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For U.S. Veterans, Green Energy Jobs Await

AP | By ANDY BROWNFIELD | Posted 11.28.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ben Noland served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years, then spent 18 months looking for a job. "I've probably put my resume in...

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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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My Family's Fallen -- and Yours -- Deserve More Than Platitudes for Memorial Day

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.28.2011

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On Monday we'll hear a lot of Memorial Day speeches about honoring our fallen soldiers and their disabled comrades. On Tuesday some of the politicians giving those speeches will try to cut benefits for them and their families.

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Pearl Harbor Anniversary: The Day In Photos

Posted 05.25.2011

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - Sixty-nine years after Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, survivors of the attack are due to gather at the base to remem...

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Soldier Returning From Iraq Not Allowed To See Her Daughter

New York Times | DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the 10 months she was deployed in Iraq, Leydi Mendoza, a 22-year-old specialist in the New Jersey National Guard, did everything she could thin...

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Veterans Step Out Of Camouflage And Into The Renewable Energy Industry

newsweek.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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You might think that Dan Leary, now 32, had other things to worry about when he decided he'd start a solar company. In 2005, while on active duty in t...

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Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder At High Risk Of Developing Dementia

USA Today | Mary Brophy Marcus, | Posted 05.25.2011

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Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't...

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