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Editorial Column: More Pain to Come Treating Hundreds of Thousands of Wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Team VCS

President Bush will bequeath President-Elect Obama a national debt — $10.5 trillion and rising — that has almost doubled since he took office, even before you factor in the full costs of the financial bailout and the Medicare prescription benefit, as well … Continue reading →

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Troops in Afghanistan Nine Times More Likely to Suffer Stress Disorder

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Team VCS

November 5, 2008 – Nearly 4,000 new mental health cases were reported in the Armed Forces last year, according to Ministry of Defence figures. Women in the Forces also suffered from a higher rate of mental disorder than their male … Continue reading →

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Research Reveals Our Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Going Blind from Roadside Bomb Blasts

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

October 23, 2008 – About 1.7 million American men and women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military studies show that up to 340,000 of them suffer from mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The injury most often happens as a … Continue reading →

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‘Massive Problem’ as 1-in-10 People in Jail in United Kingdom are Iraq / Afghanistan War Veterans

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Team VCS

Thousands more ex-frontline soldiers in the criminal justice system than previously believed; The number of former soldiers who have been convicted of a crime after returning from the frontline is 4,000 higher than previously thought, it was claimed yesterday.  October … Continue reading →

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Oct 23, VCS in the News: Reserve Officers Association Wants Answers on Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Claim Disparities

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Team VCS

ROA wants answers on denied reserve claims October 23, 2008   The head of the Reserve Officers Association said he hopes a study ordered by Congress will explain the big discrepancies in veterans’ disability benefits awarded to active and reserve forces. … Continue reading →

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Oct 22, Military Attack on Science: Army Censors, Alters, and Delays Studies on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gulf War Casualties

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Team VCS

U.S. Army delays, alters medical studies under little-known scientific censorship program; Policy ‘stifles scientific discourse,’ says an Army epidemiologist Since 2006, U.S. Army censors have scrutinized hundreds of medical studies, scientific posters, abstracts, and Powerpoint presentations authored by doctors and … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Afghanistan – Endless Army Mission Creep?

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Team VCS

October 21, 2008 – In the aftermath of World War II, the State Department set a new global standard for responsible post-conflict security, governmental, and public assistance. Secretary of State George C. Marshall mobilized the expertise of thousands of citizen … Continue reading →

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Oct 16, Excellent Video Briefing About Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Team VCS

October 4, 2008 – Who are today’s veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and how does this group’s health needs set them apart from veterans of past wars? Join Mai-Ling Garcia of Swords to Plowshares for the first hour of … Continue reading →

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British Envoy Says Mission to Afghanistan is Doomed, According to Leaked Memo

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Team VCS

October 2, 2008 – Britain’s Ambassador to Afghanistan has stoked opposition to the allied operation there by reportedly saying that the campaign against the Taleban insurgents would fail and that the best hope was to install an acceptable dictator in … Continue reading →

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Sep 22, Editorial Column: Casualties and Costs Rise as Iraq and Afghanistan Remain Mired in Brutal Wars

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Team VCS

On September 17, 2008, an editorial in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper declared, “Amid Election Noise, a Quiet Victory.”  The editorial concluded that, “After more than five years of bloodshed and the expenditure of billions of dollars, the U.S. involvement in … Continue reading →

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