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By Nikki Levinson-Lustgarten, Breast Care Coordinator Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Fla., Breast Care Center From navymedicine.navylive.dodlive.mil When a woman hears the words “breast cancer” her world narrows dramatically. Though not the leading cause of death in women, it is one that can …
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By Paul R. Ross U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs A war is being fought far from the arid, dusty deserts of Iraq and many miles from the mountainous battlefields of Afghanistan. An unseen enemy creeps into …
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By Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune On March 5, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Capt. Matthew Kutilek’s life would change forever. While on patrol in Laki, Garmsir District, an enemy sniper sighted …
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By Richard Ginn, Col., MSC, U.S. Army (Ret.) Article originally appeared in The GROG Sam Stone came home, To his wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas. And the time that he served, Had shattered all his nerves, …
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Time to get your annual flu vaccine. Which do you prefer, the shot or the mist? Watch this video to learn the difference between the two, and then go get yours:

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