September 3, 2010 Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill – National Guard Bureau
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3, 2010 – More vigilant leadership, pre-screening recruits for compatibility with military service and better post-deployment follow up are among solutions proposed by the acting director of the Army National Guard for stemming soldier suicides.
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Aug. 28, 2010 Linda D. Kozaryn – American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama called on the American people today to provide new care, opportunity and commitment to the million military men and women who’ve served in Iraq.
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After more than seven years, the United States “will end its combat mission in Iraq and take an important step forward in responsibly ending the Iraq war,” he said during his weekly radio address.
That responsibility, he stressed, includes caring for the men and women in uniform who volunteered to fight.
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September 1, 2010 By Mina Williams – The Enterprise Newspapers
EDMONDS — For armed services men and women returning stateside, fear can become a ghost haunting them in daily life, more frightening than the firestorms and improvised explosive devices they encountered abroad. For these veterans, a new war begins at home with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
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8-31-2010By Trey Alverson, FayettevilleDailyNews.com
A young filmmaker with Fayette roots is finalizing work on a groundbreaking new documentary about four soldiers recovering from the traumatic brain injuries they sustained while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Justin Springer, a 1999 graduate of Fayette County High School, plans to debut his film, titled “Along Recovery” at festivals across the country this winter. A former Army officer himself, Springer utilized his military background to gain unprecedented access to a Texas Army hospital and his subjects. After high school, Springer attended Tulane University on an ROTC scholarship. Upon graduation, he deployed twice to Iraq.
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August 27, 2010-09-01 – Don Kramer – www.army.mil
The secretary of the Army spent two days at Joint Base Lewis-McChord this week, getting a firsthand view of its services and facilities.
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