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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Pentagon Sweeps 20,000 Veterans Under the Rug Roughly 20,000 soldiers who aren’t on the military’s list of combat wounded have signs of brain injury, according to an <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2007-11-22-braininjuries_N.htm" title="analysis">analysis</a> of Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs data conducted by USA Today. The Pentagon’s official tally of troops who’ve suffered brain trauma in combat is 4,471—one-fifth the total gleaned from military records. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071123_pentagon_sweeps_20000_veterans_under_the_rug/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071123_pentagon_sweeps_20000_veterans_under_the_rug/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Pentagon Sweeps 20,000 Veterans Under the Rug Roughly 20,000 soldiers who aren’t on the military’s list of combat wounded have signs of brain injury, according to an <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2007-11-22-braininjuries_N.htm" title="analysis">analysis</a> of Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs data conducted by USA Today. The Pentagon’s official tally of troops who’ve suffered brain trauma in combat is 4,471—one-fifth the total gleaned from military records. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071123_pentagon_sweeps_20000_veterans_under_the_rug/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20071123_pentagon_sweeps_20000_veterans_under_the_rug/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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