Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

‘Hurt Locker’ A Soldier’s-Eye View of the Iraq War

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – Much has been made of the lack of success — both at the box office and artistically — of the topical movies that have come out since the American invasion of Iraq. “The Hurt Locker,” a … Continue reading →

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Fort Hood Soldier Kills Officer, Then Himself in Killeen

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – Killeen police are investigating a murder-suicide in which a Fort Hood specialist killed his lieutenant and then himself this morning. According to a press release from the Killeen Police Department, the lieutenant and a staff sergeant … Continue reading →

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Voter Rights Victory in Ohio – Voter ‘Caging’ Effort Declared Unconstitutional

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008, Columbus, Ohio (AP) – Republicans passed an unconstitutional law when they allowed Ohio counties to cancel a voter’s registration solely because some election notices mailed to a home address come back undeliverable, the state Democratic elections chief … Continue reading →

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Sep 6: VCS to be Honored at Disability Rights Advocates Dinner in San Francisco on Oct 16

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008 – Disability Rights Advocates’ 15th Anniversary Gala Please Join Us! Disability Rights Advocates’ 15th Anniversary Gala Honoring Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth October 16, 2008 5:30-9:00 PM Speakers: Paul Sullivan and Benjamin Foss … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Learning the Lessons of Iraq

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008, New York – The Iraq war has been replaced by the declining economy as the most important issue in America’s presidential election campaign, in part because Americans have come to believe that the tide has turned in … Continue reading →

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GOP Veterans Look Forward to Backing One of Their Own

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 5, 2008, St. Paul, MN – In a convention hall jammed with people cheering for Sen. John McCain on Thursday night, one group of delegates felt an especially close kinship with the newly minted Republican presidential nominee. Among them … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran Goes Missing in Arizona; SUV Torched

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Sept. 6, 2008 – Ralph Tierno knows his brother is a responsible person, a man with no fear who can handle himself. So after his brother went missing near Globe last week, Ralph told police he suspects his brother’s disappearance … Continue reading →

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Army Jeeps For Sale, Know What You Are Getting Into

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Team VCS

Face іt, Jeeps have to bе some оf thе сооlеѕt vеhісlеѕ on the рlаnеt! Thеу hаvе ѕеrvеd their соuntrу as military workhorses аnd еnjоуеd сіvіlіаn lіfе аѕ daily drіvеrѕ. Slаm іt іntо four whееl drіvе, lосk the hubѕ аnd you … Continue reading →

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WWII Vet Says Bush Administration Policy Disgusts Veterans

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 4, 2008, Minneapolis, MN – World War II veteran Don Holden said Wednesday that the sacrifices made by World War II soldiers which helped establish the U.S. as one of the most admired countries in the world was squandered … Continue reading →

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Sep 5, Suicide News: Official Army Report Finds Soldiers’ Suicides Rate on Pace to Set Record

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Team VCS

September 5, 2008 – Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed both last year’s all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War, the rate among the general U.S. population, Army officials said yesterday. … Continue reading →

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