Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Brokenhearted Veteran Dies at Home

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 5, 2008, Framingham, MA – Coming home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan just after Thanksgiving 2006, Marine Staff Sgt. David Animas-Esquivel returned with a broken ring finger and a few scars, but otherwise physically unscathed. However, he … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Simple Arithmetic of a Fraudulent Surge

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – How many troops do we have to replace the ones deployed in Iraq today? You can make a good case the number is zero. But any stab at answering the question punctures the fantasy that the … Continue reading →

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Helping Vets with Hidden Wounds Left by US Wars

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – State lawmakers will convene the first of a series of meetings today to consider how to improve mental health services and programs for thousands of veterans returning to Massachusetts from Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘We want to … Continue reading →

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July 4, VCS in the News: Vets Mull Wins and Losses in Benefit Fight

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008, San Francisco, CA – You could hear the joy in Patrick Campbell’s voice as he reflected on U.S. President George W. Bush’s signing Monday of a new GI Bill of Rights for veterans returning home from Iraq … Continue reading →

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At War on the 4th of July – Dialog Between Vietnam War and Iraq War Veterans

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008 – People nationwide will celebrate our nation’s independence this weekend. There will also be hundreds of thousands of U.S. Servicemen and women hunkered down in Afghanistan and Iraq this Fourth of July. While life on the war-front … Continue reading →

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Veterans Celebrate Independence Day in Illinois

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Team VCS

July 4, 2008, Champaign, IL – Fireworks, parades, barbeque all help us celebrate independence day. But to veterans the holiday means so much more. They’re quick to tell you a joke or a tall-tale but ask a Veteran about America … Continue reading →

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Homeless Veterans Face New Battle for Survival

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008 – “I can’t find the right words to describe when you are homeless,” says Iraq war veteran Joseph Jacobo. “You see the end of your life right there. What am I going to do, what am I … Continue reading →

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Soldiers Hope Battle with Cold Medicines Serves as Warning to Others

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008, Camp Casey, South Korea – Pfc. Stephen Wanser’s typical Saturday breakfasts were the same as his Friday night dinners: 16 Coricidin Cough and Cold pills, water or soda optional. Wanser and his roommate, Pfc. Gary Cooper, 22, … Continue reading →

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Eager to Tap Iraq’s Oil, Industry Execs Suggested Military Intvervention

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – Two years before the invasion of Iraq, oil executives and foreign policy advisers told the Bush administration that the United States would remain “a prisoner of its energy dilemma” as long as Saddam Hussein was in … Continue reading →

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Marine, 23, is Found Dead at California Base

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Team VCS

July 3, 2008 – Sgt. Sean Webster served two tours in Iraq, was awarded two Purple Hearts and was severely wounded by shrapnel from an explosion in 2005. Afterward, he endured more than 10 surgeries and relentless physical therapy, and … Continue reading →

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