Author Archives: Team VCS

Media Training Now Required for Iraq-Bound Soldiers NEW YORK As the U.S. military approaches nearly two years in the Iraq conflict, media training for soldiers going into the war zone has been stepped up, becoming mandatory for Army troops since … Continue reading →

Thirty Percent of Iraq War Veterans May Need Psychiatric Care The nation’s military system is quietly preparing for one of its toughest missions in decades: ensuring that soldiers who return from Iraq get the help they need to deal with … Continue reading →

Social Security needs to take a back seat to national security The most important element in war is the soldier. Everything and everyone else must play second fiddle to the guy on the ground who digs the enemy out with … Continue reading →

Why My Brother Died: After two years, the government has called off its fruitless hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq This week, the White House announced, with little fanfare, that the two-year search for weapons of mass destruction … Continue reading →

Iraq War Veteran Refuses 2nd Iraq Deployment SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mechanic with nine years in the Army, including a role in the assault on Baghdad, has refused to return to Iraq, claiming “you just don’t know how bad … Continue reading →

Marine’s parents meet Ceres police CERES — Andres Raya’s parents prayed Tuesday morning in the liquor store parking lot where, 36 hours earlier, their Marine son shot and killed a police officer and wounded another. A law enforcement spokesman said … Continue reading →

Republican Congress Does an About-Face on Supporting VeteransAmericans seem eager to “support our troops” these days. It says so on the bumper of every other car on the road, anyway. But how our government treats the troops when they come … Continue reading →

Article #1 of 2: Police Officer, U.S. Marine, Killed in Shootout CERES, CALIFORNIA — It started as a seemingly simple and somewhat routine call Sunday night: a man was acting strangely at a liquor store. Moments later, a burst of gunfire … Continue reading →