Saturday, May 05, 2007

"The Long Road Home"

New Raddatz Book Looks at Iraq Insurgency Turning Point
ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz talks about her new book, The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family, which details the April 4, 2004, battle in Sadr City that killed eight U.S. soldiers and wounded more than 70 others. The surpise attack on the troops marked the beginning of the on-going violent insurgency.
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This is a Tear Jerker of Reality, wish they had put up the video of it from last nights News Hour.

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Disgust Grows...

And Grows, and Grows, and Grows................!

Iraq War Veteran Shot in Leg by Friendly Fire Denied VA Disability Benefits

Just last week veterans affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said "these heroes should not have to fight bureaucratic red tape for benefits earned by their courageous service." Ryan Riddle is a Connecticut veteran who has been fighting through that red tape ever since he was wounded in Iraq.


VCS Note: Go to this link to view the TV news cast of the reporter tracking down VA's Ron Aument at a Senate hearing after VA refused to do an interview.

Or use this Link to Get Video of above report directly.

Reporters track down the needed information that the VA can't!!!!

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