Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

March 26, 2008 – Saginaw, TX — After returning from his third tour of duty in Iraq in three years, Lance Cpl. Eric Acevedo just wasn’t the same, his relatives said. The athletic teen who had enlisted in the Marines … Continue reading →

March 26, 2008 – Former U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner John Michael Turner leaned over the microphone, his voice choking with emotion, the words barely forcing themselves out, the tears barely held back. “There’s a term ‘Once a Marine, always … Continue reading →

March 26, 2008 – Basra, Iraq — Iraqi forces fought Shi’ite militants on Wednesday in battles that threatened to wreck a truce by a powerful cleric that U.S. forces had credited for much of the reduction in violence of the … Continue reading →

March 27, 2008 – A classified memo written by a top military official stationed in Western Iraq reveals that a prison in downtown Fallujah is so overcrowded and dirty that it does not even meet basic “minimal levels of hygiene … Continue reading →

March 31, 2008 – Last week the VA issued a press release touting their care for women veterans.  Press release here… http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/vap08/vap032708-2.htm I questioned this information because of the large number of emails I receive from women veterans who think … Continue reading →

March 25, 2008 – The bomb’s blast threw Army Specialist Matthew Stanley from his gunner’s turret, leaving his body lifeless on a dusty road in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle. When his commander arrived minutes later, the slumping soldier looked asleep, resting … Continue reading →

March 26, 2008 – While he was busy amassing the wealth that made him one of the world’s richest men, Jerome Kohlberg didn’t realize how much things had changed since the original GI Bill sent him to college 60 years … Continue reading →

March 25, 2008 – A new government report paints a dire picture of the employment prospects of returning military veterans, concluding that young veterans earn less and have a harder time finding work than do civilians in the same age … Continue reading →

March 19, 2008 – Merry Lane, a cul-de-sac shaded by redwoods in Sonoma County wine country, would seem a pleasant place to recover from the psychic wounds of war. Nadia McCaffrey’s dream is to set up a group home there … Continue reading →

March 24, 2008 – Washington, DC — A salute is due Adm. William Fallon, who tried to prevent a wider war with Iran. After serving one year as commander of U.S. Central Command, Fallon has resigned, saying he was quitting … Continue reading →