Author Archives: Team VCS

Mar 5, New VA Scandal: 16,000 Unopened Claims Letters Hidden at VA’s Detroit Office

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Team VCS

March 3, 2009 –  A new report about Veterans Affairs Department employees squirreling away tens of thousands of unopened letters related to benefits claims is sparking fresh concerns that veterans and their survivors are being cheated out of money. VA … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Wars, Endless Wars

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Team VCS

March 3, 2009 – The singer Edwin Starr, who died in 2003, had a big hit in 1970 called “War” in which he asked again and again: “War, what is it good for?” The U.S. economy is in free fall, … Continue reading →

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Family Blames VA for Veteran’s Suicide

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Team VCS

February 28, 2009 – A North Idaho family blames the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the death of a Navy veteran who killed himself last year amid a sharp increase in suicides among patients receiving care at the Spokane … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: A Smooth Exit? – President Obama’s Pragmatic Plan to Withdraw from Iraq War

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

February 27, 2009 – America’s new president has been promising to find a way to get soldiers out of Iraq and to end the war “responsibly”. On Friday February 27th Barack Obama announced more details of how and when this … Continue reading →

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General Mullen: Iran has Fissile Materials for Nuclear Bomb

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009 – The top U.S. military official says he believes Iran now has enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb. Adm. Mike Mullen issued that assessment after the world’s nuclear watchdog said last week that it was … Continue reading →

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Standoff Veteran’s Family Mourns Loss in Virginia – SWAT Team Kills Vietnam Veteran with PTSD

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009, Portsmouth, VA – Before police officers surrounded the home of Marshall Franklin and a SWAT team moved in, all Franklin’s family could do was watch. The standoff ended with two officers shot and Franklin dead, a scenario, … Continue reading →

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VAOIG Reports on Document Date-Switching at Four Regional Offices

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

February 28, 2009 – After VA Watchdog dot Org broke the story about the VA shredding documents critical to a veteran’s disability claim, it wasn’t long before other unacceptable practices came to light… mail rooms piled high with unopened correspondence … Continue reading →

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Montana National Guard’s Proactive PTSD Program Becoming National Model

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009, Helena, MT –  Two years after former Army Spc. Chris Dana committed suicide after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, the Montana National Guard is spending approximately half a million dollars a year to make combat deployments easier … Continue reading →

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Mom: Deployment Leaves No One to Care for Kids

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009, Davidson, NC – When Lisa Pagan reports for duty Sunday, four long years after she was honorably discharged from the Army, she’ll arrive with more than her old uniform. She’s bringing her kids, too. “I have to … Continue reading →

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Helena Man Testifies About PTSD in DC

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Team VCS

February 28, 2009 – A Helena veteran who has become a national leader in the fight for better mental health care for veterans has testified on Capitol Hill before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Matthew Kuntz’ step-brother, Chris Dana, who … Continue reading →

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