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Guardsman adjusting to civilian life (www.heraldonline.com)

S.C. Army National Guard Capt. Bill Berry spent last Thanksgiving Day on an Army base in Afghanistan, packing equipment for a mission to teach soldiers how to handle roadside bombs. During his... More

Tags: south carolina,national guard,south carolina national guard,afghanistan,roadside bombs,soldiers,deployments

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Two U.S. Troops Killed Near Mosul by Gunman in Iraqi Army Uniform (www.washingtonpost.com)

Two American servicemen were killed Tuesday when a gunman in an Iraqi army uniform opened fire while they were distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

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Duty calls more area soldiers (www.bdtonline.com)

Thanksgiving will be bittersweet for several Southwest Virginia-based soldiers and their families. About 22 soldiers from the 1033rd Engineer Support Company in Richlands have been attached to the... More

Tags: soldiers,deployment,veterans,afghanistan

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Stress disorder a challenge for returning soldiers (www.pennlive.com)

Tom Wasco is accustomed to the approach. He'll be sitting at his favorite pizza joint or riding the elevator at work, and someone will sidle up to him and make the plea. "Hey, can you talk to my... More

Tags: ptsd,posttraumatic stress disorder,vietnam,iraq,afghanistan,soldiers,veterans,mental health

Submitted 10 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Bringing the horrors of war home to the United States (www.dailystar.com.lb)

Artist Jim Lommasson hates war. His exhibit of 1,500 photographs, taken by soldiers who served in Iraq, brings the war home to the United States, in a way he hopes will help bring it to an end. "It's... More

Tags: united states,us military,soldiers,us troops,iraq,iraq war,veterans

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Doctors can now detect mild brain injuries more easily (www.usatoday.com)

Scientists are coming up with new ways to detect mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and treat it, according to research presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience... More

Tags: tbi,traumatic brain injury,scientists,neuroscience,soldiers,iraq,afghanistan

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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

Tags: carl mccoy,soldiers,us army,screenings,invisible wounds,mental health,counseling

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The Science of PTSD (www.vetvoice.com)

Looking around for some information on combat PTSD, I realized that I'd never posted the collection of pieces written by PTSD researcher and blogger Compound F. He originally published these pieces... More

Tags: ptsd,mental health,posttraumatic stress disorder,brain,us military,veterans,soldiers

Submitted 20 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Will Obama’s campaign talk on Iraq work on the ground? (www.stripes.com)

President-elect Barack Obama will face steep challenges turning his campaign promises into ground-truth realities in Iraq, according to experts. During his nearly two-year campaign for the... More

Tags: barack obama,campaigns,iraq,iraq war,presidency,withdrawal,combat forces,soldiers

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Penn State Program To Help Wounded Warriors (sev.prnewswire.com)

More than 65,000 military personnel have been wounded by hostile and nonhostile acts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. In addition to advances in medical care, recreation programming is playing an... More

Tags: penn state university,wounded warriors,iraq,afghanistan,soldiers,military personnel,department of defense

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