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WATCH: Deaf ROTC Soldier Fights To Change Military Acceptance Rules

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Soldier, Keith Nolan, US Military, California State University, Tedx, California, Bravo Company, Henry Waxman, Navy, Deaf, Video, Impact News

Growing up, Cadet Private Keith Nolan knew he wanted to be in the military. After high school he went to enlist, but instead, got three words scribble...

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Military Mind: What Happens to Our Heroes' Brains

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.17.2012

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Combat seems to do a number on some soldiers' minds--as high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among returning soldiers attest. But a bom...

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My Dad Sarge

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Soldier, US Military, Air Force, Veteran, Veterans Day, Air Force Veterans, Veterans Day Stories, Politics News
Rick Tumlinson

My dad (like every vet I have ever met) is heavily defined by his military service. They are soldiers. It is not something they did. It is not a job they held. It is who they are.

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

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Jim Wallis

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Ben Muessig

AWOL Soldier Arrested With Weapons, Explosives, Planned Fort Hood Attack, Authorities Allege

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Muessig | Posted 09.27.2011

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Less than two years after an Army officer killed 13 people in a shooting attack on Fort Hood, police have arrested an AWOL soldier with weapons and ex...

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Opening Statements To Start In Arkansas Soldier Shooting Trial

AP | JEANNIE NUSS | Posted 09.19.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula was smoking a cigarette outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas when a black truck pulled u...

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Last Vietnam Draftee Is Retiring From Army

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 09.02.2011

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FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A homemade wind chime with the word "Whining" under a red slash is made from metal parts put in his leg after a parachute ac...

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Slaying Dragons, Wrestling God: Soldiers Of Peace In Christian Symbolism

Eric Simpson | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Soldier, St. George, St. Paul, Violence, Eastern Orthodox Church, Violence in the Bible, Christianity and Violence, Religion News
Eric Simpson

There is no indication however, that this imagery may justify the use of violence or coercion in the name of the Gospel. We are called, as Paul writes to Timothy, to fight the good fight of faith.

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Is Budweiser's New Commercial Gay, Bi or Straight? (VIDEO)

Bryan Safi | Posted 07.06.2011

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Bryan Safi

Beer ads are usually the province of babes in bikinis. So when a new Budweiser ad featured two young men locked (briefly) in a tender embrace, the Internet's gaydar started tingling.

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Who Supports the U.S. Soldier?

Gabriel Ledeen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gabriel Ledeen

"Supporting" the soldier necessarily means sharing his desire for victory. From this perspective, there is an inherent contradiction in claiming to "support" the soldier while taking actions that undercut his efforts.

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Can an Orange Bracelet Turn Hearts in Washington?

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

2011-03-04-jw.jpgCutting programs that help the most vulnerable isn't going to get us out of financial trouble, or reduce the deficit in ways that we now need.

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Patriotic Mom Keeps Troops Warm With Handmade Blue Jean Blankets

Posted 05.25.2011

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Anna Mullins' son is a 22-year-old solider stationed in northern Afghanistan where temperatures are plummeting this time of year. So Mullins is workin...

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Astoria Characters: The Super-Human Handyman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

Sead Cerovic, aka Cera the Bull, is a big guy. His 6-foot-2 frame stands on 240 pounds of monumental muscle.

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Our Heroes' Journey

Ravi Sawhney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ravi Sawhney

As business people, if we can understand and empathize with our consumers, surely we can do the same for those in uniform.

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NATO Forces in Afghanistan Can't Deny They Killed Civilians in Sangin Anymore

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derrick Crowe

Exclusive, on-the-ground interviews obtained by Brave New Foundation's Rethink Afghanistan project confirm what NATO forces repeatedly denied: U.S. an...

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Brain Port Device Lets Blind Soldier 'See' With His Tongue (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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*See video below.* British soldier Lance-Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his eyesight in a rocket-launched grenade attack while serving in Iraq in 200...

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A Soldier Chef Among The US Ranks In Afghanistan

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan — The oldest soldier in Alpha Company has lived hard. He shuttled through foster homes in San Fran...

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SOLDIER TO POET: An Exchange

Carol Muske-Dukes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Muske-Dukes

We cannot get away from the romanticism of war -- indeed, we romanticize it every day, even as we curse the notion. And this war is epic, to be sure. Think back to the first act in this play.

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The Disposable Military: "The Tumor of The Unknown Soldier"

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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R. B. Stuart

Recently, the Chaplains at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in DC who houses 800 ill and recovering soldiers at a time, has begun weekly tributes at...

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Let Them Drink Beer

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

There was a news item today about a group of college presidents who have signed on to an effort to "rethink" the drinking age in America. While not e...

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