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Colorado Senate Backs Mental Healthcare for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans’ Families
(AP) DENVER The Senate gave initial backing Tuesday to a proposal that would pay for mental health counseling for the families of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The proposal (Senate Bill 146) would set up a three-year pilot program in … Continue reading
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Editorial – Benefit Disorder
For more than five years, the United States of America has been relying on its volunteer military to fight a war against radical Muslim terrorists. Just a couple hundred thousand Americans and their families are carrying this burden for the … Continue reading
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Rate of U.S. Losses in Iraq is Highest Yet
Over the past six months, American troops have died in Iraq at the highest rate since the war began, an indication that the conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous for U.S. forces even after more than four years of fighting. From … Continue reading
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Amnesty International Press Release: Iraq: New Humanitarian Crisis Looms as More Than Three Million Iraqis Displaced by War
Amnesty International today warned that the Middle East is on the verge of a new humanitarian crisis unless the European Union, US and other states take urgent and concrete measures to assist the more than three million people forcibly displaced … Continue reading
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TBI: Hidden Wounds Plague Iraq War Veterans
Colorado Springs – After the 5-ton Army truck stopped tumbling down an embankment in Iraq, Gary Watts found himself standing on his head, upside down in the cab of the truck. “All I had was a sore neck and a … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veterans are Home and Homeless
Three years ago, when he returned from Iraq and a stint in the U.S. Army, Herold Noel thought he’d be treated as a hero. Instead, he faced a series of degradations, including learning he was ineligible for public-housing assistance. That’s … Continue reading
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The War Within: Post-Traumatic Stress Takes Toll Long After Veterans Come Home
January 2005: The citizens of Iraq go to the polls to elect representatives to the Iraqi National Assembly. Two soldiers from Missoula climb into Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and for 24 hours straight patrol the streets of Baqubah, providing security … Continue reading
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Anthrax Vaccine The Killer
The vaccination against anthrax is mandatory for its U.S. troops deployed overseas to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. One soldier refused the vaccination and said he is more afraid of it than bullets. To watch the CBS News video, click … Continue reading
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Soldier Health Scare Back in News
Lori Brim cradled her son in her arms for three months before he died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Dustin Brim, a 22-year-old Army specialist had collapsed three years ago in Iraq from a very aggressive cancer … Continue reading
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Senator Byrd: America’s Veterans Must Not Be Shortchanged; Pushes for Fully Funding VA to Meet Growing Needs of West Virginia’s Veterans
Washington, DC (HNN) — U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called for fully providing for the growing medical needs of the nation’s veterans. Byrd asked Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Jim Nicholson to look into … Continue reading
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