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Top Stories This Week on the Our Troops Newsladder
Submitted by Jason Forrester... on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 3:29am.Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
Top stories this week on the Our Troops Newsladder, 4.27.08
Submitted by Jason Forrester... on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 5:22pm.Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
Fort Drum: The Tip of a Tragic Iceberg
Submitted by Jason Forrester... on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 2:12am.What happens when you deploy troops who have seen high intensity combat time and time again with inadequate dwell time between tours? You see skyrocketing mental health issues.
After months of investigative work, talking to our troops and veterans, we released a report on the situation at Fort Drum in Watertown, New York. Since 9/11, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team has been deployed for more than forty months, more than any other brigade in the Army, and we are seeing what is nothing short of a cry for help from the men and women on the base; a cry we will answer here in North Carolina, which has seen thousands of its soldiers deployed time and time again from Fort Bragg.
Do You Know A Servicemember Who Needs Help Getting Treatment?
Submitted by Jason Forrester... on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 6:53pm.Around the United States, including here in North Carolina, we see that the military is overwhelmed as it tries to assist servicemembers.
Here at Veterans For America, where I am proud to be Director of Policy, we are determined to do something to help the men and women who have served us. Part of our efforts include our easy-to-use registry that will help us get you the help you need (or help for someone you know).
