Like VCS on Facebook
Follow VCS on Twitter
My Tweets-
Recent Posts
- The PACT Act – What Does it Do?
- VCS Statement on Passing the PACT Act
- VCS joins 129 organizations calling for increased Defense health research funding
- Veterans for Common Sense provides Testimony to Congress for Hearings on Pending Legislation
- 80 Members of Congress, 25 Organizations Call for Funding to Help Veterans with Gulf War Illness
Recent Comments
- Calvin Binns on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
- Alexlarson989@gmail.com on U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Chiropractic Health Care for Current and Former Military Personnel
- Helen Peel-Roelofs on Zzz About VCS
- Kenneth Cline on VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense
- Robert on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
Archive
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News
Why It’s Criminal to Lie About Military Honors
From the Atlantic By: LINDSAY WINDSOR & ARTHUR RIZER As the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold the Stolen Valor Act, the public should note the damage that fraudulent veterans have already done. AP IMAGES Rick Duncan was a … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Why It’s Criminal to Lie About Military Honors
Better tests find record concussions among U.S. troops
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Improved battlefield diagnosis has led to a record number of concussions detected among U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq last year, with an average of 16 inflicted each day last spring, according to newly released Pentagon … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, TBI, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Better tests find record concussions among U.S. troops
Helping those who serve avoid financial hardship
Bу Elliot Raphaelson, Tribune Media Services It іѕ nо secret thаt thоѕе serving іn оur armed forces аnd thеіr families оftеn face significant financial hardship. Military families are almost twice as likely as other Americans to have credit card balances … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Helping those who serve avoid financial hardship
Hidden Wounds And Hidden Strengths Of Our Military Families
From the Huffington Post By Joseph Bobrow,Found and President,Coming Home Project Stephanie’s husband, Michael, returned from Iraq in body, but he was plagued by unrecognized post traumatic stress. After six months stateside, he committed suicide. Stephanie’s church, their main support … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, mental health, TBI, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Hidden Wounds And Hidden Strengths Of Our Military Families
Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg’s Warrior Transtition Battalion
by Greg Barnes, Fayetteville Observer Leaders of Fort Bragg’s Warrior Transition Battalion are wrongly accusing soldiers of faking illness or injury in an effort to keep them from getting full military benefits, some soldiers in the battalion said during … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, TBI, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg’s Warrior Transtition Battalion
Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training
From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will train more than 3 million nurses in coming years on how to recognize and respond to post-traumatic stress … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, PTSD, TBI, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training
Policy fraught with danger
From Hearld Net. Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a study by the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The study shows an 80 percent increase … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, mental health, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Policy fraught with danger
Attention Please Share this Very Important Resource
Welcome to the Veterans Crisis Line Website The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Attention Please Share this Very Important Resource
Military career skills program for spouses under scrutiny
By FREDREKA SCHOUTEN USA Today Published: April 9, 2012 Dana Kendall adored her dog, Toni, but struggled to manage the brindle-coated pit bull terrier she rescued from dog-fighting. The dog was unruly, had not been housebroken and did not respond … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Military career skills program for spouses under scrutiny
Veterans’ Push for GWI Treatment Research Funding Spreads to U.S. Senate
VCS supports these efforts. Please let your elected officials know that you do as well. —— Written by Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes.comApril 8, 2012 (Washington, DC – 91outcomes.com) – This year’s push for funding the Peer Reviewed Gulf War Illness Congressionally Directed … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, Veterans Articles & News
Comments Off on Veterans’ Push for GWI Treatment Research Funding Spreads to U.S. Senate