Debt of Service: Personal Finance in the Military
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Financial readiness for military service members
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The wrong dress blues for this Marine
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"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford recalls how, despite needing to save money for college, he just couldn't schlep deep dish in the desert while still a member of the world's most elite fighting force.
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Tales of Service: Paddy Hirsch, British Royal Marines
Feb 20, 2009
Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch spent eight years in the British Royal Marines, completing training in 1989 and posted to 42 Commando in Plymouth. He was then deployed to the Gulf War, when he learned the importance of writing a will.
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Tales of Service: Sharon McNary, Army
Feb 20, 2009
Sharon McNary, an analyst with Marketplace's Public Insight Network, writes about her days in the Army, and the events leading up to the awarding of her Special Service Medal.
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Tales of Service: Chris Farrell, Merchant Marine
Feb 20, 2009
Marketplace Economic Editor Chris Farrell writes about his experience serving in the Merchant Marine. "I'd do it all over again."
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Injured, but still stickin' with the Army
Feb 20, 2009
Army Sgt. Angel Herrera drove trucks for an engineering unit in Afghanistan until serious wounds from a rocket-propelled grenade ended her tour of duty. But she's not ready to give up her stripes.
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He's not leaving any soldier behind
Feb 20, 2009
Patrick Sowers found a good job with higher pay and less work than he'd known as an Army sergeant. That bothered him. He's been paying back ever since, to the benefit of thousands of people in uniform.
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She's a veteran of charities' pleas
Feb 20, 2009
Yvonne Oppenheimer's brother couldn't say no to charities claiming to raise money for veterans. Now, even though he's deceased, the solicitations keep coming. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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The wrong dress blues for this Marine
Feb 20, 2009
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford recalls how, despite needing to save money for college, he just couldn't schlep deep dish in the desert while still a member of the world's most elite fighting force.
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Paying a big price for military service
Feb 20, 2009
When duty called, chiropractor Daniel Bordelon didn't turn his back. The Army National Guard colonel, who nearly drowned in Hurricane Katrina, gave up his practice at a huge loss to serve in rebuilding New Orleans.
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Financial readiness for military service members
May 27, 2011
A certified financial planner with the USAA talks about the unique challenges military men and women face, and how to confront them.
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The wrong dress blues for this Marine
May 25, 2009
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford recalls how, despite needing to save money for college, he just couldn't schlep deep dish in the desert while still a member of the world's most elite fighting force.
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Financial readiness for military service members
May 27, 2011
A certified financial planner with the USAA talks about the unique challenges military men and women face, and how to confront them.
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The wrong dress blues for this Marine
May 25, 2009
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford recalls how, despite needing to save money for college, he just couldn't schlep deep dish in the desert while still a member of the world's most elite fighting force.
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