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Iraq War Veterans

Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35 Percent: New Study

physorg.com | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

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The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers antici...

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Soldier Returning From Iraq Not Allowed To See Her Daughter

New York Times | DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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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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Why I Won't Go Back

Camilo E. Mejia | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Camilo E. Mejia

It is true that as a soldier it is not your job to question the nature of a mission, but what if that mission violates your morality so much you cannot reconcile it with your most basic beliefs?

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US Vets Return to Middle East to Help Iraqi Refugees

Karin Zeitvogel | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Karin Zeitvogel

I'm on the first day of a rapid-fire visit to Jordan, which has provided a safe haven for an estimated 750,000 refugees from Iraq. We also hope to work out if we can provide relief to them.

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Military Considering Purple Hearts For Soldiers With Psychological Wounds

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the Purple Heart to honor troops wounded in combat. But with an increasing number of...

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New Generation Of Homeless Vets Emerges

AP | ERIN McCLAM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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LEEDS, Mass. — Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill ...

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