Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Rebellion or Insubordination? — U.S. Soldiers Held at Gunpoint in Iraq

Posted on October 15, 2004 by Team VCS

Inquiry Opens After Reservists Balk in Baghdad The Army is investigating members of a Reserve unit in Iraq who refused to deliver a fuel shipment north of Baghdad under conditions they considered unsafe, the Pentagon and relatives of the soldiers … Continue reading →

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Operation Truth – Watch Their New Ad

Posted on October 14, 2004 by Team VCS

Operation Truth Media Campaign! Today, Operation Truth is launching a new television advertisement, and we need your financial help to get it on the air. Beginning October 12th, our goal is to raise $200,000 in five days. Why am I, … Continue reading →

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Major Victory – Federal judge rules Ohio voters may cast provisional ballots

Posted on October 14, 2004 by Team VCS

Federal judge rules Ohio voters may cast ballots at wrong polling place TOLEDO — A federal judge here ruled today that Ohio voters who show up at the wrong polling place on Election Day can still cast ballots as long … Continue reading →

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Voter Registration Scandal Spreads from Nevada to Oregon

Posted on October 13, 2004 by Team VCS

Bradbury plans to investigate election complaint By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI The Associated Press 10/13/2004, 12:33 a.m. PT PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and Attorney General Hardy Myers plan to investigate allegations that a paid canvasser might have … Continue reading →

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Soldiers Once … And Young

Posted on October 12, 2004 by Team VCS

Soldiers Once … And Young After serving a 12-month tour of duty in Iraq last year, Marine Lance Corporal Jeff Lucey returned home to his relieved family with no injuries – or at least none that were visible. “When we … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Uses New Law to Keep Casualty Information from Families, Public and Press

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

New law limits details on injured troops Relatives, even Congress, can be left in the dark about casualties A few days after enemy fire in Vietnam left him badly hurt, Wally Ladik’s story made the papers back home.  It was … Continue reading →

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Families Make Plans to Skip Military Draft

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Families plan to skip military draft ASHLAND, OREGON — Opposed to the Iraq war, some Ashland and Talent teens and their parents are getting their ducks in a row, fearing a revival of the military draft. They are creating conscientious objector … Continue reading →

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Mental health care: need and value

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Mental health care: need and value From Iraq veterans to the uninsured of Western Virginia, the need for and financial benefits of treatment are evident. Yet funding is a challenge. Sometimes, the evidence in support of improved access to mental … Continue reading →

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VA Funding Fails to Meet Increased Demand for Services, Groups Say

Posted on October 11, 2004 by Team VCS

Oct 11 – In the wake of a July study’s revelation of a “significant risk” of increased mental disorders for soldiers returning from active combat duty in the Middle East, some veterans’ groups voiced their concerns that Congress has allocated … Continue reading →

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Sexual assaults haunt victims after military discharge

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Team VCS

Sexual assaults haunt victims after military discharge ANDALE, Kansas (AP) – At 22, Natalie Longee is already a veteran in the war on terror. She has guarded prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and escorted truck convoys in Iraq. She has heard … Continue reading →

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