Amputee dives in the sea

Amputee dives in the sea

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Jeremy Stengel, a 22-year-old Marine who lost his left leg as a result of a combat injury in Iraq 14 months ago, goes scuba diving for the first time Monday, April 7, 2008, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. Stengel used a special prosthesis that features an artificial foot that can be extended so a dive fin can be used as normal.

Wounded Iraq veteran from Menifee says his sacrifice was worth it

Wounded Iraq veteran from Menifee says his sacrifice was worth it

09:25 PM PDT on Friday, April 4, 2008
By JOE VARGOThe Press-Enterprise
Video: Jesus De La Cruz talks about rehabilitation following injuries sustained in Iraq
SAN DIEGO - His left leg is shattered, amputated below the knee from a rocket-propelled grenade that slammed into him while on patrol in Iraq three weeks ago.
Tiny pieces of shrapnel, the size of a match-head, work their way through his skin to the surface, where he pulls them out and collects them for keepsakes.

SoCal Marine Volunteers For Another Tour After Leg Amputation

SoCal Marine Volunteers For Another Tour After Leg Amputation

POSTED: 7:16 am PDT March 28, 2008
UPDATED: 3:31 pm PDT March 28, 2008

SAN DIEGO --

A Marine who lost his leg in the Iraq war is heading back to the Middle East. Video Images
Cpl. Garrett Jones told NBC affiliate KNSD-TV he doesn't have to return to the frontlines -- he volunteered to go back. Jones, 22, said he wants to go, even though he still feels pain in what remains of the leg blown off by an improvised explosive device during his first tour of duty last summer.

Wounds of war bring home new ways of healing

Wounds of war bring home new ways of healing

Iraq War’s medical challenges spawn solutions for civilians

Eric Gay / AP file
Sgt. Tawan Williamson undewent rehabilitation therapy at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio last year. Williamson's left leg was shredded in Iraq when a bomb blew up under his Humvee in June 2006. A high-tech prosthetic leg allows him to run again.
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By Dr. Edward V. Craig
Special to msnbc.com
updated 8:28 a.m. ET, Tues., March. 18, 2008

Dr. Edward V. Craig
Throughout history, the experiences of doctors in wartime have led to dramatic advances in civilian medical care.
Hippocrates, best known for the oath every graduating medical student takes, recognized this in 400 B.C. when he wrote that war was a surgeon’s best training ground. Each war has exposed physicians to injuries not seen previously, and the Iraq War — with its signature roadside bombs (in this war’s lingo “improvised explosive devices”) — is no exception.

President Bush visits US Iraq war veterans

President Bush visits US Iraq war veterans
By Alex Spillius in Washington
Last Updated: 2:17am GMT 12/11/2007

George W Bush has paid an emotional visit to soldiers maimed or badly burned in combat and said his administration was determined to improve care offered for veterans.

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