Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

As a captain in the Army, Mike Mahon got plenty of salutes. These days, he gets nods and the occasional polite wave as he walks the aisles of his current base — a Home Depot store in Oswego. Mahon, 29, … Continue reading →

“The number one shared problem for veterans,” says former Marines Lt. Bobby Muller, “is how do you screw your head back on when you come back to society after having fought in a war.” Speaking before a crowd of Bryant … Continue reading →

MOBILE, Ala. – Sgt. Milton Caples made it home safely to his wife and daughter after a year in Iraq, but thoughts of suicide bombers, mortar attacks and rapid pops of gunfire haunted him. The security convoy driver would lapse … Continue reading →

THE widow of a Carlisle soldier who committed suicide after a six-month tour of duty in Iraq has vowed to sue the Ministry of Defence. Donna Mahoney, whose husband, 45, gassed himself in the family car in August last year, … Continue reading →

here is no disputing the number of American troops who have died in the war on terror. At press time, more than 2,590 soldiers had lost their lives, according to U.S. Department of Defense numbers. But the number of wounded … Continue reading →

Andrew Best of Evanston enlisted in the military on his 18th birthday, two months after his graduation in 2002 from Evanston Township High School. He returned to Iraq in November 2005 for his third deployment. By the end of his … Continue reading →

A Palestinian militant spokesman on Tuesday warned American and British citizens to leave Palestinian territories or they would be kidnapped in response to an Israeli raid on a West Bank prison. “We call upon all American and British citizens to … Continue reading →

The nuclear agreement between the United States and India signals a change in the Bush administration’s foreign policy from a unilateralism based upon a sense of strength to one which frankly admits the limits of American power. The president has … Continue reading →

If you haven’t heard of “Midwest Heroes” or seen their ads, prepare to get pretty steamed. Their “Remember” ad recycles two of the most insidious – and most widely discredited – right-wing talking points on the war in Iraq: First, … Continue reading →