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Army Reserve, National Guard Suicides Doubled in 2010

Suicides nearly doubled last year among America's "citizen soldiers" -- Army Reservists and National Guardsmen -- making 2010 the sixth consecutive year that the Army's suicide rate has spiked to record numbers. In some states, more soldiers killed themselves last year than died in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. Military...

Movie Packs Offer Soldiers Entertaining Respite

(Dec. 9) -- Spc. Matt Wilson served in the Army Reserve for eight years, including a deployment to Germany. He and his fellow soldiers loved to watch movies together. Films offered respite from the sober realities of military existence. "Watching movies is huge for us," he told AOL News. "It takes your mind off of...

Movie Packs Offer Soldiers Entertaining Respite

(Dec. 9) -- SPC Matt Wilson served in the Army Reserve for eight years, including a deployment to Germany. He and his fellow soldiers loved to watch movies together. Films offered respite from the sober realities of military existence. "Watching movies is huge for us," he told AOL News. "It takes your mind off of what's...

Army Preps Massive Study to Target Record High Troop Suicides

(July 29) -- A survey expected to include 400,000 troops is set to start this summer, in a Pentagon-backed bid to rein in the alarming number of military suicides, which reached an all-time high this June. (An average of one troop a day, including members of the National Guard and Army Reserves, killed themselves.) Now,...

NYC Sued for Cutting Cop's Pension Over Army Service

(July 9) -- The city of New York and its police department discriminated against a police officer by reducing his pension because of his military service, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. David Goodman worked as a New York cop for 17 years, including 10 years as detective, before retiring in 2009. Goodman, who...

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Meet Amilcar Rodriguez: Saving Lives on the Frontline

Chief Petty Officer Rodriguez, a Navy Corpsman, is one of nine " Angels of the Battlefield " Awardees for 2012.

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Tragedy On Wheels: Why Returning Vets Are In Frequent Car Crashes

Timothy Stanton was 12 years old when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks happened.

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Rashad Valmon, Georgia Army Reserve Soldier Charged With Murder In Shooting of Master Sgt. Pedro Mercado, Blames Crash Diet

Attorneys for an Army Reserve soldier on trial for murder in Georgia say he killed a superior because he was dehydrated and delirious from a crash diet after being ordered to lose weight.

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