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Wounded Vets Assaulted by Mold—Again

Soldiers ordered not to talk about conditions at Walter Reed stand-in

Aug 18, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a replay of the scandalous conditions uncovered at Walter Reed Medical Center last year, an Oklahoma barracks that houses wounded soldiers has become infested with mold, soldiers stationed there told USA Today. Twenty soldiers stepped forward, saying they’d been ordered not to discuss conditions at Fort Sill,... More »

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Walter Reed fallout • Department of Veterans Affairs • army hospitals • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Fort Sill

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

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