Casualties of war: Rehabilitating veterans

March 21, 2005
Casualties of war: Rehabilitating veterans

By Anna Song
and KATU Web Staff
Washington, D.C. - Hundreds upon hundreds of U.S. soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq since the war began, but what about the ones who were left with serious injuries that they will have to live with for the rest of their lives?

KATU's Anna Song explores the struggles that two Oregon soldiers, Lucas Wilson and Michael Buyas, are now facing as amputees.

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Most of the amputees at Walter Reed Army Medical Center spend nearly a year recovering from their wounds.