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Police shoot Iraq War Marine dead after local police sergeant is slain

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Team VCS

Liquor store’s video surveillance camera recorded shootout January 11, 2005, Ceres, California — Authorities are trying to understand why a Marine who had spent seven months fighting in Iraq allegedly shot to death a police sergeant in the Central Valley … Continue reading →

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HERO HOMELESS

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Team VCS

HERO HOMELESS Not long ago, Private First Class Herold Noel proudly rumbled through the Iraqi desert with the first wave of American troops. Today, he rambles through the streets of Brooklyn in an SUV looking for a place to sleep. … Continue reading →

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The Betrayal of F Company

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Team VCS

12-30-2004: Training Failures Left Guard Unit Unready for Iraq   Back home in Michigan, the men of F Company, 425th Infantry, Long Range Surveillance, Michigan Army National Guard, are heroes. But in Iraq, they call themselves “The Kings of the … Continue reading →

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Bush and Congress Plan to Slash Veterans Healthcare Budget

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Team VCS

Bush May Seek Freeze in Farm, Housing Budgets, Frist Aide Says Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — The Bush administration plans to freeze most spending in programs for agriculture, housing and veterans to help cut the budget deficit in half by 2009, … Continue reading →

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Alarm Among Veterans Groups: Buyer and Republicans Plan Major VA Cuts

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Team VCS

Smith replacement signals GOP crackdown on party dissension The replacement of Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., on the House Veterans Affairs Committee signals that Republican leaders and the Bush administration intend to take a hard line on dissension in their ranks … Continue reading →

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Grannie, look what we’re doing to the land of freedom

Posted on January 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Grannie, look what we’re doing to the land of freedom The ideals that welcomed my exiled family to the US have been violated My grandmother came to America from eastern Europe in 1911, when she was not quite 13. Her … Continue reading →

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Veterans Groups Express Sharp Anger About Firing Pro-Veteran Committee Chair

Posted on January 7, 2005 by Team VCS

Veterans outraged over ousting Smith from committeeBy KATHLEEN CANNON, Burlington County Times http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-01072005-428437.html TRENTON – Burlington County veterans are outraged that House Republicans stripped U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of the chairmanship of the Veterans Affairs Committee. At the behest of GOP … Continue reading →

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Oppose the draft? It’s already here

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Team VCS

Oppose the draft? It’s already here While most pollsters would agree that there is almost no discernable support for reinstating the military draft, why should the public support the military’s policy of forcing exhausted those who already have fulfilled their … Continue reading →

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Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Gonzales Nomination Draws Military Criticism Retired Officers Cite His Role in Shaping Policies on Torture By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A02   A dozen high-ranking retired military officers took the unusual step yesterday of signing … Continue reading →

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Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a war veteran’s mind

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Team VCS

Emotional toll can weigh heavy on a soldier’s mind “Hateful.” That’s the word Lois Edwards uses to describe her husband’s behavior when he returned home from Iraq. A member of the Franklin-based 210th Military Police, Specialist Corey Edwards spent a … Continue reading →

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