Sentences with phrase «most war veterans»

Aside from medication how do they treat most war veterans these days?

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Editor's note: David French is a constitutional lawyer, veteran of the Iraq war and the co-author (most recently) of «Why Evangelicals Should Support Mitt Romney (And Feel Good about It!).»

«A World War II veteran, he assumed the role of Archbishop during one of our city's most difficult periods, just on the heels of Hurricane Betsy.

A World War II veteran who lived through the invasion of Normandy on D - day, Gene returned home to Petaluma, CA to found what is now one of the most respected dairy processors in the country, and became a pillar of his community, known for his generosity to those less fortunate.

Its 700 veterans of foreign wars, most of whom live within a 25 - mile radius, will rent space in other halls for their twice - monthly meetings and events.

Mallgraf, a retired World War II veteran and survivor of the USS Franklin, the most heavily damaged ship to survive World War II, was surprised as he and his wife were on their way to the airport to move down South.

Living in the Town of Tonawanda is a veteran who was among those involved in one of World War II's most famous battles.

Most experts say the funding scheme for New York's 30 community colleges dates to the post-World War II era when these institutions were being developed — HVCC was originally known as the Veterans Vocational Institute.

Bunny, an Iraq War veteran and current Erie County prosecutor, acknowledged that running against an incumbent Republican in one of the state's most GOP - donimnated districts will be an uphill battle.

The Democratic effort to oust DeWine had been plagued for most of this year by the bitter fallout stemming from Iraq War veteran Paul Hackett's short - lived primary challenge to nominee Sherrod Brown.

Among other benefits, the original GI Bill of Rights (officially the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) provided World War II veterans with a tuition stipend of $ 500 a year — enough at the time for tuition at most colleges — as well as a monthly living allowance.

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Many infantry veterans consider The Story of GI Joe to be the single most realistic Hollywood war film of the 1940s, eschewing big stars, phony heroics and overblown battle sequences in favor of the everyday trials and tribulations of the humble foot soldier.

Wandering the mountainous landscape, gorgeously photographed by veteran cinematographer Dean Cundey (Apollo 13, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park), the psychically tortured protagonist has a series of run - ins with various figures, including a sympathetic Indian (Adam Beach), a Chinese immigrant (Tzi Ma), an old war buddy (Danny Glover) and, most memorably, a vicious killer named Ezra (Walton Goggins, stealing every scene as usual) who demands a «toll» from Jackson for encroaching on his territory.

There's no shortage of themes here — particularly fascinating is the way service in different wars affect how the veterans perceive one another — and the Thornton / Epperson team write a lot of nice, long scenes between the characters that make the most of the stacked ensemble.

On one street, most of the homes have long been abandoned, but one, with the American flag proudly displayed, is home to a blind Iraq War veteran (Stephen Lang).

This sugary - sweet lovey - dovey couple seem blissfully ignorant of the fact there's a psycho killer on the loose, and faster than you can say «red herring» they're introduced to a variety of vaguely suspicious tourists, most notably a wild - eyed war veteran, Nick (Timothy Olyphant), who makes a big deal out of the metal plate in his forehead and the fact that he might be missing part of his brain.

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I've already seen Paul Thomas Anderson's confounding and often hypnotic tale of a battle - scarred World War II veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) and his postwar indoctrination into a Scientology - like religion formed by the title character, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.Ö Some of it is startlingly beautiful cinema, photographed in 70 mm; most of the effective human drama is confined to the first half, but it's well worth the time and effort.

Though the supporting cast doesn't have much to do — save for Ana de Armas, who's slowly becoming an actress to watch between her work here and in last week's «War Dogs» — it's filled with veteran actors like Blades, Turturro, Ellen Barkin and Reg E. Cathey (as flamboyant boxing promoter Don King) who know how to make the most of their limited screen time.

Saldana, 37, is an accomplished Hollywood veteran («Star Trek» Avatar» «Guardians of the Galaxy,» all with sequels in the works) and like most actresses has a few war stories - like the infamous gun - and - panties guy.

Coming Home will be most welcome for those looking for an interesting and thought - provoking story about Vietnam veterans, and those that fought in the war that can overlook Fonda's involvement should find that much of the film rings true about their own experiences.

Not the most likely or inspiring choice for the job, Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) takes the helm of this $ 160 million production with a script attributed to Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the film adaptation of Rent) and Disney DTV veteran Evan Spiliotopoulos (whose more recent credits include the maligned not - quite - tentpoles Hercules starring Dwayne Johnson and The Huntsman: Winter's War).

The unrecognizable music icon and «Straight Outta Compton» star Mitchell pop out of the southern farm drama's sprawling ensemble as ramrod mother and World War II veteran son; they are the most likely to land SAG and Oscar nominations for the acclaimed Dee Rees drama.

Eighth graders at Fairbanks Middle School in Milford Center, Ohio, for example, spent most of last year contacting and interviewing World War II veterans from Union County, Ohio.

Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Capt. Nathan Hale School in Coventry, Connecticut — a school named after the town's most famous veteran, American Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale — compiled, through research and interviews, short biographies of all 612 servicemen and plan to publish them in a book by this Veterans Day.

The most credible witness in the case was Alfonso Flores, a decorated war veteran hired as a consultant to educate and train the parents in the petition gathering process.

Most of us are aware of the distressing reality of homelessness faced every day by millions of our fellow citizens — war veterans, the mentally ill, children, families, the working poor.

There are many dogs who should be honored on Veterans Day, from Sgt. Stubby, the most decorated war dog of World War I, to Cairo, who was a member of the team that killed terrorist Osama Bin Ladwar dog of World War I, to Cairo, who was a member of the team that killed terrorist Osama Bin LadWar I, to Cairo, who was a member of the team that killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

A veteran narrative designer, Leah previously served as Studio Director in charge of Narrative at ArenaNet, most known for its popular Guild Wars franchise.

If you ask any Star Wars Galaxies veteran about the game's most amazing features, I guarantee that the music and dance system will make the list, even if that player never picked up a slitherhorn to join in.

Most characters are named after someone connected to horror films, and generally are also connected to each other in some way, either as Vietnam war veterans from the same platoon, or as secret lovers.

The majority of works in the exhibition will be on loan from private collections, and will comprise important, large - scale paintings from his most memorable themes, including French Money, Vocabulary Lessons, Civil War Veterans, Camel cigarette packs, as well as portraits of his mother - in - law Berdie, his then wife Augusta, and the poet Frank O'Hara.

PTSD originated from reports of the war - related trauma and was applied gradually to a variety of man - made and natural disasters.7 Scholars have reported that the incidence of PTSD among male and female Vietnam veterans in the USA is 15.2 % and 8.5 %, respectively.8 Moreover, most of the Chinese studies on PTSD have focused on wars, traffic accidents and natural disasters.9 10 Differences in the incidence rates of PTSD for different types of trauma have been reported in China.

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Married for 60 years, Gorbach is an Army veteran who served in World War II and spent most of his 60 - year real estate career in Bridgeport, Conn., where he primarily was a mortgage broker.