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Veterans Home Resident Dies from Assault Injuries
August 25, 2008 – Richard Lynn Jackson, 54, who sustained severe head injuries in an Aug. 4 assault at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Hastings, has died. He died Sunday, Aug. 24, at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, where he had been … Continue reading
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Aug 24: Fort Lee May Get Statue of U.S. Founding Father Thomas Paine
You won’t find Thomas Paine’s face on a coin. You won’t find his monument in Washington, D.C. In fact, there are only five real statues to this important founding father – the most important, some would say – in the … Continue reading
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Report: Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings
August 22, 2008 – Editor’s Note: George Washington University’s National Security Archive released a report Friday on prewar Iraq intelligence which found “the U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure for data justifying … Continue reading
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PTSD Vet Gets Help from Service Dog
August 23, 2008, Billings, MT – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can cause life-long struggles with depression and flash-backs. Christina Avey was unsure when someone recommended she get a service dog. Making a mistake many do by thinking the animals only … Continue reading
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Is the Iraq War Winding Down?
August 22, 2008 – In the middle of the Vietnam War, aides to President Lyndon Johnson spoke of seeing “the light at the end of the tunnel” — that is, until the Tet offensive early in 1968 showed the light … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why Whistle-Blowing is Patriotic
August 23, 2008 – I recently witnessed instruments of music inspire patriotism at the Chicago Air and Water show. Actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band — named for the character Sinise played in the film “Forrest Gump” — … Continue reading
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1.8 Million Veterans Are Uninsured and At Risk
August 22, 2008 – The U.S. health care system remains in a state of crisis. Despite incremental efforts at reform, the number of uninsured continues to grow, the cost of care continues to rise, and the safety and quality of … Continue reading
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2 Marines Refusing to Testify Ordered to Court
August 22, 2008, Riverside, CA – A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former … Continue reading
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DND Says 14.1{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan Have OSI and PTSD [Canada]
August 4, 2008 – Some 14 per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan reported experiencing symptoms of operational stress injuries, and 6.5 per cent of that total experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or both, according to the … Continue reading
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Jury Chosen in Trial of Ex-Marine Accused of Crimes in Combat
August 19, 2008 – More than 50 prospective jurors answered questions in federal court in Riverside on Tuesday about whether their views on the Iraq war would affect their verdict for a former Marine sergeant accused of crimes in combat. … Continue reading
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