Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Valuable Insight Gained from VA Suicide Prevention Hotline

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Team VCS

Suicide hotlines are available throughout the United States and many other countries. They provide a lifeline for individuals who are contemplatingsuicide or having suicidal thoughts. The increase in military veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has elevated concern for … Continue reading →

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Better tests find record concussions among U.S. troops

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Team VCS

By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Improved battlefield diagnosis has led to a record number of concussions detected among U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq last year, with an average of 16 inflicted each day last spring, according to newly released Pentagon … Continue reading →

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Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg’s Warrior Transtition Battalion

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Team VCS

by Greg Barnes, Fayetteville Observer   Leaders of Fort Bragg’s Warrior Transition Battalion are wrongly accusing soldiers of faking illness or injury in an effort to keep them from getting full military benefits, some soldiers in the battalion said during … Continue reading →

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Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will train more than 3 million nurses in coming years on how to recognize and respond to post-traumatic stress … Continue reading →

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Policy fraught with danger

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Hearld Net. Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a study by the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The study shows an 80 percent increase … Continue reading →

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OPM: Reservists can’t be denied their civilian jobs

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Team VCS

By STEVE VOGEL  The Washington Post Published: April 2, 2012 The White House’s personnel chief is calling on senior federal executives to ensure that National Guard and Reserve troops returning to their civilian federal jobs are not penalized for their military … Continue reading →

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Veterans Struggle. America Must Do More.–VCS Special Commentary

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Team VCS

A Special Commentary By VCS Advocate and Truman Fellow Christopher Miller Despite a decade of discussion and advocacy, testimonials by politicians, and t-shirts and bumper stickers displayed everywhere, American veterans continue to struggle and pay for their sacrifice on behalf … Continue reading →

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Corporate America’s Military Opportunity

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Team VCS

Veterans offer companies the grit and skills needed to succeed. March 27, 2012 (Wall Street Journal) – In his State of the Union address this January, President Obama rang a bell that is still sounding 10 years after our wars … Continue reading →

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VCS in the News- After the War: PTSD and Veterans’ Care

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Team VCS

BATTEN: Matthew Letterman came home from the Gulf War in 1991, but in some ways, he says, he never really left Iraq. LETTERMAN: I left a piece of myself over there. You know, I would like to either go there … Continue reading →

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Survey Gives Glimpse Into Minds of Recent Veterans

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Team VCS

By JAMES DAO The 2012 edition of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America’s annual survey of its members came out on Monday. The largest such survey by the group to date, its results provide some interesting insights into what’s on the minds of … Continue reading →

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