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VC2 Newsletter/Ezine: July
lack of interest in these videos is starting to mess with us. don't make us do crazy things.
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American thoughts on healthcare for Iraq
A survey was conducted to find out how Americans felt about medical care that Iraq veterans receive and the medical care that soldiers in the front lines receive. Many think that those in the front lines receive better care than those who have come home to U.S.A.
Are veterans being neglected just because they're not fighting anymore and they might not be as important as those in the middle of the action? Those who fought and those who fight deserve the same treatment. A survey was conducted to find out how Americans felt about medical care that Iraq veterans receive and the medical care that soldiers... more -
Beyond Treason - Chemical and Biological Warfare
Beyond Treason investigates causes of Gulf War Illness and continuing deaths of gulf war veterans.
It outlines:
-Exposure to depleted uranium munitions used on the battlefield
-Chemical and biological exposures
- Experimental vaccines given.
Statistics show that 250,000 troops are now permanently disabled, 15,000 troops are dead and over 425,000 are ill and slowly dying.
Beyond Treason documentary presents comprehensive and compelling documentation from United States Government archives of a massive cover-up lasting over two generations Beyond Treason investigates causes of Gulf War Illness and continuing deaths of gulf war veterans. It outlines: ... more -
Iraq Vets Testify to War Atrocities, Vow to Fight and Resist Bush Policy
Angry vets testify to horrors of killing innocent people, and the way they came to dehumanize those they were supposedly sent to "liberate."
"I was ordered multiple times by commissioned officers and noncommissioned officers to shoot unarmed civilians if their presence made me feel uncomfortable," Sgt. Jason Lemieux told a panel of lawmakers last Thursday in a packed public hearing on Capitol Hill. "These orders were given with the understanding that my immediate chain of command would protect our subordinates from legal repercussions."
Angry vets testify to horrors of killing innocent people, and the way they came to dehumanize those they were supposedly sent to "libe... more -
Sun, Surf & Tombstones // Comment Picked for TV
Big thanks to kevung for leaving his upload on "Sun Surf and Tombstones" from the site in Santa Monica that the pod highlights where Veterans for Peace put up thousands of crosses along the pier to represent lives lost in the war on Iraq. http://current.com/items/86441591_sun_surf_tombstones Big thanks to kevung for leaving his upload on "Sun Surf and Tombstones" from the site in Santa Monica that the pod highlights where V... more
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Soldiers prosecuted for thought Crime?
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain's ability to detect threats before the conscious mind is able to process the information. Already, there is Pentagon-sponsored work on using the brain's pattern detection capabilities for enhanced goggles and super-fast satellite imagery analysis. What happens, however, when the Pentagon ultimately uses this enhanced capability for targeting weapons?
This question has led Stephen White to write a fascinating article exploring the implications of a soldiers' legal culpability for weapons that may someday tap into this "pre-conscious" brain activity. Like the Minority Report notion of "pre-crime," where someone is convicted for contemplating a criminal act they haven't yet acted upon, this article raises the intriguing question of whether a soldier could be convicted for the mistake made by a pre-conscious brain wave. The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain's ability to det... more -
Gathering for slain Soldier's stadium funeral
About 1,000 people are already inside Great American Ball Park for the 1 p.m. funeral of Staff. Sgt. Matt Maupin.
"The message that everyone should take away from this day is: Don't forget the troops," said Bob Feeley, 72. The retired steelworker from Delhi Township sported a T-shirt showing Maupin, which he bought at the Yellow Ribbon Support Center.
The first of the mourners allowed in the ball park Sunday morning — escorted by a Reds official — was the family of a fallen Marine from Fairfield who have become close friends of the Maupin family.
Jonn and Carol Prazynski, father and stepmother of Lance Corp. Taylor Prazynski, killed in action in Iraq in May 2005, came with the Marine's grandmother Mary Alice Prazynski and a small group of friends from the Military Support Group, an organzation of military families that meets each month in Blue Ash. About 1,000 people are already inside Great American Ball Park for the 1 p.m. funeral of Staff. Sgt. Matt Maupin. ... more -
1 In 5 vets reports mental problems
The Army has stepped up mental health screening at the end of tours, but the Rand study says many soldiers are still undiagnosed. Less than half of the 300,000 affected veterans have been treated.
Nearly one in five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is currently suffering from depression or stress disorders, according to the latest and most comprehensive study of current and former military service members, released today.
Less than half of those 300,000 veterans have received care for depression or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the study, signaling significant problems with the U.S. mental healthcare system.
Video:
http://current.com/items/88858732_america_wake_up#respo... The Army has stepped up mental health screening at the end of tours, but the Rand study says many soldiers are still undiagnosed. Less... more -
Returning Vets Wrestle With PTSD
At 22, Bill Adams is studying nursing in New Haven -- and, like a growing number of peers, wrestling with the psychological after-effects of having served his country in Iraq. At 22, Bill Adams is studying nursing in New Haven -- and, like a growing number of peers, wrestling with the psychological after-effe... more
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Iraq Disabled Veterans Often Must Sue to Recieve Benefits - NPR story by Ari Shapp...
Veterans health status is often grossly misstated resultsing in denied benefits...audio is available on NPR.org. Folow the link. The story details how the disability rating recevied by a soldier affects his/her medical care. Very important info for members of the armed forces and their families. Give this a listen and store it away for reference should the unthinkable happen...Shappiro talks to veterans and survivors forced to use the courts to make the military recognize disabilities which qualifiy them for approriate and adequate health care. One such veteran with massive abdominal injuries requiring 3 months of open abdominal therapy was denied benefits because his chart said he had a "hernia". Other stories linked from NPR expand on this continuing story. Veterans health status is often grossly misstated resultsing in denied benefits...audio is available on NPR.org. Folow the link. The... more
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America Wake Up
Jennifer Welker talks with Herold Noel on when he came home from his tour in Iraq. He talks of his dedication to the military, while struggling with PTSD finding a home and a support system.
Tracks 1 & 7 Produced by Herold Noel
Directed and
Edited by Jennifer Welker
Programs used:
FCP studio, Apple Soundtrack, Motion Jennifer Welker talks with Herold Noel on when he came home from his tour in Iraq. He talks of his dedication to the military, while s... more -
Army issued 2.2 million defective helmets in Iraq
Virtualy all of the helmets worn by U.S. soldiers were shortchanged on armor, The company who made them lied about the amount of kevlar in each helmet to make money and was sued as a result. What company did the pentagon choose to replace the defective helmets? The same company that issued the intentionaly defective helmets in the first place! www.votevets.org has a petition you can sign urging congress to action on this issue. Virtualy all of the helmets worn by U.S. soldiers were shortchanged on armor, The company who made them lied about the amount of kevla... more
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"Take that beach" without music
*This version is minus music*
I am a veteran of Operation enduring freedom 06-07 and filmmaker
As a former soldier in a combat zone, I can tell you that I had a easier time dealing with the idea of dying than thinking of what would happen if I came back home damaged.
I would rather die quickly in a explosion but I knew there were many outcomes in a IED attack. One of them was losing my legs and this was my greatest fear.
While I was downrange in Afghanistan I saw a photo of an amputee (double, above the knee) sitting next to a surfboard on the beach. I was amazed, here was a vet who lost his legs yet overcame his physical limitations and surfed!!! It changed me profoundly. I was able to deal with my fear and I swore on that day that if I made it back alive, I would shoot a documentary on this and other veterans stories.
Here is the trailer/short I shot for the surf camp and this story is continuing...
contact info:
davidmendez01@gmail.com
http://web.mac.com/davidmendez01
*This version is minus music* I am a veteran of Operation enduring freedom 06-07 and filmmaker ... more -
Keith Olbermann: Pentagon asks solider for a refund
Nov. 20: Worst person: According to the Pentagons SEB Bonus Division, wounded soldier Jordan Fox owes the military $3,000 because he was unable to serve his full tour in Iraq and had to go home three months early Nov. 20: Worst person: According to the Pentagons SEB Bonus Division, wounded soldier Jordan Fox owes the military $3,000 because he ... more
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Uncle Sam's a playa
One out of four homeless are war vets. Uncle Sam doesn't call them anymore.
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Veteran Suicide Epidemic
"At least 6,256 Americans who served in the military committed suicide in 2005... a staggering rate of 120 suicides a week," according to CBS. That's "a rate twice that of other Americans."
* Veterans aged 20-24, who are those most likely to have served during the War on Terror, are killing themselves when they return home at rates estimated to be between 2.5 and almost 4 times higher than non-vets in the same age group. (22.9 to 31.9 per 100,000 people as compared to just 8.3 per 100,000 for non-vets).
* Overall, those who have served in the military were more than twice as likely to take their own life in 2005, than Americans who never served. (18.7-20.8 per 100,000 as compared to 8.9 per 100,000).
...The CBS News Investigative Unit, led by producer Pia Malbran, contacted all 50 states for their suicide data, based on death records, for vets and non-vets dating back to 1995. Beyond the first-ever collection of raw nationwide numbers, Dr. Steve Rathbun, the acting head of the biostatistics department at the University of Georgia, did a detailed analysis of the numbers provided by state authorities for 2004 and 2005.
...Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America: "Not everyone comes home from the war wounded, but the bottom line is nobody comes home unchanged."
- via Wired "At least 6,256 Americans who served in the military committed suicide in 2005... a staggering rate of 120 suicides a week," according... more -
Homeless Iraq Veterans? What happened to supporting the troops?!?!
What a disgusting reality we are facing. This administration LOVES to use "support the troops", but what they really want you to do is support the war. The troops are PAWNS to this administration and nothing more. We SHOULD NEVER let these brave soldiers want for ANYTHING after they have risked their lives and given us their service and their time...something BUSH couldn't bring himself to do. Even now, as president, he spends a remarkable amount of time on VACATION. This needs to be addressed ASAP. I just want to give these poor guys a hug and sit them down at the dinner table. What a disgusting reality we are facing. This administration LOVES to use "support the troops", but what they really want you to do i... more
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Iraq War Veteran Speaks Out
As more of our troops come home, it is important to hear their story.
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Sun, Surf & Tombstones
Every Sunday Veterans for Peace put up thousands of crosses along the Santa Monica pier to represent lives lost in the war on Iraq.
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Injured in Iraq: Portraits & voice-over by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
"Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is one of America's foremost portrait photographers. In his most recent project, Greenfield-Sanders photographed injured veterans of the war in Iraq. The portraits are startling in their spare and honest depiction of the scars of war."
Check out his slideshow at: theworld.org/images/iraq/index.html "Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is one of America's foremost portrait photographers. In his most recent project, Greenfield-Sanders photog... more
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