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Understanding the Journey of War Veterans: Screening Documentary ‘All The Way Home’
July 15, 2008, Washington, DC – Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, will hold a screening of the documentary “All the Way Home” on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. in Cannon 334. The documentary follows … Continue reading
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Senator Obama’s Speech Sets Stage for Foreign Trip to Iraq
July 15, 2008, Washington, DC – Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama laid the groundwork for a crucial foreign trip Tuesday, vowing to divert the US focus from Iraq to Al-Qaeda lairs in tribal Pakistan and Afghanistan. As a furious … Continue reading
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More Evidence of Guantanamo Bay Torture, Including Sleep Deprivation
July 15, 2008, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba – The U.S. military subjected a former driver for Osama bin Laden to a sleep-deprivation program in 2003, his defense lawyers said Monday, raising the latest allegations of a tactic criticized as … Continue reading
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Veterans: From Iraq War Battlefield to the Homeless Shelter
July 13, 2008 – When Johanna Montalvo, 35, returned home from a tour of duty in Iraq in 2006, the drug habit she says she acquired in the military got her kicked out of her house. She has since cleaned … Continue reading
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Senator Casey: U.S. Military Must Eliminate Sexual Assaults
July 15, 2008 – A Pennsylvania lawmaker who says he continues to hear many complaints about sexual harassment and abuse from women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan wants the Defense Department to do more to stop mistreatment and … Continue reading
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Vets Get Meds With Possible Suicidal Effects
July 12, 2008 – A Department of Veterans Affairs smoking cessation study is not being used to test drugs on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, VA Secretary Dr. James Peake told the House Veterans Affairs Committee. But Peake acknowledged that … Continue reading
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More Vets Seeking Help for PTSD
July 13, 2008 – It should have been one of happiest days of Nick Santoro’s young life. After two hellish combat tours in Iraq, Santoro was back at his Buckingham home just before Thanksgiving last year. He was surrounded by … Continue reading
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Bell Vets Want Q&A With Obama and McCain
July 13, 2008 – If you had access to the bookings calendar of the Bell County Expo Center and turned the pages to Aug. 11, you might read something like this: McCain and Obama need seating for about 6,000. In … Continue reading
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Peace of Mind, Body
July 14, 2008 – At 0800 hours yesterday, the lobby of the Veterans Affairs Baltimore Medical Center was filled with dozens of soldiers recently back from Iraq, dressed in their combat fatigues and reporting for yet another one of their … Continue reading
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House Veterans Committee Schedules Hearing on VA Advertising for July 15
July 14, 2008 – Tuesday, July 15 – 2 p.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing, “Media Outreach to Veterans” This hearing will explore the potential benefits for veterans as the Department of Veterans Affairs … Continue reading
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