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Caitlin Byrd | 17 days ago

Each night before he went to sleep in his cot in Afghanistan, Asheville resident Dustin Degman set out three sets of clothing: one for surgery, another for a normal day on the base and a third for incoming mortar fire. Degman, who works as a certified nurse anesthetist at Asheville Anesthesia Associates, returned from his tour of duty on Feb. 14. He sat down with Xpress to talk about those differences and share his experiences about what it was like providing care abroad during a time of war.

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Women at War

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Jen Nathan Orris | 09/02/2012

Two screenings of the film The Invisible War will focus on the systemic problem of rape in the military. Local veteran Mary Joan Dickson (not pictured), was featured in the film and has made it her mission to shed light on the issue.

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Truth to Power: April 9 panel discussion targets America's "perpetual state of war"

Forrest McDonald and Margaret Williams | 04/07/2011

While patrolling in Iraq in 2007, former active-duty Marine Conor Curran came to question what he was doing and why he was there, when an Iraqi civilian served him tea. Curran will be one of several participants in an April 9 open discussion at the Diana Wortham Theatre — Truth to Power: A Permanent State of War (the program starts at 8 p.m.). Xpress editorial intern Forrest McDonald spoke to Curran and one of the keynote speakers, investigative journalist Gareth Porter, earlier this week. Here are a few of their remarks.

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Top Secret Asheville

David Forbes | 07/19/2010

The Washington Post's highly-touted Top Secret America investigation, chronicling the explosion of secret government projects, includes a handy map feature that reveals classified government work at four Asheville locations, all within the federal office complex on Patton Avenue.

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Marking Memorial Day 2009

Brian Postelle | 05/25/2009

About 200 people, among them uniformed soldiers, patch wearing vets, boy and girl scouts and civilians, gathered at Memorial Stadium above McCormick Field for the Asheville/Buncombe Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.

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UNCA's Center for Diversity Education presents exhibit about Holocaust, World War II March 4-29

Caitlin Byrd | 02/15/2013

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Local Vietnam veterans get true homecoming celebration

Caitlin Byrd | 04/01/2012

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