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September 2007 - Posts
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By Chris Roberts, El Paso Times, Sept. 27, 2007 An Army general referred to by President Bush as the "bureaucracy buster" spoke Wednesday at Fort Bliss about actions he is taking that are improving the treatment of wounded Soldiers. Read the Read More...
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Major Parts Of Plan Will Take 8 Months By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, Sept. 26, 2007 The Pentagon said it would take at least eight months to complete major improvements to its mental health program, which treats troops with post-traumatic stress disorder Read More...
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Troop-Increase Stress Is a Concern By Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post Staff Writer, Sept. 26, 2007 Army Chief of Staff George W. Casey Jr., who is scheduled to testify today before the House Armed Services Committee, intends to move as quickly as possible Read More...
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Wounded Soldier Receives NFL Ball from Giant's Player By Arthur Staple, Long Island Newsday, Sept. 25, 2007 Plaxico Burress usually secrets away the balls he catches for touchdowns. After his fifth touchdown catch of the season, the play that provided Read More...
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By Craig Palmer, American Dental Association,Sept. 24, 2007 Palo Alto, Calif.— VA dentists are helping wounded warriors smile again. "I work at the VA hospital here and we are actively involved in the treatment of some amazing Iraqi war veterans," Read More...
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Research finds symptoms may not surface for months or years after troops are exposed to a blast; damage has 'long-term consequences' By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, Sept. 24, 2007 Scientists trying to understand traumatic brain injury from bomb blasts Read More...
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Photo: Sgt. Michael Nold and Sgt. Jason Ivey move pieces of plywood for the ceiling in the garage-conversion project with "Operation Soldier Assist" at the home of Sgt. George Bellis, a wounded Soldier. Photo by Bethany Buckingham By Bethany Read More...
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By Cheryl Harrison, Fort Sam Houston Public Information Office, Sept. 20, 2007 Fort Sam Houston, Texas - Wounded warriors received assistance in resume writing, interviewing and proper dress Sept. 17 in an effort to prepare them for the next day's Read More...
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Base-line data sought in case of major injury By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 19, 2007 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop Read More...
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By John E. Mulligan The Providence Journal Washington Bureau, Sept. 19, 2007 David Murray was home in bed on Haverhill Street in North Kingstown when he got the call from one of his son’s commanders at Fort Devens. His son, Patrick, had been wounded Read More...
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WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 17, 2007 Sewickley, Pa. - On Monday, a group of injured veterans got a chance to enjoy something most people take for granted: a round of golf. Every Monday in western Pennsylvania, there are more than a dozen charitable Read More...
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By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Westcliffe, Colorado Wounded warriors who may not know what to do with their lives will be able to recuperate, heal and study in the Wet Mountain Valley thanks to a new ranch dedicated Tuesday. Read the complete Read More...
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At New Walter Reed Center, Amputees Try to Readjust to Life in or Out of Battle By Steve Vogel, Washington Post Staff Writer, Sept. 13, 2007 With the fanfare of military music and a jump by paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division scheduled to mark Read More...
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By Hernan Rozemberg, Sept. 15, 2007 San Antonio Express-News Staff Writer When Marine 1st Lt. Dan Moran was shipped back home to treat wounds suffered from two bombings in Iraq last year, he was dispatched to a place he had never seen and surrounded by Read More...
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WOAI News TV, San Antonio, Texas There is a place at Fort Sam Houston that wounded and injured warriors and their families call home. The Warrior and Family Support Center is where they begin reconnecting their lives and start adjusting to life with their Read More...
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By Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News, Sept. 8, 2007 Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Keil came home from Iraq to a world full of obstacles that had never been obstacles before: doorknobs to turn, stairs to climb and hallways too narrow for his wheelchair. But Read More...
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By Tom Moody, Sept. 8, 2007 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Several hundred people came to the Beach Park Saturday to see approximately 50 motorcycles on display and listen to the live bands at the Carlsbad American Legion's first Chrome in the Park show. Read More...
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NBC San Diego, Sept. 5, 2007 A group of local military wives, with husbands wounded in the line of duty, are among the first in the nation to band together with a support group for themselves. NBC 7/39 medical correspondent Peggy Pico spoke with a Camp Read More...
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By Wendi Winters, The Capital, Annapolis, Md. An organization chaired by Steve Middleton, a longtime Severna Park resident, has stepped in to help make one wounded Soldier's life a little easier. Mr. Middleton has been involved with Operation Support Read More...
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