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Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says (www.cnn.com)

An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. That illness is a condition now... More

Tags: gulf war illness,gulf war,persian gulf,middle east,iraq,war,us,veterans,desert storm

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 1 Comments |

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Iran Opens Naval Base Near Routes for Gulf Oil (www.nytimes.com)

Iran announced Tuesday that it had opened a naval base in the Gulf of Oman to counter any hostile forces, in what was clearly an allusion to American Navy vessels patrolling nearby. The... More

Tags: iran,gulf of oman,american navy vessels,middle east,oil

Submitted 25 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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National Guard soldiers prepare for deployment (www.leadertelegram.com)

A quarter of Wisconsin National Guard soldiers to be deployed in February will come from west-central Wisconsin. Units within 70 miles of Eau Claire will contribute 940 soldiers of the 3,500 being... More

Tags: wisconsin,wisconsin national guard,eau claire,troops,soldiers,32nd infantry brigade combat team,1st battalion,128th infantry,veterans,middle east

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2 Points

National Guard from Tri-Cities head to Mideast (www.tri-cityherald.com)

Army National Guardsmen from the Tri-Cities and across Washington will leave for the Middle East this week to serve out a yearlong deployment in Iraq. After a buildup about as long as the mission... More

Tags: us army,national guard,washington,middle east,iraq,deployments,81st heavy brigade combat team

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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Military families cope in the face of deployment (www.sunherald.com)

Air Force Capt. John Harrell is on the other side of the world but he still reads bedtime stories to his 3-year-old twins. Along with packing his duffle bag and getting his shots, videotaping... More

Tags: military families,deployment,air force,middle east

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points