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Editorial Column: A Smooth Exit? – President Obama’s Pragmatic Plan to Withdraw from Iraq War
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
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
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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Mom: Deployment Leaves No One to Care for Kids
March 1, 2009, Davidson, NC – When Lisa Pagan reports for duty Sunday, four long years after she was honorably discharged from the Army, she’ll arrive with more than her old uniform. She’s bringing her kids, too. “I have to … Continue reading
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Congress Finds Consensus on Iraq Plan
February 28, 2009 – After years of bitterly debating whether to set a timetable for troop withdrawals in Iraq, Congress has agreed to one. The general consensus came Friday in the form of statements endorsing President Barack Obama’s plan to … Continue reading
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Why the Dark Secrets of the First Gulf War are Still Haunting Us
February 27, 2009 – With rare exceptions, American politicians seem incapable of opposing an American war without befriending another in a different place or time. Barack Obama, an early and ardent enemy of the Iraq War, quickly declared his affinity … Continue reading
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Helena Man Testifies About PTSD in DC
February 28, 2009 – A Helena veteran who has become a national leader in the fight for better mental health care for veterans has testified on Capitol Hill before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Matthew Kuntz’ step-brother, Chris Dana, who … Continue reading
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Feb 27, VCS in the News: President Obama Proposes Bigger VA Budget as Pentagon Grapples with Widespread Suicides
Paul Sullivan, the Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense, said he is “pleased” with Obama’s proposed budget for the agency as it provides much needed funding to “pay for the healthcare and disability benefits of more than 5.5 million deserving … Continue reading
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Review Board May Disappoint Disabled Vets
February 28, 2009 – Complaints from veterans and from a high-profile commission that the services routinely were “low-balling” disability ratings for military members spurred Congress to take action last year. Among other things it ordered the Department of Defense to … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Battling to End Military Stigma
February 27, 2009 – The rising and frightening number of suicides and suicide attempts by U.S. combat veterans is a shameful legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For years, the military was reluctant to admit the existence of the … Continue reading
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