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4,000 or 250,000 Casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars?

Our 4,077 U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are the worst possible consequence of military service. Yet what about our 250,000 wounded, injured, and ill combat survivors and their families who suffer for a lifetime? Read more
08/31/2007

4,000 or 250,000 Casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars?

Our 4,077 U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are the worst possible consequence of military service. Yet what about our 250,000 wounded, injured, and ill combat survivors and their families who suffer for a lifetime? Read more
08/31/2007

Seventeen Years - Gulf War / Iraq War Began August 2, 1990

My wonderful wife and I were married in a beautiful ceremony at Fort McPherson, Georgia, on July 14, 1990. Our honeymoon ended July 31, and I flew back to the Army's 1st Armored Division the next day.  Read more
08/02/2007

Encourage Military Medical Professionals to SPEAK OUT not be SILENT!

Commander recognized by the Navy as a PTSD expert says the Military has tried to SILENCE his criticism of Mental Health care. On Friday, 22 June, USA Today reporter Gregg Zorova published another in a continuing list of damaging exposes of just how unprepared our Armed Forces has been to deal with Mental Health issues even IF our troops were encouraged to seek help.  Read more
06/23/2007

YELLOW RIBBONS & RED TAPE & VETERAN SUICIDES

Interesting. Tragic. Yesterday AP ran an article describing how “Soldiers returning from war are finding it more difficult to get mental health treatment because military insurance is cutting payments to therapists, on top of already low reimbursement rates and a tangle of red tape.”  Read more
06/13/2007

EXPLETIVES NOT DELETED OVER SGT. RYAN AND THE VA

“YOU SENT THEM THERE . . . AND NOW YOU WANT TO WEASEL OUT?”  Read more
06/09/2007

Reject Kussman at VA

Disturbing facts keep pouring in regarding President George W. Bush’s highly controversial nomination of Michael Kussman to lead 1,400 medical facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a four year term lasting through the Summer of 2011.  Read more
05/11/2007

VA Corruption, Cronyism, and Incompetence

My blog today points fingers at the specific people at VA responsible for VA’s crisis, and it offers some quick steps VCS supporters can take to fix these problems. Read more
05/08/2007

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