Author Archives: Team VCS

Sep 9, VCS in the News: In Policy Reversal, VA to Allow Voter Signup at Facilities

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

“The real question now,” said Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, “is whether the V.A. will implement the new policy in time for the November election and whether local and state voting officials will take proactive … Continue reading →

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Sep 9, Suicide Epidemic News: VA Reports Suicides Among Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans Hits Record High

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 9, 2008, Washington, DC – Suicide rates for young male Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans hit a record high in 2006, according to statistics to be released Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2006, the last year for … Continue reading →

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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the VA’s Decision to Allow Veterans Access to Voter Registration Services

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reversed its earlier decision to deny voter registration services to veterans in the Department’s facilities throughout the country. In July, … Continue reading →

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Fort Hood Soldiers Killed in Iraq/Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – The Defense Department announced Monday the deaths of four Fort Hood soldiers who were supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22, of St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday in Afghanistan, of wounds … Continue reading →

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McCain is Last Chance for Vietnam Veterans

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008 – Four years after Democrat John Kerry surrounded himself with his “band of brothers” at his convention, Republicans made sure that their just-concluded convention in St. Paul was a celebration of John McCain’s service in Vietnam, particularly … Continue reading →

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‘Hurt Locker’ A Soldier’s-Eye View of the Iraq War

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – Much has been made of the lack of success — both at the box office and artistically — of the topical movies that have come out since the American invasion of Iraq. “The Hurt Locker,” a … Continue reading →

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McCain’s History of Hot Temper Raises Concerns

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008, Washington, DC – John McCain made a quick stop at the Capitol one day last spring to sit in on Senate negotiations on the big immigration bill, and John Cornyn was not pleased. Cornyn, a mild-mannered Texas … Continue reading →

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Sept. 8: Grim Memories for Fort Carson Soldier

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008 – The photos on Pfc. Spencer Offenbacker’s laptop are gruesome: a severed Iraqi head; bugs crawling over a decaying body; a human skeleton in a pile of garbage. Offenbacker, 25, a Fort Carson soldier, said he took … Continue reading →

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Voter Rights Victory in Ohio – Voter ‘Caging’ Effort Declared Unconstitutional

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008, Columbus, Ohio (AP) – Republicans passed an unconstitutional law when they allowed Ohio counties to cancel a voter’s registration solely because some election notices mailed to a home address come back undeliverable, the state Democratic elections chief … Continue reading →

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Fort Hood Soldier Kills Officer, Then Himself in Killeen

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – Killeen police are investigating a murder-suicide in which a Fort Hood specialist killed his lieutenant and then himself this morning. According to a press release from the Killeen Police Department, the lieutenant and a staff sergeant … Continue reading →

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