More Effort is Made to Assist Brain Injured Soldiers
On Courant.com, Lisa Chedekel writes that the military is starting a program where they will test and evaluate troops that are war bound before they leave. This screening is to help create a reference point for those who end up sustaining brain damage.
There has been a lot of buzz lately about the growing number of soldiers returning from war with various degrees of brain damage. With a variety of organizations advocating for better treatment of our wounded troops, this “pre-deployment screening” is an excellent sign that U.S. military leaders are beginning to take these injuries as the serious matter that they are.
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