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Editorial Column: VA Failures on PTSD Exposed in Living Color
December 31, 2008, Austin, Texas – On Friday, December 19th, millions of Americans were exposed on the “Dr. Phil” show to the antithesis of service many of our wounded warriors have received upon their return to civilian life. The honorable … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, PTSD, TBI, VA Claims Crisis
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Dec 30 VCS Update: Our Successes in 2008 and Our Plans for 2009
In 2008, Veterans for Common Sense continued our strong track record of providing publicity and pragmatic solutions for government policies you care about: national security, civil liberties, and veterans. With your continued support, we plan more successful advocacy efforts during … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, TBI, torture, voting rights
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Despite Uproar, Army Officials Say All is Well at Warrior Transition Units
December 23, 2008 – At a recent gathering in a small auditorium at Fort Lee, Va., wounded soldiers listened as everyone in their chain of command up to a full colonel reassured them that life in the post’s Warrior Transition … Continue reading
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Tagged TBI
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Dec 19, VCS Special Update: Fighting for Our Veterans in 2009
On December 14, 2008, the Houston Chronicle published a scathing editorial, “Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and all of the resulting harms to soldiers, civilians, economies and constitutional principles, no segment of society has been … Continue reading
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Dec 18, VCS in the News: VA May Cut Brain-Injury Research at University of Texas Facility
“Closure of the (lab) would amount to a terrible injustice for our veterans,” according to a letter to congressional offices from Rick Weidman, director of government relations for Vietnam Veterans of America, and Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for … Continue reading
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VA Brain Injury Research Lab in Austin, Texas Could Close
December 12, 2008 – In an ironic twist of fate, the Austin-based Veteran Affairs’ Brain Imaging and Recovery Laboratory may be getting shut down. The lab was created in 2006 to study and develop treatments for combat-related traumatic brain injury. … Continue reading
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For Troops in the Military System Trying to Help Them, Traumatic Brain Injury is New Territory
December 10, 2008, Franklinton, NC – The first thing that 1st Lt. Mike McMichael felt when he regained consciousness was a stinging sensation. It was the hot coffee he had been carrying in a thermos, which split when the roadside … Continue reading
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4,600 Veterans Attend Workshop on Benefits in Georgia
December 5, 2008 – Army Maj. Freddie Zink is looking ahead to the future after sustaining a serious head injury in Iraq. “They are not forcing me out,” Zink said Thursday at the Supermarket of Veterans Benefits program at the … Continue reading
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Murray Calls for Increased TBI Screening and Research After Study Reveals Long Term Toll on Service Members
December 4, 2008, Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released … Continue reading
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Deciphering Today’s Signature War Injury
December 2, 2008 – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought the American military some unpleasant surprises, prominent among them the vicious effectiveness of cheap, small armaments such as mines, roadside bombs, and rocket-propelled grenades. But the soldiers, commanders, and … Continue reading
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