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Shinseki Confirmed as New VA Secretary
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
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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Veterans Advocates Pin Hopes on New VA Leadership
January 20, 2009 – Veterans advocates are looking for sweeping changes in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs if President Barack Obama’s pick for taking control of that agency is confirmed as expected. Retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki is … Continue reading
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Troops, Iraq, Afghanistan on Minds of Local Vets
January 21, 2009 – While three men stood and chatted quietly along the opposite side of the bar, Ray Tremblay Sr. sat in solitude, his eyes fixed on one of two TV’s that would, in a few minutes, broadcast one … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War
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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The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide, with Chapter by Paul Sullivan, Now Available Free On-Line
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
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
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
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
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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