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New Reports Indicate Banks Illegally Foreclosed on Over 700 Active Military Members

March 4, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos Leave a Comment

These new revelations are the latest development in the “long and tangled effort to clean up the mortgage mess.”

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Honor Flight: How Spending a Day With the Greatest Generation Changed My Life

February 22, 2013 By Diana Rodriguez 3 Comments

Diana Rodriguez spent one day with a veteran of World War II. And it taught her about goodness, at a time she needed it most.

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VA Approves First Same-Sex Couple to be Buried in a National Cemetery

February 15, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 1 Comment

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian said, “I knew that things were changing in this country.”

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U.S. Military Suicides Reach New High

January 16, 2013 By the Editors 6 Comments

Why are troops taking their own lives in steadily increasing numbers?

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Watching Him Go

December 13, 2012 By Edwin Lyngar Leave a Comment

Edwin Lyngar considers the “flaky” upbringing his oldest child had, with him for a single father.

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Man Breaks Speed of Sound – With His Body

October 14, 2012 By Joanna Schroeder 5 Comments

That’s 833.9 MPH!

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The Long Road to Pride

June 21, 2012 By Kile Ozier Leave a Comment

From “Gays for Ford” to the 1979 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, Kile Ozier makes a lifetime journey to Pride.

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What I Learned From Launching WhenICameOut.com

June 19, 2012 By Jessica Wode 1 Comment

What coming out stories share in common.

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Fight of His Life

June 2, 2012 By Rebel Magazine Leave a Comment

A combat-wounded veteran forms Wings for Warriors to help stop government injustices toward injured soldiers.

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I’m Home! Air Force Dad Surprises Family at Braves Game

May 29, 2012 By Jamie Reidy Leave a Comment

Jamie Reidy shares a heartwarming video of a surprise reunion between an Air Force Master Sergeant deployed in Afghanistan and his family at an Atlanta Braves game.

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Military Honors

May 27, 2012 By Justin Cascio 1 Comment

The military is a family that grieves.

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Child Sex Trafficking in the USA: What Really Goes On

December 5, 2011 By LE Eisenmenger 90 Comments

A soldier talks about her journey into human trafficking rescue.

Filed Under: Editors' Picks, Ethics & Values, Featured Content Tagged With: air force, child sex trafficking, Erika Clark, rape, sex, United States

Crying and Being a Man

July 27, 2011 By Jerry Novack 25 Comments

Jerry Novack doesn’t like to cry, or more accurately, to be seen crying. He thinks that causes a problem.

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How to Be a Marine When Your Comrades Are Gay

April 28, 2011 By Ryan O'Hanlon 1 Comment

Marines must complete training before DADT is officially repealed.

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Father and Son Reunited After Oklahoma Tornado (Video)

With at least 51 people dead from the giant tornado that ripped through Oklahoma, the Wheeler family was relieved to know that their son was alive.

Death Toll in Oklahoma Tornado Reaches 51, Expected to Rise

The tornado was at least a half-mile wide and had winds up to 200 mph.

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Entire Oklahoma Town Flattened by Tornado

After the giant tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, Melissa Newton and city manager Steven Eddy talk about being in the middle of the destruction.

Church of Scotland May Begin Allowing Openly Gay Clergy

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has taken the first step toward allowing the ordination of openly gay men and women.

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Cleveland Officers Recount Finding Missing Women (Video)

Amanda Berry, a woman missing for 10 years, and two other women were rescued on May 6 by Cleveland officers; watch their emotional recounting of the rescue.

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