Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Wife Says Soldier’s Standoff Triggered in Part by PTSD

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008, Honolulu, HI – A Schofield Barracks soldier led Honolulu Police on an 18 hour standoff. The standoff began at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The soldier had barricaded himself in his home with guns. Officers moved in and negotiators … Continue reading →

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Three War Veterans View the Presidential Campaign

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – Views of the 2008 presidential campaign from two recent Army veterans and an injured Marine: Brandon Ziegler, of Bethel, Pa., did two short tours in Iraq with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. He joined the military … Continue reading →

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More Troops Die in Afghanistan than in Iraq

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – June was the second month in a row during which the U.S. and allied troop deaths in the Afghan war were more numerous than those in Iraq, CNN reported. Last moth, at least 46 foreign troops … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The War in Iraq Must Be Ended

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Team VCS

July 2, 2008 – As the Iraq war grinds on endlessly, there is growing concern among U.S. military leaders about the excessive strain placed on troops who have been deployed there and redeployed two or three times. According to an … Continue reading →

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Veteran Suicide Rates Highlight Heroes’ Tough Battle at Home

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

June 29, 2008 – Cara Davis knew her husband was still at war. In the night, he would yell out his name — Dwayne D. Davis! — followed by his rank and serial number. He’d shout that he would never … Continue reading →

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Vets Still Lack Timely Health Care

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

The number of veterans currently using VA healthcare – 325,000 to date – was obtained by VCS using the Freedom of Information Act.    June 30, 2008 – Life has been anything but easy for thousands of U.S. soldiers who have … Continue reading →

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US, NATO Deaths in Afghanistan Pass Iraq Toll

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

June 30, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans United for Truth Responds to Court Ruling

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008 – Recently Federal District Judge Samuel Conti decided in the class action lawsuit in which we (Veterans United For Truth and Veterans for Common Sense) were plaintiffs, that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was failing in … Continue reading →

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Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They’ve Been Abandoned

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Team VCS

July 1, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Dawoud Ameen, a former Iraqi soldier, lay in bed, his shattered legs splayed before him, worrying about the rent for his family of five. Mr. Ameen’s legs were shredded by shrapnel from a roadside … Continue reading →

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VA Losing Care Coordinators

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Team VCS

June 27, 2008 – The Department of Veterans Affairs has trouble keeping medical care coordinators for severely injured combat veterans, with four of the first eight people having to be replaced. Two of the original Federal Recovery Coordinators hired late … Continue reading →

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