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Veterans Celebrate Independence Day in Illinois

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008, Champaign, IL – Fireworks, parades, barbeque all help us celebrate independence day. But to veterans the holiday means so much more. They’re quick to tell you a joke or a tall-tale but ask a Veteran about America … Continue reading →

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Homeless Veterans Face New Battle for Survival

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008 – “I can’t find the right words to describe when you are homeless,” says Iraq war veteran Joseph Jacobo. “You see the end of your life right there. What am I going to do, what am I … Continue reading →

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Soldiers Hope Battle with Cold Medicines Serves as Warning to Others

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008, Camp Casey, South Korea – Pfc. Stephen Wanser’s typical Saturday breakfasts were the same as his Friday night dinners: 16 Coricidin Cough and Cold pills, water or soda optional. Wanser and his roommate, Pfc. Gary Cooper, 22, … Continue reading →

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Eager to Tap Iraq’s Oil, Industry Execs Suggested Military Intvervention

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – Two years before the invasion of Iraq, oil executives and foreign policy advisers told the Bush administration that the United States would remain “a prisoner of its energy dilemma” as long as Saddam Hussein was in … Continue reading →

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Marine, 23, is Found Dead at California Base

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – Sgt. Sean Webster served two tours in Iraq, was awarded two Purple Hearts and was severely wounded by shrapnel from an explosion in 2005. Afterward, he endured more than 10 surgeries and relentless physical therapy, and … Continue reading →

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A Shortage of Troops in Afghanistan

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – The nation’s top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are … Continue reading →

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Coalition Chopper Downed in Afghanistan

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – A helicopter from the U.S.-led forces was shot down south of the Afghan capital Wednesday, but the crew escaped without serious injury, the coalition said. In the south, a suicide car bomber targeted a … Continue reading →

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Wife Says Soldier’s Standoff Triggered in Part by PTSD

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008, Honolulu, HI – A Schofield Barracks soldier led Honolulu Police on an 18 hour standoff. The standoff began at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The soldier had barricaded himself in his home with guns. Officers moved in and negotiators … Continue reading →

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Three War Veterans View the Presidential Campaign

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – Views of the 2008 presidential campaign from two recent Army veterans and an injured Marine: Brandon Ziegler, of Bethel, Pa., did two short tours in Iraq with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. He joined the military … Continue reading →

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More Troops Die in Afghanistan than in Iraq

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – June was the second month in a row during which the U.S. and allied troop deaths in the Afghan war were more numerous than those in Iraq, CNN reported. Last moth, at least 46 foreign troops … Continue reading →

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