our Generals Almost Cost Us Iraq

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – The dominant media storyline about the Iraq war holds that the decisions about how to conduct it pitted ignorant civilians — especially the president and secretary of defense — against the uniformed military, whose wise and … Continue reading →

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Group of Veterans Call for Bush Impeachment

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 –  Five war veterans have begun a 24-hour hunger strike at the National Archives to protest what they call President George W. Bush’s violations of the Constitution. Members of Veterans For Peace climbed a nine-foot fence early … Continue reading →

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VA Secretary Establishes ALS as a Presumptive Compensable Illness

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may receive badly-needed support for themselves and their families after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that ALS will become a presumptively compensable illness for all veterans with … Continue reading →

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