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Deaths in Iraq: A look at the American lives lost (www.usatoday.com)

This list includes fatal U.S. government casualties — military and civilian — in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its totals will usually be slightly less than those in media reports because they are... More

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Submitted about 18 hours ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Iraqi Parliament Approves Occupation Deal (www.truthdig.com) TMC

What is George W. Bush thankful for? The Iraqi parliament voted Thursday to approve an agreement outlining the terms of U.S. military operations in the country. Prime Minister...

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Submitted 6 days ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Hoosier troops home, but not for the holiday | thestarpress.com (www.thestarpress.com)

Sgt. Ronald Mitchell is so close, yet so far away. After almost nine months in Iraq, Mitchell returned to Indiana on Tuesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. But he won't spend the holiday with his... More

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Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Karzai: Fixed end date needed for Afghan war - Afghanistan (www.msnbc.msn.com)

President Hamid Karzai told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Tuesday that the international community should set a timeline to end the war in Afghanistan. It appeared to be the first... More

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Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Iraqi Parliament Delays Vote on U.S. Troop Agreement (www.washingtonpost.com)

Iraqi lawmakers postponed until Thursday a scheduled vote on a security agreement that would extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq. But they have agreed to make the pact subject to a national... More

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Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Post-combat coping methods vary, troops say (www.af.mil)

Methods of coping with combat and its aftereffects vary as greatly as the effects themselves, six warriors participating in a conference panel here said.

Tags: ptsd,troops,veterans,mental health

Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

VA sued over Marine’s suicide (www.militarytimes.com)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is being blamed for the suicide of a 24-year-old Michigan man who served with the Marines in Iraq.

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Submitted 8 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

PTSD rates higher for troops who kill (www.airforcetimes.com)

New research presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies shows post-traumatic stress disorder rates are higher in service members who have had to kill someone. Shira Maguen,... More

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Submitted 8 days ago by cdoherty on PTSD | 0 Comments |

Gates: Active force, reserves must integrate (www.militarytimes.com)

SecDef calls for Congress to mandate that Guard, Reserves have lead in DoD ops in the homeland

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Submitted 9 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

National Guard troops return to Arizona in hard times (www.azcentral.com)

Wilma Felan beamed with pride and relief watching the hangar doors roll open like a stage curtain to reveal her son's National Guard unit standing front and center. "We're very proud of them, and... More

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Submitted 10 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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