VFA News Analysis: June 27, 2008

A deadly attack in Iraq raises further questions about that country’s stability.

The U.S. monthly death toll in Afghanistan sets a new, grim mark – 39 dead in June.

The Pentagon faces $100 billion in equipment replacement and repair costs – which threatens to hamper military efforts to add 92,000 soldiers and Marines to the rolls. We should not forget that we must work to make our troops who have served in combat whole again — that no budget issue should stand in the way of honoring those whose service honors us all.

A Senate panel votes to improve Veterans Affairs care for female vets – an issue that the VA has found to be lagging on. VA officials have admitted they have a problem and have vowed to work on it.

Highlights of the new G.I. Bill – part of the $162 billion war funding legislation soon to reach President Bush’s desk.

The first new Vet Center on the West Coast – in 12 years.

The spouses of those deploying ready for their own battle during a workshop at Fort Rucker. Reaching out to vets elsewhere…

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