Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

VA Announces Faith-Based Meeting at White House

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008, Washington, DC – On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI), joined by U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake, will convene a Compassion in Action roundtable titled, “Serving … Continue reading →

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Collegiate Vets Say Campus Needs Often Unmet

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Team VCS

July 21, 2008, Champaign, IL – Nothing Derek Blumke saw during three Air Force tours in Afghanistan prepared him for college life. That was obvious to him during one of his first calls to the University of Michigan, when employees … Continue reading →

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Hospital Cutbacks Spark Outrage Among Veterans

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Team VCS

July 20, 2008 – Colorado veterans who want their own hospital rallied near the state Capitol on Sunday, incensed by a recently released report that shows potential budget overruns led Veterans Affairs officials to scale back plans for an Aurora … Continue reading →

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July 21, Book Review: Martin Schram Asks Us to Remember the Bonus Army

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Team VCS

Martin Schram: Remember the Bonus Army On July 22, 1932, Republican President Herbert Hoover ordered active duty U.S. Army soldiers to violently smash a peaceful encampment of more than 17,000 World War I veterans who had marched upon Washington for benefits.  … Continue reading →

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Joint VA-DoD Pilot Program May Overhaul Treatment of Veterans

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – The influx of wounded troops from Afghanistan and Iraq has burst the seams of the military health care system. The much-publicized scandal in 2007 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which kick-started reforms, has proved to … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Vows to Sue VA Over Ban on Veteran Voting Rights

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Team VCS

July 19, 2008 – To participate in voter registration at the Veterans Affairs medical center in West Haven, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz would have to promise not to encourage anyone to vote and to limit registration to inpatients … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Distraction of Offshore Drilling

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – There is no quick fix to $4.50-a-gallon gas, no way to provide instant relief to consumers we know are hurting. Yet President Bush and others continue to push the false promise of offshore oil drilling. Just … Continue reading →

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The Cost of War: The Parents’ Agony

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – Every day for a parent of a person in the United States military is a long day, filled with concern for their daughter or son. Parents of nine US Army soldiers were notified of the deaths … Continue reading →

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July 18, Voting Rights Update: VA Secretary Peake Blocks ALL Voting Rights for Veterans at VA Facilities – VCS Issues Statement

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

VA refuses request to change vote policy July 17, 2008 – Veterans Secretary James Peake formally responded to a request by three prominent Democratic senators to reverse his policy disallowing voter registration drives on Department of Veterans Affairs property. He … Continue reading →

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Serious Proselytizing at Air Force Base

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Team VCS

July 18, 2008 – The Jewish Observer reports on new accusations of unconstitutional religious activities at Wright Patterson Air Base in Ohio. The report is based on work done by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which has received 100 complaints … Continue reading →

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