Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

January 31, 2008 – About one in six combat troops returning from Iraq have suffered at least one concussion in the war, injuries that, while temporary, could heighten their risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers are reporting. The study, … Continue reading →

January 25, 2008 – Less than a month after President Bush signed legislation overhauling the Freedom of Information Act, the measure’s main Senate backers are accusing the White House of planning to scuttle a special FOIA office in violation of … Continue reading →

PTSD, depression surfaces in war returnees February 1, 2008, Charleston, West Virginia — Thirty-six percent of the returnees from fighting terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan suggested in a legislative survey they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, and 44 percent showed signs … Continue reading →

January 29, 2008 – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the revised Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Act signed into law by the President on Monday includes a series of efforts she introduced to help address the urgent … Continue reading →

February 18 Issue Marine Lance Cpl. James Jenkins is buried in the same New Jersey cemetery that he used to run through on his way to high school, stopping at the Eat Good Bakery to get two glazed doughnuts and … Continue reading →

January 31, 2007 – Carmelo Rodriguez was dancing with his niece just last year. By all accounts Rodriguez, a 29-year old, loved life, his family and the Marine Corps. He was also an artist, a father, and a part-time actor. … Continue reading →

January 29, 2008 – Army Staff Sgt. Jack Auble was in the process of being medically discharged after serving nearly 20 years in the military when he was sent to Baghdad last year. Auble, 43, suffers from severe osteoporosis of … Continue reading →

January 30, 2008 – Fort Drum, New York – New York congressional leaders have asked Army Secretary Pete Geren to investigate a report that the Army is blocking Veterans Affairs’ officials from helping injured Fort Drum soldiers prepare their disability … Continue reading →

January 30, 2008 – Afghanistan will become a failed state unless urgent steps are taken to tackle worsening security, US experts said, as a British charity warned Thursday of a looming humanitarian “disaster.” The reports came amid new concerns over … Continue reading →

January 31, 2008, “Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq, because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far-reaching . . .” There it is again, that choking lie, so smoothly … Continue reading →