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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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    Gunmen shoot down Russian military contractors in Yemen

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    Gunmen shoot down Russian military contractors in Yemen By Hakim Almasmari, for CNN updated 6:30 AM EST, Tue November 26, 2013 A soldier stands guard as onlookers gather following a shooting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Military burn pit claims in limbo

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    Military burn pit claims in limbo Sean Dobbin, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle 1:30 a.m. EDT October 20, 2013 Thousands of returning veterans and civilians are now attributing myriad symptoms to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    British contractor beaten in Iraq over alleged insult to Islam

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    British contractor beaten in Iraq over alleged insult to Islam By Jomana Karadsheh and Mohammed Tawfeeq,CNN updated 4:52 PM EST, Wed November 13, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS A mob of men drags… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawyers for Blackwater Guards to Fight New Charges

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    October 25, 2013 Lawyers for Blackwater Guards to Fight New Charges Four former security guards charged with fatally shooting more than a dozen Iraqi civilians in 2007 intend to challenge the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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