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Expect The Unexpected Arrival When Your Soldier Comes Home

Kim Rabb | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Military, Soldiers, Veterans, Memorial Day Weekend, Military Spouses, Military Wives, Military Family, Military Families, Impact News

Take a moment to reflect on why we are celebrating Memorial Day. It is due to the sacrifice of these soldiers, men and women who have fought for our freedom.

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U.S. Soldiers Visit Stewart And Colbert

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Troops, Memorial Day, Veteran Interview, Slideexpand, The Daily Show, Veterans, Jon Stewart Interview, Stephen Colbert, Soldier Interviews, Soldiers, Video, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Interview, Funny Videos, Comedy Slideshows, Colbert Report, Comedy News

As the country celebrates Memorial Day on Monday and commemorates the service of all U.S. soldiers, we thought we'd take a look back at some of our fa...

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The Brains That Bind Us

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2012

Although two of the greatest attributes of our country might be our competitive spirit and our defense of our values and freedoms, one can't help but wonder at what price. Brains are the tie that binds us, but are we really coming undone? Think about it.

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A Soldier's Perspective on Memorial Day

Nicole Bires | Posted 05.23.2012

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Why do I wear the uniform of the United States of America? Easy. I do it for you.

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Kevin Costner's Visit to Fort Knox

Bill Nelson | Posted 05.10.2012

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I appreciated Mr. Costner's candidness in reminding us of the difference between the real heroes and those who play heroes. He brought the star power, but he wasn't the story. And he clearly did not blur the lines between his imagination and heroes of the real world.

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Sitting Judgment on Our Troops: Photo Controversies and the Media

Andrew Lubin | Posted 04.26.2012

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But in today's highly politicized world the newspapers can't win: If they publish, they're called anti-American defeatists, yet if they don't publish they're complicit in a cover-up and tools of the Pentagon.

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We're Not Mercenaries. Oh, Dear

David Isenberg | Posted 04.21.2012

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For many years those in the private security contracting industry have argued loudly that the people who carry guns in the field are not mercenaries. And they are exactly right, as I have noted many times in the past.

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VA To Add About 1,900 To Mental Health Staff

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 04.19.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it was increasing its staff of mental health workers by roughly 1,900, part of an ...

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Chemical Warfare

Robert Koehler | Posted 04.12.2012

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To fight our insane wars, we're wrecking our soldiers' ability to live with themselves and function in society, then regulating what's left of them with chemicals, which often make things immeasurably worse.

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PHOTOS: A Rare Look Inside North Korea

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Photography, Soldiers, Photo, North Korea Missile, Exposure, Slidewide, Asia, North Korea, World News

A rare look inside daily life in North Korea. To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. ...

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Is Lack of Diversity a Factor in Our Failure in Afghanistan?

Richard Dickerson | Posted 04.10.2012

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When you constantly pick the same people with similar backgrounds to serve and lead, it's hard for new and different ideas to be considered -- or even discussed. There is a value to different perspectives that come from different experiences, including a minority experience.

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WATCH: Soldier Skypes To See Child's Birth

Posted 03.30.2012

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Specialist Brock Howland wasn't able to attend his son's birth, but he did the next best thing: Howland Skyped with his wife, Mary, throughout the del...

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Repeated Military Deployment Is Like Waterboarding

Eliot Daley | Posted 05.21.2012

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Sgt. Bales is a prime example: he had been sent into battle, faced death, then came home to comfort and safety. Then he was thrust back into battle, facing bombs and bullets and possible death once more, then home to comfort and safety. Again and again.

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The Battle After the Battle: Soldiers and Their Families Struggling With PTSD

Judy Lin | Posted 05.20.2012

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Nearly a decade has passed since that day in 2003, but Craig Mullaney still gets choked up recalling the firefight in Afghanistan where he watched one of his soldiers die.

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Soldier Returns From Afghanistan, Surprises 5-Year-Old Daughter

Posted 01.28.2012

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U.S. Army Capt. Eric Perkins likes to do things big. That's why he surprised his 5-year-old daughter Ellie at her kindergarten classroom after ret...

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Senate Legislation Targets Aggressive Recruiting Of Veterans By For-Profit Colleges

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 01.24.2012

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Over the past two years, for-profit colleges have been aggressively recruiting returning veterans in an effort to tap into billions of dollars in fede...

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The Invisible War

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.18.2012

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Some people feel that talking about these crimes, prosecuting them and seeking legal recourse weakens our military. It is the exact opposite.

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U.S. and Afghan Troops Dance Off

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 03.11.2012

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There are days in Afghanistan when U.S. and Afghan forces are not in firefights with insurgents, neither are they sniffing out roadside bombs, or raiding weapons caches. Sometimes they're just dancing.

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'Thank You for Your Service'

William Spear | Posted 02.29.2012

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How many of us have stopped to offer our thanks to others not in uniform but working below the radar and behind the scenes, dedicating their lives "in service" to a profession or cause?

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How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again.

Dan Froomkin | Posted 02.29.2012

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The figure for "wounded" constantly cited by politicians and the media does not come close to reflecting the real cost to the servicemembers who went to fight and will never be the same again. We owe it to them to make a full accounting of their sacrifice -- and then never forget it.

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PHOTOS: Pictures Of The Week: Dec. 18 - Dec. 24

Posted 12.28.2011

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A Holiday Prayer for All Americans

Gary Shapiro | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Leadership, Soldiers, Prayer, Cea, Holidays, Politics News

Give us strength and wisdom this holiday season... To accept that all Americans mean well and want what's best for our nation. We just have different...

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Former CIA Director's Death Raises Questions, Divides Family

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Central Intelligence Agency, Donald Rumsfeld, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Carl Colby, Soldiers, Video, Cia, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, William Colby, Nato, Vietnam War, Phoenix Program, Counterinsurgency, Armchair Detective, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new film on the life and death of master spy and former CIA director William E. Colby, created by his son, raises the question of whet...

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You Won't Believe What This Solider Did Upon Returning From Iraq

Benjamin Buchholz | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Middle East, War in Iraq, Middle East War, Soldiers, War Middle East, Iraqi War, Soldiers in Iraq, Books News

The impulse to write catalyzed on the second day of my military service in Iraq, when I responded to the death of a six-year-old girl.

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The Plain-Clothed Service Members Among Us

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 01.25.2012

There are so many civilians who deploy alongside us, who wear bulletproof vests, sometimes carry weapons and run for cover when the mortars hit, who may never be thanked for their service, simply because they don't wear the same uniform we do.

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