Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Fort Carson Hosts Meeting About PTSD

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 15, 2007 – A group of congressional staffers met with about two dozen soldiers, spouses and former troops Monday afternoon to begin two days of closeddoor fact-finding meetings at Fort Carson, sources at the post confirmed. The gathering follows … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Politics Are Put Ahead of Our Soldiers’ Mental-Health Concerns

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 14, 2007 – Two recent studies – one initiated by the Pentagon, the other by the Department of Veterans Affairs – found that the military’s health system is unprepared to handle mental-health issues created by battlefield stress. These two … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Blocks Popular Web Sites, Cutting Ties to Home

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 15, 2007 – The Defense Department began blocking access on its computers to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other Web sites yesterday, severing some of the most popular ties linking U.S. troops in combat areas to their far-flung relatives and … Continue reading →

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PTSD Meeeting a Success at Fort Carson

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

May 16, 2007 – After two days of closed-door meetings to investigate whether Fort Carson is adequately caring for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, commanders and their critics walked away satisfied Tuesday. Army leaders said they picked up valuable tips … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column – Of Actions and Consequences, Torture and Troops

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Team VCS

The most painful thing for the inmates there were the cries of the people being tortured. One day, they brought sheets to cover the cell in order for no one to see anything. They began torturing one of them, and … Continue reading →

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Carjacker Beats 91-Year Old World War II Veteran in Detroit

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Team VCS

Detroit police tell WXYZ they have arrested a suspect in the carjacking and beating a 91-year-old World War II veteran outside a store on Detroit’s west side. The news comes just hours after WXYZ aired shocking video of the attack. … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: See You in September, Whatever That Means

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Team VCS

May 13, 2007 – Progress by September. That, in three words, is the latest mandate from some nervous Republicans to President Bush over the war in Iraq. As the Democratic-controlled House passed yet another war spending bill last week, and … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor – Iraq War Isn’t Worth the Cost in Lives, Suffering

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Team VCS

May 14, 2007 – Do most of us really know what war is? Did we ever see anyone get shot through the temple and fall dead at your feet? Then a minute later, as one of your friends falls beside … Continue reading →

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Panel to Probe VA Bonuses in North Carolina

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Team VCS

May 10, 2007 – North Carolina VA hospital officials face more congressional scrutiny as part of a national probe into the federal agency’s executive bonuses. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans a hearing this month that will, in part, examine … Continue reading →

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Governors Need $24 Billion to Restore National Guard Broken by Iraq War

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Team VCS

Iraq depleting Guard’s equipment, Easley says May 14, 2007 – Years of war in Iraq have cut into the North Carolina National Guard’s fleet of trucks, communications equipment and other gear, and the state could come up short in a … Continue reading →

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