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After 15 Months in Iraq, Servicemembers Face an Arduous Process of Returning to ‘Normal’

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Team VCS

November 3, 2008, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait – It was midnight and home was within grasp, but after 15 months of grueling battle and fleeting sleep, the soldiers of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment now faced the airport screening … Continue reading →

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Will This Election be Stolen?

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Team VCS

November 3, 2008 – The GOP’s attack on the integrity of voters, carried out by party leaders — a sitting president included — on the eve of an election, is unprecedented. The day after John McCain charged the community-based organization … Continue reading →

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Reservists’ Rocky Return to Job Market

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Team VCS

November 2, 2008 – With the Pentagon relying so heavily on the National Guard and Reserve to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan – 650,000 have been called for active duty since 9/11 – the least you’d expect is that after … Continue reading →

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Veteran McCain Can’t Bank on U.S. Military Vote

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Team VCS

November 2, 2008, Chicago, IL – War hero John McCain should have been able to count on fellow veterans to back his White House bid, but Democrats have managed to trim the Republican lead by actively courting the military vote. … Continue reading →

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White House Memos on Wiretapping Sought

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Team VCS

November 2, 2008 – Reporting from Washington — A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 warrantless wiretapping program. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. … Continue reading →

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Wounded Troops’ Pay Overhauled

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Team VCS

October 29, 2008 – Wounded servicemembers whose combat-related injuries are diagnosed after they return home can keep their special pays while hospitalized, Defense officials said Tuesday. The move is one of the major changes that are part of the Pay … Continue reading →

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Helping Hands for Homeless Vets

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Team VCS

November 3, 2008 – Cheryl Beversdorf, RN, MHS, MA, is on a mission. A veteran Army nurse from the Vietnam era, Beversdorf has a passion to serve the country’s veterans who experience a disproportionate rate of homelessness. While only 9{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} … Continue reading →

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Too Many Soldiers in New Care Centers

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Team VCS

November 2, 2008, Fort Cambell, KY – In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled … Continue reading →

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Nov 1: Shoot the Messenger – VA Tries to Fire Doctor-Turned-Whistleblower in Texas

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 31, 2008 – It all began with such promise. The Brain Imaging and Recovery Laboratory, launched in January, would hunt for treatments for what has become the Iraq war’s signature ailment: traumatic brain injury. A program of the Central … Continue reading →

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Iraq Wants Guaranteed U.S. Military Departure by 2011

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 30, 2008, Baghdad – Iraq wants to remove any possibility that U.S. troops could remain after 2011 from a proposed security agreement now under negotiation, a Shiite lawmaker close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday. The current draft … Continue reading →

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