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Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides
Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he really wanted was to go to war. In 2008, as the U.S. death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan approached 5,000, Evans became a...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Department of Defense, Columbia University, Iraq, Mental Health
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National Guard cleans up city block before deployment
The commanding officer gathered his soldiers early Saturday morning, brought them to attention and delivered details of their mission. The young men and women saluted, snatched up their arms and occupied the perimeters of a stretch of unfriendly terrain....
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Army National Guard, Fort Hood (military base), World War I (1914-1918), Wars and Interventions
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Nearly 900 gather in Orlando as soldiers prepare for overseas mission
Nearly 900 soldiers, military family and retired officers gathered in Orlando on Saturday to wish U.S. Army Reserve troops well as they prepare for deployment. The 143rd Sustainment Command will send about 200 soldiers to Afghanistan and Kuwait on Monday...
Tags: Apple iPad, U.S. Army, Conservation, Armed Forces, Environmental Issues
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Illinois National Guard soldiers come home in time for Father's Day
Stationed thousands of miles away in Afghanistan, Illinois National Guard soldier Paul Stansbury was crushed when he missed the birth of his son, Hunter, five months ago. His experiences as a new father were limited to a collection of digitized, two-...Tags: Prosecution, Bolingbrook, Skype, Human Interest, Labor Legislation
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Happy Father's Day: Returning soldiers get first look at newborn children
Tribune reporterStationed thousands of miles away in Afghanistan, Illinois National Guard soldier Paul Stansbury was crushed when he missed the birth of his son, Hunter, five months ago. His experiences as a new father were limited to a collection of digitized, two-...Tags: Stanley Cup Playoffs, United Center, Bolingbrook, Skype, Labor Legislation
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It's A Gray Area: Finding a common ground with Iran
I have tentatively been invited to speak at a "New Horizons" worldwide conference in Tehran, Iran, at the beginning of September. From what a friend of mine who attended the conference last year said, this is an amazing opportunity to meet and share...Tags: Pakistan, Politics, Judges, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ruling expected on Hasan's request to delay trial
ReutersSAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A military judge is expected to rule on Friday on whether to grant accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan more time to prepare as he represents himself in a murder trial for a 2009 Texas shooting rampage that killed 13 people....Tags: Judges, Military Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Iraq
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For Afghan Scouts, 'Be prepared' takes on a new meaning
KABUL, Afghanistan –- Mohammad Aziz Ayob adjusts his Boy Scout scarf, leans over and settles a sapling into the dry Kabul soil as two NATO helicopters pass overhead, the clack-clack of their blades echoing off the neighboring mountains. Bobbing...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Organizations, Bombings
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Judge rejects Hasan's 'defending Taliban' defense
ReutersFORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan cannot argue at trial that he was defending the Afghan Taliban when he opened fire in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people, a military judge ruled on Friday....Tags: Texas College, Judges, Military Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Expect more attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan, warns deputy commander
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - The international community in Afghanistan, recently hit by two high-profile attacks on aid organizations, should brace itself for more Taliban violence in the coming months, the deputy commander of foreign forces said. "I think we...Tags: American Red Cross, NATO, International Organizations, United Kingdom, Pakistan
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Judge rejects accused Ft. Hood shooter's new defense strategy
HOUSTON -- A military judge on Friday rejected a new defense strategy by accused Ft, Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, said during an afternoon hearing at the Army base that she would not allow Hasan to argue that he shot...
Tags: Judges, Defense, Military Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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UN says more accountability needed on Afghanistan's Kabulbank scandal
Reuters* Kabulbank collapsed in 2010 after $935 million stolen * UN says jail sentences in case were "relatively light" By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, June 13 (Reuters) - More people must be held accountable for the 2010 collapse of Afghanistan's...Tags: Punishment, Government, Hamid Karzai, International Organizations, Theft
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