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Then-Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha greets his oldest child, Dessi, during his homecoming from Iraq. Romesha Family courtesy photo

Medal of Honor Recipient Talks Life After Army

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Medal of Honor Recipient Former Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha loved being in the Army, but after surviving the deadly battle of COP Keating he knew it was time to put his family first.
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Behavioral Researchers Help Army Combat Suicides

Posted on September 3, 2012 by jtozer

The desire to “end intense emotional suffering” was among the top factors cited by soldiers who had at some point attempted suicide, according to researchers from the University of Utah, who interviewed 132 soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo. While the …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Suicide Prevention | Tagged anxiety disorders, Army Medical Research, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service members, Army Suicide Prevention Program, behavioral health issues, Colorado, Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, Defense, Depression, DoD, Fort Carson, Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, health, Health Promotion, HP/RR/SP, medic, military, National Institute of Mental Health, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, post-traumatic stress disorder, Risk Reduction, STARRS, substance abuse, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Task Force, wellness | Leave a comment

Afghanistan’s 1,000 Happy Places

Posted on June 8, 2012 by jtozer

Ten years of conflict, multiple deployments and returning daily to the long hours of a dangerous job that can never actually be left. These are the realities of the lives of our American soldiers in Afghanistan. They constantly deal with …
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The Doctor Is In – Medication Take Back Day

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jtozer

Prescription drug misuse is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S. but that can be changed by proper disposal of unwanted, unused or expired medications. On April 28th, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is sponsoring National …
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Episode #32: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for April 29

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Administrator

The April 29th AFPS podcast covers ongoing oil cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico; a meeting held at the Pentagon between U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack; comments related to the vital role …
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