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Newspaper Editorial: New York Times Says No to Purple Heart Medal for PTSD

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – The Pentagon’s recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder strikes us as reasonable and well considered. This is not to say that the result was uncomplicated or unlikely … Continue reading →

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Jan 12 VCS Update: A Medal for PTSD? VCS Urges PTSD Exams and Treatment Now

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 -The Department of Defense (DoD) rejected the idea of a Purple Heart Medal for veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Last week, The New York Times editorialized against a medal for PTSD. In contrast, the … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Why the Anti-War Movement is Lost

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 – As Inauguration Day approaches, the anti-war movement is working hard to stay politically relevant. President-elect Barack Obama, the anti-war candidate, has been empowered by a frustrated electorate demanding exactly what he promised in his campaign: change. … Continue reading →

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Top Army Recruiter Weighs Fat Camp for Recruits

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009, Fort Jackson, SC – The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a fat farm to transform chubby trainees into svelte … Continue reading →

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President Bush Admission: I Personally Authorized Torture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – In an interview with Brit Hume that aired today on Fox News Sunday, President Bush admitted that he personally authorized the torture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He said he personally asked “what tools” were … Continue reading →

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Vets can face hurdles securing the benefits they earned

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – For former Army medic Ivy Lara, the whistle of a mortar shell is all she remembers. Trapped, no time for cover. The explosion leveled the sergeant’s quarters and hurled her through the air. A repaired ear … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Bush Rule was Eight Years of Madoff Ponzi Scams

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – Three days after the world learned that $50 billion may have disappeared in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, The Times led its front page of Dec. 14 with the revelation of another $50 billion rip-off. This time … Continue reading →

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Turkish Government Arrests 100 in Coup Plot

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

The coup plot case underlines a widening divide between the country’s growing Islamic class and secularists.  January 11, 2009, Ankara, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court formally arrested 14 more people Sunday for ties to an alleged secularist plot by … Continue reading →

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Obama Picks a Conscience for the CIA

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 8, 2009 – At long last. Change we can believe in. In choosing Leon Panetta to take charge of the CIA, President-elect Barak Obama has shown he is determined to put an abrupt end to the lawlessness and deceit … Continue reading →

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Helping Soldiers Cope with Stress Disorder

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Team VCS

January 9, 2009, Copperas Cove, TX – Carissa Picard had been working nearly non-stop for 36 hours on a Fort Bragg soldier’s case, and it didn’t appear, at least to her, that she’d be stopping any time soon. With piles … Continue reading →

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