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By Jimmy Tomlin, The High Point Enterprise Dec 16, 2019
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PTSD nearly killed him. Now this former Marine is using it to help ​other veterans

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Today, Kimberly Bryant's family isn't merely surviving, they're thriving. "I wholly attribute where we are today to Comcast," she says.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Jun 3, 2019
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By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Jul 5, 2018
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How A Soldier Wounded In Desert Storm Got Back On Track By Serving His Fellow Veterans

Anthony Drees vividly recalls the 1991 Iraqi missile attack on U.S. military barracks in Saudi Arabia that claimed the lives of more...
By Brian E. Kinsella Jun 27, 2018
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There is a suicide crisis in the United States and it is getting worse. The problem is that no one...
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This Hospital Just Received Its Largest Single Donation Ever To Help Veterans With PTSD

Rush University Medical Center will receive up to $45 million — its largest single donation ever — from the Wounded...
By Ashley McCallum, The Janesville Gazette, Wis. May 21, 2018
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This Army Veteran Wants To Change How People Think About Service Animals

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Sometimes The Best Medicine For A Veteran Is The Company Of Another Veteran

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After years of research and a modest price tag, the Marine Corps has decided to scrap its headless robotic mule....