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First Lady Unveils Plan to Improve TBI, PTSD Care
January 12, 2012 (Military.com) – Speaking Wednesday to an auditorium packed with camouflage-clad soldiers and medical students in white lab coats, first lady Michelle Obama announced a new initiative to help doctors better identify, understand and treat the invisible wounds … Continue reading
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First Lady Tackling Medical Treatment For Vets
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A WASHINGTON January 11, 2012, 01:19 am ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other … Continue reading
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GI Bill Tools to Kick Start Your Spring Semester
January 10, 2012 by Alex Horton The winter break was much too short, and once again another semester has arrived for student Veterans at colleges and universities across the country. Some are relieved to find their graduation date looms in just a … Continue reading
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VCS’s Statement on Jon Huntsman’s Plan to Tax Combat Pay.
Ambassador Huntsman claims to love America as all politicians are want to do but he has just blatantly disrespected our military and veteran’s decade of sacrifice with his recent economic proposal. Read about the proposal http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/08/31/309249/huntsman-taxes-rich/. Military Service members have for … Continue reading
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PTSD study reaches out to Fort Hood soldiers
01/04/2012 05:11 PM By: Chie Saito Thanks to new research, Fort Hood soldiers can now improve understanding of how to improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatments. The research now underway is driven by a multidisciplinary partnership called STRONG STAR led by … Continue reading
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Important:VA Extends Qualifying Time of Persian Gulf War Veterans Undiagnosed Illnesses by Five Years
Kansas City Infozine Tuesday, January 03, 2012 :: Staff infoZine Information about undiagnosed illnesses is available online atwww.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar link Washington, D.C. – infoZine – “Not all the wounds of war are fully understood,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “When … Continue reading
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VA Deploying 20 New Mobile Vet Centers Additions to Fleet Will Expand Veterans’ Access to VA Services Across U.S.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (January 4, 2012) — The Department of Veterans Affairs today deployed 20 additional Mobile Vet Centers from the production facility of Farber Specialty Vehicles to increase access to readjustment counseling services for Veterans and their families in rural … Continue reading
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VCS in the News. Preliminary Impact Report.
Iraq War Lives on as Second-Costliest U.S. Conflict Fuels Debt 2011-12-27 05:00:29.0 GMT By Mike Dorning Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — The war in Iraq is officially over. The costs will go on. Eight years of dodging improvised explosive devices, repelling … Continue reading
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From the Daily Beast
As the Troops Come Home From Iraq, Here’s a Holiday Gift You Can Give Helen Benedict Dec 23, 2011 4:45 AM EST A series of hardships await soldiers who return home, including suicide, domestic violence, and divorce. But there … Continue reading
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VCS&VUFT Landmark Lawsuit in the News
Mercury News editorial: Help Iraq veterans succeed when they get home Mercury News Editorial Posted: 12/18/2011 08:00:00 PM PST The final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq is a welcome way to conclude 2011. Young Americans will be coming home, and … Continue reading
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