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| SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 13, 2009 - More than 750 people from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and private enterprise -- including social workers, chaplains, researchers, and family members – are attending a suicide-prevention conference. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - December was a recruiting success for all active-duty and reserve-component U.S. military services, which all met or exceeded their goals. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A coalition of federal departments, led by Veterans Affairs, has launched a research and awareness program to curb motor vehicle fatalities among veterans who return from deployments. |
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| MONS, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2009 - Teenagers are learning to navigate the road safely thanks to new driver’s education simulators at U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, Belgium, and nine other locations throughout the region. |
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| FORT VALLEY, Ga., Jan. 12, 2009 - Army Reserve soldiers conducted an airborne jump for a group of civilian employers during the first Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Boss-lift” event for the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A troop-support group is gearing up for the early part of the new year, collecting Valentine, Easter and St. Patrick Day cards and gifts for servicemembers and the health professionals who take care of them. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2009 - A fluorescent protein discovered in jellyfish has enabled scientists to visualize molecular and cellular events in real time, a leading U.S. biochemical researcher said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2009 - The Army’s adjutant general apologized on behalf of the Army for a printing error that resulted in delivering 7,000 letters without a by-name salutation to family members who lost a soldier in operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2009 - The Defense Department is developing a national “cyber range” to test cybersecurity technology and reduce the vulnerability of government computer systems to networks attacks. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2009 - A former military spouse has created a foundation of photographers that offers free photography sessions to deploying and deployed families. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 - Disney vacations have become more affordable for military people and their families. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 - After months of evaluating the criteria, Defense Department officials have decided against the notion of awarding the Purple Heart to military members who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2009 - The search is on for three Department of Defense Education Activity students to represent the department’s schools at the 2009 Research Science Institute. |
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