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Iraq Veterans

Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, Veterans Affairs, Emotion, US Soldiers, Violence Against Women, Mental Health, Trauma, Iraq Violence, Violence, Soldiers in Iraq, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Resentment, War in Iraq, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Iraq War, Emotions, Iraq Veteran Stories, Marines, Anger, Iraq Veterans, Soldiers, Army, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Iraq War Casualities, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Mental Health, Politics News
Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

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Open Letter to Veterans Affairs Nominee Gen. Eric Shinseki

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Department of Veterans Affairs, Congressional Budget Office, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, General Eric Shinseki, Homeless Veterans, Veterans Health, Obama's Cabinet, Medical Care, Medicine, Female Veterans, Women, Veterans Affairs, Vets, Budget, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, Partners for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform, Veterans Health Administratino, Obama Vets, Eric Shinseki, Shinseki, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, Women's Health, Health, Disabled American Veterans, Department of Veteran Affairs, Barack Obama and Eric Shinseki, Veterans Health Care, Caregivers, Politics News
Joseph A. Violante

The history of veterans funding is so consistently poor that even when Congress has gotten the funding level right, it has been late. Imagine trying to run a private sector health care system without knowing your budget.

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We Remember the Dead by Helping the Living

John W. Whitehead | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Liberties, Veterans, Veteran's Rights, Iraq Veterans, John Miska, Vfw, Homeless Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Health Care, Vietnam Veterans, National Park Service, Buddy Poppies, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Veterans and Homelessness, Veterans' Rights, Living News
John W. Whitehead

Clearly, we have not done enough for our veterans. That's why it's so infuriating that when someone finally does, government bureaucrats try to stop them.

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Rescue Task Force: Real Help for Wounded Warriors

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Veterans, Living News
Craig Newmark

If you're evacuated after sustaining injuries on the battlefield, you lose your stuff, and while you're recovering, the Rescue Task Force people will try to get you replacements.

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America

Hal Donahue | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Iraq Veterans, Holiday Season, Wwii, Theater, Future, Happiness, Veterans, New York, Politics News
Hal Donahue

New Yorkers gather from all over the nation and abroad; where they come from and what they are reaffirms that we are all "real Americans," even those "pesky" immigrants.

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A Guide to Help Our Troops Survive -- at Home

Bobby Muller | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, US Military, Military, Veteran Treatment, Afghanistan, The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide, Iraq, Veterans, Politics News
Bobby Muller

Despite their honorable service and sacrifices, servicemembers upon their return from Iraq and Afghanistan often find themselves having to fight the military itself to get needed benefits and services.

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Iraq: Is the SOFA viable?

John Bruhns | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq War Wire, Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, Iraq Veterans, Iraqi Security Forces, US Military Iraq, Us Troop Withdrawal Iraq, Charles Ramsey, Iraq, James L. Jones, Iraqi Police, Sofa Iraq, Iraqi Army, Politics News
John Bruhns

The Status of Forces Agreement comes with outrageous stipulations that render our troops helpless, subject them to the Iraqi military tribunals, halt U.S. military operations, and turn vengeful detainees over to the Iraqis.

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Veterans Bring The Truth Home

Stephen Funk | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Friday, Veterans, War, San Francisco, Iraq, Against, Activist Theater, Poltical Activism, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Operatipon First Casualty, Political Theater, Street Theater, Iraq Veterans Health Care, Iraq Veterans Mental Health, Politics News
Stephen Funk

Even considering the long list of mistakes perpetuated by this Administration on the American people, the war in Iraq is by far the most urgent problem president-elect Obama must address.

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Army Bases Brace For Surge In Stress-Related Disorders

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 01.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Veteran Health, Iraq PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans, Living News

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan...

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Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Top Ten List, Valerie Plame Wilson, Heroes, George W. Bush, Winter Soldier, Obama, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Internet, Cindy Sheehan, Iraq Veterans, Amy Goodman Rnc, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Michael Moore, Protest, Democracy Now, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

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Taking Care of Our Veterans

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Ptsd, Veterans Health Care, Barack Obama, Partners for Veterans Health Care Budget Reform, Veterans Day, Veterans, Politics News
Joseph A. Violante

We must never forget the very real sacrifices already made by millions of American veterans who have been injured or disabled as a result of their service.

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The Sound of Veterans Day

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: To the Fallen Records, John McCain, Afghanistan, Veterans for America, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Iraq Veterans, Marines, Army, Military, Sean Gilfillan, Bobby Muller, Sarah Palin, Iraq, US Navy, Veterans Day, Entertainment News
Sean Gilfillan

Just as our artists have given us great music to listen to since my return from Iraq, we are now using this music to help the hundreds of thousands of troops who face a host of struggles upon returning home.

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Why Democrats Can Hold the Veteran and Military Family Vote Moving Forward

Jonathan Powers | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Iraq Veterans, Democrats, Election Day, Veterans, Voting, John McCain, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Electoral Map, Election, Barack Obama, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, Voting Day, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Electoral Votes, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Obama President, Electoral Vote, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Politics News
Jonathan Powers

Numerous veterans are returning home to find a newly found passion for politics as we have seen first hand how America's policies affect other nations and how Washington has failed.

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Iraq: US Soldiers Being Redeployed, Despite Mental Instability

ABC | By BOB WOODRUFF, JAMES HILL and JAIME HENNESSEY | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Redeployment, Soldiers, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Iraq, Politics News

Two weeks before his second deployment to Iraq last September, Army Specialist Michael DeVlieger broke down. "At first, I thought it was something th...

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The Obama Challenges

John Bruhns | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Iraq War Wire, Iraq Veterans, Afghan War, Pakistan, 2008 Presidential Race, The Bush Administration, Us Economy Recession, Labor Unions, Windfall Profits Tax, Barack Obama, Alternative Resources, Alternative Energy, Obama Administration, Energy Crisis, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Free Trade Agreements, Nafta, Nouri Al-Maliki, Financial Crisis, Iraqi Troops, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Trade Agreements, Politics News
John Bruhns

As President, Obama will need to confront two costly wars, global terrorism, an economy on the brink and a serious energy crisis. Don't expect immediate change.

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Prosecuting U.S. Troops Under Iraqi Law .. ?

John Bruhns | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Death Toll, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Violence, United Nations, Iraqi Government, Iraqi Army, Politics News
John Bruhns

For all those who will accept nothing short of "victory" in Iraq, please get on the same page as the rest of us: sending others into an immoral situation and expecting them to behave morally is absurd.

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Trapped in Section 60: an Interview with the Directors of "Section 60: Arlington Nation Cemetery"

Katie Halper | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Arlington National Cemetery, Afghanistan, Economy, Documentaries, Matt O'neill, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Hbo, Iraq Veterans, Afghanistan Veterans, Section 60, Jon Alpert, Arlington Cemetary, Iraq War, 2008 Presidential Race, Sheila Nevins, HBO Documentaries, Iraq, War Documentaries, Politics News
Katie Halper

Matt O'Neill: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become the background noise in this presidential election. No one is paying attention right now.

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Obama's Edge Over McCain on Iraq

John Bruhns | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Iraq, Iraq Surge, Iraq Veterans, Iraqi Security Forces, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq, Iraq War Funding, Obama Troop Reductions, General Petraeus Iraq, McCain Iraq, Mccain Iraq Policy, Obama Withdrawal Plan, Politics News
John Bruhns

Senator Obama's plan to leave troop elements behind would have conditions: the Iraqis would have to politically reconcile and end sectarianism. McCain's is to continue on the current path.

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Top Iraq/Afghan Vets Group Gives McCain a 'D' for 2008 -- Obama a 'B'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Veteran, Obama, Mccain, Iraq Veterans, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The report card places McCain on what it calls "the D team" and explains, "These legislators must improve their voting records if they are to legitimately claim that they support our troops and veterans."

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Iraq Vet Doubts 'New Veteran' Loyalty to McCain

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan Veterans, Afghanistan, John McCain Veterans, Iraq War, Iraq Veterans, Iraq, Mccain Veterans, Veterans, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

McCain and "his veterans" are running scared now, because the majority of "new veterans" from Iraq and Afghanistan are making a heroic stand against them and the special interest groups they represent.

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ABC Reporter Bob Woodruff's Incredible Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Cognitive Rehabilitation, Iraq War, National Guard, Abc, US Military, Iraq Veterans, Mental Health, Bob Woodruff, Brain Health, Traumatic Brain Injury, John Edwards, Bob Woodruff Foundation, Iraq, Lee Woodruff, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Sometimes Bob tells me he is not the person I married. And then, as I mention in the book, I laugh and reply "I am not either. I'm older, wiser and more wrinkled."

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Why won't the VA provide service dogs for wounded warriors?

Mark Kleiman | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Science and Politics, Wounded Warrior, Iraq Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration, Politics News
Mark Kleiman

NEADS Inc. is a non-profit that trains service dogs. One of its current programs is called Canines for Combat Veterans. The dogs can perform amazing...

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The Soundtrack of War: Music by American Servicemembers and Veterans

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, To the Fallen Records, Iraq Veterans, US Military, Military, Sean Gilfillan, Iraq, Music, Veterans, Entertainment News
Sean Gilfillan

Similar to how NWA took you on a tour of Compton and country music opened your eyes to rural America, To The Fallen Records will open your eyes to the military lifestyle.

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How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let Me Count the Ways...

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Department of Veterans Affairs, John McCain, Surge, Success of the Surge, Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Opsec, Wesley Clark, Republican Convention, 2008 Presidential Election, Veterans, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Iraq Veterans, Walter Reed Middle School, Walter Reed, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Last week's convention sure made every superficial effort to come off as pro-Troop. And the media ate it up, not challenging a single thing. But to those of us who did serve, it was offense after offense after offense.

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Obama, McCain, and Our Veterans

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Votevets, GI Bill, Chuck Todd, Michelle Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Obama, Mccain, Veterans, Tammy Duckworth, Patriotism, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Iava, The Military, Blue Star Families for Obama, Paul Rieckhoff, Torture, Patrick Murphy, Democratic Convention, Vetpac, Obama Veterans, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many may not know that Obama's name was placed in nomination by a man who identified himself as "a life-long Republican and an Iraq war veteran." His name is Michael Wilson; he served as an Air Force medic.

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