Category Archives: Casualties

A giver in a world filled with takers

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A giver in a world filled with takers Posted: Sunday, January 12, 2014 7:00 am The Editorial Board This world was a better place with Lee McCubbins in it. The same… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Colombia: US suspends spraying after pilots downed

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Colombia: US suspends spraying after pilots downed Submitted by WW4 Report on Sat, 01/04/2014 – 15:42 News accounts revealed in December that the US-funded glyphosate spraying in Colombia has been indefinitely suspended… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DynCorp, which has had employees killed overseas, puts support into TAPS

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DynCorp, which has had employees killed overseas, puts support into TAPS DynCorp/DynCorp – Joanne Butler and Steven F. Gaffney, DynCorp’s chief executive. By Marjorie Censer, Published: December 20 | Updated: Sunday, December 22,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Publications: RAND–Out Of The Shadows, A Survey On Contractor Health

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Publications: RAND–Out Of The Shadows, A Survey On Contractor Health  Awhile back I was contacted by RAND to help promote this survey. I agreed because there was not enough information out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contracting Out PTSD

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Contracting Out PTSD It’s not only the troops suffering from war’s mental ravages By Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DCDec. 15, 2013 Matt Moyer / Getty ImagesA U.S. contractor directs traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PTSD “twice as high” in private security workers than UK Military

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PTSD “twice as high” in private security workers than UK Military Health and Safety, Military — By admin on December 17, 2013 at 5:39 PM   Professor Greenberg Rates of post-traumatic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Loss in Afghanistan felt deeply in Pungo

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Loss in Afghanistan felt deeply in Pungo 1 of 3 photos: Joe and Kathleen “Kitti” Pernell were married for nine years. She was killed during a rocket attack on Bagram Airfield… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Military Contractors Face High Rates of Mental Illness

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Military Contractors Face High Rates of Mental Illness By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 13, 2013 A new study discovers private contractors… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Report: Private Military Contractors Suffer PTSD More Than Soldiers

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Report: Private Military Contractors Suffer PTSD More Than Soldiers By Drake Bennett December 13, 2013 A new report from the Rand Corp. has found that private military contractors who work in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Ex-Blackwater guards plead not guilty

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Ex-Blackwater guards plead not guilty By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press 10:57 a.m. Dec. 4, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Four ex-Blackwater guards are pleading not guilty to multiple manslaughter charges stemming… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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