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Arlington West shows tragedy of Iraq war

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Arlington West shows tragedy of Iraq war SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Every Sunday morning at 8, a squad of volunteers fans out across a section of beach next to the famous Santa Monica Pier. In the shadow of the Ferris … Continue reading →

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Purple Heart Recipient Receives Homecoming

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Purple Heart Recipient Receives Homecoming Lance Corporal Vigil Suffered Shrapnel Wounds SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose Marine has returned from Iraq and his family threw him a big welcome home party Sunday. Lance Corporal Leonard Vigil, a Purple Heart … Continue reading →

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ACLU Nebraska Chapter Head Claims Police Harassment

Posted on October 1, 2004 by Team VCS

ACLU Nebraska Chapter Head Claims Police Harassment LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The head of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday that two Nebraska state troopers tried to intimidate him after he screened a documentary film … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s dad: Bush blunder cost son his life

Posted on October 1, 2004 by Team VCS

Soldier’s dad: Bush blunder cost son his life Sixteen months have passed since Kirk Straseskie of Beaver Dam, a 23-year-old U.S. Marine infantry sergeant, became the first Wisconsin fatality in the Iraq war. That story, you may recall, received widespread … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Takes Toll on GIs’ Mental Health

Posted on September 30, 2004 by Team VCS

Iraq War Takes Toll on GIs’ Mental Health WASHINGTON  — Early studies of the emotional ravages of the Iraq war on combat soldiers have spurred some veterans’ health advocates to question whether Americans and the U.S. government are truly prepared for … Continue reading →

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Back Door Draft – U.S. Rep. DeGette Urges Army Probe at Fort Carson

Posted on September 28, 2004 by Team VCS

DeGette urges Army recruiting inquiry Soldiers cite threat of coercion: Re-enlist or go back to Iraq Rep. Diana DeGette called upon Congress Monday to investigate complaints by Fort Carson soldiers that they are being threatened with deployment to Iraq if … Continue reading →

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Young soldiers conflicted about Bush’s leadership

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Young soldiers conflicted about Bush’s leadership FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – On two of the nation’s key military bases, where young American troops get ready for war and recover from it, young Americans in uniform have mixed feelings about President Bush’s wartime … Continue reading →

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Book on Experimental Anthrax Vaccine Due Out Soon

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Team VCS

Anthrax Vaccine Expose Is On Despite Reported InoculationA title from Basic about anthrax that’s likely to cause controversy is going ahead “full-steam” according to the publisher, after a source late last week said the book’s publication was in question. “Vaccine … Continue reading →

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Are U.S. Soldiers Victims of Experimental Anthax Vaccine?

Posted on September 26, 2004 by Team VCS

Victims of Experimental Anthrax Vaccine?N.C. troops say military program is unsafe Two days after a military nurse injected Lavester Brown with the anthrax vaccine at Pope Air Force Base near Fayetteville, his heart failed. Brown was 34, an avid athlete, … Continue reading →

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Army Sends Weaponless Reserve Unit To Iraq

Posted on September 26, 2004 by Team VCS

Army Sends Weaponless Reserve Unit To Iraq About 800 members of the 98th Army Reserve Division from Rochester, New York will begin a year-long mission in Iraq next month. The unit, which normally trains reserve and active-duty soldiers in the … Continue reading →

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