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Newscaster Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bomb blast, while on assignment in Iraq. He is back to tell his story, and to speak out for the Iraq War veterans with traumatic brain injury, who are not getting the care they need to recover.

The twenty-five years following World War II symbolize all the political institutions of an international warfare without the actual combat.

The Second World War inspired many epic films that recreate major battles with some degree of accuracy. Battle of the Bulge isn't one of them.

Military women in Iraq also suffer Post Traumatic Stress like men, perhaps even more so. Iraq needs better solutions than constant war and killing.

In any group there will always be bad people who commit violent acts against others. However, the New York Times failed to mention that homicides committed by veterans are actually lower than those committed by non-veterans.

Veterans made a sacrifice for the nation and when the time comes to give a gift, there are a few special ways that can warm the heart of any veteran.

While we concentrate on honoring the veterans of our most recent wars this Memorial Day, one small Nebraska community has not forgotten the important role Civil War veterans played in its development.

Iraq war veterans suffer from PTSD in record numbers and not enough of them are receiving treatment.

For many war veterans, especially those returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, heat related brain injuries are increasingly more common.

This paper examines the legality of mandatory anthrax vaccinations for U.S. military personnel. It discusses the anthrax disease, the threat posed by anthrax, the vaccine, and the legal arguments for and against mandatory vaccination.

Fresno leads the West Coast in Veterans Day Parades, according to promoters in Fresno. But who would know better. Fresno, after all has been welcoming and honoring Veterans here for some 88 years.

This new program for veterans and friends of veterans allows them to vacation almost anywhere in the world for just 299.00 for a full week. There is no charge for extra people, (up to eight). For those who would rather be captain of their own boat - same.

Maine Governor Baldacci honored veterans from past wars at a ceremony. He awarded 17 veterans with the State of Maine Silver Star Honorable Service Medal.

Dr. Mark Kaplan, professor of community health at Portland State University in Oregon, has discovered that war veterans are at least twice as likely to commit suicide when compared to those males that didn't go to war.

A week before Memorial Day, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released findings from a study comparing veterans and nonveterans in prison during 2004. Vets are less likely to be there, but more likely to be sex offenders.

These ten tips for veterans is provided as a source of information that may help all veterans, everyday of the year to receive their rightful benefits and appreciation from all of us..

Key points for the last five years since 9-11 and the onset of the war in Iraq. Has anything changed? You decide. This is based on historical facts, with my opinion added. You can agree or disagree, but nothing changes.

Rome Total War is simply one of the best strategy games ever made. Read the review to find out why.

All across America you'll find war memorials dedicated to the honor of brave soldiers and the sacrifices they have made throughout history. One state -Indiana - is famous for its war memorials which appear through the countryside.

A compare and contrast of films by Robert Aldrich on nuclear war, neo-Vietnam interst in the '80s an cinema as propaganda.

There's an old saying, "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." This book, Iraq War, attempts to provide a fair, balanced account of the events leading up to the Iraq War, the War itself, and its aftermath, up to late 2004. A good introduction.

No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t

Use one of these ten movies to enrich your social studies World War II curriculum.

. Eve of World War II In 1931 Japan attacked Manchuria and pounding the Chinese defense. Italy started to attack Ethiopia, while Germany, where Hitler organized Nazis, undertook a large rearmament.

In France during World War II, a group of brave individuals banded together to free their country from the occupying German Force. This group resisted the German force and showed courage in the darkest hour of their country's history.

Many elementary, grade school and high school text books do not include the contributions of African-American soldiers and leaders of World War II. Allow me to tell you about a few of them.

This is overview of racist views and actions of both Americans and Japanese in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Nine McKean County vets delve into their memories of World War II: Original Reporting by Josh Hatcher

World War II marked the end of the battleship's dominance on the high seas. Once the pride of the fleet, a handful of these ships survive as floating museums across America.

During World War II the warlords of both sides were caused much anxiety by secret weapons. The reason being that one side could gain a winning advantage by such a weapon.

Yes. Yes they did. The Swiss chose not to distinguish between fascist hatemongering and humanity even during World War II.

After 9/11 many Americans were comparing the attacks to Pearl Harbor and the War on Terror to World War II. How many would compare them that way now? Not many I bet.

The United States has tried Ron Paul's ideas before World War II - have we really receded so much that we'll try them all over again?

World War II made the carrier into the backbone of the U.S. Navy. Today, only five war-era vessels remain preserved as monuments to American sea power.

Multi-lingual Moe Berg was a baseball player and World War II spy who spied on Japan and Germany.

The horrors of World War II began with Hitler's Blitzkrieg of Poland at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939 -- it all started with a set of faked attacks on Germany.

During World War II Chinese and Japanese women were horribly mistreated with alarming frequency. By looking at fictional and real victims of this violence, it is better understood what these women went through.

Harry Potter is a strikingly accurate allegory for World War II. Voldemort as HItler, Dumbledore as Churchill and Death Eaters as Nazis are all examined here.

These items have been culled from nearly a thousand items in the writer's 1982 tome "The World War II Quiz & Fact Book" published by Harper & Row

A survey of the causes of World War II and how Hitler was able to rise to power.

The Eastern Front during World War II was the scene of some of the most brutal fighting in the history of warfare...

Comparative size ranking, considering length and gross tonnage, culled and compiled by the author from historic documents in the public domain for his World War II books.

Two of the greatest struggles that America has been involved in since the end of World War II have revolved around opposing ideologies.

The conventional wisdom suggests that World War II was inevitable due to the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. A closer look reveals that many steps could have been taken along the way to stop it before it occurred.

The arrival of Pearl Harbor day always takes me back to my memories of World War II. They are few, considering my young age at the time, but I will probably never forget them.

During World War II, before he was elected Pope, John XXIII, was instrumental in saving thousands of European Jews from Naxi extermination.

This is a review of the game, The Outfit. Defeat the Nazis during World War II by being the best squad leader you can be.