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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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veterans stories: 76 news summaries

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WWII Vets Slam US 'Torture' Techniques

Vet says chess, ping-pong were
old grilling tricks

Oct 6, 07 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silent for 60 years, a handful of WWII vets are admitting their old interrogation tricks — and slamming alleged torture techniques used by the US today. Almost two dozen ex-fighters met for a ceremony by the Potomac yesterday, the Washington Post reports, but one refused the award, protesting the... More »

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CIA • veterans • torture • Nazi • World War II • interrogation techniques • Iraq war • George W. Bush

189 Busted in Anti-War Protest

Police move In after Capitol Hill 'die-in'

Sep 16, 07 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested 189 demonstrators yesterday as thousands converged on Capitol Hill to protest the war in Iraq. Hundreds staged a "die-in" in what was generally a trouble-free protest until police used chemical spray on some demonstrators attempting to scale fences in front of the Capitol, reports the Washington Post.... More »

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Iraq • veterans • protests • war • anti war movement • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

'Elah' Bares Iraq Rage, Sorrow

Critics hail 'lacerating' murder probe that lays bare social scars

Sep 14, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - "In The Valley of Elah," a murder mystery with an Iraq war vet veteran as the victim, is “a raw, angry, earnest attempt to grasp the moral consequences of the war,” writes A.O. Scott of the Times. He's one of several critics who hail the... More »

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veterans • film • Paul Haggis • Tommy Lee Jones • Iraq war • movies

Bureaucracy Played Role in Veteran's Death

Man, called up despite stress diagnosis, killed in standoff with police

Sep 5, 07 7:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deployment to Afghanistan markedly changed Sgt. Jamie Dean, and the news that the Army was calling him out of reserve and sending him to Iraq—despite a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder—helped send him into a fatal standoff with Maryland police in December 2006. As his family prepares lawsuits,... More »

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Afghanistan • veterans • Maryland • US Army • Jamie Dean

Giuliani Tops McCain With Vets

Vets favor Rudy over McCain; Obama

Aug 24, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a new poll, military veterans like Rudy Giuliani best of the top-tier presidential hopefuls. Rudy beats ex-POW John McCain's favorable rating 64% to 52%, the Post reports. Surprisingly, the third place candidate is Barack Obama, at 44%, edging out Edwards (43%) and Thompson (40%). Clinton (37%) and Romney (33%)... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • military • veterans • Vietnam • Election 2008

Congress' Only Iraq War Vet Backs Obama

Ex-paratrooper's endorsement seen as blow to Clinton

Aug 22, 07 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The only Iraq War combat vet in Congress endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, saying, "I'm inspired by his call to action to change how business is done in Washington." Pennsylvania's Patrick Murphy, who served as a paratrooper in Baghdad in 2003 and 2004, has worked with Hillary Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • veterans • Pennsylvania • Patrick Murphy • Election 2008 • Iraq war • presidential election

Bush to Cite Vietnam as Lesson for Iraq

Speech asserts war succeeded in helping transform area

Aug 22, 07 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush will tell a convention of veterans today that the Vietnam War was, in the long view, a success that has lessons for Iraq, the Los Angeles Times reports. In excerpts released by the White House, Bush argues that the war contributed to bringing peace and prosperity to the... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Vietnam • war • Ed Gillespie • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Marine Gets
15 Years for Killing Iraqi

Sergeant was instigator of kidnap, killing to intimidate insurgents

Aug 3, 07 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A jury of Iraq veterans sentenced a Marine sergeant to 15 years in prison and dishonorable discharge today for conspiracy to commit murder and unpremeditated murder, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins offered no apology for leading a mission of Marines to kidnap and murder an Iraqi man... More »

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veterans • insurgents • prison • Navy • kidnapping • murder • sentencing • conspiracy • Lawrence Hutchins • Marshall Magincalda • Marine • Iraq war

Injured Veterans Sue US

Class action suit targets VA for 'shameful failures' in treatment

Jul 24, 07 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two veterans groups representing troops who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing the US government for "shameful failures" in medical treatment, Reuters reports. The Department of Veterans Affairs is swamped with a backlog of 600,000 health claims and is "abandoning" soldiers returning home, the class-action... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • veterans • veterans' health care • lawsuit • Department of Veterans Affairs • army hospitals • US government • US Army • soldier • medical treatment • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

Head of Veterans Affairs Quits

Secretary's short tenure long on scandals and other woes

Jul 17, 07 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The secretary of Veterans Affairs, the head of the second-biggest federal department, is stepping down and will be replaced by October 1, reports the Washington Post. For 2½ turbulent years, Jim Nicholson, a decorated Vietnam vet and former RNC chair, presided over a department beset by criticism and overwhelmed by... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • veterans • RNC • veterans' health care • US troops • Jim Nicholson • Department of Veterans Affairs • VA • Vietnam veteran • army hospitals • soldier • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

Army Hospital MIA on Stress Disorders

Walter Reed lacks resources to cope with growing problem

Jun 18, 07 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though 20 to 40 soldiers are sent home from Iraq each month with severe mental problems, the Army's largest hospital has no post-traumatic stress disorder center, reports the Washington Post. There is also a severe shortage of doctors qualified to treat these patients. Not long ago, the head of psychiatry... More »

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health care • veterans • psychiatry • stress • soldier • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • PTSD

Protesting Vet Faces General Discharge

Marine board acts after antiwar rally; corporal vows to appeal

Jun 5, 07 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a decision that may hold implications for veterans' free-speech rights, a disciplinary panel has recommended that a decorated Marine who appeared at an antiwar protest in desert fatigues receive a general discharge. Adam Kokesh, who had been honorably discharged from active duty, says the military is using "tactics... More »

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Iraq • military • veterans • free speech • Adam Kokesh • Marine • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

Retired Generals Mount Antiwar Media Blitz

Ad campaign targets moderate Republicans up for re-election

May 10, 07 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three retired generals are the faces of an ad campaign launched yesterday warning moderate Republican legislators that if they follow President Bush's policies in Iraq, they shouldn't expect to be re-elected. "It's past time for change," retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste said in an interview. "Our strategy... More »

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veterans • Senate • Wesley Clark • John Batiste • Paul Eaton • House of Representatives • troop withdrawal • Election 2008 • Iraq war

(Newser) - The mess at Walter Reed was detailed in a damning task force report in 2004, obtained by Salon, in which soldiers described their frustrations with outpatient care and bureaucratic nightmares. Not only was the report ignored, but the official who sat on it for three years is now up for... More »

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health care • veterans • Michael Kussman • Department of Veterans Affairs • soldier • hospital • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Disabled Vets Get Unequal Treatment

Some wounded soldiers face long waits—the longest in states that
sent the most troops

Mar 9, 07 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The V.A. is treating some disabled veterans like second-class soldiers, making them wait twice as long for benefits that are, when they finally come, less generous than others get. It all depends on where a soldier lives and how he served—active duty or National Guard. Worst: The more... More »

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health care • veterans • Walter Reed fallout • veterans' benefits • soldier

Walter Reed Exposes Weakened
Top Brass 

Retired general blames military for acquiescing to misguided civilian moves

Mar 6, 07 1:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Blame the Walter Reed scandal on "the silence of our top officers," writes a retired Army general. Paul Eaton, who spent a year in Baghdad rebuilding the Iraqi army, says the administration and Congress "pointedly failed to provide the money and resources for our returned troops,"... More »

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Bush administration • health care • veterans • Walter Reed fallout • Joint Chiefs of Staff • US Army • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • scandal

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