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Waking Up offers a glimpse at some of the challenges and resilience of one Vietnam veteran who chose to make the call to the Veterans Crisis Line. The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends …
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with the 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old Phoenix native, waves to two Afghan men on a motorcycle after searching them at a vehicle checkpoint here, Dec. …
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In recognition of National Mental Health Month, take a look at what VA Research is doing for a special population of Veterans with both traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder. For more information, go to www.research.va.gov

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Service members man the rails aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as it pulls away from Pearl Harbor in support of Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12). Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership in an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet …
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Service members returning from deployment face many challenges, including the invisible wounds of mental health conditions. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to emphasize the seriousness of these injuries and remind people that the earlier a mental health …
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