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The Spirit Of Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Didn't Return

Andrew Lubin | Posted 05.27.2012

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That's the spirit of Memorial Day; it's the remembrance of those who didn't come back alive, and a celebration of the esprit-de-corps and how they lived their lives.God bless the United States and those who stand watch over us tonight.

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Thirty Words to Honor a Fallen Veteran

Zachary Ehren | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Military Funerals, Military, Army, U.S. Military, Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Weekend, WWII Veterans, Veterans, Veterans Funeral Ceremony, Veterans Funerals, Military Funeral Ceremony, Culture News

When witnessing a veteran's funeral, a person will notice that every move is made with robotic precision. Nonetheless, every soldier that has the honor of performing this service can feel the humanity and the strong emotions that are tied to that task.

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A Soldier's Perspective on Memorial Day

Nicole Bires | Posted 05.23.2012

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Why do I wear the uniform of the United States of America? Easy. I do it for you.

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Fort Hood Bomb Plot Suspect Wears Mask In Court

AP | ANGELA K. BROWN | Posted 05.22.2012

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WACO, Texas — A soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops in a restaurant last summer wore a mask in court for the first time Monday ...

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GOP-Driven Earmark Puts $17,000 Pans On Army Aircraft

New York Times | Posted 05.19.2012

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WASHINGTON — In the 1980s, the military had its infamous $800 toilet seat. Today, it has a $17,000 drip pan....

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Army Taking Big Step On Women In Combat

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 05.15.2012

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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recogn...

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Policy And Practice For Women At War: A Timeline

The Huffington Post | Molly O'Toole and Chris Spurlock | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Female Veterans, Department of Defense, Gulf War, Gary Patton, Rhonda Cornum, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Army, Military, Vietnam War, Les Aspin, Tammy Duckworth, World News

A timeline of the history of women in the military highlights how official policy restrictions have lagged behind their service. Layer on the lives of...

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Why Are Female Soldiers Still Barred From The Front Lines?

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Job Equality, Army, Equality in the Army, Women in the Military, Women Fighting in the Military, Defense Department, Women News

The Defense Department recently announced new policies that will open more than 14,000 military job opportunities to women. Which seems like a great s...

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So... Why Would a Dog Be on Facebook?

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 05.08.2012

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Roll your eyes, but this three-year-old Facebooking Boston Terrier has 141 friends on the social networking site.

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On the War Porn We Don't See

Matthis Chiroux | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Army, Afghanistan, War, Atrocities, War Porn, World News, Afghanistan War Photos, Politics News

Even low-ranking servicemembers have not just to inform the population about the truth of war, but to ignite policy discussions and spur concessions to be made at the highest levels of authority.

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Service Dogs Help Vets Battle PTSD When Meds Can't

Christine Hill | Posted 05.01.2012

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Donna Bachler's brother was a veteran who struggled with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "Darrin took his own life rather than struggle...

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Author: What I Learned From Sergeant John Basilone

Chuck Tatum | Posted 05.01.2012

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Every young boy in 1942 America knew Sergeant John Basilone fired from the hip. Cradling his water cooled .30 caliber machine gun in his arms, on the night of October 24, 1942 he mowed down dozens and dozens of onrushing enemy soldiers on the island of Guadalcanal.

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Missing Soldier May Be In Danger, Cops Say

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.27.2012

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Investigators believe that a missing Fort Bragg soldier could be in danger. Pfc. Kelli Bordeaux, a 23-year-old Army combat medic, was last seen on ...

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For Army Troops, Prescription Drugs May Add To Fog Of War

Los Angeles Times | Posted 04.08.2012

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While there was some early, ad hoc use of psychotropic drugs in the Vietnam War, the modern Army psychiatrist's deployment kit is likely to include ni...

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Which America Are the Troops Fighting to Defend? No Campaign Slogan Can Answer That

Alejandro Alves | Posted 05.29.2012

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Candidates laying claim to the military vote through rhetoric and photo-ops are building a fiction that demeans our individual reasons for service.

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Who's on Trial with Sergeant Bales?

John Graham | Posted 05.26.2012

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Sgt. Bales should not go into the dock alone. Many of us should be there too, charged with willful ignorance, with acting as if war was not what it is -- a series of relentlessly horrific acts destroying bodies, psyches and souls.

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Report: US Military Tried To Delete Accused Shooter From Internet

Posted 03.22.2012

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A report released Wednesday by McClatchy Newspapers claims that the United States military tried to remove references to Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the ...

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PTSD Diagnoses May Have Been Overturned To Save Money

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 03.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Army inspector general is conducting a system-wide review of mental health facilities to determine whether psychiatrists overturned ...

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The Battle After the Battle: Soldiers and Their Families Struggling With PTSD

Judy Lin | Posted 05.20.2012

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Nearly a decade has passed since that day in 2003, but Craig Mullaney still gets choked up recalling the firefight in Afghanistan where he watched one of his soldiers die.

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Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.13.2012

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"Please urinate into this little cup here before we begin processing your tax statement. Once you've done that, we'll be happy to process your mortgage interest deduction and give you that refund I know you've been looking forward to."

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WATCH: Tebow Surprises Wounded Vet, Honors Him As Hero

Posted 03.12.2012

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As U.S. Army Ranger Romy Camargo was being honored by the DeBartolo Family Foundation at its fundraising gala, he got another surprise -- a personal "...

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For Veterans In Crisis, A Helping Hand

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 03.08.2012

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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- Hi, this is Tricia. Thank you for calling the Veterans Crisis Line. What’s going on tonight? Tricia, a crisis line operator,...

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Women in Combat: The Crow Is Cooking

Greg Jacob | Posted 04.18.2012

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Women in the military are being held back simply because they are women. Such an idea is not only completely at odds with military ethics, but is distinctly un-American.

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U.S. Army On Pinterest

Mashable | Alex Fitzpatrick | Posted 02.17.2012

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Pinterest, the social image-sharing site that has exploded in popularity over the past few months, has found itself with a strange bedfellow: the U.S....

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Gay Troops Going To Disney World Resort Run By Army

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.16.2012

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Gay and lesbian military members will hold their second ever conference next fall at a Florida vacation resort operated by the U.S. Army. In the la...

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