Iraq

Queens Based Bike Company Reaches Out To Injured Vets

The job of helping wounded troops rebuild their lives is a tremendous undertaking. Since 2003, more than 37,000 American troops have been seriously injured while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2012/04/21

Westwood School District Sued Over Alleged Bullying Of Muslim Student

The family of 13-year-old Muhammed Mushin has sued the Westwood school district, saying their son was bullied because of his Muslim background and the district failed to stop it.

2012/04/13

NYCLU Wants Changes After Suicides At Nassau Co. Jail

In the past two years, five inmates at the Nassau County Jail have committed suicide.

2012/03/21

American soldier serving in Kabul, Afghanistan - Mar 15, 2012 (credit: MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images)

Stories From Main Street: Veterans, Servicemen Getting Help In Piscataway, Parsippany

In Piscataway, there is an office that looks like any other, a maze of cubicles, except for one thing. Each desk is marked by an American flag. This is the home of Vets for Warriors.

2012/03/19

Ex-Marine Megan Leavey Fights To Adopt German Shepherd She Served With In Iraq

Since being discharged in December 2007, former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey has been fighting to adopt Rex, a 10-year-old German Shepherd she served two tours in Iraq with.

2012/03/09

Christopher Levi's wheelchair was found not far from his Holbrook, NY home on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Wheelchair Of Injured Iraq War Veteran Returned

Christopher Levi’s wheelchair was discovered in the woods not far from his Holbrook home.

2012/01/27

Police: Iraq War Veteran’s Wheelchair Stolen From Front Of Holbrook Home

Chris Levi, 28, discovered his $3,000 custom-made wheelchair, with a Purple Heart and Army seal embroidered on the back of the seat, missing when he returned to his Mollie Boulevard home after running some errands.

2012/01/20

Hundreds Of Vets Turn Out For NYC Office Of Veterans Affairs Jobs Fair

Over 500 New York City area veterans stood in the cold Thursday to meet with dozens of employers at a job fair held by the Mayor’s Office of Veteran’s Affairs (MOVA).

2012/01/19

Soldiers wave as the last American convoy crosses from Iraq into Camp Virginia, Kuwait - Dec 18, 2011 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Iraq War Vets Struggle To Pick Up Their Lives As Civilians

Paula Rogovin of Bergen County says her youngest son is a Marine who served two tours in Iraq. But she never supported the war and is now concerned about the troops’ well-being.

2011/12/29

Rep. Peter King (file / credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Rep. King: Iraq Releases Long Island Man, 2 Other Security Contractors

Army veteran Alex Antiohos of West Babylon, and two other security contractors were not charged with a crime but had been held by the Iraqi Armed Forces for more than two weeks.

2011/12/28

Washington So Far Wary Of ‘Canyon Of Heroes’ Parade To Honor Iraq War Veterans

Now that the war in Iraq is officially over two local lawmakers are calling on New York City to honor those who fought there with a ticker tape parade down the “Canyon of Heroes.” But there seems to be some resistance in Washington.

2011/12/21

Dorine Kenney with a photo of her son Jacob - Brentwood, NY - Nov 23, 2011 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Jacob’s Light Has Sent Half A Million Pounds To Soldiers Overseas

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, Long Island’s Jacob’s Light Foundation has hit a milestone in the amount of care packages delivered to American troops serving overseas.

2011/11/23