Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

VA Under Fire Over Delays in New GI Bill

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Team VCS

September 26, 2008 – Lawmakers angrily criticized Veterans Affairs officials Wednesday for possible delays in implementing the new GI Bill benefits by the August 2009 deadline, calling for more urgency and ingenuity by department leaders. Keith Pedigo, assistant deputy undersecretary … Continue reading →

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Judge Sides with Soldier, Grants Conscientious Objector Status Based on Christian Religious Beliefs Against War

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 22, 2008 – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army to grant conscientious objector status and an honorable discharge to Pfc. Michael Barnes, a Fort Richardson-based paratrooper who said he experienced a religious awakening in Iraq two years … Continue reading →

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The Whistleblower Who Tried to Prevent the Iraq War

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 25, 2008 – Of course Katharine Gun was free to have a conscience, as long as it didn’t interfere with her work at a British intelligence agency. To the authorities, practically speaking, a conscience was apt to be less … Continue reading →

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Fort Carson’s Mental Health Crisis Continues: Soldier, 35, an Apparent Suicide, Total At Least 17 at Post

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008, Fort Carson, CO – Fort Carson is mourning the loss of another soldier who committed suicide on the post. The soldier, a 35-year-old chaplain’s assistant from Milwaukee, died Monday apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fort Carson … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Absence of Leadership

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 25, 2008 – It took President Bush until Wednesday night to address the American people about the nation’s financial crisis, and pretty much all he had to offer was fear itself. There was no acknowledgement of the shocking failure … Continue reading →

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Filner Leads House in Passage of Comprehensive Bills to Help Veterans Prevent Foreclosure, Access the Health Care They Need and Receive Earned Disability Benefits in a Timely Fashion

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to provide improved health care services and increased benefits for our Nation’s … 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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Veterans for Peace Occupy National Archives, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney for War Crimes

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

“Arresting Bush and Cheney for war crimes will honor our oath to the Constitution,” veterans say. September 23, 2008 – On Tuesday morning, September 23, 7:30am, at the front of the National Archives Building on Constitution Ave. in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Move Forward on Veterans Bills

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 23, 2008 – Congress is moving closer to passing a package of veterans’ benefits improvements before adjourning for the year, but final details remain unclear. The House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act on Monday, as … Continue reading →

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AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 18, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Federation of Government Employees, (AFGE), which represents 180,000 employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today criticized the current discretionary VA funding process and urged Congress to move on the Veterans … Continue reading →

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