Dave profiles Iraq war vet & 'All My Children' actor, J.R. Martinez, who had to rebuild his life after a landmine exploded under the Humvee he was driving in Iraq, burning him over 40% of his body at the age of 19.
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According to a new study, the number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll
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The New York Times reports that top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to
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In battle fallen soldiers are never left behind. Once these dogs become part of the family, the soldiers can’t bear to leave them in Iraq once they go home.
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One morning a soldier awakes to find something crawling in his sleeping bag. With visions of the dreaded camel spider he looks down to see the face of Lava, an orphan puppy, who then licks his face!
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This doc examines the issue of homeless U.S. military veterans-from Vietnam to Iraq-who have to fight tooth-and-nail to receive the benefits promised to them by their government.
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A new law signed by President Obama last month now allows the US Defense Secretary to block the release of photos depicting the abuse of detainees in U.S.
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The number of post-traumatic stress cases of soldiers coming home from war has skyrocketed in recent years. Instead of taking drugs or other medication, some soldiers are finding hope and courage in the animals they adopt from the battlefield.
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