In another brewing Army scandal, the military is needlessly court martialing an officer. The story below should concern all citizens who want to make sure our wounded, injured, and ill Iraq War veterans received the full medical care and mental healthcare they earned without fear of retaliation or stigma.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2539

News Flash: Clinton, Schumer and Hinchey Fix Army Specialist Loria's Pay Problems

Three legislators, all Democrats, worked to correct the Army's pay problems preventing Specialist Robert Loria from leaving Fort Hood and returning home to New York. The Department of Defense, and Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, should be placed on notice that this type of treatment of our wounded warriors should never happen again.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2538

Where is the leadership and accountability at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs? The article below will shock you with how poorly our government treats our soldiers wounded in combat. The article contains phone numbers you can call to voice your concern for Army Specialist Loria's plight in the hope no other soldier about to become a veteran is faced with such a terrible experience.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2537

In the essay below, retired Army Colonel Daniel Smith discusses the impact of the military's Iraq War misinformation campaign. Using the recent example of the Pentagon's lies about the death of Army Specialist Pat Tillman, Smith says the Department of Defense's actions "cannot be excused."

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2534

Evasive Action: Opposing the Experimental and Illegal Anthrax Vaccine

A recent Federal court ruling declared the anthrax vaccine both experimental and illegal. The court ordered an immediate halt to the shots. The article below provides an example of how the anthrax policy went wront. Black Hawk pilot Ruth "Rymal is unemployed and out of the Army. Instead of flying helicopters in Iraq, she's making home repairs in Clearwater. She never made it to the war. In U.S. military terms, she is a 'refuser,' a service member who refused to take the anthrax vaccine."

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2533

Ex-Marine: 'We Killed Unarmed Civilians'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121004E.shtml

Veterans for Common Sense agrees one hundred percent with the editorial below: "Don't let Iraq vets become homeless." With nearly one million service members already sent to Iraq or Afghanistan, and with many more veterans surviving major combat trauma wounds, our Nation and government must prepare ourselves to welcome our warriors home and provide for their physical and mental healthcare needs.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2531

View from England: US Army plagued by desertion and plunging morale

Desertions, legal challenges to "stop loss," opposition to the "back door draft," poor recruiting results, and open confrontations with the Secretary of Defense add up to very serious morale problems among U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq War, according to the Times Online. Interestingly, President George W. Bush wants Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to remain in his position while Rumsfeld continues to fail and the situation in Iraq deteriorates further and further into civil war.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2530