On Wednesday, a country at war honors its nearly 25 million living veterans. Almost 2 million of them are women.

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DENTON, Texas - Two North Texas veterans who served multiple tours in Iraq are scrounging for meals and gas money because of a big problem within the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

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Excerpt: ""The number of suicides reported by the Army has risen to the highest level since record-keeping began three decades ago. Last year, there were 192 among active-duty soldiers and soldiers on inactive reserve status, twice as many as in 2003, when the war began.

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Excerpt: ""War veterans are asking Americans across the country to fly their flags upside down this Fourth of July weekend. They say it's a sign of distress and a protest against the Veterans Administration.

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A different kind of Veteran

Today America celebrates Veterans Day. Unfortunately, for many, other than increased air traffic, the day unfolds like any other without a moment's thought for its intended significance.

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TWO furious war veterans marched to Downing Street yesterday to complain at the sickening treatment of British soldiers at the hands of Islamic extremists.

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In a daring guerrilla raid earlier this fall, members of the Los Angeles chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) infiltrated a local gas station to deploy a battalion of 4171 toy soldiers, together with a sign reading, "Price of Gas: 4171 U.S. Soldiers."

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According to Law Professor Jonathan Turley: "In an example of judges overcoming personal and public outrage to rule dispassionately on the law, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Missouri officials should be barred from enforcing a law that bars protests at or ne …

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homeless vets in McCain's home state feel betrayed by McCain, a fellow serviceman and perhaps the country's most famous injured war veteran.

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Eighty-one veterans, all with health problems, have been told they must find another place to live by Nov. 30 because budget cuts are forcing the state to close the Milledgeville domiciliary unit at the Georgia War Veterans Home.

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The NYT reports: Most nights when Anthony Klecker, a former marine, finally slept, he found himself back on the battlefields of Iraq. He would awake in a panic, and struggle futilely to return to sleep.

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South Australian Democrat Sandra Kanck says the drug's key ingredient, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), could be used to alleviate post-traumatic stress disorders.

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They've had an election; now the fight for Zimbabwe begins.

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The military is scrambling for new ways to treat the brain injuries and post-traumatic stress of troops returning home from war. And every kind of therapy -- no matter how far outside the accepted medical form -- is being considered.

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The risk of living next to the insane!

There is a guy that repeatedly sits out at a picnic table at night, and starts shouting for hours. The picnic table is in the middle of my apartment complex, directly next to the mailboxes, and right underneath my apartment.

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During Veterans Awareness Week, lets finally be candid about who deserves to be called a "Vietnam War hero." World Champion Muhammad Ali is an honest American hero of the "Vietnam War," correctly called "The American War" by the Vietnamese who managed to survived it. …

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According to a press release, veteran oarsman and Olympic gold medalist Xeno Muller is going to be working with a group of men and women formerly in uniform to help their fitness and recovery from injuries. The group includes military veterans.

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Irrespective of your political affiliations I belive the individuals who fight for this country, whether it's for a cause you belive in or not, they should be respected and honored upon their return.

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Even generals and high ranking officials are speaking out against the Bush administration.

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