2 Points

Texas veterans clinic aims to ease crowding (www.chron.com)

For years many veterans have had to wait months for an appointment, sit for hours in a crowded waiting room or even go to Dallas or elsewhere because of the busy Fort Worth outpatient clinic. But a... More

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2 Points

Oklahoma Guard unit deploys to Iraq (www.armytimes.com)

About 800 troops with an Enid, Okla.-based Oklahoma Army National Guard unit have begun leaving this week for a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq. Guard officials said some soldiers left Friday for... More

Tags: oklahoma,oklahoma national guard,national guard,deployments,iraq,iraq war,fort hood,texas

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2 Points

Army creates suicide prevention board (www.cnn.com)

The U.S. Army is establishing a suicide prevention board to examine the mental health of its recruiters around the country after the fourth suicide in three years by Houston, Texas-based recruiters,... More

Tags: us army,suicide,suicide prevention,mental health,houston,texas,recruiters

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2 Points

Guard mourns 7 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq (www.ngb.army.mil)

Seven members of the Army National Guard lost their lives on Sept. 18 after their CH-47 Chinook crashed near Tallil, Iraq.

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2 Points

National Guard Helps With Hurricane Ike Relief (www.channel3000.com)

Nearly 30 men and woman with the Wisconsin National Guard are in Texas helping bring food and water to Hurricane Ike's victims.

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2 Points

Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power (www.nytimes.com)

Texas officials pushed on with one of the largest recovery operations in the state’s history on Monday, struggling to restore power to millions of people, supply food and water to evacuees, and... More

Tags: hurricane ike,texas,national guard

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1 Points