AltWeeklies Wire
Vet's War Continued at Homenew
Walter Padilla, who recently killed himself after returning from Iraq, struggled with PTSD.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-17-2007 |
War
Reign on Our Parade: Colorado Springs War Protest Paradenew
About 45 people in the St. Patrick's Day parade marched in the name of peace -- and police removed them by force.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
03-27-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
A Blind Spotnew
Former soldier bristles at news of sergeant's death at Walter Reed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
03-20-2007 |
War
Passing Throughnew
The Pentagon's mental-health investigators visit Fort Carson -- behind closed doors.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
01-30-2007 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, PTSD
Pattern of Misconductnew
Fort Carson soldiers allege abuse and intimidation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
07-17-2006 |
War
Mind Gamenew
Thousands of soldiers are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but military officials still aren't ready to talk about it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-18-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Mikey's Missionnew
Air Force Academy graduate Mikey Weinstein has entered the battle over church and state, with cannons booming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
03-02-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Veteran Complains of 'Massive Killing' in Fallujahnew
A Colorado Springs veteran, Jeff Englehart, claims the United States used a flesh-melting substance called white phosphorus in an assault on Fallujah.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
11-18-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The War Comes Homenew
Thanks to body armor and a rapid medical-evacuation process, many service members survive attacks that would have killed them in previous wars. However, they're often left with severe injuries. Rehabilitation could last a lifetime.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Terje Langeland |
12-14-2004 |
War
Militant Opposition: Veteran's Group Latest to Oppose Warnew
After completing a 10-month, prolonged tour of war duty, Sgt. Kelly Dougherty joined a handful of Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans across the nation to launch the anti-war group Iraq Veterans Against the War. "A lot of people became disillusioned with our mission there," she says.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
11-15-2004 |
War
