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Afghan Leader Criticizes U.S. on Taliban

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Team VCS

November 28, 2008, New Delhi – Afghan President Hamid Karzai blasted the U.S. and its NATO allies for failing to defeat the Taliban, insisting for the first time that Afghans need a firm deadline to end the war. Setting such … Continue reading →

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Not Everything is Peachy at Gates’ Pentagon

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Team VCS

November 25, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has won plaudits all around for his stewardship of the Pentagon, enough so that (as Alex just noted) President-elect Barack Obama is reportedly likely to ask Gates to stick around for at … Continue reading →

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KY Widow Settles Lawsuit Against VA for $975,000

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Team VCS

November 29, 2008, East St. Louis, IL – A widow whose husband died at a Veterans Affairs hospital under fire for substandard care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the government for $975,000, her attorney said. Katrina Shank had … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Expects Surges in Stress Disorders

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Team VCS

November 26, 2008, Fort Campbell, KY – Some 15,000 U.S. 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 … Continue reading →

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Post-Combat Coping Methods Vary, Troops Say

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

November 24, 2008 – Methods of coping with combat and its after effects vary as greatly as the effects themselves, six warriors participating in a conference panel here said. The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain … Continue reading →

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Injured Veterans Engaged in New Combat

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

November 25, 2008 – Marine Cpl. James Dixon was wounded twice in Iraq — by a roadside bomb and a land mine. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, a concussion, a dislocated hip and hearing loss. He was diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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Nov 26, VCS in the News: Chairman Bob Filner Describes a ‘Culture of Dishonesty’ at VA

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Paul Sullivan places much, if not all, of the blame squarely on President George W. Bush’s shoulders.  “Additional funding and new laws pushed through by Congress in 2007 should have some impact next year,” Sullivan said in an interview. “But … Continue reading →

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Army Uses Video Games in Suicide Prevention

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

November 26, 2008 –   As the strains of war push the Army’s suicide rate up to an all-time high, the service is turning to a fictional soldier named Spc. Kyle Norton to encourage soldiers to seek help faster. Suicides … Continue reading →

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Gates: Follow Law on PTSD-Disability Rating

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Team VCS

November 22, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a … Continue reading →

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Karzai: Obama Promises to Fight Terror in Region

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Team VCS

November 23, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to increase U.S. aid to Afghanistan and said fighting terrorism in the region would be a top priority, Karzai’s office … Continue reading →

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