Author Archives: Team VCS

BofA and DoD Security SNAFU: Info on 1.2 Customers Lost by Bank Bank Loses Tapes of Records of 1.2 Million With Visa Cards Bank of America said yesterday that it had lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 … Continue reading →

Suicides in Marine Corps Rise by 29{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}; Fast Pace of Operations Are Believed to Contribute By Ann Scott TysonWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, February 25, 2005; Page A19 The Marine Corps suffered a 29 percent spike in suicides last year, reaching … Continue reading →

Soldier shocked by pupils’ letters Gary Younge in New YorkThursday February 24, 2005The Guardian A teacher has apologised for letters sent by his sixth-grade students to an American soldier, accusing the US military of killing civilians and destroying Iraqi mosques … Continue reading →

W.’s Stiletto Democracy WASHINGTON – It was remarkable to see President Bush lecture Vladimir Putin on the importance of checks and balances in a democratic society. Remarkably brazen, given that the only checks Mr. Bush seems to believe in are … Continue reading →

        For the past fifty years, our military has been subjected to an obscure legal doctrine known as “The Feres Doctrine.”  While the average soldier can normally spend his entire career without even giving the Supreme Court a second thought, … Continue reading →

PARIS, Ill. – It was a day for high school bands and red, white and blue balloons, for cheers and tears and a sea of jubilant family and friends in every imaginable form of patriotic attire. “The 1544th” finally had … Continue reading →

Killers on and off the battlefield? BY FRANK MAINCrime Reporter fmain@suntimes.com Pierre Cole seemed high on killing. Cole, a soldier in Iraq, called his dad from overseas to boast about gunning down enemies in a firefight in 2003. “He was … Continue reading →

Military notifiers must tell the family when a loved one dies Associated Press – ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Army Lieutenant Colonel Ken Leners brings the news every family fears most. Leners is a “casualty notification officer” with the Army’s 88th Regional … Continue reading →

For 12 Years VA Failed to Contact WWII Veterans Exposed to Chemical Wafare Agents U.S. seeks out vets in chemical tests BY DAVID ZEMAN DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER February 18, 2005 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday … Continue reading →