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Coast Guard Medevacs Man From Oil Rig CGC Kiska Rescues Missing Jet Skier Investigation Into Collision Continues VA Under Fire for GI Bill Delays Lawmakers angrily criticized Veterans Affairs officials for possible delays in implementing the new GI Bill benefits by the August 2009 deadline, calling for more urgency and ingenuity by department leaders. Bob Filner, D-Calif., charged that officials aren't working hard enough to find solutions. Shrinks Ban Military Interrogation Role The leading U.S. psychologists' association has voted to ban its members from taking part in interrogations at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other military detention sites where it believes international law is being violated. USAF Confident About CSAR-X Progress The U.S. Air Force is still confident a design will be selected as planned this fall for the armed service's controversial rescue helicopter replacement program, even though forthcoming draft findings of a Defense Department inspector general investigation could slow the process of announcing a winner. Awarding Devotion to Duty Full Year's Subscription to The American Legion Magazine Membership in The American Legion includes a full year's subscription to our monthly magazine, The American Legion Magazine. Antidepressant Use Soars Among Deployed For the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Time magazine report. Group Offers Free Psychiatric Care to War Vets A coalition of mental health groups announced plans to establish a nationwide network of psychiatrists and psychologists to provide free counseling to combat veterans and their families. The resources would be in addition to services already provided by the DoD and Veterans Affairs agencies.