Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Father Wants Army to Reopen Investigation into Daughter’s Death

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Team VCS

June 3, 2008, St. Louis, MO – The father of the first female soldier from Missouri to die in Iraq wants Congress to force the Army to reopen its investigation into her death. John Johnson, father of LaVena Johnson, said … Continue reading →

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June 5 VA E-Mail Scandal Update: Top VA Mental Health Official Contradicts VA Manager at Senate Hearing, Says VA Facility is Using Improper Diagnoses for Mental Health

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 4, 2008, Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) questioned top Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials over a recent e-mail that discouraged VA employees from diagnosing veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The e-mail, which … Continue reading →

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Military Kids Tell How Tough Deployments Can Be

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 3, 2008 – Emi Geye likely knows at least as much about how combat deployments affect soldiers’ children as the psychiatrists, school counselors and pediatricians who filled the room around her Monday. Her Army dad has been deployed three … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Outrageous VA E-mails

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 4, 2008 – Many of our combat troops have served multiple and extended tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where terrorists and enemy insurgents are relentlessly bent on killing and maiming them. Naturally, because they are human, the … Continue reading →

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A Critical Mass for Disarmament

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

Speaking to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on March 26, Sen. John McCain surprised many listeners when he said that “the United States should lead a global effort at nuclear disarmament.” It has been a long time since a … Continue reading →

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ACLU At Guantánamo For Arraignment Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Today

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

June 5, 2008, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – As part of a $15 million commitment to provide adequate legal defense for several Guantánamo detainees, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are present for the arraignment today of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed … Continue reading →

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June 6, VCS in the News: Judge Orders VA into Court to Explain VA E-Mail Discouraging PTSD Diagnoses

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Team VCS

Judge to consider newly-surfaced e-mail in vet care trial June 5, 2008, San Francisco, CA — A federal judge considering a lawsuit that alleges inadequate veterans medical care ordered government lawyers on Thursday to explain an e-mail by a U.S. … Continue reading →

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U.S. General in Iraq Takes Measures to Prevent Suicides

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 2, 2008, Washington – The U.S. general responsible for operations in Baghdad announced today that he is taking proactive measures to prevent soldiers in his command from taking their own lives. Soldiers are his “top priority,” Army Maj. Gen. … Continue reading →

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‘Who Should Answer the PTSD Hotline at 3AM?’

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

May 23, 2008, Washington, DC – The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation proposes the immediate implementation of a national PTSD Hotline, staffed 24/7 by disabled American Veteran graduates of the Purple Heart Foundation’s Veteran Business Training Center. … Continue reading →

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Researchers’ Complaints Ignored Over Anthrax Vaccine Problems

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Team VCS

June 1, 2008 – Despite the enormous investments in developing an anthrax vaccine, senior employees at the Israel Institute for Biological Research have warned that there are problems with the product. However, institute director Dr. Avigdor Shafferman ignored their claims, … Continue reading →

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