Category Archives: Gulf War Updates

Oct 28: Highly Toxic Burn Pit in Balad Raises Specter of Gulf War Illnesses Among Iraq War Veterans

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Team VCS

Burn pit at Balad raises health concerns; Troops say chemicals and medical waste burned at base are making them sick, but officials deny risk October 28, 2008 – An open-air “burn pit” at the largest U.S. base in Iraq may … Continue reading →

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Another Civil War Brewing in Mosul, Iraq: Kurds Fight Against Baghdad

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Team VCS

Fractures in Iraq City as Kurds and Baghdad Vie October 28, 2008, Mosul, Iraq — A new Iraqi military offensive is under way in this still violent northern city, but the worry is not only the insurgents who remain strong … Continue reading →

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Oct 22, Military Attack on Science: Army Censors, Alters, and Delays Studies on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gulf War Casualties

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Team VCS

U.S. Army delays, alters medical studies under little-known scientific censorship program; Policy ‘stifles scientific discourse,’ says an Army epidemiologist Since 2006, U.S. Army censors have scrutinized hundreds of medical studies, scientific posters, abstracts, and Powerpoint presentations authored by doctors and … Continue reading →

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Prop. 12 Would Renew Farm, Home Loans for Vets

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Team VCS

October 16, 2008 – Voters in November have a chance to help veterans – again. Proposition 12, known as the Veterans Bond Act of 2008, would allow the state to issue $900 million in bonds to fund the CalVet home … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran’s Family Seeks VA Compensation for Illness that Killed Him

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Team VCS

September 6, 2008 – They’ll hold a fundraiser in Auburn next Friday to help pay Matt Bumpus’ medical bills. The Roseville man and his family worked on the event for months in hopes of raising money to treat his leukemia. … Continue reading →

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Oct 14: Friendly Fire in the Iraq War – And a Military Coverup

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Team VCS

The Army says no, but a graphic video and eyewitness testimony indicate that a U.S. tank killed two American soldiers. The mother of one soldier demands answers.  October 14, 2008 – Once a cop, always a cop. Asked if she … Continue reading →

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Vigil Highlights Military Women’s Deaths

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Team VCS

October 8, 2008, Fayetteville, NC – Several advocacy groups demonstrated Wednesday outside Fort Bragg to draw attention to what they see as an alarming rate of domestic violence in military families. The vigil at the Yadkin Road gate to the … Continue reading →

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Armed Forces in United Kingdom Facing ‘Explosion’ of Mental Illness

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 5, 2008 – The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that ex-servicemen’s charities have seen a 53{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} increase in the number of veterans seeking help since 2005, a rate which threatens to “swamp” them within a few years. The Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Our Generals Almost Cost Us Iraq

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – The dominant media storyline about the Iraq war holds that the decisions about how to conduct it pitted ignorant civilians — especially the president and secretary of defense — against the uniformed military, whose wise and … Continue reading →

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Sep 24: VCS Urges VA to Notify Veterans Impacted by New ALS and TBI Regulations

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D.Secretary of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Ave., NWWashington, DC 20420 Dear Secretary Peake: Veterans for Common Sense thanks you for your decision to use your rule-making authority and grant service-connected … Continue reading →

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