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August 2007 - Posts
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Wounded Warriors Soldier On In New Roles By Borden Black, Special to the Ledger-Enquirer, Aug. 24, 2007 Sgt. Thomas Davis is teaching young soldiers about improvised explosive devices. It's a topic he knows about first-hand. He lost his leg as the Read More...
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Bush Backs Separate Combat-Related Disability System By Tom Philpott, Military.Com, Aug. 24, 2007 The Bush administration is preparing a legislative proposal to present to Congress in September that would establish a separate and, under most circumstances, Read More...
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Free massages, haircuts, manicures at Gurnee spa follow night out in Milwaukee By Jim Newton , Lake County News Sun, Aug. 25, 2007 There's nothing like a trip to the spa on the morning after a night on the town. Ten Soldiers on a break from rehab Read More...
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Washington Times / Associated Press, Aug. 26, 2007 LANSING, Mich. — Michelle Engel returned home from a trip to Florida to help her sick mother and found a leaking hot water heater that had damaged drywall, carpeting and floorboards. Her husband, Read More...
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By Pedal Pushers Online What does it mean to be a Wounded Warrior ? For many men and women in the U.S. armed services, it means to have left behind the comfort and safety of their homes and families only to trek through inhospitable lands filled with Read More...
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By Susan Essoyan, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Aug. 22, 2007 Ariana Del Negro says her husband was knocked flat by a 7,000-pound car bomb in Iraq, and came home to Hawaii with debilitating headaches, vertigo, memory lapses and hearing loss. But his traumatic Read More...
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By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Aug. 23, 2007 MILWAUKEE -- An unusual study by doctors treating blast victims at a field hospital in Iraq has found that ruptured eardrums may help reveal which troops are at risk of hidden brain Read More...
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By Samantha L. Quigley, American Forces Press Service, Aug. 20, 2007 WASHINGTON – A charitable group in Washington state has made it its goal to create warm, safe and accessible homes for injured veterans. The “Heroes at Home” program Read More...
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Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, greets Sgt. Luis Martinez (left) and Martinez’ wife, Sylvia, at the National Guard Bureau Picnic held Aug. 15 in Woodbridge, Va. Martinez was one of 27 National Guard Wounded Warriors from Read More...
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By Rita Delfiner, New York Post, Aug. 20, 2007 She's a stunning model, but when Mary Bryant heads to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to recruit wounded veterans to enter marathons, she's the picture of a gung-ho drill sergeant. Read the complete Read More...
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By Susan Davis, Aug. 18, 2007 Today brings the final chapter in our report on the Wounded Warriors’ visit to Bonaire. Since our last update, the warriors have had even more gifts and honors bestowed upon them by the island, which has opened its Read More...
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By Robert Weller, Associated Press writer, Aug. 18, 2007 FORT CARSON, Colo. - Spc. Crystal Witte feels guilt, can barely hear and has minor brain damage. All qualify the medic to be a member of one of the Army's newly created wounded warrior units. Read More...
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By T.M. Lindsey, Aug. 17, 2007, Iowa Independent Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd, D.-Conn., could not care less about what a politician has to say, but, he cares about what a politician has done. These words ring especially true when Read More...
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By the North County Times Opinion staff Our view: Family members should get extra time if they need it to care for wounded warriors Imagine that your wounded son or daughter has returned from Iraq. Now imagine that your boss might fire you if you take Read More...
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By Deanna Cooper, Kodiak Daily Mirror, Aug. 16, 2007 Sgt. Chris Middleton, who suffered traumatic brain injury and other severe injuries in Iraq in 2004, said that before coming to Kodiak as part of the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP), he never left his Read More...
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By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug.17, 2007 WASHINGTON - Repeated and ever-longer war-zone tours are putting increasing pressure on military families, the Army said yesterday, helping push soldier suicides to a record rate. Read More...
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Hoosiers Portray Woods and Nick Bennett survived injuries that would have killed them in past wars. By Phil Richards, The Indianapolis Star When Portray Woods finally stirred and opened his eyes after two months in a coma, it was to the sweetest greeting. Read More...
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By Samantha L. Quigley, News Blaze The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys took a break from training camp recently to express team members' gratitude to injured servicemembers recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Read More...
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By Jill Burke, KTUU News, Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2007 KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- More than 27,000 American Soldiers have been injured in Iraq since March 2003, according to the U.S. military. Of those, more than 12,000 were unable to quickly return Read More...
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By Robert Weller, The Associated Press, Aug. 15, 2007 FORT CARSON, Colo. — Spc. Crystal Witte feels guilt, can barely hear and has minor brain damage. All qualify the medic to be a member of one of the Army’s newly created wounded warrior Read More...
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Unit Seeks Access to Care, Time to Heal, Return to Battle By Tom Roeder , The Colorado Springs Gazette, Aug. 15, 2007 The mission for wounded soldiers at Fort Carson was simplified with the recent formation of a new unit on the post. Now, troops recovering Read More...
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HealthDay News, Aug. 14, 2007 U.S. researchers are studying ways to use super-small nanoparticles to easily deliver painkillers to injured soldiers. The team at the University of Michigan say they have received a $1.3 million grant from the Defense Advanced Read More...
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By Steve Mraz , Stars and Stripes European edition, Aug. 15, 2007 LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has become the only hospital outside the U.S. designated a Level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. The designation Read More...
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By Elizabeth Power, Aug. 14, 2007 Over the years I’ve spoken about trauma, disabilities, and the workplace in a variety of contexts. None, however, have been as powerful as representing the Sidran Institute at the Army’s Wounded Warrior Symposium Read More...
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Washington DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aug. 13, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. It's an honor for me to be here with Senator Bob Dole, and Secretary Donna Shalala, Secretary Jim Nicholson, and Deputy Secretary Gordon England. I appreciate Read More...
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The East Brunswick, New Jersey AARP Chapter No. 4855 will sponsor a Benefit for Wounded Soldiers from 5-10 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, entertainment by Bill Lewis, Read More...
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By Cheryl Montoya, Beacon staff writer, Aug. 9, 2007 Local American Legion Riders will make their second trip to Texas to deliver donated items to wounded soldiers that are being treated at the medical center. Aaron Dean and wife Trudy, Dave Litton and Read More...
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By Steve Vogel, Washington Post, Aug. 13, 2007 The headquarters for the new Warrior Transition Brigade at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been named in honor of an Army medic killed last year in Afghanistan while trying to rescue other soldiers. About Read More...
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Associated Press, Aug. 12, 2007 DENVER - The Army has launched a nationwide program to teach soldiers and their families how to identify signs of possible psychiatric injuries suffered in warfare. The program is a response to widespread reports that soldiers Read More...
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By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer, Aug. 10,2007 After more than a year of patrolling the deadly roads of Iraq’s volatile Anbar province, Staff Sgt. Jeff Anderson of the Minnesota National Guard returned home in late April – only Read More...
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By Paul E. Kandarian, Boston Globe, August 9, 2007 Being a wounded soldier thousands of miles from home isn't easy. Sharon Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 7238 aims to make things a little easier for injured military personnel by bringing a bit of home Read More...
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By Rick Maese, Baltimore Sun, Aug. 8, 2007 Before the Orioles’ game last night, 23 wounded soldiers from across the nation were honored. Reliever Jamie Walker met them on the field beforehand. By now, he’s well-versed in the early stages of Read More...
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Soldiers Awaiting Discharge or for Return to Duty Gain a Fast Track to Evaluations By Sean Harder, Morris News Service, Aug. 7, 2007 HINESVILLE - Wounded soldiers waiting to leave the Army or be returned to duty will undergo medical evaluations more quickly Read More...
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Therapists Trained In Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing at Landstuhl By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes , August 7, 2007 LANDSTUHL, Germany — Mental health care providers are reporting positive results using a relatively new and non-traditional Read More...
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Army Admits Disorder Is Under-Reported By Lisa Chedekel, Courant Staff Writer, August 6, 2007 Only about 3 percent of soldiers who have served in combat since 2003 have been diagnosed by the Army with post-traumatic stress disorder -- far fewer than the Read More...
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Wounded Veterans Honored during an Event at the Reagan Library Marking the 225th Anniversary of the Purple Heart Medal By Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times staff writer, August 5, 2007 Sgt. Maj. Jesse Acosta pushed aside his dark sunglasses and dabbed Read More...
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Lawsuits join fight to overhaul VA By Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, August 1, 2007 Washington - When Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Lucey returned from his tour of duty in Iraq, he looked like a kid who had lucked out. No visible wounds. But looks aren't Read More...
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