Posts Tagged ‘vets’
Iraq vet’s skull fractured during clash with cops at Occupy protest
Among demonstrators injured during a clash between Oakland police and protesters is a 24-year-old Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq.
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SHOCK POLL: Just 1/3 of vets say Iraq, Afghanistan wars worth it
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Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes (AP)
AP – One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, and a majority think that after 10 years of combat America should be focusing less on foreign affairs and more on its own problems, according to an opinion survey released Wednesday.
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Hacking costs tabloid more ads, link to vets group (AP)
AP – A phone-hacking scandal cost the News of the World more advertisers and a prestigious link with military veterans Thursday after another paper reported that the tabloid had collected the telephone numbers of relatives of slain troops.
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US war vets rely on alms to keep Philippine graves (AP)
AP – Walking along the rows of tombstones here offers a glimpse of the wars America has fought and the men and women who waged them. But most of the grave markers have been half-buried for 20 years, and there is little hope that the volcanic ash obscuring names, dates and epitaphs will be cleared any time soon.
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End Zone: NFL vets living the life of pain
Charlie Brown doesn’t know how many concussions he suffered during the six seasons he played in the NFL, at least a half-dozen, probably more. But the wide receiver who was one of quarterback Joe Theismann’s favorite targets during the Redskins’ 1982 Super Bowl season will never forget some of the hits he took during his career.
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Ex President George W. Bush honors vets in Ohio (AP)
AP – Former president George W. Bush said Thursday he’s enjoying being away from politics and won’t get involved in current debates about his successor or Washington.
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