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Iraq War Vet in Murder Case Found Dead; Faced Other Charge

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26) -- A decorated Iraqi combat veteran from California was found dead near Tucson, Ariz., last week as authorities sought his arrest in an assault while he was free on $1 million bond on earlier charges he had murdered his girlfriend. The former soldier, John Wylie Needham, 26, of San Clemente, Calif.,...

Ex-SWAT Team Member Indicted for Bank Robbery

(Feb. 4) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Minneapolis police officer in the armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank. The suspect has allegedly confessed to a string of other unsolved robberies. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Minneapolis, Timothy Edward Carson, 28, of Rosemount, has been charged...

Iraq vet News From the Web

05/16/12 Iraq vet speaks in Bryson Source: Smoky Mountain Times - Bryson City NC An Iraq war veteran came to Bryson City on Thursday to talk about his experiences.
03/23/11 Cincy's VA leader in combat veteran care Source: ABC - WCPO 9 - Cincinnati OH Barry Tapp breaths deeply as his physician listens to his body through a stethescope.
09/30/10 âAmerica's Newsroomâ Uses GOP Video To Promote... Source: News Hounds MacCallum, on yesterday's "America's Newsroom," used the "Iraq vet" meme to start her report.

Background on Iraq vet

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) is an advocacy group of active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The organization advocates immediate withdrawal of all occupation forces in Iraq, reparations to Iraq so that the Iraqi people can control their own lives and future, and full benefits, especially adequate health care (including mental health), and other support services for returning servicemen and women.

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