Author Archives: Team VCS

Veterans Programs to Get More Money for Health Care

Posted on June 29, 2005 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Veterans Affairs Department will ask for an emergency infusion of cash to meet its health care expenses this year after pressure built in Congress to fill a $1 billion funding shortfall, a senator and other officials … Continue reading →

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Senate Votes 96-0 to Boost Veterans’ Health Aid

Posted on June 29, 2005 by Team VCS

Senate Votes to Boost Veterans’ Health AidBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Filed at 6:26 p.m. ET, June 29, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday spend an extra $1.5 billion on veterans’ health care this year as the Bush administration … Continue reading →

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Safer Vehicles for Soldiers: A Tale of Delays and Glitches

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Team VCS

When Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Iraq last year to tour the Abu Ghraib prison camp, military officials did not rely on a government-issued Humvee to transport him safely on the ground. Instead, they turned to Halliburton, the oil … Continue reading →

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VA Confirms 103,000 Iraq and Afghan Veterans Seek Healthcare

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Team VCS

VA Confirms 103,000 Iraq and Afghan Veterans Seek Healthcare: Senate Plans $1.5 Billion Spending Boost for Veterans By DAVID ESPOThe Associated PressTuesday, June 28, 2005; 3:26 PM WASHINGTON — Struggling to prevent political damage, Senate Republicans intend to raise spending on … Continue reading →

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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Team VCS

U.S. military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan Condition of 15-20 troops on board unknown; Taliban allegedly shot aircraft MSNBC News Services Updated: 4:09 p.m. ET June 28, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed Tuesday while flying troops … Continue reading →

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The Army’s Hard Sell

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Team VCS

The all-volunteer Army is not working. The problem with such an Army is that there are limited numbers of people who will freely choose to participate in an enterprise in which they may well be shot, blown up, burned to … Continue reading →

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Rape earns dubious distinction as a weapon of war

Posted on June 26, 2005 by Team VCS

Before World War I, casualties of armed conflicts were largely limited to battlefields and the soldiers upon them. Combat doctrine and equipment favored flat plateaus, fields or deserts removed from civilian populations. Unless the action took place in a populated … Continue reading →

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US general says troops question support

Posted on June 26, 2005 by Team VCS

US general says troops question support: Lawmakers grill officials on Iraq By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe Staff, June 24, 2005 WASHINGTON — The top US military commander in the Middle East warned yesterday that troops are questioning whether the American … Continue reading →

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The Bush Administration’s Failed Leadership Leaves VA With Severe Shortfall

Posted on June 24, 2005 by Team VCS

The Bush Administration’s Failed Leadership Leaves VA With Severe Shortfall RELEASED   June 23, 2005   PRESS CONTACTSBarry Piatt (202/224-2551)Senator Dorgan The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) announces a severe budget shortfall. Today, the VA informed members of Congress that its … Continue reading →

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Timeline for Iraq Pullout Would Aid Insurgents, Rumsfeld Says

Posted on June 23, 2005 by Team VCS

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that setting a timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq would give a “lifeline for terrorists.” And in a spirited defense of the war, he invoked Abraham Lincoln and the American revolution. … Continue reading →

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