Category Archives: VCS In The News

VCS Presents Testimony before DNC Platform Committee

VCD AD for Advocacy Ben Krause presents our testimony before the DNC platform committee

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VCS on Al Jazeera English’s Inside Story

VCS supporters, yesterday VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon appeared along with Major General Paul Eaton and journalist Aaron Glantz on Al Jazeera English’s  Inside Story. The panel discussed issues facing America’s and what has been done recently to help veterans … Continue reading

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Will Veterans Lose if Mitt Romney Wins?

  VCS Executive Director quoted extensively _____________________________________ What would a Mitt Romney Administration really mean for America’s veterans? On Tuesday, Romney named former President George H.W. Bush and former Sen. Bob Dole as honorary co-chairmen of his Veterans and Military Families for … Continue reading

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A beautiful Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Center, but is it enough?

VCS ED quoted.  By GARY PETERSON AND MARK EMMONS  Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Published: June 22, 2012 The new Mental Health Center at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital in Palo Alto, opens Friday, June 22. The Mental Health Center … Continue reading

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FINS: Hiring of Military Veterans May Reach 240,000 – White House

VCS ED Quoted in the Wall Street Journal    By Damian Ghigliotty Since the Obama administration appealed to private companies to hire veterans, more than 70,000 vets and military spouses have found jobs, making President Barack Obama’s goal for industry … Continue reading

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Will We Pay Our Debt to Our Veterans?

VCS ED Quoted. Water Reed scandal we helped expose is also discussed. From the Fix Soldiers are coming home from our two wars with a staggering rate of invisible brain injuries—and the addictions that go with them. With treatment estimated … Continue reading

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Veterans Face Ruin Awaiting Benefits As Wounded Swamp VA

VCS has been working hard on capitol hill to bring attention to this issue and gain relief for veterans who are waiting. By William Selway – May 23, 2012 9:56 PM CT Facebook Share Rebecca Tews sat at her kitchen table … Continue reading

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We Pretend the Vets Don’t Exist’

  VCS in the news From the Daily Beast and Newsweek May 21, 2012 1:00 AM EDT Author and former marine Anthony Swofford gets to the bottom of an epidemic.   I was sitting next to Melissa, a call responder … Continue reading

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Court Rejects Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Demand for Better VA Care

VCS lawsuit in the news  – From the Daily Beast by Jamie Reno The plaintiffs in the case of Veterans for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinsekithought they had a sure winner on their hands. Filed by veterans’ rights groups in … Continue reading

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VCS ED on BBC News Hour

This weekend in addition to a Friday live interview VCS ED Patrick Bellon was featured in an interview on the BBC Newshour. This interview was only the latest round in our efforts to bring attention to the plight facing our … Continue reading

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