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July 2007 - Posts
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Combat Veterans Assigned to Aid Recoveries By Steve Vogel, Washington Post, July 31, 2007 It was the sort of message that sergeants have delivered to soldiers since time immemorial: Formations would be held three days a week at 7:30 a.m., and attendance Read More...
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The Military Warrior Support Foundation is sponsoring a five-day mentorship program August 12-16 to help disabled servicemembers transition back into society. The 25 selected participants must be combat wounded or injured, have a disability rating or Read More...
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By Jim Rutenberg and David S. Cloud, New York Times July 26, 2007 WASHINGTON, July 25 — A presidential panel on military and veterans health care released a report Wednesday concluding that the system was insufficient for the demands of two modern Read More...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he's been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers. The 27-year-old former Soldier, who lost his left hand Read More...
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By Dennis Johnson U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program The Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team, visited wounded Soldiers at Washington D.C.’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center July 17. The team was in town for a three-game series against the Read More...
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By Annette Dunlap, Special to The Courier-Tribune, July 21, 2007 ASHEBORO, N. Carolina — For every combat death reported in the newspaper, there are easily eight times as many combat injuries. The number of service members who have suffered permanently Read More...
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By John Milburn, Associated Press, July 21, 2007 FORT RILEY, Kan. – The Army's top civilian leader acknowledged yesterday that the military has made mistakes in caring for wounded soldiers and said the system is being fixed. Read the complete Read More...
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By PFC David Choi , Army News, July18, 2007 Palm Island, Fla. - Just off the southwest coast of Florida, big things are happening on the private, secluded beach of Palm Island. “Beach Homes for the Brave,” a new program for military veterans Read More...
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Army Spc. Charles Parker looks on as Sven Zarling from Otto Bock International demonstrates a prototype prosthesis designed to give amputees the mobility they need to remain on active duty. By Fred W. Baker III, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Read More...
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By Dennis Ryan, Pentagram staff writer, July 19, 2007 In World War I it was called shell shock, battle fatigue in the World War II and after the Vietnam War the condition was known as Post Traumatic Stress disorder, or PTSD. All of these terms refer to Read More...
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By Associated Press, July 20, 2007 WASHINGTON — Injured veterans could be shortchanged in their government disability pay depending on where they live because of wide disparities from state to state, an internal study concludes. The 1 1/2-year investigation, Read More...
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By Donna Miles , Army News Service, July 17, 2007 WASHINGTON - Sgt. John Keith likes to finish what he starts. So even after a rocket-propelled grenade tore into the door of his Humvee during his deployment to Iraq, leaving his leg dangling, he wasn't Read More...
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Shawn Monroe speaks at the AW2 symposium in Irvine, Calif. By Dennis Johnson, U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program "You never really know a man 'til you walk a mile in their shoes," said Atticus Fitch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Read More...
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By Josh White, Washington Post, July 18, 2007 The Army plans to begin a program today to educate every soldier about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The rare effort to break the perceived stigma within the military on mental Read More...
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By Hope Yen, Associated Press, July 17, 2007 ALEXANDRIA , Va. — Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson pledged yesterday to add mental health services at more than 100 VA medical centers to fight resistance to seeking help for depression and other Read More...
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Sgt. Merlin German was treated at Brooke Army Medical Center for burns to more than 97 percent of his body. Photo by Associated Press By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press, July 15, 2007 SAN ANTONIO – The five badly burned Soldiers arrived around 11 Read More...
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ReZoom.com , a website focused on living well , being well , traveling well , investing well and helping build a better world , is offering a $100,000 prize to the charity that receives the most online votes between July 9 and August 10. The Wounded Warrior Read More...
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Wounded troops and their family members enjoyed Italian cuisine July 13 at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., where Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta hosted them for an evening of dinner and entertainment. Photo by Joe Gromelski, Stars and Stripes Read More...
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By Gina Cavallaro, Military Times Capt. Scott Smiley, Army Times Soldier of the Year 2007 FORT MONROE, Va. - Capt. Scott Smiley says store clerks don't always realize he's blind until he has handed them a credit card and doesn't extend his Read More...
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The California Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, and Jobing.com, in conjunction with Premier Marketing Services, Inc., will hold the Fifth Military Human Resources Employment and Read More...
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By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Scott Winkler, paralyzed from the waist down by an injury in Iraq, throws the shot put during the U.S. Track and Field National Championships in Marietta, Ga. Photo by Leigh Auerbach, Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal Marietta, Read More...
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By Connie Cartmell, The Marietta Times, July 7, 2007 For Marietta resident Elaine Murphy, whose son, Russel Squires, 21, was seriously wounded in Iraq last year, a big part of her own healing and peace of mind is in helping other military families. Murphy Read More...
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Wounded Soldier Makes Astonishing Recovery, Thanks to His Dad By Dean Reynolds, ABC News, June 29, 2007 Sgt. Eric Edmundson struggled to don his military jacket Friday morning. Once in his dress uniform, he was prepared for one of the biggest days of Read More...
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FORT DETRICK, Md. (Army News Service, June 28, 2007) - The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center treats and researches traumatic brain injuries, signature wounds of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Headquartered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the DVBIC Read More...
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EAA chapter offers wounded Soldiers a day of aviation fun Nick Paupore looks over a World War II era military fighter at the Sports Aviation Fun Day. By Dennis Johnson, U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program Through the generosity of a group of flying aficionados Read More...
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The Veterans Airlift Command arranges air transportation for veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a nationwide network of volunteer pilots and their aircraft. Visit www.veteransairlift.org to learn how to schedule Read More...
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By Libby Sander New York Times, July 4, 2007 CHICAGO, July 3 — Frustrated with the federal government’s response to the mental health needs of soldiers, Illinois officials announced on Tuesday that members of the state’s National Guard Read More...
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For nearly two years, Sgt. Corey Briest has spent his life proving people wrong. Some people said he wouldn't survive his blindness and traumatic brain injuries from December 2005 roadside bombs in Iraq. Others said he would never return to Yankton Read More...
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By Yolanda York Social Security Public Affairs, San Diego The thoughts of many Americans are with the brave men and women who are serving their country in the armed forces overseas. So, I thought it might be a good time to review the connection between Read More...
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