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PETERSBURG-AK (2009-09-16) Over five thousand US service men and women have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department. Nearly 35 thousand more have been wounded in the two wars. Earlier this month, six wounded soldiers from Alaska's Fort Richardson spent a weekend in Petersburg for some rest and relaxation. Their trip was part of the Alaska State Elks Association's Wounded Veterans Project, which is aimed at helping injured vets and raising awareness about their needs. The program compliments the Army's own wounded warrior battalions that were set up to aid injured soldiers upon their return home.

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"Woodbridge, Va. - During the weekend of May 21 to 24, Woodbridge Elks Lodge 2355 provided encouragement and support to 31 members of "The Greatest Generation""

"Horseheads, N.Y. - Christmas came a little early to members of the Army's 827 Engineer Company. The company, along with their family, got together Sunday to celebrate Christmas together before shipping out to Afghanistan."

"The students of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic School, Two Rivers, made hundreds of Christmas cards for the Two Rivers Elks Lodge 1380 to send to active duty military members. The cards will be shared with the crew of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and an Army unit, according to a news release from the Elks."

The families of two fallen soldiers were the guests of honor Monday at a Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Elks Lodge 859 of Bryan. Mark Kay Edwards received the Elks Medal of Valor for her son Billy, who died in Iraq in 2007. He spent two years at Texas A&M before joining the army. "For them to remember us and give us something special for Billy, it just makes it all the more special," she said. "He was a great kid for us. But knowing that everybody else remembers him and honors him, you know that just makes us feel good."

"JEROME - A memorial on Saturday honored the family of a Magic Valley man who was the first Idahoan to lose his life in the war in Afghanistan and one of two killed in action."

JEROME - A memorial on Saturday honored the family of a Magic Valley man who was the first Idahoan to lose his life in the war in Afghanistan and one of two killed in action.

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