Beyond The Battlefield: New Hope, But A Long And Painful Road, For Veterans Pulled From Death’s Grasp
"Beyond The Battlefield" is a 10-part series exploring the challenges that severely wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan face after they return home, as well...
Beyond the Battlefield: As Wounded Veterans Struggle To Recover, Caregivers Share The Pain
"Beyond The Battlefield" is a 10-part series exploring the challenges that severely wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan face after they return home, as well...
The Endless Struggle For America’s Severely Wounded Warriors
July 4, 2010, was a bad day for Tyler Southern. He dreamed he was with his older brothers, playing sandlot football, running and laughing, horsing...
Beyond The Battlefield: How To Help
On a recent autumn day, 350 colorfully clad cyclists swarmed down Newswanger Road and swung right onto Highway 324 out of Lancaster, Pa. Most of...
Dreading Peacetime ‘Garrison’ Life, Some Combat Troops Want One More Deployment
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Among the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne's 1st Brigade Combat Team, there's a sinking feeling the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
On Tap To Replace Gates at Pentagon, Panetta sounds like.. Gates
Robert Gates is due to retire as defense secretary in three weeks, but his named successor, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, said Thursday he plans...
After $30 Billion U.S. Investment, Afghan Troops Not Ready To Take Over
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and allied military trainers are making "significant'' progress on the Obama administration's "exit strategy" from Afghanistan, a senior American general said on...
Amid Crises And Leadership Turbulence, A ‘Steady Hand’ At The Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- Just when the Pentagon needs a steady hand to manage unprecedented turmoil abroad and severe financial strain at home, its top leadership is...
Obama Picks a ‘Muddy Boots’ Combat Veteran To Head US Military
WASHINGTON -- The man chosen to lead the U.S. military as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the difficult years ahead is a...
Afghanistan War’s Enduring Legacy: A Surge In U.S. Troops Suffering Double And Triple Amputations
American soldiers and Marines walking combat patrols in Afghanistan have suffered a surge of gruesome injuries, losing one or both legs and often their genitals...
U.S.-China Military Talks Snag On Taiwan Arms Sales
WASHINGTON -- New talks this week between American and Chinese military leaders got stuck on the issue of Taiwan, the same problem that torpedoed U.S.-China...
How A Little-Known Spy Agency Helped Track Down Osama Bin Laden
A little-known spy agency in Washington helped track the hour-by-hour movements of the al Qaeda courier who inadvertently led a Navy SEALs assault team directly...
