Author Archives: Team VCS

Abuses Endangered Veterans in Cancer Drug Experiments ALBANY – Carl M. Steubing, a decorated Battle of the Bulge veteran whose experience of war made him a pacifist but also instilled in him a zest for living life at full tilt, … Continue reading →

Gay vets’ benefits at risk? As many as a million gay and lesbian veterans depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for health care—including many who can’t get HIV/AIDS care anywhere else. It’s reason enough for GLBT activists to … Continue reading →

Wounded in Action The first symptom was sleeplessness. It was July 2003 and Lance Corporal David McGough of the Royal Army Medical Corps was just back from a five-month tour of duty in Basra, Iraq. Lots of the lads from … Continue reading →

Troops unable to be treated for skin disease in Iraq will be seen by doctors in U.S. ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S.-based military doctors are bracing for a wave of servicemembers returning from Iraq this spring whose treatment for a skin … Continue reading →

Dear America, I am a soldier, and I served in Iraq. I spent the last year riding in an unarmored humvee with no doors, open to the whims of the enemy and the splashes of sewage from the wheels. I … Continue reading →

Returning veterans paint grim picture of war’s toll Soldiers recently returned from Iraq gave an unfiltered and unflattering assessment of the war’s human toll as they detailed their war experiences to a crowd of Oakton Community College students and faculty … Continue reading →

Insult to Injury: You Know They Treat Us Like Shit Says Iraq War Veteran WASHINGTON — Most patients at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington have a lot on their minds: the war they just fought, the injuries … Continue reading →

Two live grenades found in luggage of soldier returning from Iraq ATLANTA (AP) Two live hand grenades were found in the luggage of a soldier returning from Iraq on Thursday, halting operations at the international terminal of Atlanta’s airport for … Continue reading →