Author Archives: Team VCS

January 4, 2008 – Soldiers returning from war don’t need to exhibit any scars on their bodies to be injured. Many — as many as 65 percent — have witnessed and survived the trauma of explosions and detonations. Those jolts … Continue reading →

January 7, 2008 – The CIA destroyed videotapes showing its agents subjecting high-level al-Qaeda detainees to waterboarding after the agency’s inspector general issued a classified report in the spring of 2004 that concluded the interrogation methods used on the prisoners … Continue reading →

January 7, 2008 – They are the other casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: spouses – mostly wives – of military personnel as well as their children, parents and even siblings struggling with the fear that accompanies combat … Continue reading →

January 3, 2008 – Tomah, Wisconsin – Ah, the wonders of privatization. On Dec. 10, locked doors greeted veterans seeking treatment at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics in Rice Lake and Hayward. Corporate Wellness & Fitness, the Kentucky … Continue reading →

January 5, 2008 – Too many severely injured troops and their families haven’t been getting the bedside help they need in preparing applications to qualify for up to $100,000 in traumatic injury insurance. But that is going to change, says … Continue reading →

January 5, 2008 – The U.S. military said Saturday that an Iraqi soldier apparently shot dead two American service members for “reasons that are as yet unknown” while they were on a joint patrol north of the capital. Three other … Continue reading →

January 4, 2008 – While serving in Iraq, Noah Pierce survived the bombs, the snipers, and countless encounters with the enemy. But his family and friends say it was the guilt that finally overcame him. “The demons and the pain…he’s … Continue reading →

January 2, 2008 – With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries approaching, I thought we’d begin taking a look at how the candidates address veterans issues. Whether a candidate’s platform calls for an end to the Iraq war or … Continue reading →

Huckabee Steps Back Into the Pulpit at Evangelical Church While Campaigning WINDHAM, New Hampshire, January 6, 2008 – A pastor from Texas was scheduled to deliver the sermon Sunday at a church here called the Crossing. But instead this small … Continue reading →

January 3, 2008 – CIBOLO, Texas – In near-freezing temperatures Thursday, Spc. Austin Johnson and his wife, Lisa, cut through a yellow ribbon stretched across the porch of their new home and walked in to a house full of furniture. … Continue reading →