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Standoff Veteran’s Family Mourns Loss in Virginia – SWAT Team Kills Vietnam Veteran with PTSD
March 1, 2009, Portsmouth, VA – Before police officers surrounded the home of Marshall Franklin and a SWAT team moved in, all Franklin’s family could do was watch. The standoff ended with two officers shot and Franklin dead, a scenario, … Continue reading
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Helena Man Testifies About PTSD in DC
February 28, 2009 – A Helena veteran who has become a national leader in the fight for better mental health care for veterans has testified on Capitol Hill before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Matthew Kuntz’ step-brother, Chris Dana, who … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Battling to End Military Stigma
February 27, 2009 – The rising and frightening number of suicides and suicide attempts by U.S. combat veterans is a shameful legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For years, the military was reluctant to admit the existence of the … Continue reading
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Feb 27, VCS in the News: President Obama Proposes Bigger VA Budget as Pentagon Grapples with Widespread Suicides
Paul Sullivan, the Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense, said he is “pleased” with Obama’s proposed budget for the agency as it provides much needed funding to “pay for the healthcare and disability benefits of more than 5.5 million deserving … Continue reading
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New Breed of Counselors Deals with Veterans’ PTSD
February 22, 2009 – Jay White spent his first day in Baghdad in 2003 camping beside a dead U.S. Army soldier in a body bag. In a very real sense, this would determine his career, an increasingly important one as … Continue reading
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PTSD in the Female Soldier
February 20, 2009 – According to military records, as of September 30, 2008 over 200,000 women were serving on active duty. While women are technically barred from serving in combat, they are serving in support positions in combat areas in … Continue reading
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Possible Murder – Suicide Involving Iraq War Veteran in Las Vegas
Airman, wife die in shooting – – SWAT officers find couple dead after standoff in North Las Vegas February 21, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada – A Nellis Air Force Base airman and his wife died in what is believed to … Continue reading
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TAPS Helps Families of Suicide Victims
Advocates offer free peer-to-peer support, crisis line, case assistance February 21, 2009 – After Private Paul Bridges saw his buddies die in Iraq in a Humvee in February 2006, his mental state began going downhill, said his father, Terry Bridges. … Continue reading
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VCS in the News: Poll Finds Low Opinion of Military Medical Care
May 24, 2008 – A majority of Americans believe that wounded troops don’t receive high quality medical care in military and Veteran’s Administration hospitals, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health poll. Military families share that view, the … Continue reading
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Feb 21, VCS in the News: Toxic Command and Lack of Mental Health Exams Major Factors In Houston Recruiter Suicides
Veterans rights activist Paul Sullivan said he was deeply disturbed by the report, especially Turner’s finding that less than 60 percent of soldiers who return from deployment to a recruiting assignment have been fully vetted for psychological problems. “The senior … Continue reading
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