Author Archives: Team VCS

May 23, USA Today Editorial: Our View on Mental Health and the Military – Wars Take a Deadly Toll, Even After Vets Return Home

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Team VCS

VA, ill-equipped to handle suicide problem, plays it down instead.  May 23, 2008 – When a top doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs learned in February that about 1,000 veterans under VA care attempt suicide each month, he knew … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: How We Can Really Honor Our Veterans

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Team VCS

May 22, 2008 – Memorial Day is upon us again, and the more traditional towns will be flying flags and hosting parades and holding ceremonies to honor the million American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who’ve fallen in … Continue reading →

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May 23, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Mentions Lawsuit Against VA: Failing Our Troops

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Team VCS

In April, lawyers for a veterans’ advocacy group released e-mails written by Dr. Ira Katz, chief of mental health at the VA. Under a subject line of “Shhh,” Dr. Katz revealed that the number of suicides by returning veterans was … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Why US Must Pull Out of Iraq

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Team VCS

May 22, 2008 – As the debate over supplemental funding for the war in Iraq plays out in Congress, a growing consensus on the need to adopt a policy of “strategic patience” has become accepted wisdom in the national debate. … Continue reading →

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May 22, VCS in the News: Does McCain Have a Vets Problem?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

“Senator McCain clearly needs to be recognized for his military service and in some respects that will play to his advantage, but when it actually comes to delivering health care and benefits during war, Senator McCain’s going to have some … Continue reading →

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Holy Warriors in the US Armed Forces

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

May 18, 2008 – Recently the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), an advocacy group, along with Specialist Jeremy Hall filed suit in federal court in Kansas. This case being held in front of civil authorities alleges that Specialist Hall’s right … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: VA Busted Again Over Poor Diagnosis and Mistreatment of PTSD Vets

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

May 19, 2008, Salem, Oregon – Maybe it was fate, perhaps it is what many refer to as “Murphy’s Law”; either way the spirit of the Veteran’s Administration reared its ugly head last week when an email in a few … Continue reading →

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Guard Stresses PTSD Symptoms at Meetings

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

May 21, 2008, Lewistown, MT – Montana’s National Guard expanded its PTSD outreach efforts this week, hosting a series of 20 public meetings in armories across the state. As part of its effort to familiarize the public — and veterans … Continue reading →

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May 22, Waco (Texas) Tribune Newspaper Editorial About VA E-Mail Scandal: Appalling PTSD Memo

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

May 20, 2008 – At a time when increasing numbers of veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, it is outrageous to learn that a Veterans Affairs supervisor suggested that VA caregivers downgrade PTSD findings to “adjustment disorders.” Congress should launch … Continue reading →

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May 23: VCS Memorial Day Weekend 2008 – Information to Use and to Share

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Team VCS

For Memorial Day 2008, Veterans for Common Sense provides several pieces of information frequently requested by our members.  Here are the latest death counts from the two current wars plus all prior wars.  We also provide the history behind Memorial Day plus a … Continue reading →

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