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Senators Seek Major Improvements in Medical Care for Wounded Warriors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2007 Contact: Pryor, Michael Teague (501) 324-6336 Pryor, Lisa Ackerman (202) 224-2353 Chambliss, Lindsay Mabry (202) 224-3423 Pryor, Chambliss Seek Major Improvements in Medical Care for Wounded Warriors WASHINGTON , D.C. – U.S. … Continue reading
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Rep. Mitchell Vows Hearings on Lucrative Bonuses to Top VA Officials
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2007 CONTACT: Seth Scottd: (202) 226-8715c: (202) 731-7212 MITCHELL VOWS HEARINGS ON LUCRATIVE BONUSES TO TOP VA OFFICIALS Top VA Officials Rewarded with ‘Most Lucrative’ Bonuses in Government Despite Allegation They May Have ‘Deliberately Misled’ … Continue reading
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Lawmaker to VA Secretary – Step Down Now
An Illinois Democrat is calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson to resign for having paid bonuses to senior federal workers who were responsible for a $1 billion shortfall in the VA budget. “For the health and well-being … Continue reading
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U.S. Diplomats Returning From Iraq With PTSD
WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats are returning from Iraq with the same debilitating, stress-related symptoms that have afflicted many U.S. troops, prompting the State Department to order a mental health survey of 1,400 employees who have completed assignments there. Larry Brown, … Continue reading
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Medical System Snares Wounded Warriors
WASHINGTON — Service officer Rene Deschene advises military men and women with amputated limbs, post-traumatic stress and injuries invisible to the naked eye in the Veterans of Foreign Wars office at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta. Soldiers returning … Continue reading
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US Army Ranks Begin to Thin
Thousands more mid-level enlisted soldiers are leaving the Army than in each of the past two years, forcing the service to increase its use of pay-to-stay programs and find other ways to keep GIs in the fold. Four years into … Continue reading
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Injured Connecticut Soldier Denied Service Benefits
(Southington-WTNH) _ A presidential task force has announced new measures to improve what it describes as unacceptably poor coordination between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the defense department when it comes to helping wounded veterans of Iraq … Continue reading
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Editorial – America’s Shadow Army in Iraq
May 1, 2007 | The Democratic leadership in Congress is once again gearing up for a great sellout on the Iraq war. While the wrangling over the $124 billion Iraq supplemental spending bill is being headlined in the media as … Continue reading
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VCS Weekly Update: Hello from Paul, Your New Executive Director
May 1, 2007 Dear VCS Supporters: For this update, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and let you know why I came to work for Veterans for Common Sense. Five years ago the Administration began selling … Continue reading
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Editorial – Back in the Days of Mission Accomplished
NEW YORK Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of President Bush’s jet landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and his speech declaring major fighting in Iraq over, all in front of a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner. At the time, it … Continue reading
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