For Army spouse Genette Burgess and her family, Thursday night bingo at the Warrior Family Support Center at Fort Sam Houston is a source of comfort. Genette’s husband, Sgt. Daniel Burgess, stepped on an IED in Afghanistan and lost his right leg below the knee, and also severely injured his left leg.
05/26/2012 10:44 AM
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Researcher and Orthopedic Surgeon John Kragh doesn't have to look far for a reminder of the difference devices like the Combat Ready Clamp, or CRoC, make in the battlefield.
His friend, Corporal Jaime Smith, was one of 18 killed in the battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie "Black Hawk Down."
05/25/2012 10:40 AM
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She may never have worn a military uniform, but for the last four months, Linda Roberts has been soldiering on through the pain. Now, Roberts is rehabbing at the world renowned burn center inside the San Antonio Military Medical Center.
05/25/2012 10:37 AM
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For retired Marine Sgt. Eric Morante, all of the small steps over the last five years have added up to big strides. Now, he leans on what's called a “C-Leg.”
05/25/2012 10:26 AM
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After years of being known as Brooke Army Medical Center, the hospital underwent a historic name change to San Antonio Military Medical Center, or SAMMC, last year. The move was all part of a 2005 Base Realignment program to consolidate military medical training and services, but even though their name may be new, the home of the defense department's largest inpatient medical facility has historic roots.
05/25/2012 10:21 AM
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In the more than ten years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 5,000 U.S. troops have been killed in action. More than nine times that total have been wounded – and survived.
05/25/2012 10:17 AM
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