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Monday, April 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Injured troops shipped back into battle

Salon has uncovered further evidence that the military sent soldiers with acute post-traumatic stress disorder, severe back injuries and other serious war wounds back to Iraq.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, April 9, 2007 11:48 AM

    I do remember at one point

    A TV segment of parents who are serving and I noticed they were interviewing a woman who was clearly already so out of shape she probably couldn't pass a stress test. I wonder how a 34 year old who's 70lbs overweight is qualified but someone with a blown knee isn't? I rather see those people rotated into support roles than having to cull another group of civvies into those roles, wouldn't you?

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