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Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to U.S. troops

Headline from The Columbian

WASHINGTON — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache.

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache. When a roadside bomb struck his Humvee convoy months later, the explosion’s shock wave swept through his body…

  2. PBS NewsHour

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    Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the care wounded troops received following an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait that killed six soldiers early in the Iran war.

  3. The Columbian

    Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to U.S. troops (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Iran war renews concern over lasting toll of TBIs on soldiers (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries are raising fresh concerns about the toll of the Iran war on American troops who are suffering those wounds during a conflict without a clear end.

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