Study Focuses on Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Warrior Transition Battalion
[9/3/2010]
A study to measure the effectiveness of animal assisted therapy using dogs is in the final stages at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Brooke Army Medical Center.
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Trauma Medicine is the Focus at the Casualty Care Conference
[8/19/2010]
The Advanced Technology for Applications and Combat Casualty Care Conference is underway for 2010, focusing on medical care for the warfighter.
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CaringBridge: Online Support for Wounded Warriors
[8/10/2010]
CaringBridge provides free, personalized websites to help wounded warriors and their Families stay connected to their strongest support groups–their extended Family members.
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‘Real Warrior’ Loses Leg, Gains New Perspective
[8/4/2010]
With a combat escort at front and rear, Army Maj. Ed Pulido drove a sport utility vehicle into an area of Iraq known as “IED Alley” on his way to Kirkuk from a base northwest of Baghdad. What he encountered there would change his life.
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New Policies Protect Troops from Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
[7/23/2010]
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has sent a message to commanders throughout the force to reinforce new policies designed to minimize the effects of mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.
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Double Amputee Takes Charge of Wounded Warrior Program
[7/15/2010]
The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program has gained a new director - one who has a lot in common with those he'll be leading. Lt. Col. Gregory D. Gadson, a West Point graduate, lost both of his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007. Despite nearly losing his life, Gadson went on to complete two graduate degrees and recovered with assistance from the Wounded Warrior Program, which he is now responsible for.
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USO, Nationals Celebrate Wounded Warriors, Families
[7/12/2010]
200 wounded warriors, active duty military and military Family members were honored at the Nationals game July 11 against the San Francisco Giants. The celebration was part of USO of Metropolitan Washington and Microsoft’s 4th Annual Salute to the Troops.
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Charity Helps an Injured Vet Start a New Life
[6/27/2010]
Military members who return home injured face a multitude of challenges to include the inability to move around their homes and perform the simplest of household tasks others take for granted.
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Improving Wounded Warrior Care
[6/23/2010]
For the sixth year in a row, AW2 is bringing in more than 65 delegates—severely wounded, injured and ill Soldiers, Veterans, and their spouse/caregiver—to identify the top issues facing this population and recommend improvements. While delegates are hard at work, their children will participate in Operation Purple®, an urban adventure camp hosted by the National Military Family Association.
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Wounded Warriors Begin their Journey from 'Sea to Shining Sea'
[5/27/2010]
Through much fanfare and the support of Family members and the local community of San Francisco, 18 of our nation's heroes embarked on a journey from San Francisco to Virginia Beach Va.
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Wounded Warriors Spur Recovery with Iraq Visit
[5/21/2010]
Mothers or any Family member or friend can play a pivotal role in the recovery of servicemembers severely wounded in combat, according to wounded veterans visiting Iraq recently.
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Inaugural Warrior Games Draw to a Close
[5/15/2010]
The inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO drew to a close on May 14, leaving in their wake a few hundred happy, but very tired troops, Family members, and volunteers.
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Care at Warrior Transition Units: A Work in Progress
[5/14/2010]
Top Army leaders say finding the correct equation to caring for wounded Soldiers is an evolving concept — one that will continue to change as treatment methods are examined.
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Wounded Warrior on Quest for Gold
[5/10/2010]
About 200 disabled veterans and servicemembers will compete in the Warrior Games, sponsored by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Defense Department. Events will include cycling, shooting, archery, track, swimming, discus, and shot put, along with sitting and wheelchair versions of volleyball.
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Avatar Project Seeks to Help Military Amputees
[4/28/2010]
A new project being funded through the Advanced Army Medical Technology Initiative promises to bring some of the same technology used in the blockbuster "Avatar" to real-life wounded warriors to promote their rehabilitation and help to ease their reintegration into society.
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Better Prosthetics Coming for Wounded Warriors
[4/23/2010]
From developing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic leg to a non-chafing socket device, the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center here is making big strides in advancing prosthetic science to improve wounded warriors' quality of life.
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Wounded Warriors Encourage Paratroopers to Help Stop Soldier Suicides
[4/14/2010]
Eight battle-wounded veterans of the Iraq war shared lessons learned from their recovery processes with paratroopers at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on April 6, including advice on suicide prevention.
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Wounded Soldiers Aim for Warrior Games
[4/6/2010]
Wounded Soldiers from throughout the Army came to Fort Benning and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit March 29 - April 1 to learn from the military's best shooters in preparation for the inaugural Warrior Games.
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Army Couple Runs 50 Miles for Wounded Warriors
[3/25/2010]
Separated by seven time zones, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, a deployed U.S. paratrooper and his stateside wife celebrated the strength and resiliency of America's wounded warriors with synchronized 50-mile runs March 20-21.
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Wounded Warrior Hopes to Inspire Others
[3/17/2010]
Army Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister was voted National Geographic magazine’s first Reader’s Choice Adventurer of the Year. As part of a six-member team that included three others who are disabled from combat injuries, he conquered Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak — in June.
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Wounded Warriors and Veterans Find Therapy on Ski Slopes
[3/14/2010]
The USO of Metropolitan Washington provides outreach and services to veterans and their Families in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The nonprofit organization often teams up with others, such as Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation, to connect veterans and their Families with services and opportunities to improve their morale and well being and to show support for their service to the nation.
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Army Veteran Serves as U.S. Flag Bearer for 2010 Paralympic Opening Ceremony
[6/27/2010]
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced that alpine skier Heath Calhoun (Bristol, Tenn.), a veteran of the Iraq war, has been selected as flag bearer for the U.S. Paralympic Team at Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on March 12.
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Wounded Warrior Presses Forward Through Recovery
[3/12/2010]
Assigned as a team chief in the Multi-National Security Transition Command — Iraq's Support Division, Army Maj. Randy Klingensmith felt compelled to prove himself to his counterparts in a position many felt was anything but desirable. With less than four months in theater, Klingensmith believed he had started to make a difference.
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Wounded Warrior Ties for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
[3/9/2010]
Wounded by a roadside bomb more than three years ago, Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister has surmounted his injuries to tie for the National Geographic magazine's Reader's Choice Adventurer of the Year Award.
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Virtual Reality Helps Soldiers Deal with Real World Burn Pain
[2/26/2010]
Despite the use of strong painkillers, the majority of burn patients report severe to excruciating pain during wound care. Even knowing the pain from wound treatment is coming can bring on a high level of anxiety and stress for these patients.
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Updated Website Helps Wounded Warriors and their Families
[2/25/2010]
Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource Directory, a Web site for wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers, veterans, their Families and those who support them.
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Study Measures Traumatic Brain Injury
[2/7/2010]
Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center and a professor at Columbia University are working on a collaborative study measuring brain damage on traumatic brain injury patients.
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Wounded Warrior Becomes First Blind Soldier to Take Company Command
[2/3/2010]
Soldier, Infantryman, Airborne Ranger, combat diver, mountain climber, skier, triathlete, surfer, husband, and father are just a few words to describe Capt. Scotty Smiley.
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Adaptive Sports Inspire Wounded Veteran
[1/11/2010]
Wounded military members struggle with an endless set of challenges in overcoming their physical and mental disabilities. And no one may understand what it takes to get past those hurdles better than Army veteran John Register.
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Injured Soldier Resumes Career with Robotic Hand
[1/10/2010]
“Adapt and overcome is the name of the game. It’s just something that happened,” said Elias, a Fort Benning, Ga., drill sergeant, who lost his right hand in a training accident on June 30, 2009.
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Wounded Vets to Participate in First Warrior Games
[1/8/2010]
Some 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the inaugural Warrior Games May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U.S. Olympic Committee will host the games; events will include shooting, swimming, archery, track, discus, shot put, cycling, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair basketball.
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Operation Proper Exit Helps Combat Vets Heal Emotional Wounds
[1/1/2010]
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure.
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Wounded Veterans Real Winners at D.C. Bowl Game
[1/1/2010]
The UCLA Bruins beat the Temple Owls, 30-21, in the EagleBank Bowl, Dec. 29, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. But the real winners of the event were wounded Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen who benefit by involvement with the bowl game's charity partner "The Wounded Warrior Project."
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Homeless Dogs Help Healing Troops
[12/5/2009]
Through the Humane Society's Dog Tags program, Soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center sign up to help shelter dogs learn to behave. It's a program in which everyone benefits; the Soldiers get out of the hospital and learn to care for and train the dogs, and the dogs learn better behavior, making them more adoptable.
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‘Real Warrior’ Helps Others Get Help
[11/22/2009]
After asking for behavioral health help, Hall expected “the hammer” from his boss, he said. Instead, his boss got him the help he needed. He was accepted for a three-week treatment program at the Deployment Health Clinical Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.
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Army Spotlights Heroes in Warrior Care Month
[11/18/2009]
As the nation celebrates military Families this month, the Army has designated November as Warrior Care Month, spotlighting the needs of a specific, very deserving segment of the Army Family — wounded Soldiers and their loved ones.
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A Story of Inspiration: Officer Works to Walk Again
[11/16/2009]
Five months ago, Army Lt. Col. Tim Karcher was in Sadr City, Iraq, commanding the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, and preparing to complete the hand-off of the volatile region to the Iraqis.
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Wounded Warrior Diaries: ‘Failure is Not an Option’
[10/29/2009]
Believing faithfully that failure is not an option is a guiding philosophy for a former Army staff sergeant who, despite his injuries in combat, applies it to his life daily.
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Disability Employment Month: Army Helping Wounded Warriors Find Jobs
[10/26/2009]
This month the nation observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the Army Wounded Warrior Program is focusing on efforts to help more disabled veterans find employment.
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One Online Tool Every Wounded Soldier Should Use
[9/27/2009]
The National Resource Directory (NRD) is an online tool for wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers, veterans, their Families and those who support them. It provides access to more than 11,000 services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.
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Country Music Stars Lead Effort to Benefit Military Medicine
[6/27/2010]
Grammy Award-winning country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are teaming up with civilian and military medical experts to further medical innovations and quality-of-life research for America's battle-wounded, ill, and injured warriors.
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U.S. Just Starting to Deal With War Wounds, Mullen Says
[9/17/2009]
The United States is just beginning to deal with the long-term implications of caring for servicemembers and their Families whose lives have been changed by the wounds of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Sept. 16.
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WWII Veteran Warms Wounded Soldiers
[6/27/2010]
Support to Soldiers comes in many forms, and few things are more tangible to wounded warriors than the quilts that warm their recovery. One group's mission is to cover all wounded and injured servicemembers from the Global War on Terror, whether physical or psychologically, with wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOV).
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AW2 Program Helps Wounded Warriors Find Work
[8/28/2009]
Taking care of wounded warriors is an important part of the Army's mission. The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, injured, and ill Soldiers and their Families, wherever they are located, for as long as it takes. AW2 provides individualized support to this unique population of Soldiers, who were injured or became ill during their service in the Global War on Terrorism.
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Proposed Leave Rule Would Provide for Warrior Care
[8/27/2009]
Defense Department federal employees could receive up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a military Family member injured in the line of duty if an Office of Personnel Management proposal is adopted.
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Warrior Care Portal Serves our Wounded Soldiers
[9/17/2009]
Check out the Warrior Care portal to learn how DoD is assisting servicemembers and their Families get the information and help they need and deserve.
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Transition Program Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Wounded Soldiers
[7/28/2009]
WASHINGTON (July 27, 2009) — Injured Soldiers looking to transition back to civilian life have long been able to start with the Army Career and Alumni Program — but for wounded warriors who didn't know that, ACAP recently rolled out a virtual welcome mat to remind them.
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New Belvoir Hospital to Help Replace Walter Reed
[7/28/2009]
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 27, 2009) — The patient-and family-focused design of a new community hospital at Fort Belvoir is taking physical shape after a year of construction.
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Web Site Features Jobs for Disabled Veterans
[8/10/2009]
WASHINGTON (July 15, 2009) — With more than 3,000 job openings, the creators of a new Web portal are hoping to attract disabled veterans seeking employment.
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Symposium sets top five issues for wounded warriors
[7/23/2009]
WASHINGTON (July 21, 2009) — The top issues for wounded warriors across the nation were discussed at the 5th annual Army Wounded Warrior Program Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, July 14-16.
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Defense, Veterans Affairs collaborate on brain injuries
[6/27/2010]
WASHINGTON (July 20, 2009) — More than half of U.S. servicemembers seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan and admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center suffer from traumatic brain injury, according to Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center officials.
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Wounded warriors continue to serve Army
[7/20/2009]
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (July 16, 2009) — Tom Wiggins was shot in Afghanistan in 2004, recovered from his wounds, started a family and became president of a company — but he wasn't done serving the Army.
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Yellow Ribbon Fund keeps troops’ Families mobile
[7/5/2009]
WASHINGTON (July 1, 2009) — Servicemembers’ long-term rehabilitation shouldn’t keep them, or their family members, bound to the hospital grounds, and the Yellow Ribbon Fund is working to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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Wounded Warrior Diaries: Family heals together, stays together
[7/3/2009]
WASHINGTON (July 1, 2009) — A retired Army captain who survived third-degree burns over 30 percent of his body while stationed in Iraq believes that through family, faith and a lot of hard work, anything can be overcome.
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Tiger Woods honors troops
[7/2/2009]
BETHESDA, Md. (July 1, 2009) — World-class golfer Tiger Woods honored U.S. military servicemembers by hosting the Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am golf tournament at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., during the Fourth of July weekend.
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Wounded warriors return to Iraq
[6/29/2009]
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (June 29, 2009) — Six wounded Soldiers, all amputees, returned to Iraq hoping to close the door on the combat that changed them forever.
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'Chaplains' Closet' helps Landstuhl’s wounded warriors
[6/28/2009]
LANDSTUHL, Germany (June 26, 2009) — The boxes arrive daily from the United States, 15 to 20 each day, along with $8,000 to $12,000 in cash every week from Americans and U.S. nonprofit groups.
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Amputee combat vets return to Iraq for 'proper exit'
[6/24/2009]
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (June 23, 2009) — Six amputee combat veterans put their uniforms back on and returned to Iraq Sunday for the first time since sustaining their injuries in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Awards catch up with wounded warriors
[6/19/2009]
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (June 17, 2009) — Two Iraq veterans and students in the Fort Leavenworth-based Army Wounded Warrior Education Initiative finally received the combat awards they earned years earlier.
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Wounded warrior makes history as first-ever amputee to complete Army warrant officer school
[6/14/2009]
WASHINGTON (June 11, 2009) — Since sustaining an injury in Iraq nearly five years ago, a lot has changed for then Staff Sgt. Johnathan W. Holsey. He lost his left leg below the knee and got a prosthetic, he's gone snowboarding for the first time, run a marathon, and he's made Army history as the first Army amputee to pin on warrant officer bars.
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Wounded warriors participate in Virginia’s ‘Ride 2 Recovery’
[6/12/2009]
WASHINGTON (June 10, 2009) — Many cheering and excited Virginians lined the route of the “Ride 2 Recovery” Memorial Challenge bicycle ride, in which 35 wounded warriors took part in May.
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Face of Defense: Doctor applies Traumatic Brain Injury experience to mission
[6/12/2009]
WASHINGTON (June 10, 2009) — When Army Col. (Dr.) Kenneth Lee began evaluating more than 3,000 Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen called to duty last fall in the state’s largest operational deployment since World War II to ensure their medical readiness, he approached the task with unique and personal insights.
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Wounded Soldier seeks to fulfill long-time dream
[6/5/2009]
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2009) — Before he was wounded in Iraq while serving in the Army as a special operations Soldier, Matt Nyman’s life revolved around family and outdoor activities. Now, despite having lost his right leg below the knee, he’s planning on fulfilling a long-time dream as he tries to conquer North America’s highest peak.
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Army helps warriors in transition heal closer to home
[5/31/2009]
WASHINGTON (May 28, 2009) — The Army Warrior Transition Command overseeing the Warrior Transition Units is issuing refined criteria and instructions for assignment to WTUs to allow more Reserve and National Guard Soldiers to recover in their hometowns through community-based WTUs.
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Declining numbers prompt Army to restructure WTUs
[5/28/2009]
WASHINGTON (May 26, 2009) — The Army is in the process of streamlining its 36 Warrior Transition Units between now and October by closing three WTUs and restructuring six others.
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Mullen salutes servicemembers, vets at Memorial Day concert
[5/25/2009]
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 — The U.S. military’s top officer saluted servicemembers, wounded warriors and veterans at the 20th annual National Memorial Day Concert held in Washington, DC on May 24.
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Obama, Pittsburgh Steelers honor wounded warriors
[5/21/2009]
WASHINGTON (May 21, 2009) — What started as a White House tribute to the Super Bowl XVIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers today turned the spotlight to wounded troops and their families.
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Texas community brings troops, civilians together through fishing
[5/21/2009]
PORT O’CONNOR, Texas (May 21, 2009) — Because Soldiers spend most of their time with other Soldiers, their everyday lives seem completely normal to them. But every once in a while, they run into someone who tells them that what they do is extraordinary.
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Warrior Care: Wounded paratrooper reunites with unit at All American Week
[5/20/2009]
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (May 20, 2009) — Of all the people who gathered on a gray and rainy Monday morning to watch the 82nd Airborne Division kick off its annual All American Week celebration with a division cohesion run, perhaps no one faced more obstacles to be there than Army Sgt. John Hoxie.
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Turning Hope Into Reality-Traumatic Brain Injury Research at the VA
[5/14/2009]
Washington, DC (April 29, 2009) — Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a complex type of injury to the brain's structure, is common among Veterans and has been called one of the "signature injuries" of modern combat.
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Warrior Transition Command stands up at Pentagon
[5/13/2009]
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2009) — A new command to provide sole guidance and policy for the Army's 36 Warrior Transition Units and the nine Community Based Warrior Transition Units was activated May 11, in the Pentagon courtyard.
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Recording artist Leigh Jones puts pep in step of Warrior Transition Unit Soldiers
[5/9/2009]
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 7, 2009) — Sgt. 1st Class Walter Henry III said recording artist Leigh Jones put a little pep in the step of his Warrior Transition Unit on May 6 at the Fort Belvoir Community Center.
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Fort Lewis Warrior Transition Battalion hosts Paralympics Sports Camp
[5/4/2009]
WASHINGTON (May 4, 2009) – Wounded warriors will get a chance to compete in sports while working toward their rehabilitation this week when the Warrior Transition Battalion on Fort Lewis, Wash., hosts a Paralympics Military Regional Sports Camp.
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Testimony details Pentagon, VA plans for wounded warriors
[5/2/2009]
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2009) – The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are working together to address the needs of wounded warriors, defense officials told the House Armed Services Committee.
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Obama kicks off Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride
[5/2/2009]
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2009) – “On your mark. Get set. Go!” With those words and the wail of an air horn he held overhead, President Barack Obama kicked off the third annual “White House to Light House” Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride.
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Month of the Military Child has deeper meaning for wounded warrior families
[4/30/2009]
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (April 30, 2009) - The road to recovery for a wounded Soldier can be long and difficult, but with the help of Army medicine and the love of military spouses and children, that road can be shorter and smoother.
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Wounded warrior first to use next-generation powered legs
[5/2/2009]
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2009) - Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, a bilateral above-the-knee amputee, stood in bright sunlight on the patio of Walter Reed's Bldg. 88, April 17. Gadson is the first person to use the completed version of the Power Knee2, a next-generation powered prosthetic knee featuring new artificial intelligence and sensor technology that makes it possible for above-the-knee amputees to walk with increased confidence, safety and a more natural gait.
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Wounded warriors complete Boston Marathon on hand cycles
[4/25/2009]
BOSTON (April 24, 2009) – Two Special Forces Soldiers who are close friends have much in common. Both were wounded in combat -- one in Iraq, the other Afghanistan. Both are recipients of the Silver Star Medal for their actions in combat. Both are single-leg amputees. And both were official finishers of the 113th Boston Marathon on April 20.
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Amputee makes history
[4/24/2009]
FORT RUCKER, Ala. (April 23, 2009) - Former Staff Sgt. Johnathan Holsey made history here last week as the first amputee to attend the Warrant Officer Career College.
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Army Wounded Warrior Program marks 5 years of support to severely wounded Soldiers, their Families
[4/18/2009]
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2009) - Just over 4,000 severely wounded Soldiers from the Global War on Terrorism and their Families rely on the long-term support of their own advocate.
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First Swing program inspires wounded warriors to retain active lifestyle
[4/8/2009]
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 7, 2009) - Six summers ago, Sgt. Roy Mitchell was a 2-handicap golfer who earned a tryout for the All-Army Golf Team. Now he's a disabled golfer with an eight handicap, striving to regain his form on a prosthetic leg and tinkering with a specialized golf cart.
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Vets bring encouragement, example to newly disabled comrades
[6/27/2010]
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. (March 31, 2009) – Someone who has lived with a disability for more years than he cares to count knows exactly what newly disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are going through.
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VA Secretary opens Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
[6/27/2010]
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. (March 30, 2009) – Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki opened the 23rd annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, encouraging more than 400 participants he said had found their way “to the top of the mountain in search of miracles.”
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Face of Defense: Shooter aims for 2012 Paralympics
[3/27/2009]
FORT BENNING, Ga. (March 27, 2009) – An infantryman for most of his Army career, Army Staff Sgt. Josh Olson never dreamed he would someday become an internationally ranked shooter with the Army's World Class Athlete Program.
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Golf clinic trains instructors to work with wounded servicemembers
[6/27/2010]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 20, 2009) – The National Amputee Golf Association’s First Swing program's mission is twofold: to help military golf instructors learn how to work with wounded warriors and to encourage wounded servicemembers to get back into the swing of an active lifestyle.
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Military medical experts hope to dispel myths, advance treatment for mild traumatic brain injury
[3/18/2009]
SCHWEINFURT, Germany (March 17, 2009) - Get a good night's sleep. That is a seemingly simple, yet sometimes complicated, goal and advice from medical professionals as part of a reintegration program for redeploying Soldiers who might have suffered traumatic brain injuries, said Brig. Gen. Keith Gallagher, commander of Europe Regional Medical Command.
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Wounded Soldiers, shelter dogs help each other
[3/5/2009]
WASHGINTON (March 4, 2008) - It's a win-win situation for wounded and sick Soldiers recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and homeless dogs waiting for adoption at the Washington Humane Society.
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Face of Defense: Amputee Soldier completed Jumpmaster course
[3/5/2009]
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (March 5, 2009) – A roadside bomb in Afghanistan cost Army Sgt. 1st Class John “Mike” Fairfax his right leg, but it didn’t take away his spirit.
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WTU addresses issues, increases personal, medical care to Warriors
[3/3/2009]
FORT LEE (March 2, 2009) - Warrior Transition Unit Mission: Provide command and control, primary care and case management for Warriors in Transition to establish the conditions for their healing and to promote their timely return to the force or transition to a productive civilian life.
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
[3/2/2009]
FORT DETRICK, Md. (March 1, 2009) - A roadside explosion throws a Soldier against the side of his vehicle, with force that shakes his brain inside his skull. Another Soldier is in a traffic accident on the way to work, her head thrown forward into the windshield. A family member takes a hard fall during a sports game, hitting his head on the ground.
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Soldier becomes first amputee accepted to Warrant Officer School
[2/26/2009]
WASHINGTON (Feb. 26, 2009) – The U.S. Army Warrant Officer School soon will welcome a new accession of warrant officers this spring, and one will bring with him a new perspective to the Army officer corps.
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Fort Campbell Center represents benchmark in treatment
[2/21/2009]
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2009) – A tour of the Traumatic Brain Injury Warrior Resiliency and Recovery Center made a favorable impression on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In fact, the program is something he said should be spread across the force.
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'First Swing' hooks wounded warrior amputee on golf
[2/13/2009]
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2009) ─ U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program track and field Paralympics hopeful Sgt. Jerrod Fields will never forget his first swing at a golf ball.
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Wounded warrior at Fort Bragg looks to future
[2/11/2009]
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 11, 2009) – The noncommissioned officer in charge of training operations for the Warrior Transition Battalion here appears to be a typical Soldier. But if the right sleeve of his shirt should come up a bit, you might catch a glimpse of a story whose protagonist is more than typical.
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New Fisher House to serve southern California Veterans, families
[2/9/2009]
WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2009) – It was pouring liquid sunshine as the Fisher House Foundation and the Veterans Affairs Department prepared to dedicate the 43rd Fisher House in Brentwood, Calif., on Feb. 6, but the significance of the event wasn’t lost on Mother Nature.
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Disability system pilot planned for Fort Carson
[2/6/2009]
FORT CARSON, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2009) — In an effort to streamline the process of transitioning from Army to civilian life, the Department of Defense is developing a program specifically geared toward Soldiers who have incurred a serious illness or disability from an injury while serving their country.
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Troop-support group specializes in adaptive clothing
[2/5/2009]
WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2009) – A troop-support group that provides clothing specially adapted for wounded troops recovering in military hospitals, will roll out a new line of garments later this year.
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General does part to reduce mental health stigma
[2/4/2009]
WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2009) – Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge is doing his part to reduce the social stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment for war-related stress.
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USO, NFL host Super Bowl party for troops, wounded warriors
[2/2/2009]
FORT MYER, Va. (Feb. 2, 2009) – For the third straight year, the National Football League and the USO of Metropolitan Washington teamed up to sponsor a Super Bowl party for Washington-based servicemembers and their families.
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Entertainers join Elmo to help military families find ‘new normal’
[1/31/2009]
WASHINGTON (Jan. 30, 2009) – Sesame Workshop will air a PBS special April 1 aimed at helping military families cope with changes. Actor/singer Queen Latifah and singer John Mayer will join Elmo to present, “Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change.” The special carries a message for children whose parents suffered a physical or psychological wound in combat.
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‘Helping A Hero’ donates homes to wounded Soldiers
[1/25/2009]
WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2009) – Army Spc. Sergio Trejo always dreamed of owning his own home. But after he was injured by a homemade bomb during his second tour of duty in Iraq, he said he felt his dream was out of reach. The explosion left him with a broken back, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Defense Department announces expedited Disability Evaluation System process for combat wounded
[6/27/2010]
WASHINGTON (Jan. 22, 2009) - The Department of Defense announced today, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a process designed to expedite a service member seriously injured in combat from military to veteran status, by waiving the standard Disability Evaluation System (DES), resulting in receipt of benefits in three to four months, compared to a recovery and standard DES process that would normally take much longer.
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