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Hurt pilots form a support group at Fort Campbell
Hurt pilots form a support group at Fort Campbell
(EXCERPT) Together, soldiers try to ease their roads to recovery, by KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Apache helicopter pilots Emanuel Pierre and Stuart Contant trained together, deployed together and then crashed together in Afghanistan. The rehabilitation from their injuries was painful, but overcoming the mental hurdles was worse. When wounded 101st Airborne Division soldiers started returning from Iraq — some on gurneys, others without limbs — Pierre and Contant found a way to cope. They started a support group for wounded soldiers. Twice a month, soldiers gather at Blanchfield Army Hospital to share their fears about possibly having to find a new career and adapt to life with their injuries. "One of the reasons I was so adamant about getting this thing off the ground is that a lot of the un... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 24 Aug 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.courier-journal.com/local...8240-6677.html --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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