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Air Force personnel put up tents to house a 25-bed, U.S.-built hospital for Liberian health workers sick with Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. The hospital is scheduled to open this weekend.

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U.S. Military Response To Ebola Gains Momentum In Liberia

10:23am November 06, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The number of U.S. troops fighting Ebola in West Africa is set to increase dramatically this month, and the first two field hospitals erected by U.S. troops in Liberia will open in the coming days.

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Adam Driver starred in Tracks, This Is Where I Leave You and What If — all out this year. He says there are surprising similarities between two of his other biggest roles, on HBO's Girls and in the new Star Wars film. "If you think about breaking it dow

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Actor's Calendar: 'Girls,' 'Star Wars,' Taking Theater To The Military

6:24pm November 01, 2014

by NPR Staff

Adam Driver is famous for his role in HBO's Girls and his major (and mysterious) part in the next Star Wars film. Less famous: The former Marine's nonprofit organization, Arts in the Armed Forces.

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Winston-Salem Veterans Office Streamlines Operations, Battles More Delays

12:32am May 03, 2013

Last year, the Winston-Salem Veterans Affairs Regional office landed on a federal radar because of long delays and thousands of exposed claim folders. Now administrators say they're changing how claims are processed. But there is still a wait.