Americans Keep Dying

BATTLE WORN

After he was injured in Iraq, Richard Twohig found himself fighting an unexpected foe: the U.S. Army.

Soldier (AZ) Killed Just Sixteen Days After Arrival in Iraq
Marine (CA) Dies Just a Few Weeks Into His Iraq Deployment
New Mexico Family Remembers Fallen Son
Iraq Tragedy Ended Waif's Effort to Belong (IL)
Afghan Crash Kills Iowa Soldier
Decorated Spec Op Soldier (NM) Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash
Marine From Franklin Park (PA) Killed by Roadside Bomb
Army Medic (PA) Wanted to Be a Doctor
Father, Fiancee Struggle With Tragic War Loss (MI)
Soldier From Anniston (AL) Killed in Iraq
'Soldier at Heart' (NC) With Ties to Canada Killed in Iraq
Family Mourns Alabama Marine Run Over While Sleeping
Michigan Man Killed by Sniper Fire in Iraq
Marine (MO) Cheered Up Comrades
Once Again, Texas High School Is Hit by the Death of a Graduate
18-Year-Old Army Ranger (CA) Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash
Man With Mesa (AZ) Ties Dies in Afghanistan
Decorated Wichita (KS) Guardsman Dies in Iraq
Ultimate Sacrifice of Poteau (OK) Son in Afghanistan
Edwardsville (IL) Man Dies in Chopper Crash in Afghanistan
Naples (FL) Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
Creede (CO) Mourns Fallen Marine
Family Remembers Boise (ID) Soldier
Marine (KY) Collapses, Dies During Iraq Training in Philippines
East Hartford (CT) Soldier Falls in Iraq
South Carolina Soldier Had 'Sense of Duty'
Afghanistan War Pilot (NJ) Had Maryland Roots
Couple's Dreams Die With Soldier (FL)
Son's Death Leaves Void in Family (KS)
Colorado Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Crash

FOCUS Report:

Army "Deliberately Shortchanging" Troops on Disability

The Army is deliberately shortchanging troops on their disability retirement ratings to hold down costs, according to veterans' advocates, lawyers and services members, and the Inspector General has identified 87 problems in the system that need fixing.