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9-11 Sacrifice and Honor

Returning from a visit with my daughter-in-law and grandson once again magnified the sacrifices  made and stresses on our troops and their families.

I sat across the dining room table in a home on Ft. Bragg (NC) from my daughter-in-law, helpless to find words or actions of comfort while tears rolled down her cheeks, her cell phone always at her side.

A place at the head of the table, empty yet again; an impeccable Class A uniform hanging at attention in the closet waiting for its’ owner to return from yet another tour of duty, number 4 (5 if you count New Orleans, post-Katrina).

I imagined this same exact scenario in many homes in Ft. Bragg, Fayetteville and across the United States.

[Originally posted on 11 September 2009, I am reposting to share something very special with my readers. hope you enjoy!]

Real Warriors-Psychological Health Resources

UPDATE ADDED:

August 2009:
The Real Warriors Campaign is proud to announce that its newest resource, the Real Warriors Message Board, is now live on our Web site, http://realwarriors.net/forum.

Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, veterans, military families, and healthcare professionals are encouraged to use the campaign's message boards to connect with one another and share news, information, and insights on psychological health concerns and traumatic brain injury.  

For more information about the campaign and our most recent efforts, you can join the Real Warriors Campaign Network to receive monthly updates about the campaign at http://www.realwarriors.net/listserv.

This is an great example of a site with much information to offer, simple layout and navigation. About: The Real Warriors Campaign is an initiative launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery and supporting reintegration of returning service members, veterans and their families. Resources from the site are organized according to directory categories but are referenced to the "Real Warriors" Web Site.

Compassion fatigue-caring for our wounded warriors

Additional reading, also be sure to see: for more information (excellent resource).

Critical care nurses' experiences caring for the casualties of war evacuated from the front line: lessons learned and needs identified.

Casualties of war: compassion fatigue and health care providers.

Stress amplification effect of lung under blast load

Stress amplification effect of lung.

Under a blast or impact load, rapid movement of the thoracic wall generates stress in lung, a foam-like structure of high compressibility, which is different from general solids.

Due to this unique characteristic, it is hypothesized that when lung is subjected to a blast or impact load, there will be an initial low stress progressively developed into a high stress in a short duration in a thin layer of parenchyma at the lung surface. 

CT angiography and determination of the three dimensional relationships of vascular and soft tissue wounds in lower extremity war time injuries.

Sixty-four-slice CT angiography to determine the three dimensional relationships of vascular and soft tissue wounds in lower extremity war time injuries.

This article analyzes the use and benefits of the 64-slice CT scanner in determining the 3D relationships of vascular and soft tissue wounds in lower extremity war time injuries.