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The Soloist Plays, Vet Wants off Heroin, Poor Folk Need to Sit: Just Another Day at Skid Row

Pat LaMarche | Posted 04.06.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mental Illness, Occupy La, Steve Lopez, Heroin, Homelessness, Skid Row, Nathaniel Ayers, The Soloist, Airforce, Veterans, Los Angeles News
Pat LaMarche

James didn't try heroin until after he got out of the Air Force. His roommate smoked heroin and James never saw any ugly side effects so he thought all the warnings were hyperbole. "I know now he didn't have side effects because he only used on Fridays."

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Review: Trust Me by George Kennedy

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.14.2012 | Books
Read More: Steel, Bo Derek, Cool Hand Luke, Don Rickles, Depression, The Dirty Dozen, Have Gun Will Travel, Earthquake, Paul Newman, Wwii, Naked Gun Maverick, Oscar, Rawhide, Death on the Nile, Dean Martin, Clint Eastwood, Trust Me, Airforce, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Patricia Neal, Carol Burnett, Airport, Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Books News
Carole Mallory

They struggled, sleeping in doorways or cars until a woman named Dolly gave them shelter, but Dolly's generosity had a price tag. Torture was commonplace in her household, and she beat George and his mother.

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Military Budget Cuts: No Big Deal or Excellent Opportunity?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 03.04.2012 | Politics
Read More: Marines, US Military, Army, Department of Defense, National Security, Navy, Airforce, Barack Obama, Leon Panetta Defense Secretary, Military Budget, Military Spending, Defense Spending, Politics News
Patricia DeGennaro

Secretary Panetta is set to come out with his new "strategy" to offer his assessment on how to cut the military budget. The question: will it be the same old or will he have the courage to mandate what truly needs to be done to build a stellar military for America's national security needs?

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Team Rubicon: Helping Vets Heal the World

MeiMei Fox | Posted 01.09.2012 | Impact
Read More: Jake Wood, Non-Profit, The Life Out Loud, America, Veterans, Team Rubicon, Unemployment, Army, Volunteering, Airforce, Service, Humanitarian Aid, US, Vets, Marines, Volunteers, Habitat for Humanity, Military Personnel, Skill Building, USA, Volunteerism, Job Skills, William McNulty, Crisis Management, Crisis Response, Joshua Webster, Airborne Ranger, Military, Afghanistan, Services Organization, International Disaster Relief, Veterans Day, Pj, Pararescueman, Impact News
MeiMei Fox

In honor of Veterans Day, here's a much-needed story about the courage, goodwill and valuable skills that our veterans have to offer our society.

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Introducing: Domestic Disaster Commanders

AP | By DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 09.03.2011 | Denver
Read More: National Guard, Peterson Air Force Base Colo, Natural Disasters, Military, Department of Defense, Denver News, US Military, Dual-Status Commanders, Disaster Commander, Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Base, Extreme Weather, Airforce, Air Force, Defense Department, Denver News

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The Defense Department is grooming a new type of commander to coordinate the military response to domestic disasters...

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The Veterans' Trust Fund

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Marines, Veterans, Veterans Day, Iraq, Coast Gard, Eric Shinseki, Iraq War, National Guard, Veterans' Trust Fund, Army, Department of Defense, Military, John Batiste, Afghanistan, Navy, Airforce, Politics News
Tom Andrews

2010-11-11-gt.jpgIf you are looking for a truly meaningful way to observe Veterans Day, watch this short film.

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