Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the cases of three badly wounded veterans and their struggles to get disability benefits from the VA.  In the documentary, VA’s Acting Secretary Gordon Mansfield says 224,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans already filed … Continue reading →

March 9, 2007 – The scandal at Walter Reed is not an isolated incident. It is directly related to our foreign policy of interventionism. There is a pressing need to reassess our now widely accepted role as the world’s lone … Continue reading →

November 15, 2007 – In a déjà vu announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs says a computer containing the names, Social Security numbers and birthdates of 12,000 veterans was taken over the Veterans’ Day weekend from the VA medical center … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – More than 1,000 people from 85 countries who are accused of such crimes as rape, killings, torture and genocide are living in the United States, according to Department of Homeland Security figures. America has become a … Continue reading →

The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. Nov. 15, 2007 – Under crisis conditions of an extraordinary magnitude political leadership of … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A soldier who served two combat tours in Iraq was arrested Wednesday as he was preparing to surrender to Fort Drum officials after spending more than a year AWOL seeking treatment for … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ? The military burial is how this nation shows gratitude to the men and women who have faithfully defended our country.  Wes Nell knows that sacrifice, serving for your country.              Every year the … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – There were calls in the Senate today for the Department of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to deal with the hidden epidemic of suicides among veterans. That’s after our CBS News investigation revealed that, in … Continue reading →

NPR NEWS REPORTS: PENTAGON FIGURES SHOW SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TROOPSDISCHARGED FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR ISSUESTHAN BEFORE THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTANON NPR NEWS ALL THINGS CONSIDEREDTODAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AUDIO TO BE AVAILABLE AT 7 P.M. (ET) AT WWW.NPR.ORG November … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – The stress and depression caused by combat in Iraq often don’t appear until a few months after a soldier has returned home, researchers reported today. Six months after their deployment ended, the number of soldiers referred … Continue reading →