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Lawmaker to VA Secretary – Step Down Now

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Team VCS

An Illinois Democrat is calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson to resign for having paid bonuses to senior federal workers who were responsible for a $1 billion shortfall in the VA budget. “For the health and well-being … Continue reading →

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U.S. Diplomats Returning From Iraq With PTSD

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats are returning from Iraq with the same debilitating, stress-related symptoms that have afflicted many U.S. troops, prompting the State Department to order a mental health survey of 1,400 employees who have completed assignments there. Larry Brown, … Continue reading →

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Medical System Snares Wounded Warriors

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON — Service officer Rene Deschene advises military men and women with amputated limbs, post-traumatic stress and injuries invisible to the naked eye in the Veterans of Foreign Wars office at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta. Soldiers returning … Continue reading →

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US Army Ranks Begin to Thin

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Team VCS

Thousands more mid-level enlisted soldiers are leaving the Army than in each of the past two years, forcing the service to increase its use of pay-to-stay programs and find other ways to keep GIs in the fold. Four years into … Continue reading →

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Injured Connecticut Soldier Denied Service Benefits

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Team VCS

(Southington-WTNH) _ A presidential task force has announced new measures to improve what it describes as unacceptably poor coordination between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the defense department when it comes to helping wounded veterans of Iraq … Continue reading →

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Editorial – America’s Shadow Army in Iraq

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

May 1, 2007 | The Democratic leadership in Congress is once again gearing up for a great sellout on the Iraq war. While the wrangling over the $124 billion Iraq supplemental spending bill is being headlined in the media as … Continue reading →

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VCS Weekly Update: Hello from Paul, Your New Executive Director

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

May 1, 2007 Dear VCS Supporters: For this update, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and let you know why I came to work for Veterans for Common Sense. Five years ago the Administration began selling … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Back in the Days of Mission Accomplished

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

NEW YORK Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of President Bush’s jet landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and his speech declaring major fighting in Iraq over, all in front of a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner. At the time, it … Continue reading →

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Military Families Among Those Hit With Home Foreclosures

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Team VCS

The number of defaulted home mortgages in the state has risen sharply in recent years, and about a third of foreclosure auctions in the Fayetteville area have involved active-duty military families or veterans. Moreira Team is a boutique mortgage broker … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s Grieving Wife Speaks

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Team VCS

In an exclusive interview with FOX21’s Grace Polanski, Renea Waltz said, “The military killed my husband.” Renea’s 40-year-old husband, Staff Sergeant Mark Waltz died in their home Monday morning. Waltz said, “Those people who did not help my husband, killed … Continue reading →

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