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From Our Winter 2012-2013 Issue
Moving Forward: A Caregiver's Story
by Kim Gadson
Notification of my husband’s injury came May 7, 2007, at Fort Riley, Kansas. »
Combat Experience Inspires Marine to Help Others
by Sergeant Richard Blumenstein
1.16.13 - Marine Corporal Adrian Cuevas has experienced the horrors of war and its lasting effects.… »
Walking Blood Bank Helps Troops Save Each Other
by Michael H. O'Shea
1.9.13 - Overcoming the logistical problems of getting blood to critically wounded war fighters in a… »
Therapist Uses Art to Help Troops Heal
by Terri Moon Cronk
1.8.13 - An art therapist is using the power of creativity to help service members heal… »
Army Rethinks 'No Pain, No Gain'
by Jennifer Clampet
1.7.13 - A newly funded center on Fort Bliss is gearing up to face a persistent… »
Doctor Celebrates 77th in Afghanistan
by Lieutenant Colonel John Burson, M.D.
1.3.13 - On July 30, 2011, Major General Timothy McHale presented me a birthday cake as… »
Soldier's Willingness to Act Saves Friend
by Army Sergeant Megan Garcia
12.31.12 - The day Army Sergeant Sheldon Benjamin’s friend asked him if he wanted his TV,… »
On the Frontlines: Dispatches from the Field
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Honoring Two American Heroes, in Life and Death
2.11.13 - The heroism of two American troops will be honored on Monday, but the circumstances could not be more different.
At the White… »
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Sisters in Arms, Comrades at Heart: A Valentine’s Day Celebration
2.15.13 - Songs have been written about them and movies made but nothing beats a real-life GNO! What’s that, you ask? Well, it’s… »
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Volunteers Ready to Serve at New USO Warrior & Family Center
2.13.13 - “Give the service member 100% of your attention.” I wrote this down during today’s volunteer training at the new Fort Belvoir… »
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Our Winter 2012-2013 highlights the history of military medicine, military medical professionals and the technological advances helping troops survive injuries that would have cost them their lives just a few short years ago.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class James Doerner assumes a ready-to-fire position aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on Monday. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Armando Gonzales
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