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Wounded Warriors
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review began following up on tips worldwide from military personnel inside the Warrior Transition Units, the special military-medical wards constructed in the aftermath of the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. After months of gathering leaked documents and compiling numerous interviews at bases nationwide, especially with soldiers, the Tribune leaked reams of secret reports detailing the Pentagon's own inspection of medical wards.
Tags: Military Personnel; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Washington D.C. Documents
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"Brain Wars: How the Military Is Failing Its Wounded"
NPR and ProPublica teamed up to investigate the "medical system for America's troops and veterans." Brain damage caused by "shock waves" from roadside bombs have become the "signature wounds" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military promised to improve the health care for this type of injury, but reporters found a lack of diagnosis and treatment for the brain damage, as well as "bureaucratic indifference."
Tags: Iraq; Afghanistan; roadside bombs; military; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; TBI; brain injury; Fort Bliss; Pentagon; Building 805
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Fort Hood Shooter's Supervisors Worried
NPR exposes prior knowledge of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's mental imbalance by revealing his supervisors' and colleagues' concerns that Hasan's mental health could threaten those around him.
Tags: Nidal Hasan; Fort Hood; shooter; tragedy; massacre; army base; Texas; supervisors; colleagues; mental health; security; Army; Walter Reed; psychotic;
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Wounds After the War: Ryan's Leg
WBAL-TV examined the "medical treatment received by Maryland soldier Ryan Major," who lost a leg in Iraq. However, when he was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center they amputated his other leg as well. "Medical records indicate doctors may have failed to diagnose and treat a dangerous fungal infection," which resulted in the need to amputate.
Tags: health; veterans; Iraq; amputation; medical service; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; soldier; health care; doctors; paraplegic; military; army
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The Other Walter Reed
"Wounded veterans of the war in Iraq were housed in substandard quarters at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and faced neglect and bureaucracy as they sought medical care." Priest and Hull penetrated the secretive world of the Army's premier medical facility, Walter Reed Hospital, to document in chilling detail the callous mistreatment and neglect of America's war-wounded. Their expose — fueled by immersion reporting and fine narrative storytelling — fired a shot heard around the world and led to decisive action at the Pentagon.
Tags: veteran; military; Walter Reed; wounded; outpatient; medical facility; medicine; health; psychological; Public Service Pulitzer winner