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February 25, 2013

theGrio’s 100: the Moss brothers, operating on passion

theGRIO's 100 - Drs. Vincent and Vance Moss, 41, are twin surgeons who share a passion for helping others. This…
September 11, 2012

Obama: US safer, resilient on 9/11 anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are at Arlington National Cemetery visiting the graves of…
September 11, 2012

Diminished role for national security issues in 2012 election

theGRIO REPORT - In the first few years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, national security and terrorism dominated the…
August 30, 2012

Condoleezza Rice says US standing in the world is at risk

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Republicans delivered a scathing indictment of President Barack Obama's national security policy, although the Democrat's aggressive…
June 28, 2012

President Obama meets with wounded soldiers at Walter Reed

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Barack Obama is meeting with wounded service members from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…
May 31, 2012

Allen West: 'Let's talk about the president doing blow and smoking dope'

When asked about his military record, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) chose to bring up President Obama getting high...
May 2, 2012

Local Army psychiatrist on Obama's Afghanistan speech: 'We still have a long way to go'

MIAMI - Army psychiatrist Major Delvena Thomas has served two tours in America's most recent wars -- one in Iraq,…
April 16, 2012

Black women struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Besides the lack of resources available to treat these women, they may be experiencing higher rates of PTSD because of…
February 21, 2012

Man burns NJ flag to protest half-staff for Whitney order

PHILADELPHIA - A Michigan man says he has burned a New Jersey flag to protest Gov. Chris Christie's decision to…
February 2, 2012

Lazzaric T. Caldwell, US Marine, fights conviction for suicide attempt

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (AP) - A discharged U.S. Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his…
December 17, 2011

War in Iraq: Obama welcomes troops home

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, saying that their service offers a…
December 16, 2011

Iraq war dead: North Carolina man, Spc. David Hickman, was last to die in combat

TheGrio REPORT -- On November 14, a North Carolina man, Spc. David Hickman, became the last last man to die…
December 15, 2011

US officials formally shut down the war in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) - After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally…
October 21, 2011

Mission accomplished: Obama ending Iraq war

OPINION - President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by December 31st brings…
October 21, 2011

Obama to withdraw all US troops from Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and…
March 9, 2011

Hermain Cain: US must stop being 'Uncle Sucker' in wars

Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced the launch of a presidential exploratory committee for the next election cycle…
March 4, 2011

Is there such a thing as racial PTSD?

CLUTCH - Can years of enduring racial discrimination leave a person as damaged as a returning soldier? New research seems…
March 2, 2011

Women warriors get to heal after return from war

VIDEO - In the hills of west Texas, a retreat gives soldiers a chance to relax and heal. They come…
February 15, 2011

Love letters — a soldier’s timeless gift to his family

theGRIO VIDEO - U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Monroe King died in Iraq four years ago, but the 200-page journal he…
February 9, 2011

Rep. Allen West to be top speaker at CPAC

From Talking Points Memo: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), is getting a high-level speaking post for a freshman — the closing