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Top Veterans Groups to White House: Chained CPI Will Mean "Real Sacrifice" for Veterans

By Daniel Marans
August 12, 2011

A letter that prominent veterans groups sent to the President and Congress this week opposing the chained CPI COLA cut relied on a new analysis by the Strengthen Social Security Campaign showing that the chained CPI will have an especially large effect on veterans and their families.

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My Family's Fallen - and Yours - Deserve More Than Platitudes For Memorial Day

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
May 28, 2011

On Monday we'll hear a lot of Memorial Day speeches about honoring our fallen soldiers and their disabled comrades. On Tuesday some of the politicians giving those speeches will try to cut benefits for them and their families.

In the words of Ben Franklin, "Well done is better than well said." The nine million veterans who currently receive Social Security benefits would probably agree. more »

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How to Kill An Army: A Scenario

By Sara Robinson
April 16, 2008

The GI has rewarded veterans for their service by giving them the foundations on which to build a comfortable and successful civilian life. But the Cons have apparently abandoned that noble goal. it's not hard at all to imagine a scenario in which this new relationship to our military creates far-flung changes that may undermine the stability of our democracy.

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Judge Allows Suit Charging VA Denies Some Vets Health Care

From sfgate.com
January 14th, 2008

sfgate.com — The suit claims that the federal government illegally denies care and benefits to some soldiers, and is contributing to an epidemic of suicides among troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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VA Still Dragging on Veterans' Claims

From mcclatchydc.com
November 28th, 2007
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Number Of Uninsured Veterans Nears 2 Million

From usatoday.com
October 31st, 2007
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Listen to the Troops

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig
From thenation.com
October 17th, 2007

thenation.com — Veterans know it's time to get out of Iraq, but leading Democrats still pussyfoot.

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Phony Patriotism

By Joe Conason, Truthdig
From truthdig.com
October 4th, 2007

truthdig.com — Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" diatribe could mark the end of a hijacked patriotism.

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Injured Iraq War Veterans Sue VA Over Delays In Care

From seattletimes.nwsource.com
July 24th, 2007
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The Schizophrenia Of War

By Dahr Jamail
July 13th, 2007

Someone who has experienced war-torn Iraq cannot return to the United States without being followed. more »

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