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		<title>Aftershock: The Blast That Shook Psycho Platoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Daniel Zwerdling, NPR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 8:20 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2010, Iraq veteran Brock Savelkoul decided it was time to die.]]></description>
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		<title>Soldiers with brain trauma denied Purple Hearts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Daniel Zwerdling, NPR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal, an investigation by NPR and ProPublica has found.]]></description>
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		<title>Military fails brain injured soldiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Daniel Zwerdling, NPR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Study finds 40 percent of Fort Carson troops have undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries.]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Anwar Al-Awlaki terrorist &#8216;No. 1?&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico-born Muslim cleric linked to Ft. Hood shooting and two failed plots on US.]]></description>
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		<title>National security road rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraq and Afghanistan war vets are rolling through New Mexico this week to advocate for renewable energy as foreign policy.]]></description>
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		<title>IAVA re-releases veteran outreach campaign &#8216;Camouflage&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally launched on Veteran’s Day 2008, <a href="http://iava.org">IAVA</a> and Ad Council's national outreach campaign encourages veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to connect with one another online, at the first and only social networking site exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The television, radio, print, online and outdoor ads empower veterans by directing them to critical mental health, employment and education resources for their transition to civilian life.]]></description>
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