Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Editorial Column: A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Team VCS

January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama’s presidency will be recorded in the history books as having begun on January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. In fact, it began on another, colder January night in Dubuque, Iowa. Obama was not in … Continue reading →

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Shinseki Confirmed as New VA Secretary

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Team VCS

January 20, 2009 – Retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki was confirmed Tuesday to be secretary of veterans’ affairs in President Obama’s Cabinet. The Senate confirmed Shinseki by voice vote and without debate just hours after Obama was sworn in as … Continue reading →

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Defense, VA Plan to Have Interoperable Health Records by September

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Team VCS

January 20, 2009 – A high-level management committee from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments said they plan to have interoperable health records by September as part of a program between the two departments to streamline information sharing, according to … Continue reading →

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The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide, with Chapter by Paul Sullivan, Now Available Free On-Line

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Team VCS

The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide November 10, 2008 – Veterans for America is proud to release The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide today, one day before Veterans Day to better serve those who have served all of … Continue reading →

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Campaign Seeks to Draw Awareness to PTSD

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Team VCS

January 16, 2009, Columbus, OH – Post traumatic stress disorder is a common disorder that is not commonly discussed. Now a new nationwide campaign seeks to put the disorder into the spotlight. Glenn Minney was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress … Continue reading →

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Jan 20, VCS in the News: U.S. Settles Lawsuit with Family of Iraq War Veteran Who Committed Suicide

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Team VCS

January 20, 2009 – The federal government has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of an Iraq war veteran who hung himself in his parents’ basement in June 2005 after being turned away by doctors at a Veterans … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Veteran Identified in Colorado Standoff – Veteran Completed Suicide

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Team VCS

January 20, 2009, Colorado Springs, CO – A friend, Keith, of Iraq war veteran Larry Curtis Applegate says the veteran was one of the smartest and most caring people he ever met. Applegate committed suicide after a two-hour standoff with … Continue reading →

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Military Youth Ministry Stalks Students on Public School Buses for jesus

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Team VCS

January 16, 2009 – The government-funded targeting of the children of our servicemen and servicewomen by Christian religious organizations is an issue that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has been gathering information on for some time now. The countless … Continue reading →

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Senator Tester Announces Agenda for Veterans

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Team VCS

January 18, 2009 – Improving the health care of American Indian veterans and making it easier to track electronic records are among the improvements Sen. Jon Tester hopes to make this year in the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee. Tester, a … Continue reading →

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Flap Over Purple Heart is ‘Tip of Iceburg’ Veterans Say

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Team VCS

January 16, 2009 – The Kern County Veterans Service Department began regular monthly visits here this week to assist mountain veterans to obtain and update their benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but a new flap in … Continue reading →

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