Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

McCain’s Attacks on Rival Fall Flat with Vets Group

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Team VCS

August 10, 2008 – Sen. John McCain, speaking to disabled veterans Saturday in Las Vegas, attacked his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, for his foreign policy record, while also proposing a program that would allow veterans to acquire health care … Continue reading →

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Summit to Emphasize Sex Assault Prevention

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – The Army will conduct a summit Sept. 8-12 in Alexandria, Va., to help train the personnel who manage its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. The summit will refocus the overall direction of the program and … Continue reading →

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Humboldt State University the Gold Standard for Vets

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Team VCS

August 14, 2008 – On Aug. 28, Humboldt State University will make history with a new veteran’s program that is sure to become a national model for providing educational opportunities. The opening ceremonies for Humboldt State University’s new Veterans Enrollment … Continue reading →

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Paralyzed Iraq War Veteran to Represent America

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Team VCS

August 14, 2008, Augusta, GA – Scott Winkler is one of thousands who have fought for our country, but soon he’ll stand alone…representing America, as the first Iraq War veteran to be in the 2008 paralympics, a goal that even … Continue reading →

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It’s ‘Open War,’ Taliban Says After Deadly Pakistan Bombing

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008, Peshawar, Pakistan – A bomb targeting a Pakistani Air Force bus carrying personnel from a military base killed at least 14 people, including a child, and wounded 11 others Tuesday on a major road near the center … Continue reading →

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Cast of Thousands Maintaining a War

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – On the sprawling U.S. bases in Iraq, you can’t go far without stumbling across the private citizens who do the little things that keep the war machine humming. Filipino workers are charged with laundering the troops’ … Continue reading →

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Why Soldiers Rape

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home. This fact has received a fair amount of attention lately from researchers and the press — and … Continue reading →

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Halvorson’s Stepson’s Injury Caused by Fall on Rocks

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Team VCS

August 13, 2008 – Capt. Jay Bush was apparently being fired on in Afghanistan when he abandoned his vehicle in the dark and fell 25 feet off a bridge and onto some rocks, according to a congressman who met with … Continue reading →

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US Takes Georgian Troops Home from Iraq

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 12, 2008 – The U.S. Air Force brought all 2,000 Georgian troops home from Iraq aboard C-17 Globemasters Sunday and Monday after the Georgian government recalled the troops to combat the advance of Russian troops into the country, said … Continue reading →

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McCain’s Michigan Melt-Down Madness

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Team VCS

August 10, 2008 – Leave it to John McCain to pick the site of a horrific atomic meltdown to symbolize his push for nuke power. McCain says he wants at least 45 more US reactors as part of his “do … Continue reading →

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