Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

April 27, 2008 – Raleigh, NC — Spc. Natasha McKinnon survived losing part of her left leg to an improvised bomb in Iraq. Now that she’s back, she’s trying to find her balance in college life. Sometimes she can’t recall … Continue reading →

April 26, 2008 – The movie “Stop Loss” filled the silver screen with haunting images of bad dreams, alcoholism and family strife in the wake of a tour of duty in Iraq. This film’s unerring look at the invisible casualties … Continue reading →

April 26, 2008 – Judging by sheer numbers alone, this is most definitely the Year of the Veteran at the state Capitol. There are 122 bills introduced this session in the Senate and 83 in the House dealing with or … Continue reading →

Iraq War veteran Timothy Juneman went to the VA for help, was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was receiving help. This last fall Juneman started attending Washington State University but within months, he learned … Continue reading →

April 26, 2008 – Fort Riley, Kan — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending. But minutes into the … Continue reading →

April 24, 2008 – San Francisco, CA — The number of Iraq war veterans contacting a suicide hotline soared last month, according to information revealed Thursday during a federal trial in San Francisco. Dr. Michael Kussman, Undersecretary for the Department … Continue reading →

April 27, 2008 – The Justice Department has told Congress that American intelligence operatives attempting to thwart terrorist attacks can legally use interrogation methods that might otherwise be prohibited under international law. The legal interpretation, outlined in recent letters, sheds … Continue reading →

April 27, 2008 – Shh,” began the e-mail referring to 12,000 veterans who attempt suicide each year while the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to provide for their care. It continued with a question: “Is this something we should (carefully) … Continue reading →

April 28, 2008 – A friend of mine who’s a librarian was recently reviewing job applicants. Asked his qualifications in library skills, one man put “machine gunner.” He was a vet who’d served in Falluja. The library is in a … Continue reading →

April 25, 2008 – That would seem like a really good idea after news broke last week that nearly 1,000 troops a month have attempted suicide after returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to internal VA e-mails, even … Continue reading →