Author Archives: Team VCS

High-Tech Testing for War Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – An Elk Grove Village hospital plans to use brain-imaging technology to determine whether combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder also might suffer from undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries. A “magnetic stethoscope” primarily used to study epilepsy and … Continue reading →

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Veterans Share Concerns With Top VA Official

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – Air Guard members often do short tours of duty overseas, but still may experience the stress and brutality of war, said Cathy Cook, a retired member of the Vermont Air National Guard. Because of their short … Continue reading →

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Anti-War Soldier Jonathan Hutto: People, Not Politicians, Will End the War in Iraq

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – Active-duty sailor Jonathan Hutto signed up to join the Navy in December 2003, at the age of 26. Previously a college activist fighting police brutality in Washington, D.C., and later an organizer with the ACLU, he … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: A Victory for Justice

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – The right of a prisoner to challenge his confinement is central to the American way of justice, and to our reputation as a fair and compassionate nation. So it is a relief to have those values … Continue reading →

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‘Who Do They Talk To?’ Executive Director of SVAS to Head National Initiative for Wounded Soldiers

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – A consortium of high-ranking officials from all four military branches has asked Tom Iselin, executive director of Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS), to help create a comprehensive national program for reintegrating wounded war veterans into society. … Continue reading →

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Iraq Vet Driven by Friend’s Death

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Team VCS

June 25, 2008 – On the eve of last month’s Senate vote on Sen. Jim Webb’s GI Bill, Patrick Campbell clicked “send” on one last lobbying e-mail to staffers. Then he broke down and cried. Campbell, the legislative director for … Continue reading →

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Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Calls Homeless Veterans ‘Hugely Important Issue’

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 23, 2008, Washington, DC – Calling the issue “hugely important,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today said the nation must fully integrate efforts to help homeless veterans. “How do we reach out to them, and how do … Continue reading →

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How Boris Johnson Became a War Criminal

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – Well, I suppose we should be grateful for one thing. It seems that a Western politician is finally going to pay the price for his involvement in the Iraq war. After five years of disaster and … Continue reading →

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First Female Poised to Become 4-Star

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, deputy commander and chief of staff of U.S. Army Material Command, is poised to become the first female four-star general in the U.S. military, according to an Army press release. Defense … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Big Oil and the War in Iraq

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Team VCS

June 24, 2008 – It took five years, the deaths of 4,100 US soldiers, and the wounding of 30,000 more to make Iraq safe for Exxon. It is the inescapable open question since the reasons given by President Bush for … Continue reading →

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