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November 2007 - Posts
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, Nov. 29, 2007 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) this week began a pilot program to test a new single disability evaluation system for wounded warriors at the Read More...
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The Birmingham News opinion, Nov. 29, 2007 THE ISSUE: U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions is trying to close a "surprising" loophole and ensure that wounded Soldiers receive their full bonuses from the military. The very least this country owes our Soldiers Read More...
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‘A charitable version of shock and awe’ By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes Europe, Nov. 28, 2007 LANDSTUHL, Germany — ’Tis the season, and the holiday season for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Wounded Warrior Ministry Read More...
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By Rebecca Blanton, Danville, Va. Register & Bee, Nov. 26, 2007 Adam Peacock was happy just being out of the hospital and in the country, so bagging two deer Saturday was, as he said, “icing on the cake.” Read the complete story at: http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=117335362445 Read More...
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By Chris Adams, McClatchy News Service, Miami Herald, Nov. 28, 2007 WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs fell farther behind this year in its attempts to give veterans timely decisions on their disability claims, new records show. The latest Read More...
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The Associated Press, Nov 26, 2007 HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Chase Gean got a lot more than pumpkin pie and turkey for Thanksgiving, but he earned it. Sixteen months ago, the former sergeant lay wounded in Afghanistan after an ambush. A bullet hit Read More...
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By Vicky Eckenrode - Associated Press, Nov 21, 2007 WILMINGTON, N.C. — The first time Joey Bozik picked up a golf club after his accident, the ball bounced a mere 20 yards. “I was just demoralized,” Bozik said. “I thought, ‘How Read More...
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National Alliance on Mental Illness, Nov. 6, 2007 Arlington, Va. - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has established an online Veterans Resource Center www.nami.org/veterans to help support active duty military personnel, veterans and their Read More...
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By Kevin Maurer, The Fayetteville Observer, Nov. 25, 2007 First Lt. Ivan Castro spent a sticky day this summer walking the halls of Congress. He met dozens of senators — including John McCain, John Kerry and Richard Burr — hoping to win support Read More...
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By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY, Nov. 23, 2007 At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY. Read More...
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Soldiers’ Angels bring necessities, cheer to recovering war wounded By Karl Weisel, U.S. Army Garrison Hessen Public Affairs Office Coping with the carnage of war is challenging in the best of circumstances. Arriving at a hospital in a foreign land, Read More...
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By Rebecca Blanton, Danville Register & Bee staff writer, Nov. 22, 2007 The Wheelin’ Sportsmen of The Halifax County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is sponsoring a deer hunt Saturday for wheelchair-mobile hunters. Of the seven Read More...
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Wounded Veterans, Growing Old and Ignored? Not on This Guy's Watch By Charlie Patton, The Florida Times-Union, Nov. 21, 2007 The first time Ryan Kules heard about the Wounded Warrior Project was when he woke from a coma in Walter Reed Army Medical Read More...
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By Audra Calloway, Army News Service, Nov. 23, 2007 WASHINGTON - From Camp Zama, Japan, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, leaders at installations across the Army signed Family Covenants in November, with the remaining posts scheduled for signing ceremonies Read More...
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By J.D. Leipold, Army News Service, Nov. 21, 2007 WASHINGTON – Soldiers who become ill or are wounded while on active duty are entitled to keep all recruitment bonuses due them. The Army reiterated that policy today, after a wounded Soldier inadvertently Read More...
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By Army News Service, Nov 21, 2007 WASHINGTON - A new initiative to honor and say "thank you" to wounded U.S. servicemembers began recently, and the organizers are asking for your help. Read the complete story at: http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/11/21/6237-yellow-ribbons-way-to-thank-wounded-warriors Read More...
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By Chrystal Smith, Army News Service, Nov. 21, 2007 WIESBADEN, Germany—Spc. Joseph Gooch didn't know what to expect as the first injured Soldier reporting to the new Warrior Transition Unit in Wiesbaden. "I was jaded when I left the military Read More...
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By Toni Maltagliati, American Forces Press Service, Nov. 20, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A former Army sergeant and his family this month are settling into a brand new house in New Bern, N.C., custom-built to insure his war injuries will not keep him from Read More...
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Faces Of War Art By Adam Huras, National Post, Nov. 20, 2007 A celebration this week of Canada's global military contribution will be highlighted by The Faces of War , a series of sketches of soldiers by National Post graphics editor Richard Johnson. Read More...
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Parents of Medal of Honor recipient take it day by day USA Today, Nov. 21, 2007 Riverhead, N.Y. — Unlike their son, the Murphys didn't volunteer for this duty. They take on their unwanted burden with grace, humility and pride. Dan and Maureen Read More...
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UCLA Plastic Surgeons Bring Expertise to Iraq Veteran Burn Victims By Meena Hartenstein, James Hill and Jaime Hennessey, ABC World News, Oct. 3, 2007 It took Cpl. Aaron Mankin six weeks after his injury in Iraq to finally look at himself in the mirror. Read More...
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Bob Woodruff, ABC World News, Nov. 19, 2007 GIBSON: Finally, a “Race for Heroes.” Army Capt. Mike Keilty has already proven his valor. He was awarded the Bronze Star in Iraq. He serves now in Afghanistan. But since the summer, he’s been Read More...
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By Jeff Commings, Arizona Daily Star, Nov. 17, 2007 Alex Navallez was one of hundreds of Veterans strolling through the auditorium at the VA Medical Center Friday looking for work in the civilian world. Like many of those who visited the first "HireVetsFirst" Read More...
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By Valrea Thompson, Social Security Administration, Nov. 13, 2007 Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today highlighted the agency's efforts to improve service and reach out to wounded Veterans. "On Sunday, we honored America's Read More...
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By Jeff Himler, Blairsville Dispatch, Nov. 16, 2007 Avid hunter Chris Middleton, of Louisiana, had seen ring-neck pheasants only in books. Then he accepted an invitation from Jeremy Feldbusch, a fellow outdoor enthusiast and wounded veteran of the war Read More...
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By Emily Probst, CNN WASHINGTON, Illinois — Ty Ziegel peers from beneath his Marine Corps baseball cap, his once boyish face burned beyond recognition by a suicide bomber's attack in Iraq just three days before Christmas 2004. He lost part of Read More...
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Star-studded award ceremony and special showing of the 75th celebration of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular honor troops and their families CNN Money, Nov. 12, 2007 New York - Microsoft Corp., in partnership with the United Service Organizations, Read More...
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U.S. Army News, Nov 13, 2007 A new Army medical study published in the Nov. 14 issue of "JAMA," The Journal of the American Medical Association, reports on results from 88,235 post-Operation Iraq Freedom returning Soldiers who completed post Read More...
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Tulsa World, Nov. 16, 2007 A well-meaning, however erroneous, letter appeared in the Thursday edition of the Tulsa World asking that readers send a Christmas card to U.S. Soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Please, don't. As much Read More...
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By Lee Hill Kavanaugh, The Kansas City Star, Nov. 14, 2007 Atchison, Kansas - The stares bother him the most. People see the red flesh that creeps along his cheekbone and jaw. The dangling left arm with permanent nerve damage. The wheelchair. The stump Read More...
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Fox News New York, Nov. 14, 2007 After 14 months in Iraq and another eight in Afghanistan, one would think Mike Kielty would spend his two-week leave relaxing, but the U.S. Soldier instead is running the upcoming Philadelphia Marathon for a good cause. Read More...
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By Greg Jones, The Tribune-Georgian, Nov. 15, 2007 Kingsland resident Lynda Avila, an office manager at the St. Marys Convalescent Center, came to Wounded Warriors Day with her son, Douglass. Both mother and son understand the importance of honoring those Read More...
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Kern County lawyers are getting together to help veterans wounded in combat Fox 58 TV Eyewitness News, Nov. 15, 2007 The Kern County Bar Association has started a program that will make it easier for veterans to make sure they get the benefits they're Read More...
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By Elizabeth M. Lorge, Army News Service, Nov. 13, 2007 WASHINGTON - In a study that will appear in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" Wednesday, Army medical officials examined increased Soldier-reported mental-health concerns Read More...
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By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, Nov. 13, 2007 ARLINGTON, Va. — Two days before a 10-mile race here, Army 1st Lt. Ivan Castro is explaining how he will run tethered to another Soldier — one who can see. ... Castro, 40, a paratrooper with the 82nd Read More...
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FYI: Warning Signs And Where Those At Risk Can Get Help CBS Evening News, Nov. 13, 2007 Today, CBS News reported the findings of a five-month investigation into veteran suicides. The results were startling: according to data from 45 states, 6,256 men Read More...
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A CBS News Investigation Uncovers A Suicide Rate For Veterans Twice That Of Other Americans CBS Evening news, Nov. 13, 2007 NEW York — They are the casualties of wars you don’t often hear about - Soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds. Read More...
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By Samantha L. Quigley, American Forces Press Service, Nov. 13, 2007 NEW YORK – Americans who offer extraordinary support to the nation’s servicemembers got the red-carpet treatment yesterday during a luncheon held in their honor at the famous Read More...
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WKRN-TV, Nashville — The Army is making recovery for injured Soldiers easier. Soldiers who are injured on the job, or wounded in battle, used to stay assigned to their units and rejoined them once they got better. Now, wounded Soldiers are assigned Read More...
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WKRN-TV, Nashville — Nearly a dozen wounded Soldiers cycled through Tennessee Saturday. The 25-mile bike ride left out of Edwin Warner Park Saturday morning. The ride is headed by the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that raises public awareness Read More...
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By Franz Holzer, Army News, Nov. 9, 2007 "The challenge for all of us," Brig. Gen. Michael S. Tucker asserted, before beginning the Army Medical Action Plan Assessment Conference, in Landsdowne, Va., late last month, "is to ensure we stay Read More...
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Lt. Little stands to receive the silver bars of a first lieutenant at a ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial Nov. 7. By Dennis Ryan, Army News Service, Nov. 9, 2007 FORT MYER, Va. — Exactly two months ago 2nd Lt. Mark Little was patrolling in Iraq, Read More...
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The organization Sew Much Comfort has turned out 45,000 shirts, shorts, pants, and other garments that are altered for special needs By Amy Green, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 13, 2007 Oviedo, Fla. — Six months after his marriage, Matt Keil became Read More...
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White House transcript, Nov. 8, 2007 Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, Texas THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much for having me here today. If anybody were to come to this center, they would have to leave inspired and thankful, inspired by the Read More...
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By Gerry J. Gilmore, Nov. 8, 2007, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Bush today saluted wounded troops recovering at the Center for the Intrepid, in San Antonio, for their courage. “The spirit of America is strong in facilities Read More...
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By Erik Eckholm, New York Times, Nov. 8, 2007 WASHINGTON — More than 400 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have turned up homeless, and the Veterans Affairs Department and aid groups say they are bracing for a new surge in homeless veterans Read More...
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By Louis Hansen, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Nov. 8, 2007 CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT — The long Army work day ended at 8 p.m. and Maj. Joe DiNonno peeled down to his sand-colored T-shirt and slipped off his boots. He propped up on a tattered recliner in Read More...
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The Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program, a partnership of DoD, the Department of Labor and the Veterans Administration, was designed to smooth the transition of military personnel and family members from active duty back to the civilian Read More...
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Washington, DC — Severely wounded, injured and ill Soldiers and their Families who are affected by the devastating wildfires can count on The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior program in their time of need. When the fires first hit California, AW2 responded Read More...
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By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, Nov. 7, 2007 WASHINGTON — Troops in Iraq and elsewhere have tried to avoid being pulled out of combat units by cheating on problem-solving tests that are used to spot traumatic brain-injury problems, military doctors Read More...
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By Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post Staff Writer, Nov. 6, 2007 They are the other casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: spouses - mostly wives - of military personnel as well as their children, parents and even siblings struggling with the Read More...
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Hospitalized Soldiers may be entitled to an Army pay benefit called Hostile Fire Pay which is normally paid to Soldiers while in a combat zone. Soldiers who are hospitalized may continue to draw this pay for up to three months after being medically evacuated. Read More...
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By Joe Parrino, Kentucky New Era, Nov. 3, 2007 Fort Campbell, Ky. - A voice rises to vent from the classroom's last row. "I'm always the last guy to leave a test," Sgt. Curtis Crawford tells his professor. "I don't understand Read More...
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Southland chaplain shares stories about comforting injured soldiers at German hospital By Courtney Greve, Daily Southtown staff writer, Nov. 2, 2007 A nurse pointed toward a room and asked the Rev. Robert Barry to visit its tenant. Inside, a blond, ruddy-cheeked Read More...
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A look at issues facing wounded troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Transcript of Voice of America radio broadcast Nov. 4 2007 "Welcome to 'This is America' in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember." "And Read More...
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By Anna Badkhen, Boston Globe Correspondent, Nov. 5, 2007 The dreamy pastels and oils of Massachusetts Army National Guard Sergeant Peter Damon hold no hint of the devastating injury that led to his transformation from helicopter mechanic to artist, or Read More...
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By Elizabeth M. Lorge, Army News Service, Nov. 1, 2007 Every Warrior Transition Unit member must be certified by Jan. 2, said Col. Paul Cordts, director of health policy and services at the Armyís Office of the Surgeon General. He joined leaders Read More...
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By Kristin Ellis, Army News Service, Nov. 1, 2007 Washington - During his first visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center Oct. 24, the national commander of the American Legion discussed the transition of warriors from military to other medical care. Read Read More...
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By Elizabeth M. Lorge, Army News Service, Nov. 1, 2007 The Army is on phase four of the Army Medical Action plan and has staffed 65 percent of Warrior Transition Units across the globe to improve care for wounded Soldiers. ... Read the complete story Read More...
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