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Iraq War veteran, and UNC-Wilmington creative writing professor, Michael Ramos is not a "war hero." And he isn't a "victim" either. He is a writer, with a new collection of essays that cut apart common assumptions of veterans.
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Veterans Life Center — which opened in 2020 during the pandemic — serves veterans transitioning from the military into civilian life who struggle with things like homelessness, employment, and mental health.
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The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is hosting a program in Cumberland County starting Jan.16 aimed at assisting soldiers transitioning out of the military into agricultural careers.
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A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Army Private Booker T. Spicely was shot by a white bus driver after Spicely complained about having to sit in the back.
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The legal clinic will open next year along with another free civil clinic and the university’s new law school.
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Officials with the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the N.C. State Veterans Home in Forsyth County.
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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Justin Constantine barely survived a 2006 sniper attack in Iraq. Yet it’s nearly impossible to list all the things he accomplished after being wounded.
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101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.
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The newly introduced bill by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) would allow for nonprofit organizations to receive grants to carry out such programs.