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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Iraq, Explosions, Concussion, Emergency Incidents, University of Utah
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Must Reads: A 'Red Era' museum, Obama and mothers of the missing
World NowFrom attacks in Afghanistan to the missing in Mexico, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from the past week in global news.... -
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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense, Methamphetamine (drug), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Korean War (1950-1953), Fort Hood (military base)
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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: Environmental Issues, Armed Forces, Conservation, U.S. Army, Apple iPad
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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: Human Interest, Witnesses, Prosecution, Career and Workplace, Father's Day
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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: Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Skype, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Los Angeles Kings
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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: Religion and Belief, Pakistan, National Government, Politics, 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: Iraq, Shootings, Justice System, Judges, Fort Hood Shootings (2009)
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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: Culture, Religion and Belief, Iraq, Explosions, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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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: Iraq, Shootings, Justice System, Judges, Fort Hood Shootings (2009)
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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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Red Cross, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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