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Dec 2: VCS Asks Tough Questions for Defense Secretary Gates
December 2, 2008 -This week’s update focuses on Gulf War illnesses and the prospect of Robert Gates continuing as Defense Secretary under soon-to-be President Barack Obama. Veterans for Common Sense wants to know if there will be substantive changes in … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, Gulf War, TBI, torture
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Holidays No Joy for Many Vets
November 30, 2008 – Just about anywhere Ben Tapia goes between now and Dec. 25, he can expect to hear Christmas carols. “To this day, my wife and daughter get on my case,” said Tapia, a 61-year-old Ceres resident. “I … Continue reading
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Bases Brace for Surge in Stress-Related Disorders
November 29, 2008, Fort Campbell, KY – Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain … Continue reading
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Dec 1, VCS in the News: Struggle with Military Over Care Leaves Airman Feeling Abandoned as He Fights Leukemia
November 30, 2008 – It’s not how Air Force enlistee Joseph Weston pictured either his military service or his country. Not long after he began basic training May 31 at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Weston figured something was … Continue reading
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Army Deserter Seeks Asylum in Germany Over Iraq
November 27, 2008, Frankfurt, Germany – A U.S. soldier who deserted his unit to avoid returning to Iraq has applied for asylum in Germany, saying the Iraq war was illegal and that he could not support the “heinous acts” taking … Continue reading
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Iraq Backs Deal that Sets End of U.S. Role
November 27, 2008 – With a substantial majority, the Iraqi Parliament on Thursday ratified a sweeping security agreement that sets the course for an end to the United States’ role in the war and marks the beginning of a new … Continue reading
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Dec 1: More than Two Thirds of Americans Unaware of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD
December 1, 2008 – In a survey conducted Oct. 24-27, most of the 1,008 respondents said they had never even heard of the acronym PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Of the respondents, 9{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} answered “Yes, I have heard of it … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Fixing VA Health Care
December 1, 2008 – As a physician who proudly serves our veterans of war, I was deeply saddened by the recent revelation of deceptive practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs in New York. A Newsday article reported that hundreds … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, TBI
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VA Has a History of Losing Papers
November 30, 2008 – Air Force veteran David Chini has lost track of all the times the Department of Veterans Affairs lost records he sent to it. Registered mail? A VA worker signed, and the paperwork vanished. By fax? Chini, … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: Another Report Confirms Existence of Gulf War Illnesses
Another report confirms the existence of Gulf War Syndrome; America owes the veterans suffering from it adequate care and treatment for their illnesses THE ISSUE: Another report confirms the existence of Gulf War Syndrome. November 21, 2008 – Birmingham News … Continue reading
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