Republicans crossed line with voter purge attempt (www.mtstandard.com)

Frank St. Pierre, of Anaconda, fought in World War II. He is one of the most decorated living veterans in America. And yet, on Wednesday, my party — the Montana Republican Party — tried to... More

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Betrayed veteran ready to turn table (www.app.com)

In 1995, I retired from the U.S. Army after 10 years of service because of an "unexplained illness" some doctors believe was contracted during my service in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Operation... More

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Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain (www.militarytimes.com)

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of... More

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National Guard won't help combat arson (www.uticaod.com)

The U.S. war on terror is limiting Utica's ability to fight a war on arson, officials said recently. U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, said the National Guard won't be able to meet a request the... More

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Improve care of veterans (www.buffalonews.com)

If there was one encouraging area of agreement between John McCain and Barack Obama at their first debate, it was in the urgent need for the country to care better for its wounded veterans, especially... More

Tags: veterans,afghanistan,iraq,walter reed army medical center,department of veterans affairs

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Veteran with traumatic brain injury feels lost in the fog of war (www.kansascity.com)

Marshall Dial sits at the picnic table and slides packages of chocolate wafers and licorice sticks to his friend, a fellow Iraq war veteran.

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Whether Combat Or Peacekeeping, PTSD Impacts Veterans' Well-being (www.sciencedaily.com)

Deployed peacekeeping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant impairments in health-related quality of life according to research by Dr. J. Donald Richardson of The... More

Tags: ptsd,veterans,peacekeeping veterans,quality of life,canadian journal of psychiatry

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Veterans group looks to heal invisible wounds (www.bellevueleader.com)

When soldiers returns home from battle with physical wounds, the treatment is usually pretty straightforward and their needs are often easy to identify. Cuts and broken bones need time to heal,... More

Tags: returning veterans resource network,vietnam veterans,iraq,afghanistan,veterans

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Wounds too great to heal (www.sunjournal.com)

After nine years of fighting his memories - of a terrifying nighttime crash in a Marine Corps helicopter - Jim Chaousis wants peace. "People throw out the word 'suicidal' a lot," the 31-year-old... More

Tags: ptsd,us military,jim chaousis,rand corporation,iraq,afghanistan

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Fighting for proper care - State NAMI head took up cause after losing stepbrother to PTSD, suicide (www.missoulian.com)

As a child, Matt Kuntz lost a friend to an eating disorder. When he entered Capital High School as a teen, he lost classmates to suicide. Mental illness had always been there; it was always... More

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