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April 2008 - Posts
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By U. S. Army Human Resources Command , April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON , D.C. - The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program is proud to announce that April 30, 2008 marks four years of committed service to severely wounded, injured, and ill Soldiers and their Families. Read More...
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By Sean Lengell, The Washington Times, April 30, 2008 A popular "21st Century GI Bill" increasing college tuition benefits for veterans could reach the House floor next week, though Democrats may try to attach it to a war spending bill, placing Read More...
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By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service, April 29, 2008 PHILADELPHIA - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called on the citizens of Philadelphia last night to embrace those who have lost loved ones or who have been wounded in service to Read More...
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By Susan Kinzie, Washington Post, April 29, 2008 Two years after a rocket-propelled grenade hit Nathan Toews during an ambush in southern Afghanistan, sending shrapnel shooting into his skull and spiderwebbing through his brain, he has recovered enough Read More...
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By Iuliana Petre, Killeen Daily Herald, April 25, 2008 During Fort Hood's Arbor Day, members of the military community gathered at the future site of a handicap-accessible playground on post to plant 50 trees and unveil a plaque in honor of wounded Read More...
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Mortgage crisis hits home for military families ever on move By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, April 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — As the home foreclosure crisis sweeps across America, military and financial aid groups say they are hearing from a rising number Read More...
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American Forces Press Service, April 25, 2008 WASHINGTON , - The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans May 1 to ensure they know about VA's medical services and other benefits. Read the complete Read More...
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Business Wire , April 24, 2008 WASHINGTON - THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Doocy, thanks for the introduction. This has got to be one of the most inspiring athletic events in our nation's history. At least it is for me, and I hope it is for you. Read More...
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By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service, April 23, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs are diligently working together to solve problems for America's wounded warriors, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon Read More...
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Breckenridge ski trip a chance to recover, reconnect, military wife says By Harriet Hamilton , Vail Daily, April 23, 2008 BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado — For military wife Torrey Shannon, nothing could be further from the pain and frustration she felt Read More...
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DOD Military Health System officials will hold their second live online town hall discussion April 25 from 2:45-4:15 p.m. EDT. Air Force News, April 23, 2008 Following up on the success of February's Wounded Warrior Webhall event, the Pentagon's Read More...
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ScienceDaily, April 23, 2008 The U.S. Defense Department has launched a five-year, Army-led cooperative effort to leverage cutting-edge medical technology to develop new ways to assist servicemembers who’ve suffered severe, disfiguring wounds during Read More...
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By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, April 21, 2008 WASHINGTON - In the rehabilitation unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where every day is Patriots Day, there are nine "Rehab Rules" on the wall and the first commandment is: Share Your Story. Read More...
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Doctor Tries To Bring Troops’ Vision Damage into Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Fold By Lisa Chedekel, Hartford Courant, April 20, 2008 Army Staff Sgt. Brian Pearce came home from Iraq with 20/20 vision — and a diagnosis of legal blindness. Read More...
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ABC World News with Charles Gibson, April 18, 2008 CHARLES GIBSON: Finally tonight, our person of the week. It takes grit and determination to become a world class athlete with the chance to compete at the Olympic Games. Tonight, a woman who is doing Read More...
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By Jamie Findlater, American Forces Press Service, April 18, 2008 WASHINGTON - Returning from combat in Iraq or Afghanistan with a disability certainly brings with it a number of challenges, but for one Soldier, a great aid to his successful recovery Read More...
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NBC Nightly News April 17, 2008 BRIAN WILLIAMS: There are some staggering new numbers out tonight on the number of American soldiers who are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with wounds most of us can’t see: post-traumatic stress and depression. Read More...
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U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release, April 17, 2008 The Department of Defense announced the creation of the new, federally-funded institution, the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Read More...
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By John J. Kruzel, American Forces Press Service, April 17, 2008 WASHINGTON - A study released today shows that nearly 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression, findings that military Read More...
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By Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service, April 16, 2008 WASHINGTON – Retired Army reservist Joseph L. Bowser was 9 years old when he first experienced the thrill of skating and using his hockey stick to whack a rubber puck across the Read More...
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By Kristin M. Hall, AP/Washington Times, April 16, 2008 New units aid injured troops in recovery FORT CAMPBELL , Ky. - Army Sgt. Maj. David Allard used to break down troops to prepare them for the rigors of the infantry. But after suffering a brain injury Read More...
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U.S. Army News Jack Nicklaus spent time with a group of about 40 Soldiers from Fort Gordon, Ga., and its Eisenhower Army Medical Center April 9. The Soldiers are members of the hospital’s Warriors in Transition Unit and the local Veterans Affairs Read More...
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By Vickie Elmer, The Washington Post, April 15, 2008 Recent veterans who served with the Reserve or National Guard had a much lower jobless rate last year than other vets did, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Read the complete story at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402784.htm Read More...
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AP/New York Times, April 15, 2008 Kansas and Kentucky are the first states to approve a compact that will make it easier for children of military families to change schools if enough other states sign on. Read the complete story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/education/15brfs-FLEXIBILITYF_BRF.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Flexibility+For+Military+Families&st=nyt&oref=slogi Read More...
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By Ann Marie Harvie , Army News Service, April 14, 2008 CONCORD , Mass. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District is assisting the Community Based Health Care Organizations of Massachusetts in a first of its kind program. Read the complete Read More...
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By Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service, April 14, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are making progress to improve health care for injured servicemembers and military veterans, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Read More...
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To the Cadre on the Front Lines Of Improving Care at Walter Reed, The Challenge Can Rival Combat By Steve Vogel, Washington Post, April 10, 2008 Army Maj. Steven Gventer stuck his trusty Garmin GPS on the windshield of a white van idling in a garage before Read More...
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By Adam Folk, The Augusta Chronicle, April 8, 2008 Formerly in the 186th Engineer Company based in Dothan, Ala., the staff sergeant watched with other members of the Warriors in Transition Battalion at Fort Gordon's Gordon Lakes Golf Course on Monday Read More...
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By Jon Krawczynski, USAToday, April 6, 2008 MINNEAPOLIS — As a young gymnast, Melissa Stockwell always dreamed of going to the Olympics. She never knew that one day she would wind up as a member of Team USA, or that it would be as a trailblazing Read More...
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By Thom Shanker, New York Times, April 6, 2008 WASHINGTON — Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers who would be sent back to the front again and again under plans that call for troop numbers to be sustained Read More...
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By Olivia Mendoza , Army News Service, April 4, 2008 FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Honorable Elaine Chao, U.S. secretary of labor, visited the U.S. Army Garrison Soldier and Family Assistance Center in Brooke Army Medical Center here March 26. Read the Read More...
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By Phyllis Hanson, Navasota Examiner, April 3, 2008 They say “time heals all wounds,” but for injured soldiers returning home from war, it takes a great deal more than that - it takes the help of an army. For the son of a Navasota man, helping Read More...
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Reporting by Dana Kozlov , CBS2 Chicago TV, April 2, 2008 ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. ― Bryan Anderson has come a long way since a roadside bomb took his legs and an arm, and Wednesday night his acting dreams became a reality when he played a suspect on CSI: Read More...
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By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service, April 2, 2008 SNOWMASS VILLAGE , Colo. – Seventy-four-year-old Bob Eiden stood on a snow bank overlooking Snowmass Mountain yesterday, mentally preparing himself for his first experience on skis, 16 Read More...
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By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service, April 1, 2008 SNOWMASS VILLAGE , Colo. - As nearly 400 disabled veterans enjoy the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here, officials credit a legion of volunteers and sponsors as the driving Read More...
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By Leslie Brefeld, Summit Daily News , April 1, 2008 DILLON — A lack of attention on top-level disabled skiing led Pine, Colo., resident Marc Romero to showcase the sport he saw growing right along with able-bodied skiing. Read the complete story Read More...
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By Nick D'Amario, USAG Grafenwoehr Public Affairs , April 1, 2008 GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - A Soldier assigned here is one of the first in U.S. Army Europe to return to normal duty standing after recovering in a Warrior Transition Unit. Read the complete Read More...
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By Gina Cavallaro, Army Times, April 1, 2008 Four wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and two of their squad leaders took a step forward in their careers Friday when they graduated from the first mobile basic noncommissioned Read More...
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