Articles in Series
There are a few reporters out there who are dedicated to uncovering the health care problems within the DoD and the VA. We will spotlight the series or the reporter who frequently writes on these issues here on this page.
Carl Prine, a staff writer for the Pittsburg Tribune-Review has recently been publishing a number of articles on Wounded Warrior care. Check out these articles.
Documents show Army’s disservice to broken soldiers
Supporting documents for the above article with reference to Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy site visits are linked below:
Wounded – BAMC (Brook Army Medical Center)
Wounded – Benning (Ft. Benning, GA)
Wounded – Bragg Lejeune (Ft. Bragg, Camp Lejeune)
Wounded – HI CA WA (Hawaii, California, Washington)
Wounded – Riley (Fort Riley, Kansas)
Wounded – Texas (San Antonio, Texas)
Medical units pay price of lowered recruiting standards, reports say
Program for departing service members plagued by inconsistencies, indifferences
Medical units pay price of lowered recruiting standards, reports say
Transition staff for military wounded poorly trained, stigmatized, fatigued
Military wives take charge to ensure quality care for injured husbands
Lieutenant colonel finds success treating ‘soldier as a person’
Top Army doctor disputes Tribune-Review series
Here are two responses to Mr. Prine’s series that really deserve to be placed on our PROPAGANDA page. Be sure to stop by that page and read more about the care being given to our wounded troops.
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Bob Brewin writes for Nextgov. He is currently writing a series entitled “Examining the Invisible Wounds of War”. He also writes a blog, What’s Brewin’, which often brings light to these same issues. We will do our best to keep this section updated.
Mental Health Number One Cause of Medevacs of Women Troops
Military’s drug policy threatens troops’ health, doctors say
Pre-deployment health screening reduces behavioral problems, study shows
IG says up to 35 percent of the WTU soldiers have prescription drug abuse problems
CENTCOM defends unapproved use of Seroquel as a sleep aid
540 Day’s Wait for a Disability Claim!
Army can’t track mental health records of deployed soldiers
Battlefield brain-injury assessment tool has high failure rate
Half the Afghanistan and Iraq veterans treated by VA receive mental health care
Pentagon Walls Off Head Drug Study
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