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In Afghan massacre, mental health check could come first
By Oren Dorell and Jim Michaels USA Today Published: March 19, 2012 The soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan faces military justice similar to a civilian criminal trial, a process likely to begin with a months-long mental health … Continue reading
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Robert Bales was no ‘lone gunman’
Our entire society is responsible for the trauma faced by veterans Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/robert-bales-lone-gunman-article-1.1046802#ixzz1pa7pg77u By VCS Advocate Christopher Miller By Chris Miller / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, March 19, 2012, 11:36 AM Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/robert-bales-lone-gunman-article-1.1046802#ixzz1pa88YKxP Our country … Continue reading
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TBI sufferers invited to share their stories online to help others
SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting video testimony from people suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI. About 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year, according to the … Continue reading
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Torturing Bin Laden
Al-Qaida documents show Obama was right about targeting Islam… From Slate.com By William Saletan|Posted Monday, March 19, 2012, at 8:25 AM ET Two years ago, President Obama changed the way the U.S. government talked about its conflict with Osama Bin … Continue reading
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Troops’ Mental Health: How Much Is Unknown?
EnlargeSusan Walsh/AP Gen. Peter Chiarelli, former vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army, says the Army lacks reliable diagnostic tools to screen for mental health. text size A A A March 18, 2012 The killing of 16 Afghan civilians last Sunday … Continue reading
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Opinion: Soldier accused of shooting rampage: Not PTSD alone
From CNN GPS Blog a very insightful article. It is important to understand all the factors and to not unfairly make assumptions about all veterans based on the actions of a few. Human behavior always has been and remains very … Continue reading
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Congress: How Much More Must Veterans Sacrifice?
March 15, 2012 (PolicyMic) – At a time when over 2.5 million American men and women have been added to the rolls of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Veteran’s Affairs Committees of both the U.S. House and Senate … Continue reading
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Veterans Agency Broke Law in Contract Awards, U.S. Watchdog Says
From Bloombergnews.com By Kathleen Miller on March 15, 2012 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs violated a 2006 law that directs the agency to favor small businesses led by veterans, a government watchdog agency ruled for the third time in … Continue reading
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Afghan Massacre: Rush To Judgment
For the past few days, Washington’s, America’s, probably much of the world’s airways have been filled with commentary about the horrific killings in Afghanistan allegedly committed by an American soldier. Radio, TV and the blogosphere have been inundated with reports, … Continue reading
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Afghan Shooter’s Base Hunkers Down Under International Focus
By Gopal Ratnam, Alison Vekshin and Susanna Ray on March 14, 2012 For the last two years, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state has become accustomed to the media’s glare, and not just for its contributions of thousands of troops … Continue reading
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