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VA Names Members of Gulf War Veterans Advisory Committee

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 1990–1991 will have their own special advocates before Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake, thanks to a new advisory committee Peake … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Biggest Obstacle to Democrats’ GI Bill

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans groups say it’s time to expand college aid for GIs, and Democrats want to use an election year to do it. Their biggest obstacle? The Pentagon. The Defense Department is lobbying against legislation … Continue reading →

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Tillman Mom: Account of Death May Not be True

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008, San Francisco, CA – The mother of a former professional football player who died while serving in the Army Rangers suspects the military’s account of how fellow soldiers shot and killed her son in Afghanistan is still … Continue reading →

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Former Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing Two Journalists in 2003

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008 – Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the US military shelling of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. The attack killed two journalists: Reuters cameraman Taras Protsyuk and Jose Couso, a cameraman for the Spanish television network … Continue reading →

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New Wing at Veterans Home Sits Empty, No Money for Staff as Wait List Grows to 400

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008, La Salle, Ill – A brand new wing of the LaSalle Veterans Home is sitting empty and unused – with more than 400 veterans on a waiting list. WBBM’s Steve Miller has the story. The funding was … Continue reading →

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May 12 VCS Weekly Update: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars By The Numbers

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

Shh . . . ! (Headline Now Appearing in Newspapers.) (VCS has the numbers the government doesn’t want you to see, the statistics the press frequently neglects to report . . .) VCS spent the past two years sending Freedom of Information … Continue reading →

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May 14 VCS Torture Lawsuit Update: Military Releases Documents About Prisoner Torture and Deaths

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 14, 2008, New York – The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained previously withheld documents from the Defense Department, including internal investigations into the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. Uncensored documents released as a result of the ACLU’s … Continue reading →

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May 13-15: Leading Veterans Service Organizations Meet Near Washington, DC

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Team VCS

Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Gather in Virginia to Envision a Bold Future for Military & Veterans Service Organizations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday May 12, 2008 MEDIA CONTACT: Amy Fairweather, Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, 415-505-6558, afairweather@stp-sf.org; www.coalitionforveterans.org CHANTILLY, … Continue reading →

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Charges Dropped Against ’20th’ Highjacker – Claims Confession Elicited After Torture

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Team VCS

May 12, 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called “20th hijacker” in the Sept. 11 attacks, his U.S. military defense lawyer said Monday. … Continue reading →

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IG: 3-Star Lied About Sex in the White House

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008 – Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem seemed to have it all. He rose from deck seaman to a Naval Academy football star whose punting prowess earned him the nickname “Boomer” and a part-time practice gig with the Detroit … Continue reading →

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