Author Archives: Team VCS

March 30, 2008 – Randy Mills, a Vietnam veteran who lives in Mount Pleasant, occasionally gets newsletters reporting that another veteran committed suicide. “It brings back memories of what we went through there,” Mills said. He was part of an … Continue reading →

April 19, 2008 – America’s most senior general was “hoodwinked” by top Bush administration officials determined to push through aggressive interrogation techniques of terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, leading to the US military abandoning its age-old ban on the … Continue reading →

April 20, 2008 – Spc. Justin Rollins On January 3, 2008, military blogger Major Andrew Olmsted was killed in Iraq. Andrew wrote a blog to be published in the event of his death. While Americans were losing interest in Iraq, Andrew … Continue reading →

San Francisco, CA — A lawsuit charging that the Veterans Administration has fallen down in providing mental health care to returning vets is about to go to trial in San Francisco, and two organizations are asking a federal judge for … Continue reading →

April 16, 2008 – A state Senate bill that provides additional protections for the re-employment of military veterans is headed to Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm for her signature. Senate Bill 192, sponsored by Sen. Jim Barcia, D-Bay City, unanimously passed … Continue reading →

April 9, 2008 – US Air Force Reserve Maj. Thomas “Buzz” Rempfer, a 43-year-old Connecticut native, is hoping he is nearing the end of nearly a decade’s perpetual and unprecedented battle with the Pentagon over the legality, safety and effectiveness … Continue reading →

April 17, 2008 – Washington, DC — A study by RAND Corporation said 300,000 American soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental problems such as depression or post traumatic stress. Another 320,000 sustained brain injuries. But … Continue reading →

April 17, 2008 – Washington, DC — The war in Iraq has become “a major debacle” and the outcome “is in doubt” despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday … Continue reading →

April 17, 2008 – As news broke of the rape of yet another US military contractor employee in Iraq [see “Another KBR Rape Case” at thenation.com], the Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened a hearing April 9 to demand that the … Continue reading →

April 17, 2008 – Washington, DC — Military interrogators assaulted Afghan detainees in 2003, using investigation methods they learned during self-defense training, Pentagon documents released Wednesday show.  [Note: VCS is a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit to obtain documents from the … Continue reading →