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Meeting the needs of wounded Soldiers (blog.al.com)

It takes Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Mace Allen four hours to drive from his home to the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit at Redstone Arsenal. Those trips can worsen the pain in his back.

Tags: wounded,soliders,national guard

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Staying Power: Family Liaisons on Frontlines of Wounded Airmen Care (www.defenselink.mil)

When an airman is seriously injured in combat it is not only their life, but also their family’s, that is suddenly turned upside down. While the airman is whisked away for critical medical care, it... More

Tags: airman,wounded,family,medical care

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New disability process to expand (www.airforcetimes.com)

A limited test of a streamlined system to more speedily and equitably evaluate wounded and injured troops is tentatively set to expand over the next seven months from the Washington, D.C., area to 16... More

Tags: disability,program,wounded,injured,veterans,va

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Pentagon Stiffs Families of Dead and Wounded Vets (www.opednews.com)

Pentagon death and disability payments for service personnel are far lower than private sector payouts for like causes, a Nobel Prize-winning economist says. The families of civilian workers killed... More

Tags: veterans,pentagon,stiff,families,wounded,dead

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EOD fights back after Iraq explosion (www.militarytimes.com)

Mary Dague hears the catty whispers sometimes. “So ugly,” the strangers say when they think she can’t hear. The 24-year-old has bright green eyes, a quick smile, and on the days she gets her... More

Tags: iraq,wounded,eod,troops,sgt

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Video: Alleged friendly fire attack in Iraq (www.salon.com)

On the afternoon of Dec. 4, 2006, Pfc. Albert Nelson was wounded and Pfc. Roger Suarez-Gonzalez was killed during an exchange of fire in “building #2” close to the south bank of the Euphrates... More

Tags: tmc,salon,friendly fire,iraq,wounded,video,albert nelson

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1 Points