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Gates: Follow Law on PTSD-Disability Rating
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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Veterans of Modern Warfare Calls VA Report on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses “Bittersweet”
November 23, 2008, Washington, DC – On Monday, November 17, 2008, Veterans of Modern Warfare hosted a national press conference to discuss the finding of a report issued by the Congressionally chartered Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf War
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Karzai: Obama Promises to Fight Terror in Region
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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Despite Army’s Assurances, Violence at Home
November 22, 2008 – On Christmas Day two years ago, Sgt. Carlos Renteria, recently back from his first tour in Iraq, got drunk and, during an argument, began to choke his wife, Adriana. He body-slammed her. He threw her onto … Continue reading
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A Bomb Technician Fights Back After Iraq Explosion
November 22, 2008, San Antonio, TX – Mary Dague hears the catty whispers sometimes. “So ugly,” the strangers say when they think she can’t hear. The 24-year-old has bright green eyes, a quick smile, and on the days she gets … Continue reading
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Blackwater Busted?
November 14, 2008 – After more than five years of rampant violence and misconduct carried out by the massive army of private corporate contractors in Iraq–actions that have gone totally unpunished under any system of law–the US Justice Department appears … Continue reading
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Nov 24: Our VCS Thanksgiving Message
VCS Asks Our Members to Take a Moment Veterans for Common Sense wants our members to take a moment to be thankful this Thanksgiving for time spent with their loved ones, for service members and veterans across America who are … Continue reading
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Tagged TBI
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U.S. Department of Labor Partners With U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs on National Resource Directory for Wounded Warriors
November 19, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Labor has joined with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to launch a Web-based National Resource Directory to help wounded warriors identify resources available to assist them in transitioning back … Continue reading
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Tagged TBI, terrorism
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Nov 23, Special Thanksgiving Message: Jeffrey Lucey and the Urgent Need for Mental Healthcare for All Our Veterans
November 23, 2008 – This is the story of our son, Jeffrey Michael Lucey. This will be a brief account of what happened to him – especially after his return from the Iraq War. There is so much about him … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, mental health, torture
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More U.S. Soldiers Seek Substance Abuse Help
November 20, 2008, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO – The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} in the past five years, but the Army’s counseling program has remained significantly understaffed and struggling to meet the demand, … Continue reading
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