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IAVA Survey Shows Troubling Gaps Between Male And Female Veterans

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On the heels of a far-ranging Military Times poll of active-duty service members, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) has released its own annual poll of more than 4,000 members, and one pattern seems pretty clear: Men are from Mars, and women are exhausted by them.

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Linkin Park Vocalist And Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

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Chester Bennington, the co-frontman of rock band Linkin Park, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Palos Verdes Estates home on July 20, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced. The singer, known for his intense and emotional lyrics and performances, was 41.

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No, Not Every Veteran Is Damaged By Their Military Service

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Tragedy struck New York City May 18 when a Bronx man barreled his Honda sedan into a crowded sidewalk in New York’s Times Square, killing Alyssa Elsman, an 18-year-old woman visiting New York from Michigan, and wounding 20 other pedestrians. The man, 26-year-old Richard Rojas, was apprehended at the scene and has been charged with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder.

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Big Personnel Change Coming To IAVA, The Controversy-Courting Veterans Group

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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the grenade-lobbing, upstart among nationally influential veterans advocacy groups, is getting a new executive director, representatives of the nonprofit told Task & Purpose late Monday.

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McCain Assails Pentagon For Going Too Hard On University Of Phoenix

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This story was produced by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast.

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