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The War-Hero President and the Pacifist
June 2, 2008 – ‘I may not be able to see you,” the partially blind, stroke-impaired Ted Sorensen told a crowd at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston last week, “but I have more vision than the president of … Continue reading
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June 3 VCS Exclusive: Medication Effects and the Invisible Wounds of War – Why We Need A Blue Ribbon Panel on Soldier Suicide and Iatrogenic Harm
June 3, 2008 – “Is U.S. Health Care Really the Best in the World?” Such was the title of Dr. Barbara Starfield’s clarion call to fellow medical professionals in a July 2000 issue of JAMA, the prestigious journal of the … Continue reading
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Ft. Stewart’s Commanding General Calls 15-Month Tours ‘Traumatic’
June 3, 2008, Savannah, GA – Returning home from 15 months in Iraq, Fort Stewart’s commanding general said Monday adding three months to Army combat tours has proven “more traumatic” for troops — including himself. “It doesn’t matter if you’re … Continue reading
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Nearby Firing Ranges Complicate Soldiers’ Recovery from PTSD
June 3, 2008, Fort Benning, GA – Army Sgt. Jonathan Strickland sits in his room at noon with the blinds drawn, seeking the sleep that has eluded him since he was knocked out by the blast of a Baghdad car … Continue reading
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Ex-Marine and Family Detail Struggles of Living with PTSD
June 3, 2008 – When Marine Marty Smith, 27, was medically discharged in 2006, military officials said it was because of damage to his hearing. But after returning home, his hearing wasn’t the only dramatic change his wife, Heather Smith, … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why Won’t Republicans Do Right for the Veterans They Sent Off to War?
June 2, 2008 – Monday’s Memorial Day celebration reminded us of the supreme sacrifice of this country’s fallen heroes killed in war. It is because of them that we are insured our many freedoms and our way of life. … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: In Wake of McClellan Charges – When Bill Moyers Revealed How the Press Bought the War
May 31, 2008, New York – Debate continues today over charges by former White House spokesman Scott McClellan, in a new book and on TV, that his former boss “hoodwinked” the media, and the public, into going along with the … Continue reading
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Female Soldiers Know: Sexual Assault Can Lead to PTSD
May 26, 2008 – Last month I attended a presentation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, at the Anchorage Veterans Administration Clinic. PowerPoint slides provided a definition of PTSD and common causes of this disorder: IEDs, seeing the bodies of … Continue reading
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Editorial: Washington Post Editorial Board Declares U.S. Winning Iraq War
June 1, 2008 – There’s been a relative lull in news coverage and debate about Iraq in recent weeks — which is odd, because May could turn out to have been one of the most important months of the war. … Continue reading
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June 2 Update: VCS Brings VA’s PTSD Crisis into National Spotlight
As Americans focus on summer travel plans, Veterans for Common Sense keeps fighting to publicize and fix issues you care about. In 2002, VCS warned that VA was unprepared for casualties. Now, VA is treating 300,000 patients, inluding 75,000 with … Continue reading
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