Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Book Review: ‘War Comes Home’ Reveals VA’s Neglect of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Team VCS

March 5, 2009 – “Members of Congress and bureaucrats at the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs may not be attacking vets with mortars and IEDs, but they are literally killing them with indifference.”— Aaron Glantz Coming on the … Continue reading →

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VA Secretary Vows Action on Benefits Backlog

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Team VCS

(March 3, 2009) – The American Legion, in Washington for its annual lobbying push, received pledges of support on Tuesday from members of Congress and the Veterans Affairs secretary, with an emphasis on improving VA’s processing of claims for benefits … Continue reading →

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Congressman Murtha Says Afghanistan Plan Lacks Goal – 600,000 Troops May Be Needed

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Team VCS

March 3, 2009 – Rep. John Murtha said Tuesday the situation in Afghanistan is so challenging that he estimated it would take 600,000 troops to fully squelch violence in the country. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who chairs the powerful subcommittee that … Continue reading →

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Mar 5, New VA Scandal: 16,000 Unopened Claims Letters Hidden at VA’s Detroit Office

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Team VCS

March 3, 2009 –  A new report about Veterans Affairs Department employees squirreling away tens of thousands of unopened letters related to benefits claims is sparking fresh concerns that veterans and their survivors are being cheated out of money. VA … Continue reading →

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Family Blames VA for Veteran’s Suicide

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Team VCS

February 28, 2009 – A North Idaho family blames the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the death of a Navy veteran who killed himself last year amid a sharp increase in suicides among patients receiving care at the Spokane … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Wars, Endless Wars

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Team VCS

March 3, 2009 – The singer Edwin Starr, who died in 2003, had a big hit in 1970 called “War” in which he asked again and again: “War, what is it good for?” The U.S. economy is in free fall, … Continue reading →

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VAOIG Reports on Document Date-Switching at Four Regional Offices

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

February 28, 2009 – After VA Watchdog dot Org broke the story about the VA shredding documents critical to a veteran’s disability claim, it wasn’t long before other unacceptable practices came to light… mail rooms piled high with unopened correspondence … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: A Smooth Exit? – President Obama’s Pragmatic Plan to Withdraw from Iraq War

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

February 27, 2009 – America’s new president has been promising to find a way to get soldiers out of Iraq and to end the war “responsibly”. On Friday February 27th Barack Obama announced more details of how and when this … Continue reading →

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Montana National Guard’s Proactive PTSD Program Becoming National Model

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009, Helena, MT –  Two years after former Army Spc. Chris Dana committed suicide after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, the Montana National Guard is spending approximately half a million dollars a year to make combat deployments easier … Continue reading →

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General Mullen: Iran has Fissile Materials for Nuclear Bomb

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Team VCS

March 1, 2009 – The top U.S. military official says he believes Iran now has enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb. Adm. Mike Mullen issued that assessment after the world’s nuclear watchdog said last week that it was … Continue reading →

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