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Barack Obama (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages)

Obama Marks Iraq War Anniversary In Texas

President Obama is serving up an election-year reminder that he ended the Iraq war, visiting a Texas military base two years after he formally declared the end of the U.S. combat mission.

2012/08/31

Central Texas Veterans Wait Longest For Claims

It takes about 393 days for a veteran in Central Texas to process a disability claim, an average of five months longer than those who live elsewhere.

2012/08/06

Texas Veterans Claims Double In 2-Year Period

Leaders of the Texas Veterans Commission say pending claims have almost doubled in two years and more employees are needed.

2012/07/17

Richardson residents John and Gala Partlow hoist their new American flag atop their pole. Their previous one was vandalized and ruined on July 4. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

Army Sergeant Replaces Desecrated Flags

When homeowners in a patriotic Richardson neighborhood woke up on July 5, they found what many described as America at its worst. Days later, an Army Sergeant helped them see it at its best.

2012/07/11

Thirteen Dead In Mass Shooting At Fort Hood

Fort Hood Shows Last Military Vehicle In Iraq

The last military vehicle that crossed the border when troops withdrew from Iraq last year has gone on display at Fort Hood. The vehicle will be unveiled at a ceremony on Tuesday.

2012/06/12

Families Honor Fallen At DFW National Cemetery

This Memorial Day at DFW National Cemetery, members of the military and their loved ones want everyone to remember that freedom isn’t free.

2012/05/28

A picture of Corporal Gregory Schneider. (credit: Debbie Schneider)

Family Remembers Local Marine’s PTSD Struggle

The memories of the battles he fought in Iraq came home, to Fairview, with Corporal Gregory Schneider. It was the long, confidential conversations he had with his father that helped Schneider rise above the darkness that overwhelmed him after his return.

CBS 11–2012/05/28

Denton Adds Walk Of Honor To Veterans Memorial Park

For the families of fallen servicemen, the pain of sacrifice they made never gets easier. But memorials like the Walk of Honor at the Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park in Denton, is making coping a bit easier.

2012/04/27

Now former President George W. Bush smiles during a tour of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2008. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Bush Hosts Bike Ride For Wounded Military Members

Former President George W. Bush is hosting a mountain bike ride in the Panhandle for military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2012/04/26

US soldiers await the last outbound R&R flight from DFW Airport on March 30, 2012. (Photo credit Joel Thomas, CBS 11 News)

DFW Airport Bids Farewell To Military R&R Flights

Nearly half a million troops have passed through DFW on the R&R flights. The military scaling down overseas mean this is the last flight.

2012/03/30

Ellis County Dedicates Memorial For Fallen Iraq And Afghanistan Vets

At first glance, the golden stone wall that sits between a trio of flag poles in front of Life School Red Oak Secondary Campus offers little to garner attention. But with a closer view, an observer would find the name of Joel Ramirez, his date of birth and date of death, attached to the wall.

2012/03/22

Deployed Gainesville Soldier Surprises Her Son At School

The St. Mary’s Catholic School’s kindergarten class in Gainesville was performing a presentation about American symbols Friday morning. Lined up in a semi-circle on a small stage in the gym, each student held a bit of poster board with a picture on it.

2012/03/09