Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a recognized condition associated with traumatic events which an individual lives through. The diagnostic symptoms for PTSD include re-experiencing the original trauma(s) through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma, and increased arousal -- such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, anger, and … [Read more...]
Soldiers Volunteer for ‘Extreme Makeover’ Project
July 15, 2011 By Stephenie Tatum, Fort Bragg PAO FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The residents of Langdon Street are used to seeing neighbors walk up and down the streets of their quiet community. But on the morning of July 14, they were as surprised as homeowner, Barbara Summey Marshall, to see an army of volunteers walk up and stop in front of 120 Langdon Street. Ty Pennington, and … [Read more...]
Veterans, Spouses Praise ‘Hiring Our Heroes’ Job Fair
By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service CULVER CITY, Calif., -- In a business suit and with resume in hand, Kelly Cotton made her way down a row of employer booths, each decked out with attention-getting posters, handouts and a variety of trinkets adorned with company logos. The Marine Corps spouse was on the job hunt. She had moved to the West Coast about two weeks … [Read more...]
Celebrity Star Justin Timberlake Accepts Date from Female Marine Invite to Ball
Who says dreams don't come true? Corporal Kelsey De Santis, who is stationed at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia, posted the proposal through a YouTube video after a male soldier successfully asked actress Mila Kunis, who also accepted his invitation, to join him at a separate ball following a similar video invite. When Justin Timberlake successfully convinced his … [Read more...]
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 -- President Barack Obama today awarded the country's highest military honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, an Army Ranger who was shot in both legs and had his hand blown off while saving his fellow soldiers during a firefight in Afghanistan. Petry became only the second living veteran of the wars in … [Read more...]