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Tag Archives: veterans
Combat Veterans Help Each Other Heal Moral Injury With A Journey To Israel
Combat veterans often must see or do things that are against what their consciences tell them is right. Because of this, they may suffer what’s called moral injury — damage to their moral compass — and that may put them … Continue reading
Looking Back 50 Years At A Coloradan’s Photographic Journal Of The Vietnam War
An unidentified soldier is a crewman on a M-113 armored personnel carrier in Tan Thoi Nhut, Vietnam in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. Courtesy: Dick Durrance Fifty years ago Dick Durrance of Carbondale was in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged dick durrance, photography, veterans, vietnam war
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Wings of Valor: Honoring America’s Fighter Aces
America’s Fighter Aces are among the most elite wartime pilots. To earn that distinction they need to have destroyed at least five enemy planes. Some 60,000 combat pilots served between World War I and the Vietnam War — only 1,447 became aces. … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, military
Tagged fighter aces, pilots, veterans
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Honoring Vietnam War Era Veterans, Many Who Feel Forgotten
Many Vietnam War era veterans have waited decades for recognition. Hundreds of veterans will be honored during several ceremonies being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The first one is this Friday, March 24 in Lakewood. … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, military
Tagged Andrea Dukakis, veterans, vietnam war
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Disabled Vet ‘DT’ Del Toro, A Champion Shot-Putter, Aims For Rio Paralympic Games
Master Sgt. Israel “DT” Del Toro Jr. was severely burned and wounded during an explosion in Afghanistan 11 years ago. The doctors gave him little chance to live. Now he’s a gold medal shot-putter and the first 100 percent disabled … Continue reading
Pueblo’s Haven for Warriors
Ten years after the start of the war in Iraq, veterans are increasingly struggling with substance abuse, which often goes hand in hand with post-traumatic stress disorder. A recent study shows that one out of five active duty service members … Continue reading
Posted in KRCC, Radio
Tagged Harry Silsby, Haven Behavioral War Heroes Hospital, iraq, pueblo, Rachel Lentz, Rob Kennedy, ryan warner, troops, veterans
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Fighting for Breath
The war in Iraq began 10 years ago March 19. Here’s a look at a different battle for some of the men and women who served there – the battle to breathe. Troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are at … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Radio
Tagged burn pits, cecile rose, deployment lung disease, iraq, ryan warner, troops, veterans
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Helping Veterans Heal
A lasting legacy of 9/11 is the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers coming home from two wars, only to find a new battle to fit back into civilian life again. Many have crippling wounds that remain unseen. Programs aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Public Radio, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged 9-11, Lifequest, military, veterans, war on terror
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Coming Home from War
A lasting legacy of 9/11 is the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers coming home from two wars, only to find a new battle to fit back into civilian life again. Many have crippling wounds that remain unseen. Programs aimed … Continue reading
Posted in KRCC, Radio, Reported Story
Tagged 9-11, Lifequest, military, veterans, war on terror
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Coloradans Remember 9/11: Telling War Stories Helps Veterans
Dave Roever came close to death when he was wounded in the Vietnam War. His injuries included burns that left him permanently disfigured. When he returned from Vietnam, he was told to stay home, so that he wouldn’t embarrass himself … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, Dave Roever, Eagles Summit Ranch, military, veterans, war on terror, westcliffe
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