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Latest Email Update
Below is the text of the latest email update shared by VCS with our members. As we enter our second decade, we think it is important to reflect and remind people who we are and what we have done. Especially … Continue reading
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Suicides, disputes spur probe of Bragg WTU
By Joe Gould – Staff writer Posted : Sunday Mar 4, 2012 9:27:37 EST In the wake of six suicides and 25 domestic disputes reported among soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C., over a five-week span, 18th Airborne Corps commander … Continue reading
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Women Veterans Deserve Recognition, Services
March 4, 2012 (The Baltimore Sun) – March is designated as Women’s History Month, an opportunity to remember the role women have played in U.S. history since our nation’s inception. To serve in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, … Continue reading
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Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries
March 5, 2012 By Ben Sherman, Fort Sill Dr. Bart Winter, Fort Sill Traumatic Brain Injury clinic physician, examines a “H.E.A.D.S. UP Warrior” banner that lists the signs of a concussion with Dr. Jason Albano, TBI neuropsychologist, and Public Health … Continue reading
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Important and Helpful Department of Veterans’ Affrairs Links
Here is a list of very important links for veterans to aid in obtaining your benefits. Quick List · Veterans ON–line Application (VONAPP) · Enroll/Update Medical Benefits (10–10EZ) · My HealtheVet · eBenefits · Life Insurance Online Applications · … Continue reading
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VCS Release: Endorsement of Senator Durbin’s Protect Our Students and Taxpayers(POST)Act
Below is the text of the a letter of support VCS sent to Senator Durbin’s Office. We appreciate his and congressional efforts to protect our veterans and service members education benefits from unscrupulous targeting for their education benefits. Please show … Continue reading
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Veterans, VA split over mental health expansion
By Kevin Freking – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Mar 3, 2012 15:03:31 EST WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms … Continue reading
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Hotline available for soldiers, veterans over PTSD evaluations
The Army Medical Command has established a hotline for soldiers and veterans who have been screened by forensic psychiatric teams since 2007 as part of the evaluation for medical retirement. By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter The Army Medical … Continue reading
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Veteran Suicide Rates – Accuracy is the Key to Improving Resources
Veteran Suicide Rates – Accuracy is the Key to Improving Resources by Levi Newman on March 3, 2012 An agreement between Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and 49 U.S. states could provide more consistent data on the suicide rates among veterans. … Continue reading
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VA Aims to Get Better Data on Veterans Suicide Rates
February 28, 2012 (Marine Corps Times) – Better data on suicide rates among veterans could be available by summer under an agreement forged between Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and 49 states. The figure often noted in press reports and … Continue reading
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