Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Anti-Stigma News: Army May End Counseling Notifications for Soldiers Seeking Mental Healthcare

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – Army leaders are proposing to end a longtime policy that requires a commanding officer be notified when a soldier voluntarily seeks counseling in hopes of encouraging more GIs to seek aid, according to Army Secretary Pete … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Streamline VA Policy for Disabled

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Team VCS

January 13, 2009 – President-elect Barack Obama should make it easier for disabled veterans to get their benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely delays wounded soldiers’ disability claims for months and years, often shunting them into poverty and homelessness. … Continue reading →

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Jan 12 VCS Update: A Medal for PTSD? VCS Urges PTSD Exams and Treatment Now

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 -The Department of Defense (DoD) rejected the idea of a Purple Heart Medal for veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Last week, The New York Times editorialized against a medal for PTSD. In contrast, the … Continue reading →

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Top Army Recruiter Weighs Fat Camp for Recruits

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009, Fort Jackson, SC – The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a fat farm to transform chubby trainees into svelte … Continue reading →

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President Bush Admission: I Personally Authorized Torture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – In an interview with Brit Hume that aired today on Fox News Sunday, President Bush admitted that he personally authorized the torture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He said he personally asked “what tools” were … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Editorial: New York Times Says No to Purple Heart Medal for PTSD

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – The Pentagon’s recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder strikes us as reasonable and well considered. This is not to say that the result was uncomplicated or unlikely … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Why the Anti-War Movement is Lost

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 – As Inauguration Day approaches, the anti-war movement is working hard to stay politically relevant. President-elect Barack Obama, the anti-war candidate, has been empowered by a frustrated electorate demanding exactly what he promised in his campaign: change. … Continue reading →

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Army Makes Deployment Hearing Test Mandatory

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Team VCS

January 12, 2009 – Bomb blasts, howling engines, growling generators and the deafening roar of military aircraft have made the war zones noisy enough to damage soldiers’ hearing. An estimated 25 percent of redeploying soldiers have reported experiencing some change … Continue reading →

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Turkish Government Arrests 100 in Coup Plot

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

The coup plot case underlines a widening divide between the country’s growing Islamic class and secularists.  January 11, 2009, Ankara, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court formally arrested 14 more people Sunday for ties to an alleged secularist plot by … Continue reading →

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Vets can face hurdles securing the benefits they earned

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Team VCS

January 11, 2009 – For former Army medic Ivy Lara, the whistle of a mortar shell is all she remembers. Trapped, no time for cover. The explosion leveled the sergeant’s quarters and hurled her through the air. A repaired ear … Continue reading →

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