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More U.S. Soldiers Seek Substance Abuse Help
November 20, 2008, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO – The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} in the past five years, but the Army’s counseling program has remained significantly understaffed and struggling to meet the demand, … Continue reading
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VA Secretary Peake Labels Vet Suicide ‘Chronic Problem’
November 21, 2008, Canandaigua, NY – Veteran Affairs Secretary Dr. James Peake called the suicide rate among veterans “a chronic problem” during a visit Thursday to the VA Medical Center. Referring to statistics showing that, on average, 6,500 U.S. veterans … Continue reading
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Maryland Lt. Gov. in Running for VA Secretary
November 21, 2008 – An Army Reserve colonel and Iraq war veteran could become the next secretary of Veterans’ Affairs. Anthony Brown, Maryland’s lieutenant governor, is getting attention because he is on President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team as co-chair of … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: VA Land Protection for Los Angeles Not Considered by Democratic Party
November 20, 2008 – A resolution that would have called for protection of the West Los Angeles VA property from any uses by “a non-veterans organization or for any non-veterans-related purpose” was barred from consideration at the California Democratic Party … Continue reading
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2 U.S. Troops Charged in Murder of Iraqis
November 20, 2008, Vilseck, Germany – Two U.S. soldiers have been charged by the military with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder relating to the shooting deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad in early 2007 in what was allegedly a … Continue reading
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Nov 21: VA Secretary Peake Lauds Canandaigua Suicide Hotline – 2,130 Suicidal Veterans Rescued in Last 15 Months
November 21, 2008 – Staffers at the national suicide prevention hotline for veterans, located at the Canandaigua Veterans Affairs Medical Center, received a pat on the back Thursday during a visit from Dr. James B. Peake, U.S. secretary of veterans … Continue reading
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Guantánamo Judge Throws Out More Evidence Obtained Through Torture In Jawad Case
November 20, 2008, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – Less than a month after throwing out an alleged confession obtained through torture, a judge late Wednesday rejected more evidence gathered through coercive interrogations in the military commission case against Afghan national Mohammed … Continue reading
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VA Document-Shredding No Shock to Vets
November 19, 2008 – Doubts were raised Wednesday about whether the Bush administration can do anything to restore confidence in the Veterans Affairs Department following the discovery last month of almost 500 key benefits claims documents in shredding bins at … Continue reading
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Gulf War Illness
November 20, 2008 – The Gist: If you don’t want your kid to join the military, have them read the latest report on the health of Gulf War veterans, released by a congressionally mandated panel earlier this week. The 465-page … Continue reading
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Report Concludes Gulf War Syndrome is Legitimate Illness
November 18, 2008 – GWEN IFILL: Now, Gulf War illness and its various causes. It has been 17 years since the first Gulf War ended. A new report now finds that at least one in four veterans of that conflict … Continue reading
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