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Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Friday, August 24, 2012

PBS documentary following two rural soldiers gets Emmy nomination

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The story of Dominic and Cole, best friends who join the National Guard after graduating from their rural Northern Michigan high school, ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011

One rural community has high rate of soldiers dealing with effects of war

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A disproportionate amount of veterans come from rural America, and in trying to "understand the impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan war...
Saturday, July 03, 2010

National Guard members with rural backgrounds help farmers in Afghanistan

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As American forces mark their ninth straught Independence Day in Afghanistan, here's a feel-good story for the Fourth, by Jim Warren of...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Resources to localize Afghanistan troop coverage

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President Obama is expected to announce a new plan to send around 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan during a national television addre...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Visiting Afghans say agriculture is a key to U.S. efforts to stabilize their war-wracked nation

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Six veterinarians from Afghanistan, on a visit to Colorado, say that if the U.S. wants to stabilize their country, giving the most agrarian...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Contract workers, 'veterans in all but name,' suffer same injuries and come mainly from rural areas

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Injuries from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are altering the lives of contract workers as well as soldiers, and the contract workers seem...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Lack of sleep is new enemy of returning soldiers

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As soldiers come home from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the physical injuries they face are sometimes less challemnging than the mental ex...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Research helps explain vets' mental-health issues

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Military training intended to help soldiers to react quickly in combat makes them more prone to various emotional and psychological issues u...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Wars putting special stress on military families

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Add to the list of homefront troubles from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the military members are disproportionately rural, some t...
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

May 13 conference to focus on needs of rural vets

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With the war in Iraq in its sixth year and a new generation of veterans needing care, Geisinger Health System of Danville, Pa., will host a ...
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bone up on foreign policy in media call tomorrow

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Foreign policy may seem foreign to some rural journalists, but it shouldn't, with our military relying heavily on rural recruits and a s...