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keane
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: 20,000 not listed in Pentagon tally |
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Every time I think it's impossible to become more disgusted...
Combat brain injuries multiply
20,000 not listed in Pentagon tally
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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.
The data, provided by the Army, Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs, show that about five times as many troops sustained brain trauma as the 4,471 officially listed by the Pentagon through Sept. 30. These cases also are not reflected in the Pentagon�s official tally of wounded, which stands at 30,327.
Soldiers and Marines whose wounds were discovered after they left Iraq are not added to the official casualty list, says Army Col. Robert Labutta, a neurologist and brain injury consultant for the Pentagon.
More than 150,000 troops may have suffered head injuries in combat, says Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., founder of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force.... |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Question: Would soldiers who are injured in fisticuffs be considered "casualties of war"? |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Might this tie in to the recent reports that vets are now said to be topping themselves as the rate of approx.
120 per week?
Could this become more of a Presidential issue?
Hmmmmm ... leave it to the number crunchers  |
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