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The Dust Never Settles For Returning Veterans

Posted by bosskitty

Depression and suicidal thoughts aren’t limited to vets with PTSD; family members may experience it as well.
… an excerpt from testimony before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing held February 28, 2008, regarding the Iraq War’s mental health impacts of Iraq War on the families of Guard/Reserve veterans.

Nearly 3 million immediate [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 25th, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Time Bomb, VA, VFW, Walter Reed, War Cost, trauma, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

US Tax Dollars NOT Spent on Homeless Veterans – Words Are Cheaper

Posted by bosskitty

1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans
WASHINGTON — Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 7th, 2007 | Category: Collateral, Corruption, DOD, Fox News, Health Care, Hypocracy, Oversight, Promises, Public Health, Statistics, VA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walter Reed, War Cost, cover up, displaced persons, injustice, mental health, military, negligence, resonsibility, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (6)

Dole Shalala Recommendations Stuck In Bureaucracy

Posted by nytexan

It didn’t take much brain bending to figure out that the Dole-Shalala report on Walter Reed would get bogged down in Washington BS. Year after year, Washington can’t get anything done when it comes to our veterans. While the military services and the VA argue about whose reporting is better; injured veterans continue their struggle [...]

Posted by nytexan September 27th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Dole, GAO, Iraq, Politics, Shalala, VA, Walter Reed, War, Waxman, military, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (2)

Walter Reed Lab Documents Found in Trash Bin

Posted by nytexan

You really have to wonder when the screw ups are going to stop. We are talking about the government, so I guess the answer is never. I can’t seem to remember the last time I read a positive story about Walter Reed. It would be improper to break with tradition so the shoddy work at [...]

Posted by nytexan August 21st, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Army Medical Command, Halliburton, Headlines, Health Care, KBR, National, News, Pentagon, VA, Walter Reed, biomedical, documents, military, profiteers, veterans | Comments (4)

Civilians In Combat Risk All For A Few Dollars More

Posted by bosskitty

Service Civilians and the Wounds of War
Many Fill Vital Roles in Iraq, but Medical Care Can Be Spotty
By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer

Traveling through Sunni insurgent territory north of Baghdad, the U.S. military convoy was nearing a base when a roadside bomb ripped into the lead Humvee, leaving its gunner, [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 28th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Casualties, Civilian Army, Collateral, Corruption, Deception, Democracy In Action, Health Care, Iraq, PTSD, Pentagon, Private Insurance, Promises, Scandal, Soldiers, VA, Walter Reed, War Contractors, War Cost, battlefield, betrayal, injustice, medics, mental health, military, profiteers, resonsibility, veterans | Leave a comment