Category Archives: Gulf War Updates

Editorial Column: The Invisible War

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Team VCS

May 21, 2008 – Landing in Seattle after a long flight from Texas, I was about to join the exit scrum when the pilot informed us there were five soldiers on board, ending a three-day odyssey home from Iraq. Could … Continue reading →

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VA Names Members of Gulf War Veterans Advisory Committee

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Team VCS

May 13, 2008, Washington, DC – Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 1990–1991 will have their own special advocates before Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake, thanks to a new advisory committee Peake … Continue reading →

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Collateral Risk: DU Research Gap Could Impact Vermont Troops

Posted on June 18, 2005 by Team VCS

By the end of June, more than 600 Vermont National Guard members will be deployed in and around heavy combat areas in Iraq, where battlefield exposure to depleted uranium – a highly toxic and radioactive battlefield poison widely used by … Continue reading →

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Vietnam War Veteran’s Poems Track Trauma’s Burden

Posted on September 19, 2004 by Team VCS

Poems track trauma’s burden Vietnam veteran Steve Mason and friends will read from his work Monday in Ashland You can take the soldier out of Vietnam, but taking Vietnam out of the soldier is not so easy. “Memory is in … Continue reading →

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Living to Fight Another Way – Issaquah Veteran Speaks Against War

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Team VCS

Issaquah, Washington – A decorated Vietnam veteran says war is injurious to one’s health and ought not to be entered into short of enemies landing on one’s shores. John Seebeth, 55, speaks courtesy of a hole in his throat, a … Continue reading →

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Over 330,000 Gulf War Troops Potentially Exposed

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Team VCS

TomPaine.com: The General Accounting Office (GAO) just issued a report saying the Pentagon’s estimate for the numbers of troops exposed to Iraqi nerve gas in the 1991 Gulf War was not reliable, and if anything, vastly underestimated exposure levels. What … Continue reading →

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Gulf War Veterans Offer Tips to Troops

Posted on December 27, 2002 by Team VCS

December 26, 2002 It’s been nearly a dozen years since they returned home from war in the Persian Gulf, where they flew fighter jets, launched missiles, took part in tank battles and provided logistical support. Today, most veterans of the … Continue reading →

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Poll: Most Unconvinced on Iraq War

Posted on December 17, 2002 by Team VCS

December 17, 2002 WASHINGTON — Despite a concerted effort by the Bush administration, more than two-thirds of Americans believe the president has failed to make the case that a war with Iraq is justified, according to a Los Angeles Times … Continue reading →

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U.S. Starts Propaganda War

Posted on December 17, 2002 by Team VCS

“People of Iraq … the amount of money Saddam spends on himself in one day would be more than enough to feed a family for a year,” said an English translation of one radio broadcast released by the U.S. Central … Continue reading →

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Labor Unions Say “No” to Gulf War II

Posted on December 14, 2002 by Team VCS

Whereas, since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we have seen the beginning of a relentless new assault on labor — from the employers, and from the government acting on their behalf; and Whereas, using the so-called “war on … Continue reading →

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