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PTSD Continues To Take Toll After Soldiers Return (news.opb.org)
For thousands of young men and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the price exacted by war is obvious. Anyone can see the evidence left by scars, burns and amputated limbs. But other... More
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More dwell time soon, but stop-loss continues (www.militarytimes.com)
Deploying troops should start to spend more time back home starting as early as this spring, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today. But the Army program known as “stop-loss” that forces... More
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Vets' Corner: PTSD diagnostics change for the better (www.saratogian.com)
Interim final rule eliminates the need to develop evidence of occurrence of an in-service stressor in claims in which the veteran’s post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is diagnosed during... More
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in returning veterans: anxiety, depression and avoidance (www.grandforksherald.com)
The armed forces involves much more than what they say it does. Before you think about joining the armed services, you should consider what your life would be like after service. A major problem... More
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As Suicides Climb, a Search for 'Why?' (www.military.com)
"Do you think that God's going to send me to hell for killing innocent people?" former Sgt. Joshua Barber asked his wife one day last summer. Kelly Barber tried to reassure her distraught husband.... More
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Official: Long deployments less effective (www.stripes.com)
The Army has concluded it is very difficult to sustain effective unit deployments longer than 12 months, a top Army official said. Undersecretary of the Army Nelson Ford was responding to a... More
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Webb wants to put dwell-time rule into law (www.militarytimes.com)
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is not giving up on his so-far unsuccessful bid to guarantee in law that troops will get as much time at home as they spend deployed. Although the services generally have a... More
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Army science conference to focus on 'disruptive technology' (nanotechwire.com)
Research that may one day help better train Soldiers, along with helping them heal both physically and psychologically, will be showcased at the 26th Army Science Conference Dec. 1-4 in Orlando, Fla.... More
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National Resource Directory Helps Wounded Warriors (www.defenselink.mil)
A Web-based network of support for wounded warriors, veterans and their families, as well as the families of the fallen, has sprung from a collaborative effort by the departments of Defense, Labor and... More
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Troops face challenges of recovery (www.militarytimes.com)
All three were shattered, in different ways. Eddie Silva lost his sight. For June Moss, the wounds were emotional. Shrapnel from an explosion tore into Angel Gomez’s head. They are three among of... More
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