Posts for May 12th

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Wounded Times

Majority of recent war vets treated by VA have mental health problems
Family says Pfc. Kyle Brooks would still be alive if he was helped
A Devastating Injury Spawns New Role for TV Anchor Bob Woodruff and Wife
Police: Gunman tried to enter Leonard Wood Army Base
Words for a Son Home from War
Tom Rooney Wants Feds to Help Vets Fighting Drug Abuse and PTSD
A Vietnam Veteran, hero laid to rest with love
Navy researcher links toxins in war-zone dust to ailments
Soldiers back from combat get help dealing with stress disorder
Batteries Plus Launches "Time to Care" Campaign for military families
Families of war veterans don't get the help they need
Lance Cpl. Victor Zepeda home safe after third tour, killed day after in accident
Thugs learn jumping a former Marine is not a good idea
Lawyer trying to restore good name of good Marine after SWAT shooting
Majority of recent war vets treated by VA have mental health problems
Posted: 12 May 2011 01:14 PM PDT
Majority of recent war vets treated by VA have mental health problems By JOAQUIN SAPIEN ProPublica Published: May 11, 2011 More than half of all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans treated in...

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Family says Pfc. Kyle Brooks would still be alive if he was helped
Posted: 12 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT
Pay really close attention to this part. “They were treating him for PTSD while he was still over there (in Iraq),” said Mark Charters of Midland, Brooks’ uncle. “They gave him an honorable...

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A Devastating Injury Spawns New Role for TV Anchor Bob Woodruff and Wife
Posted: 12 May 2011 01:02 PM PDT
A Devastating Injury Spawns New Role for TV Anchor and Wife By Kerry Hannon|May 9, 2011 Lee Woodruff's first book, In an Instant, is aptly named. She begins with this sentence: "There is a ride...

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Police: Gunman tried to enter Leonard Wood Army Base
Posted: 12 May 2011 12:41 PM PDT
Police: Gunman tried to enter Leonard Wood By Alan Scher Zagier - The Associated Press Posted : Thursday May 12, 2011 13:33:47 EDT ROLLA, Mo. — A gunman tried to break into a Missouri Army base...

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Words for a Son Home from War
Posted: 12 May 2011 10:17 AM PDT
Words for a Son Home from War Minefields of the heart, a Mother's story Minefields of the hearthttp://feeds2.feedburner.com/WoundedTimes

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Tom Rooney Wants Feds to Help Vets Fighting Drug Abuse and PTSD
Posted: 12 May 2011 08:56 AM PDT
Tom Rooney Wants Feds to Help Vets Fighting Drug Abuse and PTSD KEVIN DERBY'S BLOG | POSTED: MAY 12, 2011 11:26 AM Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, a member of the House Armed Services...

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A Vietnam Veteran, hero laid to rest with love
Posted: 12 May 2011 08:36 AM PDT
Vietnam Veteran Kenneth Mead will be laid to rest tomorrow surrounded by people who cared so much, they stepped up to make sure his life was honored. This is one of those stories that happens all...

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Navy researcher links toxins in war-zone dust to ailments
Posted: 12 May 2011 08:03 AM PDT
Navy researcher links toxins in war-zone dust to ailments By Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait have inhaled microscopic dust particles laden with toxic...

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Soldiers back from combat get help dealing with stress disorder
Posted: 12 May 2011 07:52 AM PDT
Soldiers back from combat get help dealing with stress disorder by SHELLY SLATER WFAA Posted on May 11, 2011 at 10:41 PM DALLAS — When you see a piece of trash in the road, you probably...

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Batteries Plus Launches "Time to Care" Campaign for military families
Posted: 12 May 2011 07:46 AM PDT
Batteries Plus Launches "Time to Care" Campaign National Retailer Teams up with USA Cares to Benefit Jobs for Vets Program HARTLAND, Wis., May 12, 2011 PRNewswire Recent studies from the...

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Families of war veterans don't get the help they need
Posted: 12 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT
We don't get the help we need to help them and that is a fact. It has been a fact in this country since the first battle. Men and women serving in the military are always first on the list to do...

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Lance Cpl. Victor Zepeda home safe after third tour, killed day after in accident
Posted: 12 May 2011 06:48 AM PDT
Homecoming Turns Tragic For Family Of SA Marine Car Accident In Atascosa County Kills Marine, Injures Wife Eileen Gonzales, KSAT 12 News Reporter POSTED: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 SAN ANTONIO...

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Thugs learn jumping a former Marine is not a good idea
Posted: 12 May 2011 06:42 AM PDT
Robbers attack armed man in Uptown Article by: MATT MCKINNEY and PAT PHEIFER , Star Tribune staff writers Updated: May 11, 2011 - 9:38 PM Police say brazen robbers have struck again in Uptown,...

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Lawyer trying to restore good name of good Marine after SWAT shooting
Posted: 12 May 2011 06:36 AM PDT
Lawyer wants Marine's good name restored Posted: May 12, 2011 12:39 AM Reporter: Joel Waldman TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - He was one of the few, one of the proud. But, the family of Marine,...

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