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49 min ago | Boston Globe

Burdened by wars, military counselors face an overload of cases

Many of the patients who fill the day are bereft, angry, broken. Their stories are gruesome, their distress lasting, and the process of recovery exhausting.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Life

5 hrs ago | WABC

Police say 45,000 turned out for the annual Veterans Day Parade in Hartford.

An estimated 45,000 onlookers are estimated to have turned out for the annual Veterans Day Parade through the streets of downtown Hartford.

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Related Topix: Hartford, CT, Life

9 hrs ago | The Norman Transcript

Veterans Day is for ordinary people accomplishing the extraordinary

When then Gov. Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, "Where do we find such men?" He was speaking of many veterans, when he answered, "We find them in our streets, in the office, the shops and the working places of our country and on the farms." In other words, President ...

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Related Topix: Ronald Reagan, US Politics, John McCain, US News, Lake Jackson, TX, Life, Terrorism, Opinion

13 hrs ago | Rye And Battle Today

War veteran artworks gifted to nation

An artist who painted two of Britain's last First World War veterans, including Henry Allingham from East Sussex, shortly before their deaths has gifted intimate final drawings of them to the nation.

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Related Topix: Life

18 hrs ago | Bury Free Press

WWII veterans urged to appeal for grants

Second World War veterans in the North East have been encouraged to return to the places where they saw action, with the help of cash from the Big Lottery Fund.

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Related Topix: Life

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Newsday.com

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting

Here is a look at some of the victims. ___ Michael Grant Cahill Cahill, a 62-year-old physician assistant, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and returned to work at the base as a civilian employee after taking just one week off for recovery, said his daughter Keely Vanacker.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Gordon, Cameron, TX, Life

townhall.com | lois sprague

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'

There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

thecabin.net | lois sprague

Tribute to Officer Joey Cannon

Today was the annual Veteran's parade in Plumerville, as part of the yearly festivities the organizers dedicated a memorial to Officer Joey Cannon who was shot in the line of duty earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Life, US Army, US Military, Fort Hood

Houston Chronicle

Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

Graphic shows the number of active duty U.S. soldiers of the Islam faith as of Aug.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Navy, Life, Fort Campbell

Sunday Times

Two soldiers killed during parachute training

Two members of the South African National Defence Force have died in a parachute incident, the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans said.

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Related Topix: Life, South Africa, World News

Cassville Democrat

Their sacrifice protects our freedom

Next week, communities across Barry County will take time to honor the men and women who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces.

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Related Topix: Barry County, MO, Life

Stars and Stripes

Military Update: Senator stalls wounded veterans' caregiver bill

More than a month after a new fiscal year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate are still pressing to pass a group of bills to improve veteransa benefits and health programs, rolling them together in a oeomnibusa legislative packets.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Life

Alton Telegraph

Veteran pleads guilty to federal charges

An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday that he plotted with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Riley, Life, Kansas

Fri Nov 06, 2009

www.msnbc.msn.com | lois sprague

Fort Hood victims remembered at Rock Hill veterans' tribute

There was a sea of red, white and blue in Rock Hill Friday during a tribute ceremony, honoring American war veterans at the Glencairn Garden.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, Life

Buffalo News

Officer Kills 12 at Base

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Life, US Politics, John Carter, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Restaurants salute vets with free food

For all the forgettable Veterans Day sales, there's a trio of free-meal deals for military veterans that speak not just to the heart but the stomach.

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Related Topix: Life

Battle Creek Enquirer

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A third Republican officially entered the fight Thursday to challenge Mark Schauer in next year's 7th Congressional District election.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Mark Schauer, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Life, Battle Creek, MI

St. Anthony Messenger

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Entertainment By John Mulderig Source: George Clooney stars in a scene from the movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats." The Army's Cold War-era experimentation with psychic and paranormal techniques of warfare provides the seemingly outlandish, yet fact-based premise for "The Men Who Stare at Goats" . Director Grant Heslov's adaptation of British ...

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Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Supernatural, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit Metro, Life, Entertainment

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WHDH

Obama calls to congratulate Newton mayor-elect

The first African-American to be elected mayor of Newton has received a congratulatory telephone call from President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Life

Hampshire Chronicle

War vets urged to secure funding

Second World War veterans are being urged to make sure they secure funding for commemorative trips to places where they fought.

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Related Topix: Life

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