The Army National Guard has experienced similar rates of suicide as the military’s active component, with far fewer resources and less support.
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‘Valhalla Can Wait’—The National Guard Stands at the Crossroads of Crisis
As National Guardsmen deploy more often in response to fires, floods, storms, and civil unrest, the solution won’t come with the end of the forever wars.
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‘When They Came Home They Were on Their Own’—National Guard Grapples With Suicide Rate
As things got worse, death itself became a means of intervention: Funerals reunited buddies, and they quietly identified who could be next.
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‘Faster Than Starlight’—How Troops Track Santa’s Trek Across the Globe
How does Santa do it? A lot of it is classified, but Santa most likely operates within his own space-time continuum.
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Veterans-Turned-Poll Workers Defend Democratic Elections Against Threats Foreign and Domestic
Recruiting veterans to work as poll workers could harness the energy of veterans looking for new ways to serve their country.
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Feres Helps Military Avoid Accountability for Harm. New Ruling Could Be a Chance for Justice.
For decades, the Feres doctrine has protected the military from lawsuits over things like training mishaps, medical malpractice, and sexual assault.
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More Than 40% of Troops Face Limited or No Access to Abortion Care, Study Shows
Even before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, abortion care for military women was extremely limited.
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Preying on Patriots—Scams More Likely to Target Troops, Vets
A steady income and benefits, a desire to help, frequent moves and deployments, and more make military members and families particular targets of scammers.
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“Quietly Heroic”—Journalist Returns to Ukraine with American Veterans to Help Her People
There’s a long legacy of women fighting in wars, and they’re always welcome behind the scope of a rifle pointing at Russian invaders.
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“Don’t Go Here. They’ll Kill You.”—LGBTQ Troops, Families Face Mounting Discrimination With New Laws
“Service members should not have to choose between serving their country and protecting and serving their family.”
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I Have a Future Because of Those at Arlington, Where the Ground Is Sown With Tears
They rest together, these disparate generations, due to a lack of available space: Arlington is running out of it.
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The Threat of War Is Shifting, and We Intend to Win. But It Will Come at a Cost.
The costs will be time. We will have precious little of it with our sailors. The costs are real people and real families.
