Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2007
Jim Lehrer reports that the Army may be underestimating the severity of disabilities, denying servicemen and -women lifetime benefits. The Veterans Disability Benefits Commission found that disability ratings made by the Veterans Affairs Department were typically higher than those of the Army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 7, 2007
A munitions explosion in Iraq took away Sam Ross' eyesight, left leg and half of his ability to hear. That trauma would eventually lead to 17 suicide attempts and charges of arson and attempted homicide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 1, 2007
ABC's News' Bob Woodruff, who narrowly escaped death while reporting from the Iraq war, visits with a young Marine who also sustained a major brain injury. Although rehabilitation is vital to the Marine's recovery, the VA has refused treatment for half of the critical first year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2007
From AlterNet: "Former Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel, wounded in Iraq in December 2004 by a suicide car bomber, stands with his high school sweetheart, Renee Kline, at a photo studio on the morning of their wedding day, October 7, 2006." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 8, 2007
Former Truthdigger of the Week Linda Bilmes offers this scathing analysis of America's treatment of its wounded. The Harvard public finance expert writes that for every fatality in Iraq, there are 16 injuries, and doctors and bureaucrats at home are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented -- and underestimated -- surge of wounded soldiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 11, 2006
The photo of him in a hood, arms outspread and with electrical wires trailing from his body became the definitive image of the prison abuse scandal.
He is now heading up a prisoners' rights organization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigFeb 12, 2006
A member of the U.S. Olympic ski team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human storyline to exploit on the NBC telecast of the worldwide sporting event. (satire) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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