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How War Ravages the Warrior (www.13wham.com)

The decorated Marine served two tours of duty in Iraq. He was in the Marines for 13 years. After Iraq, he returned home and served two years in prison--for a home-invasion assault he committed in... More

Tags: marines,iraq,us soldiers,virginia,sgt gianforte,ptsd,mental health

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'Please listen,' say veterans of Iraq war (www.madison.com)

Nearly a dozen Iraqi war veterans gathered in Madison Saturday to tell war stories. These were not tales of honor and glory.

Tags: iraq war,veterans,ivaw,us army,marines

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Official: 15,000 insurgents are in Afghanistan (www.stripes.com)

Afghanistan’s defense minister estimates there are between 10,000 and 15,000 full-time insurgents in his country, including an increase of foreign fighters and al-Qaida terrorists coming into the... More

Tags: afghanistan,insurgency,alqaeda,pakistan,coalition forces,nato,president bush,marines

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A Reporter At Large: The Last Tour: Reporting & Essays (www.newyorker.com)

When the Twiggs brothers got to the Grand Canyon, on May 12th, Willard called his girlfriend, a married woman in Louisiana, on Travis’s cell phone. She had to see the canyon someday, he said.

Tags: us soldiers,ptsd,suicides,marines,us military,george w bush

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2 Points