Veteran Soldiers

HUNT FOR HEROES: Hunters set sights on big game, friendship

Wounded vets enjoy weekend of camaraderie SAN ANGELO, Texas — After a long day — including a 4 a.m. breakfast, morning hunt and a catered lunch — hunters at Loyd Whitehead’s ranch sat around visiting. It was the start to a...

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Former paratrooper commander opens centre dedicated to Afghanistan hero Mark Wright

Published Date: 21 November 2009 FORMER paratrooper commander Colonel Stuart Tootal was today set to open a day centre for military veterans in memory of Corporal Mark Wright, who died in Afghanistan. The Mark Wright Project...

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Benefits from A VA Home Loan Tulsa OK

states as well. There are specific guidelines to determine if you qualify for a VA loan: If you are a Veteran having served 90 days during wartime or 181 continuous days during peacetime and honorably discharged you may...

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The American Legion applauds the Senate for the passage of Caregiver bill

The national commander of The American Legion applauds the Senate for their overwhelming support of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 with a resounding 98-0 vote yesterday. “This legislation will...

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Globe TV newcomers try to break in

Veteran shows have advantage of familiarity Suburban sex. "COUGAR TOWN," ABC Classic Precursor: Goes for the "Sex and the City" slot." Why It Has a Shot: Network television is inching its way into the racy, edgy world of cable...

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Veterans' Benefit Breakfast -- 11/21/09 at See Description

When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: See Description, Redding Cost: $5 Age limit: All ages Description: Breakfast to be held at Veteran's Memorial Hall, 101 Memorial Lane in Weaverville. Honors Marine and...

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First Person: Three GIs

Rehab wasn't just a matter of healing our injuries In October 1976 I was working at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham, N.C. Earlier that fall I had joined an adult soccer league and in my first game I hyperextended...

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PTSD & Faith-Based Initiatives At the VA

clipped by: mcsmithblack clipper's remarks: More from the article below: "The story of the mistreatment of returning veterans from Iraq is well known and shocking. But the role of religious ideology in that mistreatment—how,...

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Vietnam Vet Stages Hunger Strike in Front of White House to Raise Awareness About PTSD

Since Veterans Day, Thomas E. Mahany, a 62-year-old Vietnam War veteran, has been on a hunger strike in front of the White House to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder and protest the wars in Iraq and...

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Vet knows firsthand the value of VA

Says national award for Buffalo center is well-deserved When a 100-pound case of tank ammunition dropped some 30 feet onto the left foot and ankle of John R. McCune in 1981, it marked the beginning of a slow decline for the...

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