Wounded Times

Reservist Arkansas Army National Guard Capt. John Vanlandingham Earns Silver Star in Iraqi Save

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:48:07 PST

Reservist Earns Silver Star in Iraqi Save November 06, 2009 Stephens Mediaby Lewis Delavan Bullets, grenades, shrapnel and smoke seared the desert. Danger lurked where reed-lined ditches hid...

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Ft. Hood is site of stress experiment

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:43:56 PST

Sounds great. Sounds like what I've been "preaching" and screaming about for years. Still you know the saying "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't." I really hope I'm wrong. The...

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Orlando shooting "It's all about the healing"

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:45:23 PST

Orlando shooting: 'It's all about the healing,' CEO says as grief counselors get busy By Walter Pacheco and Amy L. Edwards, Sentinel Staff Writers 10:04 a.m. EST, November 9, 2009 Today is a day of...

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Fort Hood shooting suspect conscious, talking, hospital says

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:39:36 PST

Fort Hood shooting suspect conscious, talking, hospital says November 9, 2009 10:29 a.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Nidal Malik Hasan awake, says spokesman at hospital where's he's being...

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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan wanted to be lay Muslim leader at Fort Hood

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:28:56 PST

"Deeply troubled" and "almost incoherent" but Hasan was to be deployed anyway? The FBI was watching him according to reports. But Hasan was to be deployed anyway? He was able to get his hands on the...

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For troubled service members, military therapists are at their sides

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:06:02 PST

The problem is not just there are not enough to take care of the need, nor is it that they are burning out. The biggest problem is that too many of "healers" are clueless when it comes to PTSD....

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PTSD should be a badge of honor

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:07:58 PST

With PTSD in the news after what happened at Fort Hood, when a doctor that was supposed to help PTSD soldiers, ended up going on a killing mission, we forget a lot of history. As bad as it is for...

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Two veterans laid to rest with honor instead of pauper's grave

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:31:45 PST

Unknown vets spared paupers' graves By Tim Hart, CNN November 7, 2009 6:07 a.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two Air Force veterans died in California without any next of kin Local coroner's official helped...

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Staff Sgt. Amy Seyboth Tirado, served with her husband

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:13:49 PST

Death quiets hero's music Staff Sgt. Amy Seyboth Tirado, who played Taps, comes home at last By DENNIS YUSKO, Staff writer First published in print: Saturday, November 7, 2009 COLONIE -- Someone...

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Fort Hood soldiers stories begin to come out

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:19:47 PST

Report: Fort Hood victims include PA soldier The Associated Press PITTSBURGH - A western Pennsylvania soldier is reportedly among those wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Sabrina Heath,...

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Female soldier killed at Fort Hood had just returned from Iraq due to pregnancy

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:55 PST

Fort Hood shooting: one of victims was pregnant One of the 13 people shot dead in the massacre at the Fort Hood military base in Texas was a pregnant woman, according to reports. Francheska Velez,...

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DOD announced non-combat death in Iraq

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:34 PST

DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, 29, of Albany, N.Y., died...

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Suspect in Hood shootings remains in coma

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:18:35 PST

Suspect in Hood shootings remains in coma By Brett J. Blackledge and Mike Baker - The Associated Press Posted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 19:00:58 EST FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal...

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War of words heats up over vets bill blockage

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:06 PST

War of words heats up over vets bill blockage By Rick Maze - Staff writer Posted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 14:26:56 EST The chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee remains hopeful that a...

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God, the Army, and PTSD

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:54 PST

The problem is not that they are Christian. It is more they forget about one is when they see the worst man can do to man. They wonder how the loving God they knew would allow all of it to go on....

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Military’s stance on burn pits assailed

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:03 PST

Military’s stance on burn pits assailed By Rick Maze - Staff writer Posted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 13:01:40 EST The Air Force bioenvironmental officer who was among the first to warn about the...

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Slain Fort Hood soldier's family 'completely blindsided'

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:25 PST

Slain Fort Hood soldier's family 'completely blindsided' By Ann O'Neill, CNN November 6, 2009 2:13 p.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS First known Fort Hood fatality is Pfc. Michael Pearson of Bolingbrook,...

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Officer Kimberly Munley ended Fort Hood rampage

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:38:46 PST

Fast-Acting Officer Stopped Rampage FORT HOOD, Texas (Nov. 6) -- A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army...

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Orlando shooting suspect captured

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:14 PST

The news just broke that the suspect has been taken into custody At Least 6 Shot At Downtown Office, Ex-Employee Sought Friday, November 06, 2009 2:21:14 PM ORLANDO -- Police said at least six...

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Screams, sirens herald Fort Hood chaos

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:38:59 PST

Screams, sirens herald Fort Hood chaos By Moni Basu, CNN November 6, 2009 10:51 a.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS Parents worry about dangers overseas, not in Texas Soldiers use battlefield medical training...

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Multiple deployments take toll on military families, experts say

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:50 PST

Multiple deployments take toll on military families, experts say By MICHAEL E. YOUNG / The Dallas Morning News myoung@dallasnews.com One day back from a year's tour in Iraq, Army Capt. Nick...

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2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:19 PST

2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan (AP) – 1 hour ago KABUL — Two NATO soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan from a routine resupply mission, the alliance said Friday. The two...

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American Legion ups pressure on Coburn

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:56:25 PST

American Legion ups pressure on Coburn By Rick Maze - Staff writer Posted : Thursday Nov 5, 2009 13:39:38 EST The American Legion is organizing a grassroots campaign in Oklahoma to try to persuade...

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Fort Hood:He swore an oath of loyalty to the military

Namguardianangel@aol.com (Kathie Costos) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:43:39 PST

One of the questions that needs to be asked over the terror Maj. Hasan inflicted on the troops he was supposed to be taking care of, is what was he telling them? He was their psychologist! What did...

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