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I Left the Military and Tried to Heal, But I Was Unraveling. This Helped Me Reset
https://thewarhorse.org/army-veteran-addiction-heal-ibogaine/
Published: December 10, 2025 12:00
Veteran of Afghanistan War learns to heal from her past and addiction with the help of a psychedelic clinic in Mexico.
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A Marine Fights a New War. This Time With Her Own Body After a cascade of health problems, a Marine tells her body: I decide when we quit.
https://thewarhorse.org/marine-health-ironman-competitions/
Published: December 3, 2025 12:00
Marine perseveres through health problems after service
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VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business VA has told nearly 40 companies to stop charging veterans for assisting with disability benefits claims. The firms insist veterans want their help.
https://thewarhorse.org/veterans-affairs-claim-benefit-company-letters/
Published: December 2, 2025 10:00
Companies that help veterans file their disability benefits received warning letters from Veterans Affairs that claimed they may be acting illegally.
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The Army Had a Crazy Thanksgiving Plan. I Had a Chainsaw
https://thewarhorse.org/ranger-ice-sculpture-thanksgiving/
Published: November 26, 2025 12:00
Soldier sent to ice sculpture school to create the Ranger scroll out of ice for the battalion Thanksgiving dinner.
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Air Force Veteran Didn’t Need Permission to Drink—or Find New Path to Sobriety
https://thewarhorse.org/air-force-veterans-finds-path-to-sobriety/
Published: November 19, 2025 12:00
Air Force veteran, who faced backlash from Alcoholics Anonymous, tries psychedelics to stay sober
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A List of the Veterans Florida Executed in 2025
https://thewarhorse.org/a-list-of-the-veterans-florida-executed-in-2025/
Published: November 13, 2025 12:00
Edward James Vet history: U.S. Army Crime: Convicted for the murder of an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother in 1993. Execution date: March 20, 2025 Jeffrey Hutchinson Vet history: U.S. Army Ranger, served during the Gulf War Crime: Convicted of the…
Florida’s Governor Is a Veteran. So Are Seven Inmates He’ll Send to the Execution Chamber This Year Veterans represent nearly 40% of the record number of death warrants Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed in 2025. Should their military service matter?
https://thewarhorse.org/florida-death-row-veterans-desantis/
Published: November 13, 2025 12:00
Florida's governor and former Navy veteran, Ron Desantis, signed death warrants for seven veterans.
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‘I Won’t Shed Any Tears the Day I Leave.’ Letters Home From Marine Officer Candidates School
https://thewarhorse.org/marine-letters-officer-school/
Published: November 12, 2025 12:00
In 1959, I participated in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. During a tour of the nation’s capital, I discovered that my favorite monument was that of the Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima in World War II. Seeing it left an indelible…
I Wanted Peace, Freedom, and to Vote in Vietnam. The Air Force Was Not Amused
https://thewarhorse.org/soldier-vote-absentee-vietnam-war/
Published: November 5, 2025 12:00
In August 1968, I turned 22 years old, and for the first time in my life I was eligible to vote in a presidential election. The only problem was that I was in Vietnam and when I suggested to my boss that I be given some time off to return to New York to…
Vietnam Was Scary Enough. Friday the 13th Added To Our Fear
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Published: October 29, 2025 11:00
Superstition blankets a platoon of soldiers as they hunt and fight the Viet Cong on Friday the 13th.
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