Widow says Army's screenings don't work (www.knoxnews.com)
On the outside, Spc. Carl McCoy seemed to be the perfect soldier, his personnel file highlighted with praise from his officers like "great man" and "could not have asked for a better mechanic." But... More
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Some war wounds invisible (www.baltimoresun.com)
On the plus side, David McBee has a fiancee who has stuck by him, a 2-year-old son who loves him. They've helped him persevere through dark times - blackouts, anger, confusion - as he struggles with... More
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Faith in uniform: Should the military be more open to nonbelievers?
(coloradoindependent.com)
So there are atheists in foxholes after all. Last week, on the eve of Veterans Day, the Secular Coalition for America and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers held a news... More
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MILITARY UPDATE: More rigorous screening for personality disorder (www.gazette.com)
Under pressure from Congress and following the Army's lead, the Department of Defense has imposed a more rigorous screening process on the services for separating troubled members due to "personality... More
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National Guard unit receives a proper goodbye (www.enctoday.com)
More than a hundred military personnel, family members and politicians gathered at Tanglewood Church of God on Saturday morning to formally send off the 239 soldiers assigned to Company E of the 230th... More
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A Military for a Dangerous New World (www.nytimes.com)
As president, Barack Obama will face the most daunting and complicated national security challenges in more than a generation — and he will inherit a military that is critically ill-equipped for the... More
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Soldier finds his voice blogging from Iraq (www.cnn.com)
When U.S. Army machine gunner Colby Buzzell began blogging about his combat experiences from a military base in Mosul, Iraq, he wasn't looking for attention or trouble. Buzzell just wanted a way to... More
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Veterans Sue to Speed Disability Claims Decisions
(us.oneworld.net)
Two veterans groups filed a class action lawsuit this week to help ensure bureaucratic delays no longer keep disabled U.S. veterans from getting the financial help they need, when they need it most.
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Military seeks veterans for 'Wounded Warrior' aid (www.usatoday.com)
The military has launched a detective effort to find at least 2,300 veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan to see how they are faring, and whether they are missing out on health and other... More
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U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (www.defenselink.mil)
* OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM includes casualties that occurred on or after March 19, 2003 in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red... More
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