Army Veterans

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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Ashes Of Army Veteran Sent To Wrong Address, Wash. Woman Returns Urn To Family

Posted 02.07.2012

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When Karen Smith opened a package addressed to her, she found dog tags and an inscribed urn. A sad moment made more devastating: They did not belo...

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Army Veteran Mistakenly Declared Dead Four Times

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.13.2012

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Being falsely declared dead once could provide enough existential uncertainty and financial hardship to last a lifetime. But how about four times? ...

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Veteran Amputee Softball Team Beats Police Team, Scores For Charity

Posted 01.24.2012

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A team of Army and Navy veterans are taking a new swing at America's favorite past time. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team is traveling the...

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Conn. Woman Brings Military Families Together On Storytelling Website

Enfield Patch | Posted 01.12.2012

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Running a household with three pre-teen children would ordinarily not allow someone much free time to devote to helping others, but Lori Gates is an e...

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Curtis M. Wong

Giving U.S. Military Veterans A Voice

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 10.09.2011

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He may be an army veteran with three tours of duty and seven years of active service duty in Iraq and Afghanistan to his credit, but Patrick J. Nelson...

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Army Veteran Mark Harmon Gets Jail Sentence For VA Hospital Threat

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BENTON, Ill. — An Army veteran who threatened a shooting rampage last year at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has been ordered to ...

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From Combat To College, Veterans Lack Support (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even with financial support from the government many vets find themselves lost on campus. In a recent Inside Higher Ed column, UCLA faculty member...

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Cracker Barrel Attack: Tasha Hill Beaten In Front Of Daughter, Called Racial Slurs

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday evening police arrested Troy Dale West for beating an African-American army reservist in front of her daughter outside a Cracker Barrel res...

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