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Post-9/11 veterans need lifelong care for injuries

by The Center for Public Integrity August 22, 2013January 28, 2022

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Post-9/11 veterans need lifelong care for injuries

by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity
August 22, 2013

<h1>Post-9/11 veterans need lifelong care for injuries</h1>
<p class="byline">by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity <br />August 22, 2013</p>
 
<p>Many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have survived multiple injuries because of advanced medicine. They are learning to live with limb amputations, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. And they will need care for the rest of their lives. Five veterans tell their stories of survival and recovery, as the VA works to help them.</p>
<p>Video by Jessica Wilde and Kelsey Hightower, News21<br />Photos courtesy of Matt Lammers</p>
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