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9 hrs ago | Sheboygan Press

A soldiers Thanksgiving

In early October, Army Spc. Brian Meindl was lying beside a dirt road in the Afghanistan desert wondering whether he was still alive or getting his first glimpse of the afterlife.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Travel, US Military, Afghanistan Travel, US Army, Fort Lewis, Sheboygan Metro, Sheboygan, WI

Tue Nov 24, 2009

West Liberty Index

Mercy Services nurse back from yearlong Army stint in Texas

Roger Barillas is back and open for appointments. By trade, Barillas is an advanced registered nurse practitioner at Mercy Services in West Liberty.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Knox, Fort Campbell, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Antonio, TX

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Dallas Business Journal

AAFES debt to fund new retail center in Fort Bliss

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has raised $90 million in debt for Fort Bliss retail development Dallas Business Journal - by Jeff Bounds Staff writer Bud Force IN GROWTH MODE: Capt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, TX, Fort Lewis, US Air Force, Dallas, TX

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Injured veteran takes on recovery one step at a time

After being severly injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2007, Antonio Solorio is on his way to recovery.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Life, Veteran Affairs, San Antonio, TX, Fort Sam Houston, TX, San Antonio Metro, Family, Kids

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Ventura County Star

Hearing scheduled for Fort Hood shooting suspect

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan faces a pretrial confinement hearing Saturday at the San Antonio Army post where he lies paralyzed in a heavily guarded intensive-care unit.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, San Antonio, TX, US Politics, US News, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Nov 20, 2009

San Antonio Business Journal

City leader named over Fort Sam office

San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley has appointed Brian James as the new assistant director of the Center City Development Office.

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Related Topix: San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Metro, US Military, US Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX, US Air Force

The Boston Globe

Shooting spurs Pentagon review of personnel procedures

The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of servicemembers who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Brooke Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Herald

Benefit to help injured soldier, his family

Life has taken Matt Murphy far from Camano Island, where his family's roots run deep.

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Related Topix: US Military, Brooke Army Medical Center, US Army, Fort Lewis, Travel, Afghanistan Travel, San Antonio, TX, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Gouverneur Times

Visiting Maj. Nidal Hasan's Hospital

While the military still is reeling and recovering from the massacre at Fort Hood, my wife, Gena, and I decided to boost the morale of military personnel by visiting the cadets at West Point and the wounded warriors at Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Brooke Army Medical Center, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Fort Sam Houston, TX, Walker, Texas Ranger

Herald Star Online

Sharing military experiences

Brooke High School students on Monday showed their appreciation to area veterans and learned of the experiences of several who served in various eras, from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Navy, Life, Veteran Affairs, History in the News, US Air Force, Wellsburg, WV

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Spokesman-Review

Fort Hood suspect's e-mails raise concern

Maj. Nidal M. Hasan exchanged e-mails late last year and this year with a radical cleric in Yemen, but the contact did not lead to an investigation, federal law enforcement officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Brooke Army Medical Center, US Politics, US News, Peter Hoekstra, Republican, US House of Representatives, Terrorism

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Webster Journal

In the wake of Fort Hood, a chance for WU to advance global unity

On Nov. 5, at about 1:30 p.m., a gunman killed 12 people, including a pregnant woman, and wounded 31 others at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army post outside of Killeen, Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Killeen, TX, Killeen Metro, Opinion

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The United States Army

New commander takes helm at U.S. Army South

Photo credit Robert Ramon, U.S. Army South Public Affairs Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser , commander, U.S. Southern Command, transfers the unit colors to Army Maj.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Command and General Staff College, US Air Force, Sam Houston, TX, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, San Antonio, TX

World News from Times Online

Barack Obama seizes a the national momenta in Fort Hood homage

Dwarfed by a wall of steel containers and watched by troops around the world, President Obama addressed thousands of mourners yesterday at a memorial service for victims of last week's "murderous and craven" massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Crawford, TX

Wed Nov 11, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Fort Sam Houston honors troops

Veterans Day organizers at Fort Sam Houston were quick to point out that the national holiday honors all those who have served in the military.

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

Myrtle Beach Online

Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas Government, Texas

KQED

Fort Hood Suspect's Attorney Says Fair Trial In Doubt

A Texas defense attorney said Wednesday that he is concerned that President Obama's appearance at a memorial service for 13 people killed in a shooting spree at Fort Hood could make it difficult for his client to get a fair trial.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Fort Wayne News Sentinel

Fort Wayne's St. Joe burn unit to take part in study for military

As the war continues in Iraq, the U.S. military continues to deal with combat injuries, including burns.

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Related Topix: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine, US Military, US Army, San Antonio, TX, Fort Sam Houston, TX, Surgery

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Army: Fort Hood shooting suspect is critical, but stable

A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Violent Crime, Brooke Army Medical Center

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