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June 2007 - Posts
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The American Red Cross reported that it had learned about a new scam that targets military families. According to the Red Cross, a caller identifies herself as a Red Cross representative. She goes on to say that the spouse's husband has been injured Read More...
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Offers opportunity for employment during rehab' By Brandon Leonard, The Washington Times June 21, 2007 Roughly 80 organizations were at Walter Reed Army Medical Center yesterday to offer job opportunities to wounded service members. The event, known Read More...
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The Central Pennsylvania Regional Equal Employment Opportunity Council invites employers and veterans to participate in a job fair July 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Post at 148 West Penn St., Carlisle, Pa. and American Legion Post Read More...
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Vets a “Great Resource” for Business, Secretary Says WASHINGTON - With nearly a quarter of newly discharged veterans considering starting their own businesses, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson praised a new Small Business Administration Read More...
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By Fred W. Baker III, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 13, 2007 – Medical Engineer Technician Carlos Villamizar uses a dental pick to scratch between the crevices of a hard plastic model. He picks and picks and picks, scraping away Read More...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 14, 2007 A bipartisan group of senators moved Wednesday to boost disability pay to soldiers hurt in combat and improve care for brain injury. The measure, introduced by 30 senators, also would expand medical care and Read More...
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The new Pentagon Channel documentary, “Finding Their Way” is now available for viewing online. The program revisits wounded warriors further into their recovery to follow how they are progressing. Medical advances used by critical care specialists Read More...
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Casmir Werda receives his motorcycle club vest at Walter Reed Army Medical Center May 27. By Dennis Johnson U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program The thunder resounding through the halls of Walter Reed Army Medical Center didn’t come from the sky above, Read More...
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By Bernard S. Little, Army News Service, June 13, 2007 WASHINGTON - Walter Reed Army Medical Center joined installations and commands worldwide this week in celebrating the Army's 232nd birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony Tuesday in the hospital's Read More...
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By Sharon A. McLoone Washington Post, June 13 The Small Business Administration on Wednesday unveiled a new loan initiative designed to aid the military community. The Patriot Express Initiative includes new programs as well as expanded ones for veterans Read More...
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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 12, 2007 – More than 20 veterans injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan will join some 600 other disabled veterans next week for the 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The Read More...
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By Mark Emmons, The San Jose Mercury News June 5, 2007 Brett Miller leaned over his mountain bike's handlebars and took in the breathtaking view as the wind whipped across the grassy ridgeline. Beneath him was an adrenaline junkie's dream: a narrow Read More...
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson congratulates Staff Sgt. Jay Wilkerson on receiving the Purple Heart. Nicholson and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented Purple Heart Medals to four wounded Soldiers during ceremonies at the Palo Read More...
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By Bernard S. Little Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 8, 2007 – Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials yesterday activated the second and third companies focused solely on overseeing the health, welfare and morale of Read More...
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By David Mays Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 7, 2007 – A new Pentagon Channel documentary, “Finding Their Way,” revisits wounded warriors further into their recovery to see how they are doing. Medical advances Read More...
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Photos by Jim Gehrz Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune Two years ago Father Tim Vakoc became the first - and only - military chaplain gravely wounded in the war in Iraq. He returned home to Minnesota with little hope. But he found a way to continue his Read More...
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By Scott Linebrink WASHINGTON – (San Diego Union-Tribune, June 4, 2007) As our group was preparing to leave Bethesda Naval Hospital Saturday afternoon, an officer approached us. “I want to thank the Padres for coming over,” said the Read More...
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By Fred W. Baker III Army News Service WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 6, 2007) - Sgt. Dennis Cline never was the kind of child who put together plastic models. More of an outdoor kid, he preferred doing things outside - biking, hiking, hunting, fishing Read More...
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By Sgt. Sara Wood WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 4, 2007) - As the use of improvised explosive devices has continued steadily against U.S. troops in Iraq, the Defense Department has made treating those troops seriously injured in the blasts a top Read More...
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Baltimore, Md. – June 4 In a show of community support for returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, Clipper City Brewing, LP, will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the rehabilitation efforts Read More...
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Congress moved to give more money to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to treat Soldiers with mental health problems. By Chris Adams cadams@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON -- Saying they're ''very concerned'' that the Department of Veterans Read More...
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Area group hopes to expand effort for deer season By Matt Miller, Patriot News Sgt. Patrick Rose has done a lot. He served his country in the Army and was badly wounded in Iraq. He's spent two years recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Read More...
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By Hilary Kraus Staff writer Fayetteville Observer When expectant mother Amy Gordon was invited to a baby shower on Sunday, she thought she’d get the usual blankets, bottles and binkies. What she got was about $600 worth of baby gifts, as did 16 Read More...
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By Terry J. Goodman, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Walter Reed Army Medical Cente r Maj. David Rozelle, shown here as a captain in command of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Maj. Rozelle returned to Iraq after losing Read More...
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By Cpl. Tremeshia D. Ellis 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office “It felt like I was hit with a sledgehammer,” said Sgt. Vincent Hall, describing the impact of an improvised explosive device that cost him his right eye and almost ended Read More...
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