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3 hrs ago | The Gazette

Lawmakers react to Gazette investigation on wounded soldiers

Jerry Jensen gets "Cold Blood" tattooed on his neck to pay homage to the unit he served with in Afghanistan at The Summit Tattoo in Castle Rock Saturday, March 2, 2013.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, CO, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Senator Michael Bennet

7 hrs ago | The Gazette

Side Streets: Four-legged veteran was hero to many

Mitra Singh with Emir, a retired military working dog, shortly after she adopted him in January 2012.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base, George Bush, W., Iraq, World News, US Army

Wed May 22, 2013

Bradenton.com

Missing Bradenton soldier sought by family

Normally, 22-year-old soldier Mason VanKuiken of Bradenton would be celebrating his 2-year anniversary Thursday with his wife, Lacey.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

The Westerner

Funding ban again halts expansion; Not One More Acre! file protest letter claiming piecemealing

The ongoing efforts of those groups trying to prevent the U.S. Army from expanding its PiAħon Canyon Maneuver Site gained another measure of success last week as the Military Construction Subcommittee of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to continue the funding ban on "any action that relates to or promotes the expansion and size" of ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Las Animas County, CO

Patch.com

Bradenton Soldier Missing Since March

A Bradenton soldier has been missing since March after he left the Colorado Army base he was stationed at and was arrested and released a few days later in Texas.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, US Army, US Military

WBNS

Military discharges, rather than treats

The U.S. Army has discharged escalating numbers of traumatized combat veterans who commit crimes and in ways that make them ineligible for Veterans Administration health assistance, The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports.

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

Mon May 20, 2013

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