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Taliban ‘hard to combat’ in Afghanistan, US military says
The US military said yesterday that increased militant violence in Afghanistan was proving ”very hard to combat” as separate attacks killed two police officers and a truck driver delivering food to coalition forces in a former Taliban stronghold in the … Continue reading
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Homeless no longer
The line between despair and hope can be strikingly thin. In Leo Morse’s case, it wasn’t much thicker than a bare mattress on the carpeted floor of a warm room he could call his own. Morse, an ex-Marine who’s been … Continue reading
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Vets get aid to shake war
Josh Dobbelstein drives as close to the middle of the road as he can. Over on the side of the road, he’s more vulnerable to the enemy intent on killing him by hiding bombs stuffed in plastic bags or the … Continue reading
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Medical battles after the war
IU and Ohio State University took a huge step forward last month in the fields of veteran care and medical studies. With a $2 million funding grant from the Department of Defense, the two universities will forge a partnership and … Continue reading
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Airmen Get New Skills for War
For a service usually stationed so far from the front lines that it has earned the sobriquet “Chair Force,” some of the scenes now unfolding at the Air Force’s primary training base almost seem blasphemous. New recruits are being trained … Continue reading
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Congressman files bill that would sell state property to settle unpaid benefits
THE government owes war veterans and military retirees P42 billion in benefits but is at a loss over how to raise the amount. A congressman from Batangas believes he knows where to get the money. Rep. Hermilando I. … Continue reading
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Bringing Back the Wounded With Heart, Soul and Surgery
Vincent Worrell lay shivering on a trauma bay. He felt something in his mouth. He sat up and spat fragments of his front teeth into a bedpan. They were mixed with blood and tissue torn from inside his mouth. He … Continue reading
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CONGRESS HAS NOT GIVEN THE VA SUFFICIENT FUNDS
AMVETS National Commander Edward Kemp today urged Congress to create mandatory funding for veterans’ health care services, which he said should be considered an ongoing cost of war. “Frankly,” Kemp told the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, “the current system … Continue reading
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Hire a Hero
Washington, D.C. — America’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines are in near constant combat against brutal, committed adversaries. Yet, in nine trips to Iraq and Afghanistan covering U.S. military operations for FOX News since 2001, I’ve never seen our … Continue reading
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Survey: Troops less likely to get support services after first deployment
Families of troops facing a second or third deployment are less likely to receive support services they need than during the first tour of duty, a new survey of military families found. The study, conducted by the National Military Family … Continue reading
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