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HOW much more can veterans be asked to endure? First, they are sent to fight in hostile conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan, sometimes more than once.

I am proud to be called a veteran. I am proud to be called an American veteran. I am even more pleased to say I was a Regular Army veteran: not a drafted or National Guard veteran, but a Regular Army veteran.

As a Vietnam War veteran, I was outraged by not being afforded the opportunity to speak before the staff delegation on Veterans' Affairs.

The Apollo-Ridge football team plans to honor two of its own tomorrow night, formally retiring the jerseys of two former players who became soldiers and were killed in the line of duty.

Sgt. Juan Jimenez had one of the most dangerous jobs in Iraq, ushering top Administration officials through the war-torn streets of Baghdad.

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The National Archives and Records Administration has found a new home for the millions of personnel records of people who have served in the military or worked for federal agencies.

CBS cameras take a backstage tour of the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. which is the site of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

They poured over the crest of Holbrook's Mollie Boulevard like a wave -- 50 or so big-shouldered men who bore construction tools in their hands and determination in their hearts.

A group representing the interests of the 1.7 million Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans issued a 10-point action plan for the next U.S. president, which includes giving a long-delayed $1,000 monthly payment ...

According to a recent study , 1.8 million military veterans in the U.S. neither have health insurance nor receive ongoing care at the Veterans Health Administration .

Patriot Guard Riders member Dale Deraps of Jamestown stands guard yesterday outside Memorial Funeral Home for the visitation of Army Spc. Steven Fitznorris.

Dale Deraps father of "fallen" Marine Lance Cpl, killed, May6,2008, Anbar Provence of Irag looks on with compassion...

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They survived war, but more and more veterans are finding it difficult to survive life after a tour of duty.

Published: Monday, September 1, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 11:20 p.m. TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Coming off a recent win at the Extremity Games in Michigan, Cara Fortunato quickly scaled ...

The soldier, just one example of the millions of returning veterans suffering from TBI, had been the victim of several concussions during the war.

Summaries of recent news related to health care for veterans appear below. Brain Injuries: The on Tuesday examined how "a growing tide of combat veterans" returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have sustained ...

Robert Guimond runs Nature's Edge Assisted Living Facility in Port St. Lucie. He says several of his residents rely on money from Veterans Affairs and state Medicaid Program.

Members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 11 never expected they will be victims of an ambush in a place they have given much attention and love -- Barangay Bonbon in Patikul, Sulu.

The Department Of Veterans Affairs said the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System is opening an Urgent Care Center in New Orleans at 1601 Perdido St.

This article appeared in the September 15, 2008 edition of The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080915/kors/print Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the ...

In spring 2008, inspired by the Vietnam-era Winter Soldier hearings, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered veterans to expose war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.