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Editorial Column Against Torture by Vietnam War Prisoner of War

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Team VCS

To Support and Defend: A Message to US Senators and Representatives January 24, 2009 – “I, Phillip Neal Butler, having been appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Veterans to Speak Out Against Operation Iraqi Freedom

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Team VCS

January 24, 2009 – A day after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Chris Miles left his home in LeRoy, Minn., for boot camp at Naval Training Center in Chicago. Rising to the rank of third class … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Afghanistan War Becomes Obama’s War: Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Team VCS

When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plainsAnd the women come out to cut up what remainsJest roll to your rifle and blow out your brainsAn’ go to your Gawd like a soldier.    —Rudyard Kipling, “The Young British Soldier,” 1892 … Continue reading →

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Jan 25, Editorial Column on PTSD and Suicide: The Big Picture About Violent Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Team VCS

January 14, 2009 – Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than the veterans of any other war in American history. VCS Note: Please see original article to see links to source materials. Only … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan President Karzai Expresses Anger at US Strike Deaths

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Team VCS

January 25, 2009 – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised a US military operation which killed at least 16 people in eastern Afghanistan. Mr Karzai said most of those killed were civilians, adding that such deadly incidents strengthened Taleban rebels … Continue reading →

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NSA Whistleblower: Bush’s Illegal No-Warrant Wiretaps Also Collected Credit Card Records of Innocent U.S. Citizens

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Team VCS

January 23, 2009 – NSA whistleblower Russell Tice was back on Keith Olbermann’s MSNBC program Thursday evening to expand on his Wednesday revelations that the National Security Agency spied on individual U.S. journalists, entire U.S. news agencies as well as … Continue reading →

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AFGE Union Congratulates New VA Secretary Shinseki

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Team VCS

January 23, 2009 – Shortly after President Barack Obama took the oath of office, Tuesday, the Senate approved the nomination of retired four-star Army general and 34th Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric K. Shinseki as the new … Continue reading →

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VCS Report for President-Elect Obama: Our VCS Vision for Vibrant VA in 2009

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Team VCS

November 5, 2008  The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident-Elect  Dear President-Elect Obama:  Congratulations on your election.  As our next President of the United States of America, you face a serious challenge in fixing a badly broken Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and … Continue reading →

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Defense Department Announces Expedited Disability Evaluation System Process for Combat Wounded

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Team VCS

January 23, 2009 – The Department of Defense announced today, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a process designed to expedite a service member seriously injured in combat from military to veteran status, by waiving the standard … Continue reading →

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Obama Tackles Afghanistan and Mideast Conflict

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Team VCS

January 23, 2009 – Taking on two of his toughest foreign policy challenges, President Barack Obama pledged to find a new course in Afghanistan and to help Israel achieve a broad peace with the Arab world. On his second full … Continue reading →

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