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Multiple Deployments Triple Risk of PTSD (www.veteransforcommonsense.org)
Soldiers with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are more than three times as likely as soldiers with no previous deployments to screen positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and... More
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Facing Combat Ups Depression Risk in U.S. Troops - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
Perhaps it's not surprising, but for members of the U.S. armed forces, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Space Station Astronauts Talk with Troops in Iraq (www1.voanews.com)
When many Americans think of the holidays, they envision snowflakes, a homemade meal and time spent with family. However, that picture is far from reality for the thousands of U.S. servicemen and... More
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Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops on Afghan Duty: 311 Killed in 2009, Up from 155 in 2008 (www.nydailynews.com)
This was the deadliest year ever for U.S. troops in Afghanistan - a span that saw more than twice as many killed in 2009 compared to the year before.
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Mullen: Force Must Remain Option for Iran (www.militarytimes.com)
Military force would have only limited effect in stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons but must remain an option, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
SEAL Pleads Not Guilty in Iraq Detainee Case (www.armytimes.com)
The third SEAL accused in the assault of an alleged al-Qaida terrorist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of dereliction of duty and making a false official statement in a military court on Norfolk... More
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Texas Troops Make One Last Stop Before Iraq (www.chron.com)
Spc. Migdalia Cabrera clutched a teddy bear in her right hand and an M-4 rifle in her left. In a few hours, the 20-year-old Texas Army National Guard soldier from Houston and the chocolate-brown... More
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U.N. warns against unrealistic expectations in Iraq | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Iraq is making strides in strengthening its fledgling democracy despite violence and political feuds, but global expectations about a country just emerging from war remain too high, a senior U.N.... More
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US General in Iraq Defends Tough Pregnancy Rules (www.google.com)
A US general based in northern Iraq defended Tuesday his tough punishments for soldiers who get pregnant or impregnate a fellow soldier and said fears the new rules could result in courts-martial were... More
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Obama Must Persuade Democrats on Troops, Pelosi Says (www.bloomberg.com)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Barack Obama must press his own arguments for sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan because she won’t ask House Democrats to pay for the military... More
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