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Yesterday | Examiner.com

Two-star general keeps Ft. Carson soldier from dishonorable discharge

Courage, honor and integrity in both Iraq and Afghanistan, weren't enough to keep the Army from trying to oust a wounded combat veteran.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, CO, US Army, US Military

Sun May 19, 2013

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Veterinarians graduate from Tufts University

Veterinarians have served in the U.S. Army since the days of George Washington. Once they served as farriers for cavalry horses.

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Related Topix: Tufts University, US Military, US Army, Fort Benning, Fort Benning, GA, Johns Hopkins University

WBNS

Report: Combat troop discharges increase sharply

The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Bragg, US Army, Colorado Springs, CO, Fort Carson, CO

ReporterHerald.com

More than just catching fish: Berthoud club honors "Warriors on the Lake"

Early Saturday morning, the entrance to Loveland Reservoir is lined with American flags, fishing poles set up for the taking and dozens of volunteers ready to greet warriors as they arrive, one by one, for a day on the lake.

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Related Topix: Berthoud, CO, US Military, US Air Force, Steamboat Springs, CO, US Army, Fort Carson, CO

Army Times

Preventative maintenance key for soldier welfare

Chaplain Sam Rico, headquarters and headquarters battalion chaplain for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., is shown during his 2009 deployment to Wardak province, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, CO, US Army, US Military

Fri May 17, 2013

KREX

Colorado Soldier Gets 21 Years in Fatal Shooting

An Iraq War veteran who was convicted of manslaughter in a motorcycle club shooting has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, CO

Wed May 15, 2013

Colorado Springs Independent

Funding ban renewed for Pinon Canyon

For the sixth year running, a ban on funding to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site is making its way into law.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Environmental Law, Law

Colorado Springs Independent

Homelessness solution: Welcome to Bachville

In today's episode of Steve Bach : Champion Of The Homeless , we find our Mother Teresa -like mayor rounding up support for a campus-like place so all of our village's downtrodden can get a safe night's sleep, medical care and career training, and, more importantly, so the unshaven bums will stay the hell out of the downtown area.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, CO

Mon May 13, 2013

The Gazette

Fort Carson soldiers injured in Humvee rollover crash

The soldiers are assigned as mechanics to 759th Military Police Battalion. One of the soldiers was treated and released, and the other soldier is in fair condition at Evans Army Community Hospital.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO, Colorado Springs, CO

Sun May 12, 2013

The Gazette

Wounded Fort Carson warrior to take on South Pole

Mark Wise, far right, poses for a photograph with members of the United States team preparing for an expedition to the South Pole.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, CO, World News, Prince Harry, Fort Collins, CO

Thu May 09, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Oklahoma News Minute

Utah-based Leavitt Partners says Insure Oklahoma could be reworked to help almost 200,000 Oklahomans afford health insurance.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Oklahoma Government, US Military, US Army

KSWO

Fort Carson honors 2 soldiers who died in Kuwait

Spc. Trinidad Santiago Jr., of San Diego, and Spc. Charles P. McClure, of Stratford, Okla., died May 2 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO

Wed May 08, 2013

U.S. Department of Defense

General Officer Announcements

Army Lt. Gen. William T. Grisoli for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as director of the Army Staff, Washington, D.C. Grisoli is currently serving as director of the Office of Business Transformation, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. Army Maj.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, CO

Catoosa County News

Soldier's sense of adventure fulfilled with military lifestyle, opportunities

TJ Stanfield, his two boys Noah McMurray and Hayden Stanfield along with his wife Rachelle Stanfield, prepare to embark on a new adventure being an army family.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Lee, Fort Jackson, Rock Spring, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Walker County, GA

Mon May 06, 2013

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Fort Carson Soldier Kimberly Rivera behind bars

Supporters of Private Kimberly Rivera say she is living in deplorable conditions in the El Paso County Jail.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO, El Paso County, CO

KXII-TV Sherman

Garvin Co. soldier dies in Kuwait

Military officials say two soldiers based at Fort Carson in Colorado have died of injuries from a vehicle accident in Kuwait.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO

Sun May 05, 2013

Examiner.com

Unrelated incidents leave 3 soldiers dead in Global War on Terror

Friday, the Department of Defense announced the unrelated deaths of three soldiers who were supporting the Global War on Terror.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Sat May 04, 2013

The Gazette

'Shaken baby' cases decline in El Paso County

Year after year, Sally Duncan compiles the sad statistics that tell of the children who have come to Memorial Hospital with serious and often deadly brain and spinal injuries from being shaken, beaten or tossed.

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Related Topix: El Paso County, CO, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, CO

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Runners dodge barbed wire, hurtle over fire at annual Spartan Race

Runners took on Spartan Race's 4-mile challenge at the Mountain Post Saturday. The first wave of runners took to the course at 8 a.m. Almost 9,000 runners were expected to run the race Saturday and Sunday at Fort Carson.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO

Army Times

Preventative maintenance key for soldier welfare

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... Chaplain Sam Rico, headquarters and headquarters battalion chaplain for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., is shown during his 2009 deployment to Wardak province, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, CO, US Army, US Military