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Taking Care of Our Vets
May 15, 2008 – Etched onto the wall of a sentry box in Gibraltar is an unsigned indictment from an unknown soldier. You imagine him there many wars ago, keeping watch and weighing his prospects for a normal life. God … Continue reading
Stress Disorder Treatable if Recognized
May 12, 2008 – After returning from combat in Iraq, my nephew was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. His symptoms remind me of my problems after a messy divorce, though his experiences were certainly more traumatic. Could I have had … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Burned Again?
May 12, 2008 – When an infant touches a hot stove, it learns a lifelong lesson: don’t touch a hot stove. The infant might grow into a thoroughly irresponsible person, might acquire a nasty heroin habit or provoke a barroom … Continue reading
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May 11, VCS & VUFT Lawsuit Mentioned in New York Times Editorial About Care for Our Veterans
Editorial: The Suffering of Soldiers May 11, 2008 – Several years into a pair of wars, the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to cope with a task for which it was tragically unready: the care of soldiers who left … Continue reading
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May 10, VCS in the News: The Truth About Veteran Suicides
In fact, the e-mails would have come to light were it not for a class action lawsuit brought by Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth on behalf of the 1.7 million Americans who have served in Iraq … Continue reading
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May 9, VCS in the News: Sen. Bond Proposes Opening Vet Centers to Active Duty Soldiers
“It’s multiple deployments, the stop-loss and the extended deployments that are causing enormous problems for the psychological well-being of some of our soldiers,” said Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense. May 1, 2008, Washington, DC – More and more … Continue reading
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May 8: Pentagon Deployed 43,000 Medically Unfit Soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
May 8, 2008, Washington, DC — More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show. This reliance on troops … Continue reading
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Testimony of Dr. James Peake, VA Secretary
May 6, 2008 – The purpose of this testimony is to provide information on the issues related to veterans suicide: what VA knows, including the sources of information we use; what we do not know, and what we intend to … Continue reading
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Free Brain Injury Screenings Offered to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans in Connecticut
May 4, 2008 – Concerned that the most talked-about injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is being overlooked, the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain has started offering free screenings to veterans for symptoms of mild traumatic brain … Continue reading
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May 3: VCS Supports Sen. Bond’s Bill to Open VA’s Vet Centers to Active Duty Troops
May 2, 2008 – Active and reserve service members would be eligible for mental health counseling from one of the 207 veterans’ centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday. [Note: Veterans for Common Sense … Continue reading
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