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09/18/09
ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Warriors are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the most severe injuries ever seen, attendees said this week at a national conference sponsored by the Annapolis-based U.S. Naval Institute. 
By Michael Carpenter - Courtesy of US Naval Instutite
VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth, a helicopter pilot who lost both legs and use of one arm when RPG tore through helicopter she was flying in Iraq, addresses attendees at a conference on wounded warriors on Wednesday. Find Us On Facebook
And those physical injuries, and the less visible psychological trauma, will haunt veterans, their families and the nation for decades to come, attendees said Wednesday. With today's all-volunteer military - less than 1 percent of the country is serving in uniform - it is not clear that the American people feel connected enough to these warriors to care for those who have borne the battle, or for their...
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