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Military news…| Rockets fired at coalition compound in Syria after US fighter jets strike Iran-linked targets |
| Rocket fire that targeted U.S. and coalition forces in Syria on Friday was the latest in a series of retaliations that included U.S. airstrikes a day earlier on Iran-linked sites and a drone attack that killed an American contractor and wounded other U.S. personnel, defense officials said |
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Russia ‘largely stalled’ in Bakhmut, shifting focus, UK says
The top commander of Ukraine’s military said Saturday that his forces were pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut, and British military intelligence says Russia appears to be moving to a defensive strategy in eastern Ukraine.
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| A totally different fight’: How the Army is preparing its ‘most modern’ brigade for a mission in Europe |
| The Mojave Desert training stop was meant to prepare the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team to deploy in late summer to Europe, where they will be tasked with assuring security for NATO allies and serving as a deterrent against a Russian incursion into NATO territory. |
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| Families, veterans gather on Iwo Jima to remember crucial WWII fightOf 70,000 Marines that fought there, more than 6,800 were killed and 19,000 were wounded. On the Japanese side, about 18,000 were killed. Only 216 were captured. |
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Nearly 300,000 Women Served During the Iraq War. Two Decades Later, They Remain ‘the Invisible Veterans.’
The increase in women soldiers, and the visibility of their service, led to policy changes over the next 20 years.
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I have been struggling lately. I have been diagnosed with severe multilevel degenerative disc disease, and facet arthrosis throughout the lumbar spine. The pain is very hard to handle. I am taking some meds to help, but the pain is still there.
I have been referred to an orthopedic doctor. Waiting to get his call to schedule.
I went to acupuncture, but the doctor there decided that my problem was too big for him to handle.
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I know that my back problems are from a jeep accident I had in the military. I was thrown from the jeep back first onto a big boulder. The impact was so hard I lost consciousness. I woke up in a medic tent screaming in pain. They rushed to get me some morphine. That helped.
I have had three back surgeries through the years and still deal with a lot of pain.
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Why do I whine? It is because I encourage all my brothers and sisters in the military to reach out for help. So many veterans end their lives because they are tired of the pain.
Seek help if you need it!!
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I am down to my last three interviews for my upcoming book, Signs of hope for the Military: In ans Out of the Trenches of life.
Those interviews are:
- 1. Charles Strange- a Gold Star father 2.
- Milton Hoch- a Vietnam veteran.
- 3. A submariner who was on a nuclear sub.
These three interviews will be exciting. The Vietnam interview will be riveting, and most interesting.
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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?
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