Suicide and the United States Army:

on 25/01/2012 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

By COL (Ret) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie January 25, 2012 Editor’s note: The suicide rate of active-duty soldiers doubled between 2003 and 2010. In response, the Department of Defense and […]

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Army Base on the Brink

on 09/09/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

At an Army base near Seattle, soldiers are committing suicide, murdering their families—and in one case, waterboarding their own kids. Winston Ross reports from a base on the brink. by […]

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A Year at War

on 31/05/2011 posted by VRC in News, Comments (0)

After Combat, the Unexpected Perils of Coming Home Pvt. Johnnie Stevenson cleaned his truck one last time, scraping off the barnacle-like mud and pulling crushed water bottles from under seats. […]

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VRC Memorial Day Announcement

on 24/05/2011 posted by VRC in News, Comments (0)

VRC Memorial Day Announcement (PDF)

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In Memoriam: Tim Hetherington

on 21/04/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

Posted by Paul Rieckhoff on April 21 The IAVA family is deeply saddened by the loss today of our dear friend Tim Hetherington. Tim was not only a renowned filmmaker […]

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Recommitting ourselves to fighting the suicide epidemic

on 15/04/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

Posted by Bryan Maxwell on April 15 For the last few years, one of IAVA’s top priorities has been to stem the epidemic of suicide among service members and veterans. […]

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War casualty on the home front

on 09/04/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

A poster boy for suicide prevention, Houstonian becomes another statistic By LINDSAY WISE HOUSTON CHRONICLE April 9, 2011, 7: Clay Hunt, 28, a Houston native, joined the Marines in 2005. […]

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Morlock sentenced to 24 years for Afghanistan murders

on 23/03/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

Spc. Jeremy Morlock in court sketch: "I violated not only the law, but the Army core values." by Hal Bernton, Seattle Times Spc. Jeremy Morlock pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to […]

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Protecting Those Who Served

on 06/03/2011 posted by Mikie in News, Comments (0)

Posted by Maria Cuomo Cole March 6, 2011 in Huffington Post.com In the short-term budget agreement reached last week by Congress and the White House, $75 million in housing aid […]

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