Author Archives: Team VCS

Why It’s Criminal to Lie About Military Honors

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Team VCS

  From the Atlantic  By: LINDSAY WINDSOR & ARTHUR RIZER    As the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold the Stolen Valor Act, the public should note the damage that fraudulent veterans have already done. AP IMAGES Rick Duncan was a … Continue reading →

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Hidden Wounds And Hidden Strengths Of Our Military Families

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Huffington Post By Joseph Bobrow,Found and President,Coming Home Project Stephanie’s husband, Michael, returned from Iraq in body, but he was plagued by unrecognized post traumatic stress. After six months stateside, he committed suicide. Stephanie’s church, their main support … Continue reading →

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Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg’s Warrior Transtition Battalion

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Team VCS

by Greg Barnes, Fayetteville Observer   Leaders of Fort Bragg’s Warrior Transition Battalion are wrongly accusing soldiers of faking illness or injury in an effort to keep them from getting full military benefits, some soldiers in the battalion said during … Continue reading →

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Policy fraught with danger

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Hearld Net. Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a study by the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The study shows an 80 percent increase … Continue reading →

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Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will train more than 3 million nurses in coming years on how to recognize and respond to post-traumatic stress … Continue reading →

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Military career skills program for spouses under scrutiny

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Team VCS

  By FREDREKA SCHOUTEN USA Today Published: April 9, 2012 Dana Kendall adored her dog, Toni, but struggled to manage the brindle-coated pit bull terrier she rescued from dog-fighting. The dog was unruly, had not been housebroken and did not respond … Continue reading →

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Attention Please Share this Very Important Resource

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Team VCS

Welcome to the Veterans Crisis Line Website The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Push for GWI Treatment Research Funding Spreads to U.S. Senate

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS supports these efforts. Please let your elected officials know that you do as well. ——   Written by Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes.comApril 8, 2012 (Washington, DC – 91outcomes.com) – This year’s push for funding the Peer Reviewed Gulf War Illness Congressionally Directed … Continue reading →

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VCS Special Commentary: Closer Look at Veteran Unemployment

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Team VCS

 By Christopher Miller LLB(HONS) VCS Advocate and Truman National Security Fellow                Unemployment among veterans remains above the national average by many measures, sometimes doubling or tripling it in certain categories. The fact that veterans are struggling … Continue reading →

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Veterans can now seek compensation for bad foreclosures

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Team VCS

If you are, or were, in the military and were wrongly foreclosed on, you could stand to gain at least $116,785. Four banks — Ally, Bank of America, Citi and Wells Fargo – have agreed to review the cases of every service member … Continue reading →

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