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stan in the past decade. The Rand Corp. said as many as 300,000 veterans of those wars may have suffered PTSD or major depression. The Pentagon and the Veterans Affairs Department have been ramping up therapy options for several years now and the effort continues as some troops continue to go undiagnosed or untreated.
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Celtics move 1 win from NBA finals, beat Heat
94-90 in Game 5
• MIAMI (AP) -- When the Boston Celtics last left Miami, they were on the ropes. Down 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Unable to solve LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. On the cusp of being ousted by the Heat for a second straight season.
• Three games and three wins later, the plot could not be more different as they sauntered out of Miami this time.
• And for one of sports' most storied franchises, yet another trip to the NBA finals might be looming.
• Kevin Garnett finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 19 -- including a huge 3-pointer over James' outstretched arm with 52.9 seconds left -- and the Celtics beat the Heat 94-90 on Tuesday night, stealing home-court advantage and taking a 3-2 lead in the East finals that now shift to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday night.
• "This is like a heavyweight bout," Garnett said.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, June 6, the 158th day of 2012. There are 208 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on "D-Day," beginning the liberation of German-occupied western Europe.
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• On this date:
• In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation (Continued on page 38)
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