Yearly Archives: 2007

Failing Our Wounded

After returning from Iraq in late 2005, Jonathan Schulze spent every day struggling not to fall apart. When a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic turned him away last month, he lost the battle. The 25-year-old Marine from Stewart, Minn., had … Continue reading

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Bob Woodruff Reports: To Iraq and Back

ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his team ran over a bomb while out on patrol with U.S. troops in Iraq last year. He is about to tell his miraculous story of recovery, and how it reflects the experience of … Continue reading

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VA Lowers Casualty Count – Says Higher Casualty Total Was Posted in Error

For the last few months, anyone who consulted the Veterans Affairs Department’s Web site to learn how many American troops had been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan would have found this number: 50,508. But on Jan. 10, without explanation, the … Continue reading

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