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Combat veterans testify that medical pot helps with their PTSD
Apr 3, 2013 at 4:48 PM
Members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary are considering a bill that would allow Oregonians to legally obtain medical marijuana to treat PTSD. Currently the disorder is not on the list of ailments doctors can prescribe marijuana to treat.

Costs of U.S. wars linger for over 100 years
Mar 19, 2013 at 7:42 AM
If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the sacrifices of combat.

Mother haunted by phone call: 'I heard my son being killed'
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Mar 12, 2013 at 8:25 AM
Antoinette Cisneros was on the phone with her son Santiago when a shootout started with police at a Portland parking garage.

Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
Mar 10, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with PTSD, New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and Greeks struggling through that country's financial turmoil.

Man shot by Portland police was veteran suffering from PTSD
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Mar 4, 2013 at 11:19 PM
An armed man shot by police several blocks from Portland's Lloyd Center has died.

55-years later, mother takes plea deal in child killing
Feb 21, 2013 at 6:54 PM
A 76-year-old woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than 55 years ago in southern Wisconsin has reached a plea agreement, prosecutors said Thursday.

Ex-Navy SEAL died pursuing his passion
Feb 4, 2013 at 7:27 AM
The former top Navy SEAL sniper who authorities say was killed at a Texas shooting range was devoted to maintaining camaraderie and helping his fellow veterans find their way after leaving active duty.

Iraq vet charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL, author
Feb 3, 2013 at 10:52 AM
A 25-year-old Iraq war veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend turned a gun onto the pair while they were at a Texas shooting range, authorities said Sunday.

Treating PTSD: Expansion of medical marijuana to get hearing
Jan 31, 2013 at 8:42 PM
When the Legislature convenes next week, a Senate committee will hear public testimony on a proposal to allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana cards.

A brother remembered: 'Through his life, it will raise awareness'
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Family members mourn the loss of paralyzed veteran Michael Mason of Springfield, who was shot by police during an incident triggered by his PTSD

A brother remembered: 'Through his life, it will raise awareness'
Jan 29, 2013 at 5:50 PM

EUGENE, Ore. - Michael Mason survived Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of his fellow soldiers did not.

The Army honored Mason for heroism and valor, awards he carried home along with the hidden scars of war.

Two weeks before...
Springfield

Correctional officer sues inmate who allegedly spit infected blood
Jan 18, 2013 at 5:13 PM
The union for Oregon correctional officers has hired a lawyer to sue inmates who attack their guards, and the first action alleges that an inmate with HIV bit the inside of his cheek until it bled so that he could spit infected blood.

Experts: Kids are resilient in coping with trauma
Dec 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM
They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts.

Parents fight for release of son jailed in Mexico
Dec 11, 2012 at 9:18 PM
A South Florida family is fighting to get their son, a Marine veteran, released from a prison in a dangerous area in Mexico while facing charges that he carried across the border a shotgun with a barrel that's an inch too short.

Veterans' gun rights sticky issue in defense bill
Dec 3, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun?